diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/types.d.ts b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/types.d.ts
index 4124e8f045..c7ec22a752 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/types.d.ts
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/types.d.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export type MongoProject = {
   lastUpdated: Date
   lastUpdatedBy: string
   publicAccesLevel: string
+  readOnly: boolean
   archived: ObjectId[]
   trashed: ObjectId[]
   owner_ref: string
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/models/Project.mjs b/services/web/app/src/models/Project.mjs
index aa767f2f1b..7692a1dd2d 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/models/Project.mjs
+++ b/services/web/app/src/models/Project.mjs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export const ProjectSchema = new Schema(
     lastUpdatedBy: { type: ObjectId, ref: 'User' },
     lastOpened: { type: Date },
     active: { type: Boolean, default: true },
+    readOnly: { type: Boolean, default: false },
     owner_ref: { type: ObjectId, ref: 'User' },
     collaberator_refs: [{ type: ObjectId, ref: 'User' }],
     reviewer_refs: [{ type: ObjectId, ref: 'User' }],