diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6a1455d..48f5f6d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@recogito/recogito-client-core",
-  "version": "0.3.3",
+  "version": "0.3.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/src/TextAnnotator.jsx b/src/TextAnnotator.jsx
index 6abebd1..e145196 100644
--- a/src/TextAnnotator.jsx
+++ b/src/TextAnnotator.jsx
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ export default class TextAnnotator extends Component {
   }
 
   render() {
+    const readOnly = this.props.config.readOnly || this.state.selectedAnnotation?.readOnly
+
     return (
       <>
         { this.state.selectedAnnotation &&
@@ -261,6 +263,7 @@ export default class TextAnnotator extends Component {
             wrapperEl={this.props.wrapperEl}
             annotation={this.state.selectedAnnotation}
             selectedElement={this.state.selectedDOMElement}
+            readOnly={readOnly}
             config={this.props.config}
             env={this.props.env}
             onAnnotationCreated={this.onCreateOrUpdateAnnotation('onAnnotationCreated')}