diff --git a/app/containers/MessageActions.js b/app/containers/MessageActions.js
index c13ffba1..12be855e 100644
--- a/app/containers/MessageActions.js
+++ b/app/containers/MessageActions.js
@@ -89,8 +89,10 @@ export default class MessageActions extends React.Component {
 			this.options = ['Cancel'];
 			this.CANCEL_INDEX = 0;
 			// Reply
-			this.options.push('Reply');
-			this.REPLY_INDEX = this.options.length - 1;
+			if (!this.isRoomReadOnly()) {
+				this.options.push('Reply');
+				this.REPLY_INDEX = this.options.length - 1;
+			}
 			// Edit
 			if (this.allowEdit(nextProps)) {
 				this.options.push('Edit');
@@ -103,8 +105,10 @@ export default class MessageActions extends React.Component {
 			this.options.push('Copy Message');
 			this.COPY_INDEX = this.options.length - 1;
 			// Quote
-			this.options.push('Quote');
-			this.QUOTE_INDEX = this.options.length - 1;
+			if (!this.isRoomReadOnly()) {
+				this.options.push('Quote');
+				this.QUOTE_INDEX = this.options.length - 1;
+			}
 			// Star
 			if (this.props.Message_AllowStarring) {
 				this.options.push(actionMessage.starred ? 'Unstar' : 'Star');
@@ -165,7 +169,12 @@ export default class MessageActions extends React.Component {
 
 	isOwn = props => props.actionMessage.u && props.actionMessage.u._id === props.user.id;
 
+	isRoomReadOnly = () => this.props.room.ro;
+
 	allowEdit = (props) => {
+		if (this.isRoomReadOnly()) {
+			return false;
+		}
 		const editOwn = this.isOwn(props);
 		const { Message_AllowEditing: isEditAllowed } = this.props;
 		if (!(this.hasEditPermission || (isEditAllowed && editOwn))) {
@@ -187,6 +196,9 @@ export default class MessageActions extends React.Component {
 	}
 
 	allowDelete = (props) => {
+		if (this.isRoomReadOnly()) {
+			return false;
+		}
 		const deleteOwn = this.isOwn(props);
 		const { Message_AllowDeleting: isDeleteAllowed } = this.props;
 		if (!(this.hasDeletePermission || (isDeleteAllowed && deleteOwn) || this.hasForceDeletePermission)) {
diff --git a/app/lib/realm.js b/app/lib/realm.js
index 4cf45933..17d30e26 100644
--- a/app/lib/realm.js
+++ b/app/lib/realm.js
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ const subscriptionSchema = {
 		userMentions: { type: 'int', optional: true },
 		// userMentions: 0,
 		// groupMentions: 0,
-		roomUpdatedAt: { type: 'date', optional: true }
+		roomUpdatedAt: { type: 'date', optional: true },
+		ro: { type: 'bool', optional: true }
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/app/lib/rocketchat.js b/app/lib/rocketchat.js
index f6e7077b..dc0bf1bd 100644
--- a/app/lib/rocketchat.js
+++ b/app/lib/rocketchat.js
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ const RocketChat = {
 					const sub = database.objects('subscriptions').filtered('rid == $0', data._id)[0];
 					database.write(() => {
 						sub.roomUpdatedAt = data._updatedAt;
+						sub.ro = data.ro;
 					});
 				}
 			});
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ const RocketChat = {
 			const room = rooms.find(({ _id }) => _id === subscription.rid);
 			if (room) {
 				subscription.roomUpdatedAt = room._updatedAt;
+				subscription.ro = room.ro;
 			}
 			if (subscription.roles) {
 				subscription.roles = subscription.roles.map(role => ({ value: role }));
diff --git a/app/views/RoomView/index.js b/app/views/RoomView/index.js
index 8f754b8b..c960c74c 100644
--- a/app/views/RoomView/index.js
+++ b/app/views/RoomView/index.js
@@ -73,11 +73,12 @@ export default class RoomView extends React.Component {
 			.filtered('rid = $0', this.rid)
 			.sorted('ts', true);
 		const rowIds = this.data.map((row, index) => index);
-		[this.room] = database.objects('subscriptions').filtered('rid = $0', this.rid);
+		this.rooms = database.objects('subscriptions').filtered('rid = $0', this.rid);
 		this.state = {
 			dataSource: ds.cloneWithRows(this.data, rowIds),
 			loaded: true,
-			joined: typeof props.rid === 'undefined'
+			joined: typeof props.rid === 'undefined',
+			readOnly: false
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ export default class RoomView extends React.Component {
 		this.props.navigation.setParams({
 			title: this.name
 		});
+		this.updateRoom();
 		this.props.openRoom({ rid: this.rid, name: this.name, ls: this.room.ls });
 		if (this.room.alert || this.room.unread || this.room.userMentions) {
 			this.props.setLastOpen(this.room.ls);
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ export default class RoomView extends React.Component {
 			this.props.setLastOpen(null);
 		}
 		this.data.addListener(this.updateState);
+		this.rooms.addListener(this.updateRoom);
 	}
 	shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps, nextState) {
 		return !(equal(this.props, nextProps) && equal(this.state, nextState));
@@ -134,6 +137,11 @@ export default class RoomView extends React.Component {
 		});
 	}, 50);
 
+	updateRoom = () => {
+		[this.room] = this.rooms;
+		this.setState({ readOnly: this.room.ro });
+	}
+
 	sendMessage = message => RocketChat.sendMessage(this.rid, message).then(() => {
 		this.props.setLastOpen(null);
 	});
@@ -167,6 +175,13 @@ export default class RoomView extends React.Component {
 				</View>
 			);
 		}
+		if (this.state.readOnly) {
+			return (
+				<View style={styles.readOnly}>
+					<Text>This room is read only</Text>
+				</View>
+			);
+		}
 		return <MessageBox ref={box => (this.box = box)} onSubmit={this.sendMessage} rid={this.rid} />;
 	};
 
diff --git a/app/views/RoomView/styles.js b/app/views/RoomView/styles.js
index 66ddd313..2e2713d0 100644
--- a/app/views/RoomView/styles.js
+++ b/app/views/RoomView/styles.js
@@ -30,5 +30,8 @@ export default StyleSheet.create({
 		textAlign: 'center',
 		padding: 5,
 		color: '#ccc'
+	},
+	readOnly: {
+		padding: 10
 	}
 });