diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/index.js
index d1bbdb8b2..b78d7d372 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/index.js
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ function start() {
                 if (settings.httpRoot !== undefined) {
                     log.warn(log._("server.deprecatedOption",{old:"httpRoot", new: "httpNodeRoot/httpAdminRoot"}));
                 }
+                if (settings.readOnly){
+                    log.info(log._("settings.readonly-mode"))
+                }
                 if (settings.httpStatic) {
                     log.info(log._("runtime.paths.httpStatic",{path:path.resolve(settings.httpStatic)}));
                 }
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/locales/en-US/runtime.json b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/locales/en-US/runtime.json
index 8a5af124d..8babd7925 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/locales/en-US/runtime.json
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/locales/en-US/runtime.json
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@
     "settings": {
         "user-not-available": "Cannot save user settings: __message__",
         "not-available": "Settings not available",
-        "property-read-only": "Property '__prop__' is read-only"
+        "property-read-only": "Property '__prop__' is read-only",
+        "readonly-mode" : "Runtime in read-only mode. Changes will not be saved."
     },
     "library": {
         "unknownLibrary": "Unknown library: __library__",