diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/index.js
index e76db4c04..ab0648121 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/index.js
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ function start() {
                 if (settings.settingsFile) {
                     log.info(log._("runtime.paths.settings",{path:settings.settingsFile}));
                 }
+                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 1a29f32b4..a923f01cf 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
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@
     "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" : "Settings readOnly is true"
     },
     "library": {
         "unknownLibrary": "Unknown library: __library__",