diff --git a/apps/client/src/layouts/desktop_layout.tsx b/apps/client/src/layouts/desktop_layout.tsx
index 3f9416584..a584ccd5e 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/layouts/desktop_layout.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/layouts/desktop_layout.tsx
@@ -1,47 +1,48 @@
-import FlexContainer from "../widgets/containers/flex_container.js";
-import TabRowWidget from "../widgets/tab_row.js";
-import LeftPaneContainer from "../widgets/containers/left_pane_container.js";
-import NoteTreeWidget from "../widgets/note_tree.js";
-import NoteTitleWidget from "../widgets/note_title.jsx";
-import NoteDetailWidget from "../widgets/note_detail.js";
-import PromotedAttributesWidget from "../widgets/promoted_attributes.js";
-import NoteIconWidget from "../widgets/note_icon.jsx";
-import ScrollingContainer from "../widgets/containers/scrolling_container.js";
-import RootContainer from "../widgets/containers/root_container.js";
-import WatchedFileUpdateStatusWidget from "../widgets/watched_file_update_status.js";
-import SpacerWidget from "../widgets/spacer.js";
-import QuickSearchWidget from "../widgets/quick_search.js";
-import SplitNoteContainer from "../widgets/containers/split_note_container.js";
-import CreatePaneButton from "../widgets/buttons/create_pane_button.js";
-import ClosePaneButton from "../widgets/buttons/close_pane_button.js";
-import RightPaneContainer from "../widgets/containers/right_pane_container.js";
-import NoteWrapperWidget from "../widgets/note_wrapper.js";
-import FindWidget from "../widgets/find.js";
-import TocWidget from "../widgets/toc.js";
-import HighlightsListWidget from "../widgets/highlights_list.js";
-import PasswordNoteSetDialog from "../widgets/dialogs/password_not_set.js";
-import LauncherContainer from "../widgets/containers/launcher_container.js";
-import MovePaneButton from "../widgets/buttons/move_pane_button.js";
-import UploadAttachmentsDialog from "../widgets/dialogs/upload_attachments.js";
-import ScrollPadding from "../widgets/scroll_padding.js";
-import options from "../services/options.js";
-import utils from "../services/utils.js";
-import type { AppContext } from "../components/app_context.js";
-import type { WidgetsByParent } from "../services/bundle.js";
 import { applyModals } from "./layout_commons.js";
-import Ribbon from "../widgets/ribbon/Ribbon.jsx";
-import FloatingButtons from "../widgets/FloatingButtons.jsx";
 import { DESKTOP_FLOATING_BUTTONS } from "../widgets/FloatingButtonsDefinitions.jsx";
-import SearchResult from "../widgets/search_result.jsx";
+import ApiLog from "../widgets/api_log.jsx";
+import ClosePaneButton from "../widgets/buttons/close_pane_button.js";
+import CloseZenModeButton from "../widgets/close_zen_button.jsx";
+import CreatePaneButton from "../widgets/buttons/create_pane_button.js";
+import FindWidget from "../widgets/find.js";
+import FlexContainer from "../widgets/containers/flex_container.js";
+import FloatingButtons from "../widgets/FloatingButtons.jsx";
 import GlobalMenu from "../widgets/buttons/global_menu.jsx";
+import HighlightsListWidget from "../widgets/highlights_list.js";
+import LauncherContainer from "../widgets/containers/launcher_container.js";
+import LeftPaneContainer from "../widgets/containers/left_pane_container.js";
+import LeftPaneToggle from "../widgets/buttons/left_pane_toggle.js";
+import MovePaneButton from "../widgets/buttons/move_pane_button.js";
+import NoteDetailWidget from "../widgets/note_detail.js";
+import NoteIconWidget from "../widgets/note_icon.jsx";
+import NoteList from "../widgets/collections/NoteList.jsx";
+import NoteTitleWidget from "../widgets/note_title.jsx";
+import NoteTreeWidget from "../widgets/note_tree.js";
+import NoteWrapperWidget from "../widgets/note_wrapper.js";
+import options from "../services/options.js";
+import PasswordNoteSetDialog from "../widgets/dialogs/password_not_set.js";
+import PromotedAttributesWidget from "../widgets/promoted_attributes.js";
+import QuickSearchWidget from "../widgets/quick_search.js";
+import ReadOnlyNoteInfoBar from "../widgets/read_only_note_info-bar.jsx";
+import Ribbon from "../widgets/ribbon/Ribbon.jsx";
+import RightPaneContainer from "../widgets/containers/right_pane_container.js";
+import RootContainer from "../widgets/containers/root_container.js";
+import ScrollingContainer from "../widgets/containers/scrolling_container.js";
+import ScrollPadding from "../widgets/scroll_padding.js";
+import SearchResult from "../widgets/search_result.jsx";
+import SharedInfo from "../widgets/shared_info.jsx";
+import SpacerWidget from "../widgets/spacer.js";
+import SplitNoteContainer from "../widgets/containers/split_note_container.js";
 import SqlResults from "../widgets/sql_result.js";
 import SqlTableSchemas from "../widgets/sql_table_schemas.js";
+import TabRowWidget from "../widgets/tab_row.js";
 import TitleBarButtons from "../widgets/title_bar_buttons.jsx";
-import LeftPaneToggle from "../widgets/buttons/left_pane_toggle.js";
-import ApiLog from "../widgets/api_log.jsx";
-import CloseZenModeButton from "../widgets/close_zen_button.jsx";
-import SharedInfo from "../widgets/shared_info.jsx";
-import NoteList from "../widgets/collections/NoteList.jsx";
+import TocWidget from "../widgets/toc.js";
+import type { AppContext } from "../components/app_context.js";
+import type { WidgetsByParent } from "../services/bundle.js";
+import UploadAttachmentsDialog from "../widgets/dialogs/upload_attachments.js";
+import utils from "../services/utils.js";
+import WatchedFileUpdateStatusWidget from "../widgets/watched_file_update_status.js";
 
 export default class DesktopLayout {
 
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ export default class DesktopLayout {
                                                         )
                                                         .child(<Ribbon />)
                                                         .child(<SharedInfo />)
+                                                        .child(<ReadOnlyNoteInfoBar />)
                                                         .child(new WatchedFileUpdateStatusWidget())
                                                         .child(<FloatingButtons items={DESKTOP_FLOATING_BUTTONS} />)
                                                         .child(
diff --git a/apps/client/src/layouts/mobile_layout.tsx b/apps/client/src/layouts/mobile_layout.tsx
index 2bae994b6..e7fc93b27 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/layouts/mobile_layout.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/layouts/mobile_layout.tsx
@@ -1,32 +1,33 @@
+import { applyModals } from "./layout_commons.js";
+import { MOBILE_FLOATING_BUTTONS } from "../widgets/FloatingButtonsDefinitions.jsx";
+import { useNoteContext } from "../widgets/react/hooks.jsx";
+import CloseZenModeButton from "../widgets/close_zen_button.js";
+import FilePropertiesTab from "../widgets/ribbon/FilePropertiesTab.jsx";
 import FlexContainer from "../widgets/containers/flex_container.js";
-import NoteTitleWidget from "../widgets/note_title.js";
-import NoteDetailWidget from "../widgets/note_detail.js";
-import QuickSearchWidget from "../widgets/quick_search.js";
-import NoteTreeWidget from "../widgets/note_tree.js";
-import ScreenContainer from "../widgets/mobile_widgets/screen_container.js";
-import ScrollingContainer from "../widgets/containers/scrolling_container.js";
+import FloatingButtons from "../widgets/FloatingButtons.jsx";
 import GlobalMenuWidget from "../widgets/buttons/global_menu.js";
 import LauncherContainer from "../widgets/containers/launcher_container.js";
-import RootContainer from "../widgets/containers/root_container.js";
-import SharedInfoWidget from "../widgets/shared_info.js";
-import PromotedAttributesWidget from "../widgets/promoted_attributes.js";
-import SidebarContainer from "../widgets/mobile_widgets/sidebar_container.js";
-import type AppContext from "../components/app_context.js";
-import TabRowWidget from "../widgets/tab_row.js";
-import MobileEditorToolbar from "../widgets/type_widgets/ckeditor/mobile_editor_toolbar.js";
-import { applyModals } from "./layout_commons.js";
-import FilePropertiesTab from "../widgets/ribbon/FilePropertiesTab.jsx";
-import { useNoteContext } from "../widgets/react/hooks.jsx";
-import FloatingButtons from "../widgets/FloatingButtons.jsx";
-import { MOBILE_FLOATING_BUTTONS } from "../widgets/FloatingButtonsDefinitions.jsx";
-import ToggleSidebarButton from "../widgets/mobile_widgets/toggle_sidebar_button.jsx";
-import CloseZenModeButton from "../widgets/close_zen_button.js";
-import NoteWrapperWidget from "../widgets/note_wrapper.js";
 import MobileDetailMenu from "../widgets/mobile_widgets/mobile_detail_menu.js";
+import MobileEditorToolbar from "../widgets/type_widgets/ckeditor/mobile_editor_toolbar.js";
+import NoteDetailWidget from "../widgets/note_detail.js";
 import NoteList from "../widgets/collections/NoteList.jsx";
-import StandaloneRibbonAdapter from "../widgets/ribbon/components/StandaloneRibbonAdapter.jsx";
+import NoteTitleWidget from "../widgets/note_title.js";
+import NoteTreeWidget from "../widgets/note_tree.js";
+import NoteWrapperWidget from "../widgets/note_wrapper.js";
+import PromotedAttributesWidget from "../widgets/promoted_attributes.js";
+import QuickSearchWidget from "../widgets/quick_search.js";
+import ReadOnlyNoteInfoBar from "../widgets/read_only_note_info-bar.jsx";
+import RootContainer from "../widgets/containers/root_container.js";
+import ScreenContainer from "../widgets/mobile_widgets/screen_container.js";
+import ScrollingContainer from "../widgets/containers/scrolling_container.js";
 import SearchDefinitionTab from "../widgets/ribbon/SearchDefinitionTab.jsx";
 import SearchResult from "../widgets/search_result.jsx";
+import SharedInfoWidget from "../widgets/shared_info.js";
+import SidebarContainer from "../widgets/mobile_widgets/sidebar_container.js";
+import StandaloneRibbonAdapter from "../widgets/ribbon/components/StandaloneRibbonAdapter.jsx";
+import TabRowWidget from "../widgets/tab_row.js";
+import ToggleSidebarButton from "../widgets/mobile_widgets/toggle_sidebar_button.jsx";
+import type AppContext from "../components/app_context.js";
 
 const MOBILE_CSS = `
 <style>
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ export default class MobileLayout {
                                             .child(<MobileDetailMenu />)
                                     )
                                     .child(<SharedInfoWidget />)
+                                    .child(<ReadOnlyNoteInfoBar />)
                                     .child(<FloatingButtons items={MOBILE_FLOATING_BUTTONS} />)
                                     .child(new PromotedAttributesWidget())
                                     .child(
diff --git a/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json b/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
index ff732a04b..8e9ad3028 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
+++ b/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
@@ -1636,6 +1636,12 @@
     "shared_locally": "This note is shared locally on {{- link}}.",
     "help_link": "For help visit <a href=\"https://triliumnext.github.io/Docs/Wiki/sharing.html\">wiki</a>."
   },
+  "read-only-info": {
+    "read-only-note": "This is a read-only note.",
+    "auto-read-only-note": "This note was automatically set to read-only to improve navigation speed.",
+    "auto-read-only-learn-more": "Learn more about Automatic Read-Only Mode"
+  
+  },
   "note_types": {
     "text": "Text",
     "code": "Code",
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/read-only-note-info-bar.css b/apps/client/src/widgets/read-only-note-info-bar.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e19a65c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/read-only-note-info-bar.css
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+div.read-only-note-info-bar-widget {
+    contain: none;
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: center;
+    background: var(--read-only-note-info-bar-background, var(--accented-background-color));
+    padding: 6px 20px;
+    color: var(--read-only-note-info-bar-color);
+    opacity: 0;
+    max-height: 0;
+}
+
+div.read-only-note-info-bar-widget.visible {
+    max-height: unset;
+    opacity: 1;
+    transition: opacity 300ms ease-out;
+}
+
+div.read-only-note-info-bar-widget button {
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    padding: 2px 8px;
+}
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diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/read_only_note_info-bar.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/read_only_note_info-bar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d61af13f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/read_only_note_info-bar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import "./read-only-note-info-bar.css";
+import { t } from "../services/i18n";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "preact/hooks";
+import { useNoteContext, useTriliumEvent } from "./react/hooks"
+import appContext from "../components/app_context";
+import Button from "./react/Button";
+import FNote from "../entities/fnote";
+import NoteContext from "../components/note_context";
+import options from "../services/options";
+import protected_session_holder from "../services/protected_session_holder";
+
+export default function ReadOnlyNoteInfoBar() {
+    const {isReadOnly, enableEditing} = useIsReadOnly();
+    const {note} = useNoteContext();
+
+    return <div class={`read-only-note-info-bar-widget ${(isReadOnly) ? " visible" : ""}`}>
+                {isReadOnly && <>
+                    {note?.isLabelTruthy("readOnly") ? (
+                        <div>{t("read-only-info.read-only-note")}</div>
+                    ) : (
+                        <div> 
+                            {t("read-only-info.auto-read-only-note")}
+                            &nbsp;
+                            <a class="tn-link"
+                               href="https://docs.triliumnotes.org/user-guide/concepts/notes/read-only-notes#automatic-read-only-mode">
+                                
+                                {t("read-only-info.auto-read-only-learn-more")}
+                            </a>
+                        </div>
+                    )}
+                    
+                    <Button text="Edit note" icon="bx-pencil" onClick={() => enableEditing()} />
+                </>}
+            </div>;
+}
+
+function useIsReadOnly() {
+    const {note, noteContext} = useNoteContext();
+    const [isReadOnly, setIsReadOnly] = useState(false);
+
+    const enableEditing = useCallback(() => {
+        if (noteContext?.viewScope) {
+            noteContext.viewScope.readOnlyTemporarilyDisabled = true;
+            appContext.triggerEvent("readOnlyTemporarilyDisabled", {noteContext});
+        }
+    }, [noteContext]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (note && noteContext) {
+            isNoteReadOnly(note, noteContext).then((readOnly) => {
+                setIsReadOnly(readOnly);
+            });
+        }
+    }, [note, noteContext]);
+
+    useTriliumEvent("readOnlyTemporarilyDisabled", ({noteContext: eventNoteContext}) => {
+        if (noteContext?.ntxId === eventNoteContext.ntxId) {
+            setIsReadOnly(false);
+        }
+    });
+
+    return {isReadOnly, enableEditing};
+}
+
+async function isNoteReadOnly(note: FNote, noteContext: NoteContext) {
+
+    if (note.isProtected && !protected_session_holder.isProtectedSessionAvailable()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (options.is("databaseReadonly")) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (noteContext.viewScope?.viewMode !== "default" || !await noteContext.isReadOnly()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
\ No newline at end of file