diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/form-renderer.component.spec.ts b/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/form-renderer.component.spec.ts
index 3cef324b60..4dc682e51c 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/form-renderer.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/form-renderer.component.spec.ts
@@ -710,6 +710,17 @@ describe('Form Renderer Component', () => {
             expect(rulesManager.initialize).toHaveBeenCalledWith(formModel);
         });
 
+        it('should NOT call the Form Rules Manager init when the form is read only', () => {
+            spyOn(rulesManager, 'initialize');
+            const formModel = formService.parseForm(customWidgetFormWithVisibility.formRepresentation.formDefinition);
+
+            formRendererComponent.formDefinition = formModel;
+            formRendererComponent.readOnly = true;
+            formRendererComponent.ngOnInit();
+
+            expect(rulesManager.initialize).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+
         it('should call the Form Rules Manager destroy on component destruction', () => {
             spyOn(rulesManager, 'destroy');
 
diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/form-renderer.component.ts b/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/form-renderer.component.ts
index c2dd28aeb1..6ca6c30e08 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/form-renderer.component.ts
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/form/components/form-renderer.component.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ export class FormRendererComponent<T> implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     @Input()
     formDefinition: FormModel;
 
+    @Input()
+    readOnly = false;
+
     debugMode: boolean;
 
     fields: FormFieldModel[];
@@ -79,7 +82,9 @@ export class FormRendererComponent<T> implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
     ngOnInit(): void {
         this.runMiddlewareServices();
-        this.formRulesManager.initialize(this.formDefinition);
+        if (!this.readOnly) {
+            this.formRulesManager.initialize(this.formDefinition);
+        }
     }
 
     ngOnDestroy() {
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/form-cloud.component.html b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/form-cloud.component.html
index c2c15fef4b..9de4954ea6 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/form-cloud.component.html
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/form-cloud.component.html
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@
                 </mat-card-title>
             </mat-card-header>
             <mat-card-content class="adf-form-container-card-content">
-                <adf-form-renderer [formDefinition]="form">
+                <adf-form-renderer
+                    [formDefinition]="form"
+                    [readOnly]="readOnly"
+                >
                 </adf-form-renderer>
             </mat-card-content>
             <mat-card-actions *ngIf="form.hasOutcomes()" class="adf-form-mat-card-actions">