diff --git a/owrx/property/__init__.py b/owrx/property/__init__.py
index ee1d614..ace4d32 100644
--- a/owrx/property/__init__.py
+++ b/owrx/property/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+class PropertyError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
 class Subscription(object):
     def __init__(self, subscriptee, name, subscriber):
         self.subscriptee = subscriptee
@@ -52,6 +56,9 @@ class PropertyManager(ABC):
     def filter(self, *props):
         return PropertyFilter(self, *props)
 
+    def readonly(self):
+        return PropertyReadOnly(self)
+
     def wire(self, callback):
         sub = Subscription(self, None, callback)
         self.subscribers.append(sub)
@@ -155,35 +162,16 @@ class PropertyFilter(PropertyManager):
         return [k for k in self.pm.keys() if k in self.props]
 
 
-class PropertyValidationError(Exception):
-    def __init__(self, key, value):
-        super().__init__('Invalid value for property "{key}": "{value}"'.format(key=key, value=str(value)))
-
-
-class PropertyValidator(PropertyManager):
-    def __init__(self, pm: PropertyManager, validators=None):
+class PropertyDelegator(PropertyManager):
+    def __init__(self, pm: PropertyManager):
         self.pm = pm
         self.pm.wire(self._fireCallbacks)
-        if validators is None:
-            self.validators = {}
-        else:
-            self.validators = {k: Validator.of(v) for k, v in validators.items()}
         super().__init__()
 
-    def validate(self, key, value):
-        if key not in self.validators:
-            return
-        if not self.validators[key].isValid(value):
-            raise PropertyValidationError(key, value)
-
-    def setValidator(self, key, validator):
-        self.validators[key] = Validator.of(validator)
-
     def __getitem__(self, item):
         return self.pm.__getitem__(item)
 
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
-        self.validate(key, value)
         return self.pm.__setitem__(key, value)
 
     def __contains__(self, item):
@@ -199,6 +187,43 @@ class PropertyValidator(PropertyManager):
         return self.pm.keys()
 
 
+class PropertyValidationError(PropertyError):
+    def __init__(self, key, value):
+        super().__init__('Invalid value for property "{key}": "{value}"'.format(key=key, value=str(value)))
+
+
+class PropertyValidator(PropertyDelegator):
+    def __init__(self, pm: PropertyManager, validators=None):
+        super().__init__(pm)
+        if validators is None:
+            self.validators = {}
+        else:
+            self.validators = {k: Validator.of(v) for k, v in validators.items()}
+
+    def validate(self, key, value):
+        if key not in self.validators:
+            return
+        if not self.validators[key].isValid(value):
+            raise PropertyValidationError(key, value)
+
+    def setValidator(self, key, validator):
+        self.validators[key] = Validator.of(validator)
+
+    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
+        self.validate(key, value)
+        return self.pm.__setitem__(key, value)
+
+
+class PropertyWriteError(PropertyError):
+    def __init__(self, key):
+        super().__init__('Key "{key}" is not writeable'.format(key=key))
+
+
+class PropertyReadOnly(PropertyDelegator):
+    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
+        raise PropertyWriteError(key)
+
+
 class PropertyStack(PropertyManager):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
diff --git a/test/property/test_property_readonly.py b/test/property/test_property_readonly.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6e74f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/property/test_property_readonly.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from unittest import TestCase
+from owrx.property import PropertyLayer, PropertyReadOnly, PropertyWriteError
+
+
+class PropertyReadOnlyTest(TestCase):
+    def testPreventsWrites(self):
+        layer = PropertyLayer()
+        layer["testkey"] = "initial value"
+        ro = PropertyReadOnly(layer)
+        with self.assertRaises(PropertyWriteError):
+            ro["testkey"] = "new value"
+        with self.assertRaises(PropertyWriteError):
+            ro["otherkey"] = "testvalue"
+        self.assertEqual(ro["testkey"], "initial value")
+        self.assertNotIn("otherkey", ro)