diff --git a/include/spdk/blob.h b/include/spdk/blob.h
index b29895387..1cd1288c4 100644
--- a/include/spdk/blob.h
+++ b/include/spdk/blob.h
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ void spdk_bs_open_blob(struct spdk_blob_store *bs, spdk_blob_id blobid,
  * spdk_blob_sync_md() is called. */
 int spdk_blob_resize(struct spdk_blob *blob, size_t sz);
 
+/* Set blob as read only */
+void spdk_blob_set_read_only(struct spdk_blob *blob);
+
 /* Sync a blob */
 /* Make a blob persistent. This applies to resize, set xattr,
  * and remove xattr. These operations will not be persistent until
diff --git a/lib/blob/blobstore.c b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
index 2fc2b0e40..196dbba28 100644
--- a/lib/blob/blobstore.c
+++ b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
@@ -227,6 +227,11 @@ _spdk_blob_parse_page(const struct spdk_blob_md_page *page, struct spdk_blob_dat
 				blob->md_ro = true;
 			}
 
+			if ((desc_flags->data_ro_flags & SPDK_BLOB_READ_ONLY)) {
+				blob->data_ro = true;
+				blob->md_ro = true;
+			}
+
 			blob->invalid_flags = desc_flags->invalid_flags;
 			blob->data_ro_flags = desc_flags->data_ro_flags;
 			blob->md_ro_flags = desc_flags->md_ro_flags;
@@ -2984,9 +2989,21 @@ void spdk_bs_open_blob(struct spdk_blob_store *bs, spdk_blob_id blobid,
 
 	_spdk_blob_load(seq, blob, _spdk_bs_open_blob_cpl, blob);
 }
-
 /* END spdk_bs_open_blob */
 
+/* START spdk_blob_set_read_only */
+void spdk_blob_set_read_only(struct spdk_blob *b)
+{
+	struct spdk_blob_data *blob = __blob_to_data(b);
+
+	blob->data_ro = true;
+	blob->md_ro = true;
+	blob->data_ro_flags |= SPDK_BLOB_READ_ONLY;
+
+	blob->state = SPDK_BLOB_STATE_DIRTY;
+}
+/* END spdk_blob_set_read_only */
+
 /* START spdk_blob_sync_md */
 
 static void
diff --git a/lib/blob/blobstore.h b/lib/blob/blobstore.h
index 2a47ae27c..e36a4d331 100644
--- a/lib/blob/blobstore.h
+++ b/lib/blob/blobstore.h
@@ -240,7 +240,9 @@ struct spdk_blob_md_descriptor_extent {
  *  mask of all flag values understood by this application.
  */
 #define SPDK_BLOB_INVALID_FLAGS_MASK	0
-#define SPDK_BLOB_DATA_RO_FLAGS_MASK	0
+
+#define SPDK_BLOB_READ_ONLY (1ULL << 0)
+#define SPDK_BLOB_DATA_RO_FLAGS_MASK	SPDK_BLOB_READ_ONLY
 #define SPDK_BLOB_MD_RO_FLAGS_MASK	0
 
 struct spdk_blob_md_descriptor_flags {
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
index 6d3965d0c..08212ab78 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ blob_create(void)
 	spdk_bs_unload(g_bs, bs_op_complete, NULL);
 	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
 	g_bs = NULL;
+
 }
 static void
 blob_delete(void)
@@ -443,6 +444,62 @@ blob_resize(void)
 	g_bs = NULL;
 }
 
+static void
+blob_read_only(void)
+{
+	struct spdk_blob_store *bs;
+	struct spdk_bs_dev *dev;
+	struct spdk_blob *blob;
+	struct spdk_blob_data *blob_data;
+	struct spdk_bs_opts opts;
+	spdk_blob_id blobid;
+
+	dev = init_dev();
+	spdk_bs_opts_init(&opts);
+	strncpy(opts.bstype.bstype, "TESTTYPE", SPDK_BLOBSTORE_TYPE_LENGTH);
+
+	spdk_bs_init(dev, &opts, bs_op_with_handle_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(g_bs != NULL);
+	bs = g_bs;
+
+	spdk_bs_create_blob(bs, blob_op_with_id_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_blobid != SPDK_BLOBID_INVALID);
+	blobid = g_blobid;
+
+	spdk_bs_open_blob(bs, blobid, blob_op_with_handle_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(g_blob != NULL);
+	blob = g_blob;
+
+	spdk_blob_set_read_only(blob);
+
+	blob_data = __blob_to_data(blob);
+	CU_ASSERT(blob_data->data_ro == true);
+	CU_ASSERT(blob_data->data_ro_flags & SPDK_BLOB_READ_ONLY);
+
+	spdk_blob_close(blob, blob_op_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
+
+	spdk_bs_open_blob(bs, blobid, blob_op_with_handle_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(g_blob != NULL);
+	blob = g_blob;
+
+	blob_data = __blob_to_data(blob);
+	CU_ASSERT(blob_data->data_ro == true);
+	CU_ASSERT(blob_data->data_ro_flags & SPDK_BLOB_READ_ONLY);
+
+	spdk_blob_close(blob, blob_op_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
+
+	spdk_bs_unload(g_bs, bs_op_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
+	g_bs = NULL;
+
+}
+
 static void
 channel_ops(void)
 {
@@ -2416,6 +2473,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		CU_add_test(suite, "blob_create", blob_create) == NULL ||
 		CU_add_test(suite, "blob_delete", blob_delete) == NULL ||
 		CU_add_test(suite, "blob_resize", blob_resize) == NULL ||
+		CU_add_test(suite, "blob_read_only", blob_read_only) == NULL ||
 		CU_add_test(suite, "channel_ops", channel_ops) == NULL ||
 		CU_add_test(suite, "blob_super", blob_super) == NULL ||
 		CU_add_test(suite, "blob_write", blob_write) == NULL ||