diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-list/property-editors/block-list-editor/property-editor-ui-block-list.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-list/property-editors/block-list-editor/property-editor-ui-block-list.element.ts
index 74ad4e1be7..9c52e958c4 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-list/property-editors/block-list-editor/property-editor-ui-block-list.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-list/property-editors/block-list-editor/property-editor-ui-block-list.element.ts
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ export class UmbPropertyEditorUIBlockListElement
 	}
 
 	override render() {
-		return html` ${repeat(
+		return html`
+			${repeat(
 				this._layouts,
 				(x) => x.contentKey,
 				(layoutEntry, index) => html`
@@ -278,7 +279,16 @@ export class UmbPropertyEditorUIBlockListElement
 					</umb-block-list-entry>
 				`,
 			)}
-			<uui-button-group> ${this.#renderCreateButton()} ${this.#renderPasteButton()} </uui-button-group>`;
+			${this.#renderCreateButtonGroup()}
+		`;
+	}
+
+	#renderCreateButtonGroup() {
+		if (this.readonly && this._layouts.length > 0) {
+			return nothing;
+		} else {
+			return html` <uui-button-group> ${this.#renderCreateButton()} ${this.#renderPasteButton()} </uui-button-group> `;
+		}
 	}
 
 	#renderInlineCreateButton(index: number) {
@@ -289,8 +299,6 @@ export class UmbPropertyEditorUIBlockListElement
 	}
 
 	#renderCreateButton() {
-		if (this.readonly) return nothing;
-
 		let createPath: string | undefined;
 		if (this._blocks?.length === 1) {
 			const elementKey = this._blocks[0].contentElementTypeKey;
@@ -301,17 +309,21 @@ export class UmbPropertyEditorUIBlockListElement
 		}
 
 		return html`
-			<uui-button look="placeholder" label=${this._createButtonLabel} href=${createPath ?? ''}></uui-button>
+			<uui-button
+				look="placeholder"
+				label=${this._createButtonLabel}
+				href=${createPath ?? ''}
+				?disabled=${this.readonly}></uui-button>
 		`;
 	}
 
 	#renderPasteButton() {
-		if (this.readonly) return nothing;
 		return html`
 			<uui-button
 				label=${this.localize.term('content_createFromClipboard')}
 				look="placeholder"
-				href=${this._catalogueRouteBuilder?.({ view: 'clipboard', index: -1 }) ?? ''}>
+				href=${this._catalogueRouteBuilder?.({ view: 'clipboard', index: -1 }) ?? ''}
+				?disabled=${this.readonly}>
 				<uui-icon name="icon-paste-in"></uui-icon>
 			</uui-button>
 		`;