diff --git a/src/detection/physicaldisk/physicaldisk.h b/src/detection/physicaldisk/physicaldisk.h
index eea569d2a..e3889ea6a 100644
--- a/src/detection/physicaldisk/physicaldisk.h
+++ b/src/detection/physicaldisk/physicaldisk.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ typedef enum FFPhysicalDiskType
 
     FF_PHYSICALDISK_TYPE_FIXED = 1 << 2,
     FF_PHYSICALDISK_TYPE_REMOVABLE = 1 << 3,
+
+    FF_PHYSICALDISK_TYPE_READONLY = 1 << 2,
 } FFPhysicalDiskType;
 
 typedef struct FFPhysicalDiskResult
diff --git a/src/detection/physicaldisk/physicaldisk_linux.c b/src/detection/physicaldisk/physicaldisk_linux.c
index 1081e24b7..3eaa74ce9 100644
--- a/src/detection/physicaldisk/physicaldisk_linux.c
+++ b/src/detection/physicaldisk/physicaldisk_linux.c
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ const char* ffDetectPhysicalDisk(FFlist* result, FFPhysicalDiskOptions* options)
                 device->type |= removableChar == '1' ? FF_PHYSICALDISK_TYPE_REMOVABLE : FF_PHYSICALDISK_TYPE_FIXED;
         }
 
+        {
+            char roChar = '0';
+            snprintf(pathSysBlock, PATH_MAX, "/sys/block/%s/ro", devName);
+            if (ffReadFileData(pathSysBlock, 1, &roChar) > 0)
+                device->type |= roChar == '1' ? FF_PHYSICALDISK_TYPE_READONLY : 0;
+        }
+
         {
             ffStrbufInit(&device->serial);
             snprintf(pathSysBlock, PATH_MAX, "/sys/block/%s/device/serial", devName);