diff --git a/arango/cluster.py b/arango/cluster.py
index a272f50c..6ebdb69b 100644
--- a/arango/cluster.py
+++ b/arango/cluster.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     ClusterServerCountError,
     ClusterServerEngineError,
     ClusterServerIDError,
+    ClusterServerModeError,
     ClusterServerRoleError,
     ClusterServerStatisticsError,
     ClusterServerVersionError,
@@ -57,6 +58,27 @@ def response_handler(resp: Response) -> str:
 
         return self._execute(request, response_handler)
 
+    def server_mode(self) -> Result[str]:
+        """Return the server mode.
+
+        In a read-only server, all write operations will fail
+        with an error code of 1004 (ERROR_READ_ONLY). Creating or dropping
+        databases and collections will also fail with error code 11 (ERROR_FORBIDDEN).
+
+        :return: Server mode. Possible values are "default" or "readonly".
+        :rtype: str
+        :raise arango.exceptions.ClusterServerModeError: If retrieval fails.
+        """
+        request = Request(method="get", endpoint="/_admin/server/mode")
+
+        def response_handler(resp: Response) -> str:
+            if resp.is_success:
+                return str(resp.body["mode"])
+
+            raise ClusterServerModeError(resp, request)
+
+        return self._execute(request, response_handler)
+
     def server_version(self, server_id: str) -> Result[Json]:
         """Return the version of the given server.
 
diff --git a/arango/database.py b/arango/database.py
index 9faafa66..aedeaba6 100644
--- a/arango/database.py
+++ b/arango/database.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
     ServerLogSettingError,
     ServerLogSettingSetError,
     ServerMetricsError,
+    ServerModeError,
+    ServerModeSetError,
     ServerReadLogError,
     ServerReloadRoutingError,
     ServerRequiredDBVersionError,
@@ -554,6 +556,56 @@ def response_handler(resp: Response) -> str:
 
         return self._execute(request, response_handler)
 
+    def mode(self) -> Result[str]:
+        """Return the server mode (default or read-only)
+
+        In a read-only server, all write operations will fail
+        with an error code of 1004 (ERROR_READ_ONLY). Creating or dropping
+        databases and collections will also fail with error code 11 (ERROR_FORBIDDEN).
+
+        :return: Server mode. Possible values are "default" or "readonly".
+        :rtype: str
+        :raise arango.exceptions.ServerModeError: If retrieval fails.
+        """
+        request = Request(method="get", endpoint="/_admin/server/mode")
+
+        def response_handler(resp: Response) -> str:
+            if resp.is_success:
+                return str(resp.body["mode"])
+
+            raise ServerModeError(resp, request)
+
+        return self._execute(request, response_handler)
+
+    def set_mode(self, mode: str) -> Result[Json]:
+        """Set the server mode to read-only or default.
+
+        Update mode information about a server. The JSON response will
+        contain a field mode with the value readonly or default.
+        In a read-only server all write operations will fail with an error
+        code of 1004 (ERROR_READ_ONLY). Creating or dropping of databases
+        and collections will also fail with error code 11 (ERROR_FORBIDDEN).
+
+        This is a protected API. It requires authentication and administrative
+        server rights.
+
+        :param mode: Server mode. Possible values are "default" or "readonly".
+        :type mode: str
+        :return: Server mode.
+        :rtype: str
+        :raise arango.exceptions.ServerModeSetError: If set fails.
+        """
+        request = Request(
+            method="put", endpoint="/_admin/server/mode", data={"mode": mode}
+        )
+
+        def response_handler(resp: Response) -> Json:
+            if resp.is_success:
+                return format_body(resp.body)
+            raise ServerModeSetError(resp, request)
+
+        return self._execute(request, response_handler)
+
     def time(self) -> Result[datetime]:
         """Return server system time.
 
diff --git a/arango/exceptions.py b/arango/exceptions.py
index f3f4d264..0c0aca26 100644
--- a/arango/exceptions.py
+++ b/arango/exceptions.py
@@ -695,7 +695,15 @@ class ServerMetricsError(ArangoServerError):
 
 
 class ServerRoleError(ArangoServerError):
-    """Failed to retrieve server role in a cluster."""
+    """Failed to retrieve server role."""
+
+
+class ServerModeError(ArangoServerError):
+    """Failed to retrieve server mode."""
+
+
+class ServerModeSetError(ArangoServerError):
+    """Failed to set server mode."""
 
 
 class ServerTLSError(ArangoServerError):
@@ -980,7 +988,11 @@ class ClusterServerIDError(ArangoServerError):
 
 
 class ClusterServerRoleError(ArangoServerError):
-    """Failed to retrieve server role."""
+    """Failed to retrieve server role in a cluster."""
+
+
+class ClusterServerModeError(ArangoServerError):
+    """Failed to retrieve server mode in a cluster."""
 
 
 class ClusterServerStatisticsError(ArangoServerError):
diff --git a/docs/admin.rst b/docs/admin.rst
index dc3dc030..e1c1efeb 100644
--- a/docs/admin.rst
+++ b/docs/admin.rst
@@ -32,9 +32,22 @@ database.
     # Retrieve the server time.
     sys_db.time()
 
-    # Retrieve the server role in a cluster.
+    # Retrieve the server role.
     sys_db.role()
 
+    # Retrieve the server role in a cluster.
+    sys_db.cluster.server_role()
+
+    # Retrieve the server mode.
+    sys_db.mode()
+
+    # Retrieve the server mode in a cluster.
+    sys_db.cluster.server_mode()
+
+    # Set the server mode.
+    sys_db.set_mode('readonly')
+    sys_db.set_mode('default')
+
     # Retrieve the server statistics.
     sys_db.statistics()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_cluster.py b/tests/test_cluster.py
index bbc31778..3eda0bb0 100644
--- a/tests/test_cluster.py
+++ b/tests/test_cluster.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     ClusterServerCountError,
     ClusterServerEngineError,
     ClusterServerIDError,
+    ClusterServerModeError,
     ClusterServerRoleError,
     ClusterServerStatisticsError,
     ClusterServerVersionError,
@@ -43,6 +44,18 @@ def test_cluster_server_role(sys_db, bad_db, cluster):
     assert err.value.error_code in {FORBIDDEN, DATABASE_NOT_FOUND}
 
 
+def test_cluster_server_mode(sys_db, bad_db, cluster):
+    if not cluster:
+        pytest.skip("Only tested in a cluster setup")
+
+    result = sys_db.cluster.server_mode()
+    assert result == "default"
+
+    with assert_raises(ClusterServerModeError) as err:
+        bad_db.cluster.server_mode()
+    assert err.value.error_code in {FORBIDDEN, DATABASE_NOT_FOUND}
+
+
 def test_cluster_health(sys_db, bad_db, cluster):
     if not cluster:
         pytest.skip("Only tested in a cluster setup")
diff --git a/tests/test_database.py b/tests/test_database.py
index 12d14a7d..8645b909 100644
--- a/tests/test_database.py
+++ b/tests/test_database.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     ServerLogLevelError,
     ServerLogLevelSetError,
     ServerMetricsError,
+    ServerModeSetError,
     ServerReadLogError,
     ServerReloadRoutingError,
     ServerRequiredDBVersionError,
@@ -138,6 +139,19 @@ def test_database_misc_methods(client, sys_db, db, bad_db, cluster, secret):
         bad_db.role()
     assert err.value.error_code in {11, 1228}
 
+    # Test get/set server mode
+    assert sys_db.mode() == "default"
+    with assert_raises(ServerModeSetError):
+        sys_db.set_mode("badmode")
+    assert err.value.error_code in {11, 1228}
+
+    with assert_raises(ServerModeSetError):
+        db.set_mode("readonly")
+    assert err.value.error_code in {11, 1228}
+
+    result = sys_db.set_mode("default")
+    assert result == {"mode": "default"}
+
     # Test get server status
     status = db.status()
     assert "host" in status