diff --git a/spec.md b/spec.md
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--- a/spec.md
+++ b/spec.md
@@ -2529,6 +2529,9 @@ The `staging_target_path` field is not required, for backwards compatibility, bu
 Plugins can use this field to determine if `volume_path` is where the volume is published or staged,
 and setting this field to non-empty allows plugins to function with less stored state on the node.
 
+If a plugin does not support expansion of `readonly` volumes it can return `Volume in use or readonly` error and CO must not retry.
+
+
 ```protobuf
 message NodeExpandVolumeRequest {
   // The ID of the volume. This field is REQUIRED.
@@ -2576,7 +2579,7 @@ message NodeExpandVolumeResponse {
 |-----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
 | Exceeds capabilities | 3 INVALID_ARGUMENT | Indicates that CO has specified capabilities not supported by the volume. | Caller MAY verify volume capabilities by calling ValidateVolumeCapabilities and retry with matching capabilities. |
 | Volume does not exist | 5 NOT FOUND | Indicates that a volume corresponding to the specified volume_id does not exist. | Caller MUST verify that the volume_id is correct and that the volume is accessible and has not been deleted before retrying with exponential back off. |
-| Volume in use | 9 FAILED_PRECONDITION | Indicates that the volume corresponding to the specified `volume_id` could not be expanded because it is node-published or node-staged and the underlying filesystem does not support expansion of published or staged volumes. | Caller MUST NOT retry. |
+| Volume in use or readonly | 9 FAILED_PRECONDITION | Indicates that the volume corresponding to the specified `volume_id` could not be expanded because it is node-published or node-staged or readonly and the storage provider does not support expansion of published or staged or readonly volumes. | Caller MUST NOT retry. |
 | Unsupported capacity_range | 11 OUT_OF_RANGE | Indicates that the capacity range is not allowed by the Plugin. More human-readable information MAY be provided in the gRPC `status.message` field. | Caller MUST fix the capacity range before retrying. |
 
 ## Protocol