diff --git a/packages/debug/src/browser/console/debug-console-items.tsx b/packages/debug/src/browser/console/debug-console-items.tsx
index c920e4a27fab6..afc5032b32a85 100644
--- a/packages/debug/src/browser/console/debug-console-items.tsx
+++ b/packages/debug/src/browser/console/debug-console-items.tsx
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ export class DebugVariable extends ExpressionContainer {
         return this._value || this.variable.value;
     }
 
+    get readOnly(): boolean {
+        return this.variable.presentationHint?.attributes?.includes('readOnly') ?? false;
+    }
+
     override render(): React.ReactNode {
         const { type, value, name } = this;
         return <div className={this.variableClassName}>
@@ -234,7 +238,7 @@ export class DebugVariable extends ExpressionContainer {
     protected setNameRef = (nameRef: HTMLSpanElement | null) => this.nameRef = nameRef || undefined;
 
     async open(): Promise<void> {
-        if (!this.supportSetVariable) {
+        if (!this.supportSetVariable || this.readOnly) {
             return;
         }
         const input = new SingleTextInputDialog({
diff --git a/packages/debug/src/browser/debug-frontend-application-contribution.ts b/packages/debug/src/browser/debug-frontend-application-contribution.ts
index 51401d39a53ec..62a58db074a0e 100644
--- a/packages/debug/src/browser/debug-frontend-application-contribution.ts
+++ b/packages/debug/src/browser/debug-frontend-application-contribution.ts
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ export class DebugFrontendApplicationContribution extends AbstractViewContributi
 
         registry.registerCommand(DebugCommands.SET_VARIABLE_VALUE, {
             execute: () => this.selectedVariable && this.selectedVariable.open(),
-            isEnabled: () => !!this.selectedVariable && this.selectedVariable.supportSetVariable,
+            isEnabled: () => !!this.selectedVariable && this.selectedVariable.supportSetVariable && !this.selectedVariable.readOnly,
             isVisible: () => !!this.selectedVariable && this.selectedVariable.supportSetVariable
         });
         registry.registerCommand(DebugCommands.COPY_VARIABLE_VALUE, {