diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/vstreamer/snapshot_conn.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/vstreamer/snapshot_conn.go
index 1510dbb53ef..bf49ca46618 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/vstreamer/snapshot_conn.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/vstreamer/snapshot_conn.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (conn *snapshotConn) startSnapshot(ctx context.Context, table string) (gtid
 	if _, err := conn.ExecuteFetch("set transaction isolation level repeatable read", 1, false); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	if _, err := conn.ExecuteFetch("start transaction with consistent snapshot", 1, false); err != nil {
+	if _, err := conn.ExecuteFetch("start transaction with consistent snapshot, read only", 1, false); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	if _, err := conn.ExecuteFetch("set @@session.time_zone = '+00:00'", 1, false); err != nil {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (conn *snapshotConn) startSnapshotWithConsistentGTID(ctx context.Context) (
 	if _, err := conn.ExecuteFetch("set transaction isolation level repeatable read", 1, false); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	result, err := conn.ExecuteFetch("start transaction with consistent snapshot", 1, false)
+	result, err := conn.ExecuteFetch("start transaction with consistent snapshot, read only", 1, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func (conn *snapshotConn) startSnapshotAllTables(ctx context.Context) (gtid stri
 	if _, err := conn.ExecuteFetch("set transaction isolation level repeatable read", 1, false); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	if _, err := conn.ExecuteFetch("start transaction with consistent snapshot", 1, false); err != nil {
+	if _, err := conn.ExecuteFetch("start transaction with consistent snapshot, read only", 1, false); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	if _, err := conn.ExecuteFetch("set @@session.time_zone = '+00:00'", 1, false); err != nil {
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/vstreamer/snapshot_conn_test.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/vstreamer/snapshot_conn_test.go
index eca56797db5..cc0899bc14b 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/vstreamer/snapshot_conn_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/vstreamer/snapshot_conn_test.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func TestStartSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 		Rows: [][]sqltypes.Value{
 			{sqltypes.NewInt32(1), sqltypes.NewVarBinary("aaa")},
 		},
-		StatusFlags: sqltypes.ServerStatusNoIndexUsed | sqltypes.ServerStatusAutocommit | sqltypes.ServerStatusInTrans,
+		StatusFlags: sqltypes.ServerStatusInTransReadonly | sqltypes.ServerStatusNoIndexUsed | sqltypes.ServerStatusAutocommit | sqltypes.ServerStatusInTrans,
 	}
 	qr, err := conn.ExecuteFetch("select * from t1", 10, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)