diff --git a/src/support/File.cpp b/src/support/File.cpp
index e8acdce..8d0e8d5 100644
--- a/src/support/File.cpp
+++ b/src/support/File.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <EntryOperationEngineBase.h>
 #include <NodeInfo.h>
 #include <NodeMonitor.h>
+#include <Volume.h>
 #include <kernel/fs_attr.h>
 
 #include <vector>
@@ -156,6 +157,14 @@ File::CanWrite(BStatable* file)
 	if(file == nullptr)
 		return false;
 
+	BVolume volume;
+	if(file->GetVolume(&volume) < B_OK) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	if(volume.IsReadOnly()) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	mode_t permissions;
 	if(file->GetPermissions(&permissions) < B_OK) {
 		return false;