diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/mixins/nodeBase.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/mixins/nodeBase.ts
index ccefba5463..03ad84db00 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/mixins/nodeBase.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/mixins/nodeBase.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export const nodeBase = mixins(nodeIndex).extend({
 		'name',
 		'nodeId',
 		'instance',
+		'isReadOnly',
 	],
 	methods: {
 		__addNode (node: INodeUi) {
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ export const nodeBase = mixins(nodeIndex).extend({
 					endpoint: inputData.endpoint,
 					endpointStyle: inputData.endpointStyle,
 					isSource: false,
-					isTarget: true,
+					isTarget: !this.isReadOnly,
 					parameters: {
 						nodeIndex: this.nodeIndex,
 						type: inputName,
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ export const nodeBase = mixins(nodeIndex).extend({
 					maxConnections: inputData.maxConnections,
 					endpoint: inputData.endpoint,
 					endpointStyle: inputData.endpointStyle,
-					isSource: true,
+					isSource: !this.isReadOnly,
 					isTarget: false,
 					parameters: {
 						nodeIndex: this.nodeIndex,
@@ -275,61 +276,63 @@ export const nodeBase = mixins(nodeIndex).extend({
 				this.instance.addEndpoint(this.nodeName, newEndpointData);
 			});
 
-			// Make nodes draggable
-			this.instance.draggable(this.nodeName, {
-				grid: [10, 10],
-				start: (params: { e: MouseEvent }) => {
-					if (params.e && !this.$store.getters.isNodeSelected(this.data.name)) {
-						// Only the node which gets dragged directly gets an event, for all others it is
-						// undefined. So check if the currently dragged node is selected and if not clear
-						// the drag-selection.
-						this.instance.clearDragSelection();
-						this.$store.commit('resetSelectedNodes');
-					}
-
-					this.$store.commit('addActiveAction', 'dragActive');
-				},
-				stop: (params: { e: MouseEvent}) => {
-					if (this.$store.getters.isActionActive('dragActive')) {
-						const moveNodes = this.$store.getters.getSelectedNodes.slice();
-						const selectedNodeNames = moveNodes.map((node: INodeUi) => node.name);
-						if (!selectedNodeNames.includes(this.data.name)) {
-							// If the current node is not in selected add it to the nodes which
-							// got moved manually
-							moveNodes.push(this.data);
+			if (this.isReadOnly === false) {
+				// Make nodes draggable
+				this.instance.draggable(this.nodeName, {
+					grid: [10, 10],
+					start: (params: { e: MouseEvent }) => {
+						if (params.e && !this.$store.getters.isNodeSelected(this.data.name)) {
+							// Only the node which gets dragged directly gets an event, for all others it is
+							// undefined. So check if the currently dragged node is selected and if not clear
+							// the drag-selection.
+							this.instance.clearDragSelection();
+							this.$store.commit('resetSelectedNodes');
 						}
 
-						// This does for some reason just get called once for the node that got clicked
-						// even though "start" and "drag" gets called for all. So lets do for now
-						// some dirty DOM query to get the new positions till I have more time to
-						// create a proper solution
-						let newNodePositon: XYPositon;
-						moveNodes.forEach((node: INodeUi) => {
-							const nodeElement = `node-${this.getNodeIndex(node.name)}`;
-							const element = document.getElementById(nodeElement);
-							if (element === null) {
-								return;
+						this.$store.commit('addActiveAction', 'dragActive');
+					},
+					stop: (params: { e: MouseEvent }) => {
+						if (this.$store.getters.isActionActive('dragActive')) {
+							const moveNodes = this.$store.getters.getSelectedNodes.slice();
+							const selectedNodeNames = moveNodes.map((node: INodeUi) => node.name);
+							if (!selectedNodeNames.includes(this.data.name)) {
+								// If the current node is not in selected add it to the nodes which
+								// got moved manually
+								moveNodes.push(this.data);
 							}
 
-							newNodePositon = [
-								parseInt(element.style.left!.slice(0, -2), 10),
-								parseInt(element.style.top!.slice(0, -2), 10),
-							];
+							// This does for some reason just get called once for the node that got clicked
+							// even though "start" and "drag" gets called for all. So lets do for now
+							// some dirty DOM query to get the new positions till I have more time to
+							// create a proper solution
+							let newNodePositon: XYPositon;
+							moveNodes.forEach((node: INodeUi) => {
+								const nodeElement = `node-${this.getNodeIndex(node.name)}`;
+								const element = document.getElementById(nodeElement);
+								if (element === null) {
+									return;
+								}
 
-							const updateInformation = {
-								name: node.name,
-								properties: {
-									// @ts-ignore, draggable does not have definitions
-									position: newNodePositon,
-								},
-							};
+								newNodePositon = [
+									parseInt(element.style.left!.slice(0, -2), 10),
+									parseInt(element.style.top!.slice(0, -2), 10),
+								];
 
-							this.$store.commit('updateNodeProperties', updateInformation);
-						});
-					}
-				},
-				filter: '.node-description, .node-description .node-name, .node-description .node-subtitle',
-			});
+								const updateInformation = {
+									name: node.name,
+									properties: {
+										// @ts-ignore, draggable does not have definitions
+										position: newNodePositon,
+									},
+								};
+
+								this.$store.commit('updateNodeProperties', updateInformation);
+							});
+						}
+					},
+					filter: '.node-description, .node-description .node-name, .node-description .node-subtitle',
+				});
+			}
 		},
 
 		isCtrlKeyPressed (e: MouseEvent | KeyboardEvent): boolean {
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue
index 03f1ff28d1..de89534e09 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 				:id="'node-' + getNodeIndex(nodeData.name)"
 				:key="getNodeIndex(nodeData.name)"
 				:name="nodeData.name"
+				:isReadOnly="isReadOnly"
 				:instance="instance"
 				></node>
 			</div>
@@ -102,6 +103,9 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import Vue from 'vue';
+import {
+	OverlaySpec,
+} from 'jsplumb';
 import { MessageBoxInputData } from 'element-ui/types/message-box';
 import { jsPlumb, Endpoint, OnConnectionBindInfo } from 'jsplumb';
 import { NODE_NAME_PREFIX, PLACEHOLDER_EMPTY_WORKFLOW_ID } from '@/constants';
@@ -1013,21 +1017,9 @@ export default mixins(
 				}
 			},
 			initNodeView () {
-				this.instance.importDefaults({
-					// notice the 'curviness' argument to this Bezier curve.
-					// the curves on this page are far smoother
-					// than the curves on the first demo, which use the default curviness value.
-					// Connector: ["Bezier", { curviness: 80 }],
-					Connector: ['Bezier', { curviness: 40 }],
-					// @ts-ignore
-					Endpoint: ['Dot', { radius: 5 }],
-					DragOptions: { cursor: 'pointer', zIndex: 5000 },
-					PaintStyle: { strokeWidth: 2, stroke: '#334455' },
-					EndpointStyle: { radius: 9, fill: '#acd', stroke: 'red' },
-					// EndpointStyle: {},
-					HoverPaintStyle: { stroke: '#ff6d5a', lineWidth: 4 },
-					EndpointHoverStyle: { fill: '#ff6d5a', stroke: '#acd' },
-					ConnectionOverlays: [
+				const connectionOverlays: OverlaySpec[] = [];
+				if (this.isReadOnly === false) {
+					connectionOverlays.push.apply(connectionOverlays, [
 						[
 							'Arrow',
 							{
@@ -1045,7 +1037,24 @@ export default mixins(
 								location: 0.5,
 							},
 						],
-					],
+					]);
+				}
+
+				this.instance.importDefaults({
+					// notice the 'curviness' argument to this Bezier curve.
+					// the curves on this page are far smoother
+					// than the curves on the first demo, which use the default curviness value.
+					// Connector: ["Bezier", { curviness: 80 }],
+					Connector: ['Bezier', { curviness: 40 }],
+					// @ts-ignore
+					Endpoint: ['Dot', { radius: 5 }],
+					DragOptions: { cursor: 'pointer', zIndex: 5000 },
+					PaintStyle: { strokeWidth: 2, stroke: '#334455' },
+					EndpointStyle: { radius: 9, fill: '#acd', stroke: 'red' },
+					// EndpointStyle: {},
+					HoverPaintStyle: { stroke: '#ff6d5a', lineWidth: 4 },
+					EndpointHoverStyle: { fill: '#ff6d5a', stroke: '#acd' },
+					ConnectionOverlays: connectionOverlays,
 					Container: '#node-view',
 				});
 
@@ -1100,41 +1109,43 @@ export default mixins(
 						info.connection.setConnector(['Straight']);
 					}
 
-					// Display the connection-delete button only on hover
-					let timer: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
-					info.connection.bind('mouseover', (connection: IConnection) => {
-						if (timer !== undefined) {
-							clearTimeout(timer);
-						}
-						const overlay = info.connection.getOverlay('remove-connection');
-						overlay.setVisible(true);
-					});
-					info.connection.bind('mouseout', (connection: IConnection) => {
-						timer = setTimeout(() => {
-							const overlay = info.connection.getOverlay('remove-connection');
-							overlay.setVisible(false);
-							timer = undefined;
-						}, 500);
-					});
-
 					// @ts-ignore
 					info.connection.removeOverlay('drop-add-node');
 
-					// @ts-ignore
-					info.connection.addOverlay([
-						'Label',
-						{
-							id: 'remove-connection',
-							label: '<span class="delete-connection clickable" title="Delete Connection">x</span>',
-							cssClass: 'remove-connection-label',
-							visible: false,
-							events: {
-								mousedown: () => {
-									this.__removeConnectionByConnectionInfo(info, true);
+					if (this.isReadOnly === false) {
+						// Display the connection-delete button only on hover
+						let timer: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
+						info.connection.bind('mouseover', (connection: IConnection) => {
+							if (timer !== undefined) {
+								clearTimeout(timer);
+							}
+							const overlay = info.connection.getOverlay('remove-connection');
+							overlay.setVisible(true);
+						});
+						info.connection.bind('mouseout', (connection: IConnection) => {
+							timer = setTimeout(() => {
+								const overlay = info.connection.getOverlay('remove-connection');
+								overlay.setVisible(false);
+								timer = undefined;
+							}, 500);
+						});
+
+						// @ts-ignore
+						info.connection.addOverlay([
+							'Label',
+							{
+								id: 'remove-connection',
+								label: '<span class="delete-connection clickable" title="Delete Connection">x</span>',
+								cssClass: 'remove-connection-label',
+								visible: false,
+								events: {
+									mousedown: () => {
+										this.__removeConnectionByConnectionInfo(info, true);
+									},
 								},
 							},
-						},
-					]);
+						]);
+					}
 
 					// Display input names if they exist on connection
 					const targetNodeTypeData: INodeTypeDescription = this.$store.getters.nodeType(targetNode.type);
@@ -1329,6 +1340,7 @@ export default mixins(
 					// @ts-ignore
 					this.instance.connect({
 						uuids: uuid,
+						detachable: !this.isReadOnly,
 					});
 				} else {
 					// When nodes get connected it gets saved automatically to the storage