diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Et2InputWidget/Et2InputWidget.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Et2InputWidget/Et2InputWidget.ts
index 2d15d9ca5f..5b00ab1894 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/Et2InputWidget/Et2InputWidget.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Et2InputWidget/Et2InputWidget.ts
@@ -444,6 +444,11 @@ const Et2InputWidgetMixin = <T extends Constructor<LitElement>>(superclass : T)
 		 */
 		async validate()
 		{
+			if(this.readonly)
+			{
+				// Don't validate if the widget is read-only, there's nothing the user can do about it
+				return Promise.resolve();
+			}
 			let validators = [...(this.validators || []), ...(this.defaultValidators || [])];
 			let fieldName = this.id;
 			let feedbackData = [];