diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_image.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_image.js
index d27d74f38b..fd488b75e7 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_image.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_image.js
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ var et2_avatar = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
                 self._buildEditableLayer(noPhotoExists);
             }).sendRequest(true);
         }
-        if (this.options.crop) {
+        if (this.options.crop && !this.options.readonly) {
             jQuery(this.image).cropper({
                 aspectRatio: 1 / 1,
                 crop: function (e) {
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_image.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_image.ts
index 08034f7772..7d9a341da9 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_image.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_image.ts
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ class et2_avatar extends et2_image
 				}
 			).sendRequest(true);
 		}
-		if (this.options.crop)
+		if (this.options.crop && !this.options.readonly)
 		{
 			jQuery(this.image).cropper({
 				aspectRatio: 1/1,