diff --git a/docs/api/QLineEdit.md b/docs/api/QLineEdit.md
index 172046eea..40ec17de7 100644
--- a/docs/api/QLineEdit.md
+++ b/docs/api/QLineEdit.md
@@ -51,3 +51,9 @@ Sets the given text to the lineEdit's placeholder.
 #### `lineEdit.text()`
 
 Returns the currently set text from native lineEdit widget.
+
+#### `lineEdit.setReadOnly(isReadOnly)`
+
+Sets the lineEdit to be read only. lineEdit property holds whether the line edit is read only.
+
+- `isReadOnly` boolean
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diff --git a/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QLineEdit/qlineedit_wrap.cpp b/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QLineEdit/qlineedit_wrap.cpp
index c0880e7ee..165d7e84a 100644
--- a/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QLineEdit/qlineedit_wrap.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QLineEdit/qlineedit_wrap.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Napi::Object QLineEditWrap::init(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports) {
     InstanceMethod("setPlaceholderText", &QLineEditWrap::setPlaceholderText),
     InstanceMethod("setText", &QLineEditWrap::setText),
     InstanceMethod("text", &QLineEditWrap::text),
+    InstanceMethod("setReadOnly", &QLineEditWrap::setReadOnly),
     QWIDGET_WRAPPED_METHODS_EXPORT_DEFINE(QLineEditWrap)
   });
   constructor = Napi::Persistent(func);
@@ -55,6 +56,15 @@ Napi::Value QLineEditWrap::setText(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
   return env.Null();
 }
 
+Napi::Value QLineEditWrap::setReadOnly(const Napi::CallbackInfo &info)
+{
+  Napi::Env env = info.Env();
+  Napi::HandleScope scope(env);
+  Napi::Boolean isReadOnly = info[0].As<Napi::Boolean>();
+  this->instance->setReadOnly(isReadOnly.Value());
+  return env.Null();
+}
+
 Napi::Value QLineEditWrap::text(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
   Napi::Env env = info.Env();
   Napi::HandleScope scope(env);
diff --git a/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QLineEdit/qlineedit_wrap.h b/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QLineEdit/qlineedit_wrap.h
index 6330cbe01..4e24fff9b 100644
--- a/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QLineEdit/qlineedit_wrap.h
+++ b/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QLineEdit/qlineedit_wrap.h
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ class QLineEditWrap : public  Napi::ObjectWrap<QLineEditWrap>{
   Napi::Value setText(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info);
   Napi::Value text(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info);
   Napi::Value setPlaceholderText(const Napi::CallbackInfo &info);
-  
+  Napi::Value setReadOnly(const Napi::CallbackInfo &info);
+
   QWIDGET_WRAPPED_METHODS_DECLARATION
  
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QLineEdit/index.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QLineEdit/index.ts
index 42f28733e..b84f79e88 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QLineEdit/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QLineEdit/index.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export class QLineEdit extends NodeWidget {
     this.setText.bind(this);
     this.text.bind(this);
     this.setPlaceholderText.bind(this);
+    this.setReadOnly.bind(this);
   }
   setText(text: string) {
     text && this.native.setText(text);
@@ -41,4 +42,7 @@ export class QLineEdit extends NodeWidget {
     this.placeholderText = text;
     this.native.setPlaceholderText(text);
   }
+  setReadOnly(isReadOnly: boolean) {
+    this.native.setReadOnly(isReadOnly);
+  }
 }