diff --git a/docs/api/QPlainTextEdit.md b/docs/api/QPlainTextEdit.md
index 23a060fb8..0a820a80d 100644
--- a/docs/api/QPlainTextEdit.md
+++ b/docs/api/QPlainTextEdit.md
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ Sets the given text to the plainTextEdit.
 
 Returns the text of the text edit as plain text.
 
+#### [`plainTextEdit.setReadOnly(isReadOnly)`](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qplaintextedit.html#readOnly-prop)
+
+Sets the plainTextEdit to be read only.
+
 #### [`plainTextEdit.clear()`](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qplaintextedit.html#clear)
 
 Deletes all the text in the text edit.
diff --git a/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/qplaintextedit_wrap.cpp b/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/qplaintextedit_wrap.cpp
index 296cef068..83f04e4f6 100644
--- a/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/qplaintextedit_wrap.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/qplaintextedit_wrap.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Napi::Object QPlainTextEditWrap::init(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports) {
   Napi::Function func = DefineClass(env, CLASSNAME, {
     InstanceMethod("setPlainText",&QPlainTextEditWrap::setPlainText),
     InstanceMethod("toPlainText",&QPlainTextEditWrap::toPlainText),
+    InstanceMethod("setReadOnly", &QPlainTextEditWrap::setReadOnly),
     InstanceMethod("clear", &QPlainTextEditWrap::clear),
     QWIDGET_WRAPPED_METHODS_EXPORT_DEFINE(QPlainTextEditWrap)
     QABSTRACTSCROLLAREA_WRAPPED_METHODS_EXPORT_DEFINE(QPlainTextEditWrap)
@@ -55,6 +56,15 @@ Napi::Value QPlainTextEditWrap::setPlainText(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info){
   return env.Null();
 }
 
+Napi::Value QPlainTextEditWrap::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 QPlainTextEditWrap::toPlainText(const Napi::CallbackInfo &info){
   Napi::Env env = info.Env();
   Napi::HandleScope scope(env);
@@ -66,4 +76,4 @@ Napi::Value QPlainTextEditWrap::clear(const Napi::CallbackInfo &info){
   Napi::HandleScope scope(env);
   this->instance->clear();
   return env.Null();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/qplaintextedit_wrap.h b/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/qplaintextedit_wrap.h
index 6f4e96e19..36d9a02bc 100644
--- a/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/qplaintextedit_wrap.h
+++ b/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/qplaintextedit_wrap.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class QPlainTextEditWrap : public  Napi::ObjectWrap<QPlainTextEditWrap>{
   QABSTRACTSCROLLAREA_WRAPPED_METHODS_DECLARATION
   Napi::Value setPlainText(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info);
   Napi::Value toPlainText(const Napi::CallbackInfo &info);
+  Napi::Value setReadOnly(const Napi::CallbackInfo &info);
   Napi::Value clear(const Napi::CallbackInfo &info);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/index.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/index.ts
index 3afd88a6e..c89d4d43a 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/index.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export class QPlainTextEdit extends QAbstractScrollArea {
     // bind member functions
     this.setPlainText.bind(this);
     this.toPlainText.bind(this);
+    this.setReadOnly.bind(this);
     this.clear.bind(this);
   }
   setPlainText(text: string | number) {
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ export class QPlainTextEdit extends QAbstractScrollArea {
   toPlainText() {
     return this.native.toPlainText();
   }
+  setReadOnly(isReadOnly: boolean) {
+    this.native.setReadOnly(isReadOnly);
+  }
   clear() {
     this.native.clear();
   }