diff --git a/frontend/src/components/datasources/__tests__/install-package-button.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/datasources/__tests__/install-package-button.test.tsx
index 7264850bba9..6fab4f253bb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/datasources/__tests__/install-package-button.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/datasources/__tests__/install-package-button.test.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Provider } from "jotai";
 import React from "react";
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { MockRequestClient } from "@/__mocks__/requests";
+import { viewStateAtom } from "@/core/mode";
 import { requestClientAtom } from "@/core/network/requests";
 import { store } from "@/core/state/jotai";
 import { InstallPackageButton } from "../install-package-button";
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ describe("InstallPackageButton", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
     store.set(requestClientAtom, MockRequestClient.create());
+    store.set(viewStateAtom, { mode: "edit", cellAnchor: null });
   });
 
   it("should not render when packages is undefined", () => {
@@ -82,4 +84,13 @@ describe("InstallPackageButton", () => {
     );
     expect(screen.getByText("Install altair")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it("should not render in read mode, where installs are not allowed", () => {
+    store.set(viewStateAtom, { mode: "read", cellAnchor: null });
+    const { container } = render(
+      <InstallPackageButton packages={["altair"]} />,
+      { wrapper },
+    );
+    expect(container.firstChild).toBeNull();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/datasources/install-package-button.tsx b/frontend/src/components/datasources/install-package-button.tsx
index 2fc0d9bfa0f..0d9199a6de2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/datasources/install-package-button.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/datasources/install-package-button.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import React from "react";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { useInstallAllowed } from "@/core/mode";
 import { useInstallPackages } from "@/core/packages/useInstallPackage";
 import { cn } from "@/utils/cn";
 
@@ -23,8 +24,9 @@ export const InstallPackageButton: React.FC<InstallPackageButtonProps> = ({
   onInstall,
 }) => {
   const { handleInstallPackages } = useInstallPackages();
+  const installAllowed = useInstallAllowed();
 
-  if (!packages || packages.length === 0) {
+  if (!packages || packages.length === 0 || !installAllowed) {
     return null;
   }