diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/specialpages.js b/src/node/hooks/express/specialpages.js
index 0370c4fce..15e853db4 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/specialpages.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/specialpages.js
@@ -33,13 +33,18 @@ exports.expressCreateServer = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
   //serve pad.html under /p
   args.app.get('/p/:pad', function(req, res, next)
   {
+    // The below might break for pads being rewritten
+    var isReadOnly = req.url.indexOf("/p/r.") === 0;
+
     hooks.callAll("padInitToolbar", {
-      toolbar: toolbar
+      toolbar: toolbar,
+      isReadOnly: isReadOnly
     });
 
     res.send(eejs.require("ep_etherpad-lite/templates/pad.html", {
       req: req,
-      toolbar: toolbar
+      toolbar: toolbar,
+      isReadOnly: isReadOnly
     }));
   });
 
diff --git a/src/templates/pad.html b/src/templates/pad.html
index dd260414e..5311b3202 100644
--- a/src/templates/pad.html
+++ b/src/templates/pad.html
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@
 
             <ul class="menu_left" role="toolbar">
                 <% e.begin_block("editbarMenuLeft"); %>
-                <%- toolbar.menu(settings.toolbar.left) %>
+                <%- toolbar.menu(settings.toolbar.left, isReadOnly) %>
                 <% e.end_block(); %>
             </ul>
             <ul class="menu_right" role="toolbar">
                 <% e.begin_block("editbarMenuRight"); %>
-                <%- toolbar.menu(settings.toolbar.right) %>
+                <%- toolbar.menu(settings.toolbar.right, isReadOnly) %>
                 <% e.end_block(); %>
             </ul>
         </div>