diff --git a/src/assets/config.json b/src/assets/config.json
index a816ef7..1d12445 100644
--- a/src/assets/config.json
+++ b/src/assets/config.json
@@ -40,5 +40,6 @@
             }
         }
     ],
-    "experimental_voice_mode": true
+    "experimental_voice_mode": true,
+    "experimental_read_only_room": true
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/assets/css/chat.scss b/src/assets/css/chat.scss
index c0efad1..41f8419 100644
--- a/src/assets/css/chat.scss
+++ b/src/assets/css/chat.scss
@@ -295,6 +295,19 @@ body {
       }
     }
 
+    .input-area-read-only {
+      position: absolute;
+      top: 0;
+      left: 0;
+      right: 0;
+      bottom: 0;
+      background-color: rgba(white, 0.8);
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: center;
+      z-index: 40;
+    }
+
     @media #{map-get($display-breakpoints, 'sm-and-down')} {
       position: fixed;
       bottom: 0px;
@@ -1466,6 +1479,21 @@ body {
   .mic-button {
     z-index: 0;
   }
+  .mic-button.dimmed {
+    opacity: 0.5;
+  }
+  .toast-read-only {
+    position: fixed;
+    left: 10px;
+    right: 10px;
+    bottom: 10px;
+    background-color: rgba(black, 0.7);
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    z-index: 40;
+    color: white;
+  }
 }
 
 .audio-layout.voice-recorder {
diff --git a/src/assets/translations/en.json b/src/assets/translations/en.json
index 6b6924e..b7ce9d2 100644
--- a/src/assets/translations/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/translations/en.json
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
     "reply_poll": "Poll",
     "time_ago": "Today | Yesterday | {count} days ago",
     "outgoing_message_deleted_text": "You deleted this message.",
-    "incoming_message_deleted_text": "This message was deleted."
+    "incoming_message_deleted_text": "This message was deleted.",
+    "not_allowed_to_send": "Only admins and moderators are allowed to send to the room"
   },
   "room": {
     "invitations": "You have no invitations | You have 1 invitation | You have {count} invitations",
@@ -249,7 +250,9 @@
     "experimental_features": "Experimental Features",
     "voice_mode": "Voice mode",
     "voice_mode_info": "Switches the chat interface to a 'listen and record' mode",
-    "download_chat": "Download chat"
+    "download_chat": "Download chat",
+    "read_only_room": "Read only room",
+    "read_only_room_info": "Only admins and moderators are allowed to send to the room"
   },
   "room_info_sheet": {
     "this_room": "This room",
diff --git a/src/components/AudioLayout.vue b/src/components/AudioLayout.vue
index d3b9920..735573e 100644
--- a/src/components/AudioLayout.vue
+++ b/src/components/AudioLayout.vue
@@ -56,12 +56,14 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="load-later">
-      <v-btn v-if="canRecordAudio" class="mic-button" ref="mic_button" fab small elevation="0" v-blur
-        @click.stop="$emit('start-recording')">
+      <v-btn :class="{'mic-button': true, 'dimmed': !canRecordAudio}" ref="mic_button" fab small elevation="0" v-blur
+        @click.stop="micButtonClicked()">
         <v-icon color="white">mic</v-icon>
       </v-btn>
       <v-icon class="clickable" @click="loadNext" color="white" size="28">expand_more</v-icon>
     </div>
+
+    <div v-if="showReadOnlyToast" class="toast-read-only">{{ $t("message.not_allowed_to_send") }}</div>
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ export default {
       playing: false,
       analyzer: null,
       analyzerDataArray: null,
+      showReadOnlyToast: false,
     };
   },
   mounted() {
@@ -162,12 +165,7 @@ export default {
   },
   computed: {
     canRecordAudio() {
-      if (this.room) {
-        const myUserId = this.$matrix.currentUserId;
-        const me = this.room.getMember(myUserId);
-        return me && me.powerLevelNorm > 0 && util.browserCanRecordAudio();
-      }
-      return false;
+      return !this.$matrix.currentRoomIsReadOnlyForUser && util.browserCanRecordAudio();
     },
     currentTime() {
       return util.formatDuration(this.playTime);
@@ -448,6 +446,17 @@ export default {
       }
       return null;
     },
+
+    micButtonClicked() {
+      if (this.$matrix.currentRoomIsReadOnlyForUser) {
+        this.showReadOnlyToast = true;
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          this.showReadOnlyToast = false;
+        }, 3000);
+      } else {
+        this.$emit('start-recording');
+      }
+    }
   }
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/src/components/Chat.vue b/src/components/Chat.vue
index e95919f..a286a2c 100644
--- a/src/components/Chat.vue
+++ b/src/components/Chat.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       :timelineSet="timelineSet"
       :readMarker="readMarker"
       :recordingMembers="typingMembers"
-      v-on:start-recording="showRecorder = true"
+      v-on:start-recording="setShowRecorder()"
       v-on:loadnext="handleScrolledToBottom(false)"
       v-on:loadprevious="handleScrolledToTop()"
       v-on:mark-read="sendRR"
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@
         <VoiceRecorder :micButtonRef="$refs.mic_button" :ptt="showRecorderPTT" :show="showRecorder"
           v-on:close="showRecorder = false" v-on:file="onVoiceRecording" />
       </div>
+      <div v-if="!useVoiceMode && room && $matrix.currentRoomIsReadOnlyForUser" class="input-area-read-only">{{ $t("message.not_allowed_to_send") }}</div>
     </v-container>
 
     <input ref="attachment" type="file" name="attachment" @change="handlePickedAttachment($event)"
@@ -1450,7 +1451,15 @@ export default {
       setTimeout(() => {
         this.chatContainer.parentElement.removeChild(div);
       }, 3000);
+    },
+    setShowRecorder() {
+      if (this.canRecordAudio) { 
+        this.showRecorder = true;
+      } else { 
+        this.showNoRecordingAvailableDialog = true;
+      }
     }
+
   },
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/src/components/CreateRoom.vue b/src/components/CreateRoom.vue
index 85d08ea..ebf4288 100644
--- a/src/components/CreateRoom.vue
+++ b/src/components/CreateRoom.vue
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@
             v-on:keyup.enter="$refs.create.focus()" :disabled="step > steps.INITIAL" solo></v-text-field>
 
           <!-- Our only option right now is voice mode, so if not enabled, hide the 'options' drop down as well -->
-          <template v-if="$config.experimental_voice_mode">
+          <template v-if="$config.experimental_voice_mode || $config.experimental_read_only_room">
             <div @click.stop="showOptions = !showOptions" v-show="roomName.length > 0" class="options clickable">
               <div>{{ $t("new_room.options") }}</div>
               <v-icon v-if="!showOptions">expand_more</v-icon>
               <v-icon v-else>expand_less</v-icon>
             </div>
-            <v-card v-show="showOptions" class="account ma-3" flat>
+            <v-card v-if="$config.experimental_voice_mode" v-show="showOptions" class="account ma-3" flat>
               <v-card-text class="with-right-label">
                 <div>
                   <div class="option-title">{{ $t('room_info.voice_mode') }}</div>
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@
                 <v-switch v-model="useVoiceMode"></v-switch>
               </v-card-text>
             </v-card>
+            <v-card v-if="$config.experimental_read_only_room" v-show="showOptions" class="account ma-3" flat>
+              <v-card-text class="with-right-label">
+                <div>
+                  <div class="option-title">{{ $t('room_info.read_only_room') }}</div>
+                  <div class="option-text">{{ $t('room_info.read_only_room_info') }}</div>
+                </div>
+                <v-switch v-model="readOnlyRoom"></v-switch>
+              </v-card-text>
+            </v-card>
           </template>
 
           <div class="error--text" v-if="roomCreationErrorMsg"> {{ roomCreationErrorMsg }}</div>
@@ -259,6 +268,7 @@ export default {
       roomCreationErrorMsg: "",
       showOptions: false,
       useVoiceMode: false,
+      readOnlyRoom: false,
     };
   },
 
@@ -401,7 +411,7 @@ export default {
               content: {
                 history_visibility: "joined"
               }
-            }
+            },
           ],
         };
       } else {
@@ -516,6 +526,20 @@ export default {
           }
         })
         .then(() => {
+
+          // Set power level event. Need to do that here, because we might not have the userId when the options object is created.
+          const powerLevels = {};
+          powerLevels[this.$matrix.currentUserId] = 100;
+          createRoomOptions.initial_state.push(
+          {
+              type: "m.room.power_levels",
+              state_key: "",
+              content: {
+                users: powerLevels,
+                events_default: this.readOnlyRoom ? 50 : 0
+              }
+        });
+
           return this.$matrix.matrixClient
             .createRoom(createRoomOptions)
             .then(({ room_id, room_alias }) => {
diff --git a/src/components/RoomInfo.vue b/src/components/RoomInfo.vue
index 41591f4..df17c22 100644
--- a/src/components/RoomInfo.vue
+++ b/src/components/RoomInfo.vue
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@
       </v-card-text>
     </v-card>
 
-    <v-card class="account ma-3" flat v-if="$config.experimental_voice_mode">
+    <v-card class="account ma-3" flat v-if="$config.experimental_voice_mode || canChangeReadOnly()">
       <v-card-title class="h2 with-right-label"><div>{{ $t("room_info.experimental_features") }}</div><div></div></v-card-title>
-      <v-card-text class="with-right-label">
+      <v-card-text class="with-right-label" v-if="$config.experimental_voice_mode">
         <div>
           <div class="option-title">{{ $t('room_info.voice_mode') }}</div>
           <div class="option-text">{{ $t('room_info.voice_mode_info') }}</div>
@@ -176,6 +176,15 @@
         v-model="useVoiceMode"
       ></v-switch>
       </v-card-text>
+      <v-card-text class="with-right-label" v-if="canChangeReadOnly()">
+        <div>
+          <div class="option-title">{{ $t('room_info.read_only_room') }}</div>
+          <div class="option-text">{{ $t('room_info.read_only_room_info') }}</div>
+        </div>
+        <v-switch
+        v-model="readOnlyRoom"
+      ></v-switch>
+      </v-card-text>
     </v-card>
 
     <v-card class="members ma-3" flat>
@@ -389,6 +398,14 @@ export default {
           this.$matrix.matrixClient.setRoomTag(this.room.roomId, "ui_options", options);
         }
       },
+    },
+    readOnlyRoom: {
+      get: function () {
+        return this.$matrix.isReadOnlyRoom(this.room.roomId);
+      },
+      set: function (readOnly) {
+        this.$matrix.setReadOnlyRoom(this.room.roomId, readOnly);
+      },
     }
   },
 
@@ -591,6 +608,16 @@ export default {
       }
       return false;
     },
+    /**
+     * Return true if we can change power levels in the room, i.e. make read only room
+     */
+    canChangeReadOnly() {
+      if (!this.$config.experimental_read_only_room) { return false; }
+      if (this.room) {
+        return this.room.currentState && this.room.currentState.maySendStateEvent("m.room.power_levels", this.$matrix.currentUserId);
+      }
+      return false;
+    },
     // TODO - following power level comparisons assume that default power levels are used in the room!
     isAdmin(member) {
       return member.powerLevelNorm > 50;
diff --git a/src/services/matrix.service.js b/src/services/matrix.service.js
index 810d15c..56f186d 100644
--- a/src/services/matrix.service.js
+++ b/src/services/matrix.service.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export default {
           userDisplayName: null,
           userAvatar: null,
           currentRoom: null,
+          currentRoomIsReadOnlyForUser: false,
           currentRoomBeingPurged: false,
           notificationCount: 0,
         };
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ export default {
           immediate: true,
           handler(roomId) {
             this.currentRoom = this.getRoom(roomId);
+            this.currentRoomIsReadOnlyForUser = this.isReadOnlyRoomForUser(roomId, this.currentUserId);
           },
         },
       },
@@ -355,6 +357,14 @@ export default {
                 }
               }
               break;
+            
+              case "m.room.power_levels":
+                {
+                  if (this.currentRoom && event.getRoomId() == this.currentRoom.roomId) {
+                    this.currentRoomIsReadOnlyForUser = this.isReadOnlyRoomForUser(event.getRoomId(), this.currentUserId);
+                  }
+                }
+                break;
           }
           this.updateNotificationCount();
         },
@@ -550,6 +560,47 @@ export default {
           }
         },
 
+        isReadOnlyRoom(roomId) {
+          if (this.matrixClient && roomId) {
+            const room = this.getRoom(roomId);
+            if (room && room.currentState) {
+              const powerLevelEvent = room.currentState.getStateEvents("m.room.power_levels", "");
+              if (powerLevelEvent) {
+                return powerLevelEvent.getContent().events_default > 0
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          return false;
+        },
+
+        isReadOnlyRoomForUser(roomId, userId) {
+          if (this.matrixClient && roomId && userId) {
+            const room = this.getRoom(roomId);
+            if (room && room.currentState) {
+                return !room.currentState.maySendMessage(userId)
+            }
+          }
+          return false;
+        },
+
+        setReadOnlyRoom(roomId, readOnly) {
+          if (this.matrixClient && roomId) {
+            const room = this.getRoom(roomId);
+            if (room && room.currentState) {
+              const powerLevelEvent = room.currentState.getStateEvents("m.room.power_levels", "");
+              if (powerLevelEvent) {
+                let content = powerLevelEvent.getContent();
+                content.events_default = readOnly ? 50 : 0;
+                this.matrixClient.sendStateEvent(
+                  room.roomId,
+                  "m.room.power_levels",
+                  content
+                );
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+
         /**
          * Purge the room with the given id! This means:
          * - Make room invite only