diff --git a/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/LoadableViewModelBase.cs b/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/LoadableViewModelBase.cs
index cf06789d..81fc5d1a 100644
--- a/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/LoadableViewModelBase.cs
+++ b/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/LoadableViewModelBase.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ public abstract class LoadableViewModelBase : ViewModelBase, IJsonLoadableState
 
     private static bool ShouldIgnoreProperty(PropertyInfo property)
     {
+        // Check not read-only
+        if (property.SetMethod is null)
+        {
+            Logger.Trace("Skipping {Property} - read-only", property.Name);
+            return true;
+        }
         // Check not JsonIgnore
         if (property.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(JsonIgnoreAttribute), true).Length > 0)
         {
@@ -58,6 +64,7 @@ public abstract class LoadableViewModelBase : ViewModelBase, IJsonLoadableState
     /// For the following properties on this class, we will try to set from the JSON object:
     /// <list type="bullet">
     /// <item>Public</item>
+    /// <item>Not read-only</item>
     /// <item>Not marked with [JsonIgnore]</item>
     /// <item>Not a type within the SerializerIgnoredTypes</item>
     /// <item>Not a name within the SerializerIgnoredNames</item>
@@ -128,6 +135,7 @@ public abstract class LoadableViewModelBase : ViewModelBase, IJsonLoadableState
     /// save all properties that are:
     /// <list type="bullet">
     /// <item>Public</item>
+    /// <item>Not read-only</item>
     /// <item>Not marked with [JsonIgnore]</item>
     /// <item>Not a type within the SerializerIgnoredTypes</item>
     /// <item>Not a name within the SerializerIgnoredNames</item>
diff --git a/StabilityMatrix.Tests/Avalonia/LoadableViewModelBaseTests.cs b/StabilityMatrix.Tests/Avalonia/LoadableViewModelBaseTests.cs
index 4de24799..83df2b4c 100644
--- a/StabilityMatrix.Tests/Avalonia/LoadableViewModelBaseTests.cs
+++ b/StabilityMatrix.Tests/Avalonia/LoadableViewModelBaseTests.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ public class TestLoadableViewModel : LoadableViewModelBase
     public int Ignored { get; set; }
 }
 
+public class TestLoadableViewModelReadOnly : LoadableViewModelBase
+{
+    public int ReadOnly { get; }
+    
+    public TestLoadableViewModelReadOnly(int readOnly)
+    {
+        ReadOnly = readOnly;
+    }
+}
+
 public partial class TestLoadableViewModelObservable : LoadableViewModelBase
 {
     [ObservableProperty]
@@ -200,4 +210,22 @@ public class LoadableViewModelBaseTests
         Assert.AreEqual(123, loadedNested.Id);
         Assert.AreEqual(0, loadedNested.Ignored);
     }
+    
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void TestLoadStateFromJsonObject_ReadOnly()
+    {
+        var vm = new TestLoadableViewModelReadOnly(456);
+        
+        var state = vm.SaveStateToJsonObject();
+        
+        // Check no properties were serialized
+        Assert.AreEqual(0, state.Count);
+        
+        // Create a new instance and load the state
+        var vm2 = new TestLoadableViewModelReadOnly(123);
+        vm2.LoadStateFromJsonObject(state);
+        
+        // Read only property should have been ignored
+        Assert.AreEqual(123, vm2.ReadOnly);
+    }
 }