diff --git a/src/components/RichTextEditor/BlockStyleButtons.jsx b/src/components/RichTextEditor/BlockStyleButtons.jsx
index 050614c8f..64aa846e0 100644
--- a/src/components/RichTextEditor/BlockStyleButtons.jsx
+++ b/src/components/RichTextEditor/BlockStyleButtons.jsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const BLOCK_TYPES = [
 ];
 
 const BlockStyleButtons = (props) => {
-  const { editorState } = props;
+  const { editorState, disabled } = props;
   const selection = editorState.getSelection();
   const blockType = editorState.getCurrentContent().getBlockForKey(selection.getStartKey()).getType();
 
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const BlockStyleButtons = (props) => {
       label={type.label}
       onToggle={() => onToggle(type.style)}
       aria-label={type.ariaLabel}
+      disabled={disabled}
     />
   ));
 };
diff --git a/src/components/RichTextEditor/FilePreviewList.jsx b/src/components/RichTextEditor/FilePreviewList.jsx
index 9e9557f2f..fa8b233b5 100644
--- a/src/components/RichTextEditor/FilePreviewList.jsx
+++ b/src/components/RichTextEditor/FilePreviewList.jsx
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import FileSticker from './FileSticker';
 
-const FilePreviewList = ({ files, onFileRemove }) =>
+const FilePreviewList = ({ files, onFileRemove, disabled }) =>
   _.isEmpty(files) ? null : (
     <div data-testid="file-preview-list" className="aui--file-preview-list">
       {_.map(files, (file, index) => (
-        <FileSticker key={index} onFileRemove={onFileRemove} file={file} />
+        <FileSticker key={index} onFileRemove={onFileRemove} file={file} disabled={disabled} />
       ))}
     </div>
   );
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ export default FilePreviewList;
 FilePreviewList.propTypes = {
   files: PropTypes.object,
   onFileRemove: PropTypes.func,
+  disabled: PropTypes.bool,
 };
diff --git a/src/components/RichTextEditor/FileSticker.d.ts b/src/components/RichTextEditor/FileSticker.d.ts
index 778c2910d..c2daa8172 100644
--- a/src/components/RichTextEditor/FileSticker.d.ts
+++ b/src/components/RichTextEditor/FileSticker.d.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export interface FileStickerFile {
 export interface FileStickerProps {
   file?: FileStickerFile;
   onFileRemove?: (...args: any[]) => any;
+  disabled?: boolean;
 }
 
 declare const FileSticker: React.FC<FileStickerProps>;
diff --git a/src/components/RichTextEditor/FileSticker.jsx b/src/components/RichTextEditor/FileSticker.jsx
index fcdb660f0..341eca304 100644
--- a/src/components/RichTextEditor/FileSticker.jsx
+++ b/src/components/RichTextEditor/FileSticker.jsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import Spinner from '../Spinner';
 
-const FileSticker = ({ onFileRemove, file }) => {
+const FileSticker = ({ onFileRemove, file, disabled }) => {
   const [showClose, setShowClose] = React.useState(false);
   const { name, path, isUploading } = file;
   const isImage = /\.(jpe?g|png)$/i.test(name);
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ const FileSticker = ({ onFileRemove, file }) => {
         </div>
       )}
       {showClose && (
-        <span
+        <input
           className="aui--file-sticker-close-button"
           data-testid="file-sticker-close-button"
           onClick={onStickerRemove}
           role="button"
+          disabled={disabled}
         />
       )}
       {isUploading && <Spinner className="aui--file-sticker-spinner" size="small" />}
@@ -49,4 +50,5 @@ FileSticker.propTypes = {
     isUploading: PropTypes.bool,
   }),
   onFileRemove: PropTypes.func,
+  disabled: PropTypes.bool,
 };
diff --git a/src/components/RichTextEditor/FileUploadAction.d.ts b/src/components/RichTextEditor/FileUploadAction.d.ts
index 723db4c9f..4d1b03f6b 100644
--- a/src/components/RichTextEditor/FileUploadAction.d.ts
+++ b/src/components/RichTextEditor/FileUploadAction.d.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 export interface FileUploadActionProps {
   onFileUpload?: (...args: any[]) => any;
   fileFilter?: string;
+  disabled?: boolean;
 }
 
 declare const FileUploadAction: React.FC<FileUploadActionProps>;
diff --git a/src/components/RichTextEditor/FileUploadAction.jsx b/src/components/RichTextEditor/FileUploadAction.jsx
index af58957bd..49d3b9c1b 100644
--- a/src/components/RichTextEditor/FileUploadAction.jsx
+++ b/src/components/RichTextEditor/FileUploadAction.jsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import ToolbarButton from './ToolbarButton';
 
-const FileUploadAction = ({ onFileUpload, fileFilter }) => {
+const FileUploadAction = ({ onFileUpload, fileFilter, disabled }) => {
   const fileInputRef = React.useRef();
 
   const onFileChange = (e) => {
@@ -12,28 +12,35 @@ const FileUploadAction = ({ onFileUpload, fileFilter }) => {
   return (
     <>
       <ToolbarButton
-        label={<div data-testid="file-download-button" className="file-download-button" />}
+        label={<div data-testid="file-upload-button" className="file-upload-button" />}
         onToggle={() => {
           fileInputRef.current.value = '';
           fileInputRef.current.click();
         }}
-        aria-label="Download file"
+        aria-label="Upload file"
+        disabled={disabled}
       />
       <input
-        data-testid="file-download-input"
-        className="file-download-input"
+        data-testid="file-upload-input"
+        className="file-upload-input"
         ref={fileInputRef}
         type="file"
         onChange={onFileChange}
         accept={fileFilter}
+        disabled={disabled}
       />
     </>
   );
 };
 
-export default FileUploadAction;
+FileUploadAction.defaultProps = {
+  disabled: false,
+};
 
 FileUploadAction.propTypes = {
   onFileUpload: PropTypes.func,
   fileFilter: PropTypes.string,
+  disabled: PropTypes.bool,
 };
+
+export default FileUploadAction;
diff --git a/src/components/RichTextEditor/InlineStyleButtons.jsx b/src/components/RichTextEditor/InlineStyleButtons.jsx
index 4a676a96e..f0afc4405 100644
--- a/src/components/RichTextEditor/InlineStyleButtons.jsx
+++ b/src/components/RichTextEditor/InlineStyleButtons.jsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const INLINE_STYLES = [
 ];
 
 const InlineStyleButtons = (props) => {
+  const { disabled } = props;
   const currentStyle = props.editorState.getCurrentInlineStyle();
 
   const onToggle = (style) => {
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ const InlineStyleButtons = (props) => {
       label={type.label}
       onToggle={() => onToggle(type.style)}
       aria-label={type.ariaLabel}
+      disabled={disabled}
     />
   ));
 };
diff --git a/src/components/RichTextEditor/ToolbarButton.d.ts b/src/components/RichTextEditor/ToolbarButton.d.ts
index 46fa96486..f51e02132 100644
--- a/src/components/RichTextEditor/ToolbarButton.d.ts
+++ b/src/components/RichTextEditor/ToolbarButton.d.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export interface ToolbarButtonProps {
   onToggle: (...args: any[]) => any;
   label: React.ReactNode;
   active?: boolean;
+  disabled?: boolean;
 }
 
 declare const ToolbarButton: React.FC<ToolbarButtonProps>;
diff --git a/src/components/RichTextEditor/ToolbarButton.jsx b/src/components/RichTextEditor/ToolbarButton.jsx
index 67031a57c..c55458165 100644
--- a/src/components/RichTextEditor/ToolbarButton.jsx
+++ b/src/components/RichTextEditor/ToolbarButton.jsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 import Button from '../Button';
 
-const ToolbarButton = ({ onToggle, label, active, ...rest }) => {
+const ToolbarButton = ({ onToggle, label, active, disabled, ...rest }) => {
   const className = classnames('aui--toolbar-button', {
     active,
   });
@@ -18,16 +18,22 @@ const ToolbarButton = ({ onToggle, label, active, ...rest }) => {
   );
 
   return (
-    <Button className={className} onMouseDown={mouseDownHandler} {...rest}>
+    <Button className={className} onMouseDown={mouseDownHandler} disabled={disabled} {...rest}>
       {label}
     </Button>
   );
 };
 
+ToolbarButton.defaultProps = {
+  active: false,
+  disabled: false,
+};
+
 ToolbarButton.propTypes = {
   onToggle: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   label: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
   active: PropTypes.bool,
+  disabled: PropTypes.bool,
 };
 
 export default ToolbarButton;
diff --git a/src/components/RichTextEditor/index.d.ts b/src/components/RichTextEditor/index.d.ts
index e8499bf86..8fe0afcf1 100644
--- a/src/components/RichTextEditor/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/components/RichTextEditor/index.d.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export interface RichTextEditorProps {
   onFileSelect?: (...args: any[]) => any;
   onFileRemove?: (...args: any[]) => any;
   fileFilter?: string;
+  disabled?: boolean;
 }
 
 declare const RichTextEditor: React.FC<RichTextEditorProps> & {
diff --git a/src/components/RichTextEditor/index.jsx b/src/components/RichTextEditor/index.jsx
index abf183730..44aed6a7d 100644
--- a/src/components/RichTextEditor/index.jsx
+++ b/src/components/RichTextEditor/index.jsx
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ const RichTextEditor = ({
   onFileSelect,
   onFileRemove,
   fileFilter,
+  disabled,
 }) => {
   const editor = React.createRef(null);
   const focusEditor = () => editor.current.focus();
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ const RichTextEditor = ({
           plugins={editorPlugins}
           ref={editor}
           spellCheck
+          readOnly={disabled}
         />
         {!_.isEmpty(mentions) && (
           <MentionList
@@ -186,11 +188,11 @@ const RichTextEditor = ({
           />
         )}
       </div>
-      <FilePreviewList files={files} onFileRemove={handleFileRemove} />
+      <FilePreviewList files={files} onFileRemove={handleFileRemove} disabled={disabled} />
       <div className="aui--editor-toolbar">
         <div className="aui--editor-style-buttons">
-          <InlineStyleButtons editorState={editorState} onToggle={handleOnChange} />
-          <BlockStyleButtons editorState={editorState} onToggle={handleOnChange} />
+          <InlineStyleButtons editorState={editorState} onToggle={handleOnChange} disabled={disabled} />
+          <BlockStyleButtons editorState={editorState} onToggle={handleOnChange} disabled={disabled} />
         </div>
         <div data-testid="rich-text-editor-advanced-buttons" className="aui--editor-advanced-buttons">
           {!_.isEmpty(mentions) && (
@@ -202,7 +204,7 @@ const RichTextEditor = ({
             />
           )}
           {_.isFunction(onFileSelect) && _.isFunction(onFileRemove) && (
-            <FileUploadAction fileFilter={fileFilter} onFileUpload={handleFileUpload} />
+            <FileUploadAction fileFilter={fileFilter} onFileUpload={handleFileUpload} disabled={disabled} />
           )}
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -226,11 +228,13 @@ RichTextEditor.propTypes = {
   onFileSelect: PropTypes.func,
   onFileRemove: PropTypes.func,
   fileFilter: PropTypes.string,
+  disabled: PropTypes.bool,
 };
 
 RichTextEditor.defaultProps = {
   placeholder: 'Tell a story...',
   fileFilter: '.jpg,.jpeg,.png,.gif,.pdf,.doc,.docx,.xls,.xlsx,.ppt,.pptx,.psd,.csv,.zip,.7z',
+  disabled: false,
 };
 
 RichTextEditor.createEmpty = EditorState.createEmpty;
@@ -238,7 +242,7 @@ RichTextEditor.createWithText = createEditorStateWithText;
 RichTextEditor.stateToHTML = editorStateToHTML;
 /**
  * @example
- * // parser exaple with dom-purify
+ * // parser example with dom-purify
  * const DOMPurifyDefaultConfig = {
  *   USE_PROFILES: { html: true },
  *   FORBID_TAGS: ['style'],
diff --git a/src/components/RichTextEditor/index.spec.jsx b/src/components/RichTextEditor/index.spec.jsx
index 3dc1bc10e..3a9918c11 100644
--- a/src/components/RichTextEditor/index.spec.jsx
+++ b/src/components/RichTextEditor/index.spec.jsx
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ describe('<RichTextEditor />', () => {
       render(<RichTextEditor onFileSelect={onFileSelect} onFileRemove={onFileRemove} onChange={onChange} />);
 
       expect(screen.getByTestId('rich-text-editor-wrapper')).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.getByTestId('file-download-button')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('file-upload-button')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('should be able to select a pdf file when clicking file upload button', async () => {
@@ -251,9 +251,9 @@ describe('<RichTextEditor />', () => {
       render(<RichTextEditor onFileSelect={onFileSelect} onFileRemove={onFileRemove} onChange={onChange} />);
 
       expect(onFileSelect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
-      await user.click(screen.getByLabelText('Download file'));
+      await user.click(screen.getByLabelText('Upload file'));
       const file = new File(['test'], 'test.pdf', { type: 'application/pdf' });
-      await user.upload(screen.getByTestId('file-download-input'), file);
+      await user.upload(screen.getByTestId('file-upload-input'), file);
       expect(onFileSelect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ describe('<RichTextEditor />', () => {
 
       render(<RichTextEditor onFileSelect={onFileSelect} onFileRemove={onFileRemove} onChange={onChange} />);
 
-      await user.upload(screen.getByTestId('file-download-input'), new File(['test'], 'file.pdf'));
+      await user.upload(screen.getByTestId('file-upload-input'), new File(['test'], 'file.pdf'));
 
       const preview = await screen.findByTestId('file-preview-list');
       await waitFor(() => {
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ describe('<RichTextEditor />', () => {
 
       render(<RichTextEditor onFileSelect={onFileSelect} onFileRemove={onFileRemove} onChange={onChange} />);
 
-      await user.upload(screen.getByTestId('file-download-input'), new File(['test'], 'file.pdf'));
+      await user.upload(screen.getByTestId('file-upload-input'), new File(['test'], 'file.pdf'));
 
       const preview = await screen.findByTestId('file-preview-list');
       await waitFor(() => {
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ describe('<RichTextEditor />', () => {
       const onChange = jest.fn();
       render(<RichTextEditor onFileSelect={onFileSelect} onFileRemove={onFileRemove} onChange={onChange} />);
 
-      await user.upload(screen.getByTestId('file-download-input'), new File(['test'], 'test.png'));
+      await user.upload(screen.getByTestId('file-upload-input'), new File(['test'], 'test.png'));
       expect(screen.getByTestId('spinner-wrapper')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ describe('<RichTextEditor />', () => {
       const onChange = jest.fn();
       render(<RichTextEditor onFileSelect={onFileSelect} onFileRemove={onFileRemove} onChange={onChange} />);
 
-      await user.upload(screen.getByTestId('file-download-input'), new File(['test'], 'test.png'));
+      await user.upload(screen.getByTestId('file-upload-input'), new File(['test'], 'test.png'));
 
       const preview = await screen.findByTestId('file-preview-list');
       await waitFor(() => {
diff --git a/src/components/RichTextEditor/styles.css b/src/components/RichTextEditor/styles.css
index cb38e3724..2eafe2578 100644
--- a/src/components/RichTextEditor/styles.css
+++ b/src/components/RichTextEditor/styles.css
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   z-index: 10;
 }
 
-.aui--editor-root .file-download-input {
+.aui--editor-root .file-upload-input {
   display: none;
 }
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
   margin-right: 0;
 }
 
-.aui--editor-root .aui--editor-toolbar .aui--toolbar-button .file-download-button {
+.aui--editor-root .aui--editor-toolbar .aui--toolbar-button .file-upload-button {
   background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 40.2 40.2'%3E%3Cpath d='M35.6,5.6c-1.1-1.1-2.6-1.8-4.2-1.8c-1.6,0-3,0.6-4.2,1.8l-15.7,16c-1.6,1.6-1.6,4.3,0,6c1.6,1.6,4.3,1.6,5.9,0L29,15.9c0.3-0.3,0.3-0.8,0-1c-0.3-0.3-0.8-0.3-1,0L16.4,26.6c-1,1-2.8,1-3.8,0c-1.1-1.1-1.1-2.8,0-3.9l15.7-16C30,5,32.9,5,34.6,6.7c1.7,1.8,1.7,4.6,0,6.4L14.9,33c-1.2,1.2-2.7,1.8-4.3,1.8S7.4,34.2,6.3,33c-2.4-2.4-2.4-6.4,0-8.8L21.7,8.5c0.3-0.3,0.3-0.8,0-1c-0.3-0.3-0.8-0.3-1,0L5.3,23.2c-2.9,3-2.9,7.9,0,10.9c1.4,1.5,3.3,2.3,5.4,2.3c2,0,3.9-0.8,5.4-2.3l19.6-20C37.9,11.7,37.9,7.9,35.6,5.6z'%3E%3C/path%3E%3C/svg%3E");
   width: 18px;
   height: 18px;