diff --git a/System.IO.Streams/MemoryStream.cs b/System.IO.Streams/MemoryStream.cs
index 3715c71..b64f45a 100644
--- a/System.IO.Streams/MemoryStream.cs
+++ b/System.IO.Streams/MemoryStream.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public class MemoryStream : Stream
         private readonly bool _expandable;
         // Is this stream open or closed?
         private bool _isOpen;
+        // Is the stream writable
+        private bool _isWritable;
 
         private const int MemStreamMaxLength = 0xFFFF;
 
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ public MemoryStream()
             // Must be 0 for byte[]'s created by MemoryStream
             _origin = 0;
             _isOpen = true;
+            _isWritable = true;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -61,11 +64,16 @@ public MemoryStream()
         /// <para>
         /// The <see cref="CanRead"/>, <see cref="CanSeek"/>, and <see cref="CanWrite"/> properties are all set to <see langword="true"/>.
         /// </para>
-        /// <para>
-        /// The capacity of the current stream automatically increases when you use the <see cref="SetLength"/> method to set the length to a value larger than the capacity of the current stream.
-        /// </para>
         /// </remarks>
-        public MemoryStream(byte[] buffer)
+        public MemoryStream(byte[] buffer) : this(buffer, true) { }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new non-resizable instance of the <see cref="MemoryStream"/> class based on the specified byte array with the <see cref="CanWrite"/> property set as specified.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="buffer">The array of unsigned bytes from which to create the current stream.</param>
+        /// <param name="isWritable">A bool indicating whether the stream should be writable</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="buffer"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
+        public MemoryStream(byte[] buffer, bool isWritable)
         {
             _buffer = buffer ?? throw new ArgumentNullException();
 
@@ -73,6 +81,7 @@ public MemoryStream(byte[] buffer)
             _expandable = false;
             _origin = 0;
             _isOpen = true;
+            _isWritable = isWritable;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -115,7 +124,7 @@ public MemoryStream(byte[] buffer)
         /// If the stream is closed, this property returns <see langword="false"/>.
         /// </para>
         /// </remarks>
-        public override bool CanWrite => _isOpen;
+        public override bool CanWrite => _isWritable;
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
@@ -329,11 +338,13 @@ public override long Seek(
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         /// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException"></exception>
-        /// <exception cref="NotSupportedException">The stream buffer does not have the capacity to hold the data and is not expandable.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="NotSupportedException">The stream buffer does not have the capacity to hold the 
+        /// data and is not expandable, and/or the stream is not writable.</exception>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">The MemoryStream max size was exceeded</exception>
         public override void SetLength(long value)
         {
             EnsureOpen();
+            EnsureWritable();
 
             if (value > MemStreamMaxLength || value < 0)
             {
@@ -368,7 +379,8 @@ public virtual byte[] ToArray()
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         /// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException"></exception>
-        /// <exception cref="NotSupportedException">The stream buffer does not have the capacity to hold the data and is not expandable.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="NotSupportedException">The stream buffer does not have the capacity to hold the
+        /// data and is not expandable, and/or the stream is not writable.</exception>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">
         /// The MemoryStream max size was exceeded or
         /// <paramref name="offset"/> or <paramref name="count"/> are less than 0
@@ -376,6 +388,7 @@ public virtual byte[] ToArray()
         public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
         {
             EnsureOpen();
+            EnsureWritable();
 
             if (buffer == null)
             {
@@ -411,11 +424,13 @@ public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         /// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException"></exception>
-        /// <exception cref="NotSupportedException">The stream buffer does not have the capacity to hold the data and is not expandable.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="NotSupportedException">The stream buffer does not have the capacity to hold the
+        /// data and is not expandable, and/or the stream is not writable.</exception>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">The MemoryStream max size was exceeded</exception>
         public override void WriteByte(byte value)
         {
             EnsureOpen();
+            EnsureWritable();
 
             if (_position >= _capacity)
             {
@@ -459,6 +474,18 @@ private void EnsureOpen()
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Check that stream is writable.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <exception cref="NotSupportedException"></exception>
+        private void EnsureWritable()
+        {
+            if (!CanWrite)
+            {
+                throw new NotSupportedException();
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Verifies that there is enough capacity in the stream.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/UnitTests/MemoryStreamUnitTests/CanWrite.cs b/UnitTests/MemoryStreamUnitTests/CanWrite.cs
index 18add87..a26d29c 100644
--- a/UnitTests/MemoryStreamUnitTests/CanWrite.cs
+++ b/UnitTests/MemoryStreamUnitTests/CanWrite.cs
@@ -51,5 +51,24 @@ public void CanWrite_Byte_Ctor()
                  OutputHelper.WriteLine($"Unexpected exception {ex}");
             }
         }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        [DataRow(true)]
+        [DataRow(false)]
+        public void CanWrite_bool_isWritable_Ctor(bool isWritable)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
+
+            // Act
+            using MemoryStream fs = new MemoryStream(buffer, isWritable);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.AreEqual(isWritable, fs.CanWrite, $"Expected CanWrite == {isWritable}, but got CanWrite == {!isWritable}");
+            if(!isWritable)
+            {
+                Assert.ThrowsException(typeof(NotSupportedException), () => fs.WriteByte(0), "Expected exception when attempt to write to a read only stream.");
+            }
+        }
     }
 }