diff --git a/app/client/src/widgets/wds/WDSInputWidget/widget/index.tsx b/app/client/src/widgets/wds/WDSInputWidget/widget/index.tsx
index 9de9d5da8d..35823822eb 100644
--- a/app/client/src/widgets/wds/WDSInputWidget/widget/index.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/widgets/wds/WDSInputWidget/widget/index.tsx
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ class WDSInputWidget extends WDSBaseInputWidget<InputWidgetProps, WidgetState> {
   }
 
   onFocusChange = (focusState: boolean) => {
+    if (this.props.isReadOnly) return;
+
     if (focusState) {
       this.props.updateWidgetMetaProperty("isFocused", focusState, {
         triggerPropertyName: "onFocus",