diff --git a/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx_dashboard/api/sysinv.py b/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx_dashboard/api/sysinv.py
index f5ca0528..c1dd705b 100644
--- a/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx_dashboard/api/sysinv.py
+++ b/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx_dashboard/api/sysinv.py
@@ -2169,13 +2169,41 @@ class AddressPool(base.APIResourceWrapper):
 
     _attrs = ['uuid', 'name', 'network', 'prefix', 'order', 'ranges']
 
+    def add_attr(self, attr):
+        self._attrs.append(attr)
+
     def __init__(self, apiresource):
         super(AddressPool, self).__init__(apiresource)
 
 
+def address_pool_check_readonly(request, pools):
+    ro_msg = "Address pool is read-only and cannot be modified or removed"
+    nPools = []
+    if not isinstance(pools, list):
+        nPools.append(pools)
+    else:
+        nPools = pools
+
+    updates = {}
+    for pool in nPools:
+        curr_pool = nPools.index(pool)
+        updates['name'] = pool.name
+        read_only_pool = AddressPool(pool)
+        read_only_pool.add_attr('readonly')
+        try:
+            address_pool_update(request, pool.uuid, **updates)
+            read_only_pool.readonly = False
+        except Exception as e:
+            if str(e) == ro_msg:
+                read_only_pool.readonly = True
+        nPools[curr_pool] = read_only_pool
+    return nPools
+
+
 def address_pool_list(request):
     pools = cgtsclient(request).address_pool.list()
-    return [AddressPool(p) for p in pools]
+    pools = address_pool_check_readonly(request, pools)
+    return pools
 
 
 def address_pool_get(request, address_pool_uuid):
@@ -2183,12 +2211,17 @@ def address_pool_get(request, address_pool_uuid):
     if not pool:
         raise ValueError(
             'No match found for address pool uuid "%s".' % address_pool_uuid)
-    return AddressPool(pool)
+    pool = address_pool_check_readonly(request, pool)
+    return pool[0]
 
 
 def address_pool_create(request, **kwargs):
     pool = cgtsclient(request).address_pool.create(**kwargs)
-    return AddressPool(pool)
+    read_only_pool = AddressPool(pool)
+    read_only_pool.add_attr('readonly')
+    # Address pools created post bootstrap are not read-only.
+    read_only_pool.readonly = False
+    return read_only_pool
 
 
 def address_pool_delete(request, address_pool_uuid):
diff --git a/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx_dashboard/dashboards/admin/system_config/address_pools/tables.py b/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx_dashboard/dashboards/admin/system_config/address_pools/tables.py
index 1056704d..edd71035 100644
--- a/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx_dashboard/dashboards/admin/system_config/address_pools/tables.py
+++ b/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx-dashboard/starlingx_dashboard/dashboards/admin/system_config/address_pools/tables.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015 Wind River Systems, Inc
+# Copyright 2015-2023 Wind River Systems, Inc
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
 #    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ class UpdateAddressPool(tables.LinkAction):
     url = "horizon:admin:system_config:updateaddrpool"
     classes = ("ajax-modal", "btn-edit")
 
+    def allowed(self, request, pool):
+        if pool.readonly is True:
+            if "disabled" not in self.classes:
+                self.classes = [c for c in self.classes] + ["disabled"]
+        return True
+
     def get_link_url(self, pool):
         return reverse(self.url, args=(pool.uuid,))