diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/base_control.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/base_control.js
index 88aceb56a3..7817db95a9 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/base_control.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/base_control.js
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ frappe.ui.form.Control = class BaseControl {
 		if (this.df.get_status) {
 			return this.df.get_status(this);
 		}
-		if (this.df.is_virtual) {
-			return "Read";
-		}
 
 		if (
 			(!this.doctype && !this.docname) ||
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/model/perm.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/model/perm.js
index 22be220af2..77b92b046e 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/model/perm.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/model/perm.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ $.extend(frappe.perm, {
 
 		if (!perm) {
 			let is_hidden = df && (cint(df.hidden) || cint(df.hidden_due_to_dependency));
-			let is_read_only = df && cint(df.read_only);
+			let is_read_only = df && (cint(df.read_only) || cint(df.is_virtual));
 			return is_hidden ? "None" : is_read_only ? "Read" : "Write";
 		}