diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/vault/app/vault/vault-v2.component.ts b/apps/desktop/src/vault/app/vault/vault-v2.component.ts
index eedcb4dde83..bf5946d8e40 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/vault/app/vault/vault-v2.component.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/vault/app/vault/vault-v2.component.ts
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ export class VaultV2Component<C extends CipherViewLike>
     }
     const dialogRef = AttachmentsV2Component.open(this.dialogService, {
       cipherId: this.cipherId as CipherId,
+      canEditCipher: this.cipher().edit,
     });
     const result = await firstValueFrom(dialogRef.closed).catch((): any => null);
     if (
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/vault/individual-vault/vault.component.ts b/apps/web/src/app/vault/individual-vault/vault.component.ts
index aa238922eea..ca956e07dac 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/vault/individual-vault/vault.component.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/vault/individual-vault/vault.component.ts
@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@ export class VaultComponent<C extends CipherViewLike> implements OnInit, OnDestr
     const dialogRef = AttachmentsV2Component.open(this.dialogService, {
       cipherId: cipher.id as CipherId,
       organizationId: cipher.organizationId as OrganizationId,
+      canEditCipher: cipher.edit,
     });
 
     const result: AttachmentDialogCloseResult = await lastValueFrom(dialogRef.closed);
diff --git a/libs/vault/src/cipher-form/components/attachments/cipher-attachments.component.html b/libs/vault/src/cipher-form/components/attachments/cipher-attachments.component.html
index 855c37ecab5..6aaaf033e0d 100644
--- a/libs/vault/src/cipher-form/components/attachments/cipher-attachments.component.html
+++ b/libs/vault/src/cipher-form/components/attachments/cipher-attachments.component.html
@@ -38,14 +38,16 @@
                 </button>
               }
             </bit-item-action>
-            <bit-item-action>
-              <app-delete-attachment
-                [admin]="admin() && organization()?.canEditAllCiphers"
-                [cipherId]="cipher().id"
-                [attachment]="attachment"
-                (onDeletionSuccess)="removeAttachment(attachment)"
-              ></app-delete-attachment>
-            </bit-item-action>
+            @if (cipher().edit) {
+              <bit-item-action>
+                <app-delete-attachment
+                  [admin]="admin() && organization()?.canEditAllCiphers"
+                  [cipherId]="cipher().id"
+                  [attachment]="attachment"
+                  (onDeletionSuccess)="removeAttachment(attachment)"
+                ></app-delete-attachment>
+              </bit-item-action>
+            }
           </ng-container>
         </bit-item>
       </li>
@@ -54,46 +56,48 @@
 }
 
 <form [id]="attachmentFormId" [formGroup]="attachmentForm" [bitSubmit]="submit">
-  <bit-card>
-    <label for="file" bitTypography="body2" class="tw-block tw-text-muted tw-px-1 tw-pb-1.5">
-      {{ "addAttachment" | i18n }}
-    </label>
-    <div class="tw-relative">
-      <!-- Input elements are notoriously difficult to style, --->
-      <!-- The native `<input>` will be used for screen readers -->
-      <!-- Visual & keyboard users will interact with the styled button element -->
-      <input
-        #fileInput
-        class="tw-sr-only"
-        type="file"
-        id="file"
-        name="file"
-        aria-describedby="fileHelp"
-        tabindex="-1"
-        required
-        (change)="onFileChange($event)"
-      />
-      <div class="tw-flex tw-gap-2 tw-items-center" aria-hidden="true">
-        <button
-          bitButton
-          buttonType="secondary"
-          type="button"
-          (click)="fileInput.click()"
-          class="tw-whitespace-nowrap"
-        >
-          {{ "chooseFile" | i18n }}
-        </button>
-        <p bitTypography="body2" class="tw-text-muted tw-mb-0">
-          {{
-            this.attachmentForm.controls.file?.value
-              ? this.attachmentForm.controls.file.value.name
-              : ("noFileChosen" | i18n)
-          }}
-        </p>
+  @if (cipher()?.edit) {
+    <bit-card>
+      <label for="file" bitTypography="body2" class="tw-block tw-text-muted tw-px-1 tw-pb-1.5">
+        {{ "addAttachment" | i18n }}
+      </label>
+      <div class="tw-relative">
+        <!-- Input elements are notoriously difficult to style, --->
+        <!-- The native `<input>` will be used for screen readers -->
+        <!-- Visual & keyboard users will interact with the styled button element -->
+        <input
+          #fileInput
+          class="tw-sr-only"
+          type="file"
+          id="file"
+          name="file"
+          aria-describedby="fileHelp"
+          tabindex="-1"
+          required
+          (change)="onFileChange($event)"
+        />
+        <div class="tw-flex tw-gap-2 tw-items-center" aria-hidden="true">
+          <button
+            bitButton
+            buttonType="secondary"
+            type="button"
+            (click)="fileInput.click()"
+            class="tw-whitespace-nowrap"
+          >
+            {{ "chooseFile" | i18n }}
+          </button>
+          <p bitTypography="body2" class="tw-text-muted tw-mb-0">
+            {{
+              this.attachmentForm.controls.file?.value
+                ? this.attachmentForm.controls.file.value.name
+                : ("noFileChosen" | i18n)
+            }}
+          </p>
+        </div>
       </div>
-    </div>
-    <p id="fileHelp" bitTypography="helper" class="tw-text-muted tw-px-1 tw-pt-1 tw-mb-0">
-      {{ "maxFileSizeSansPunctuation" | i18n }}
-    </p>
-  </bit-card>
+      <p id="fileHelp" bitTypography="helper" class="tw-text-muted tw-px-1 tw-pt-1 tw-mb-0">
+        {{ "maxFileSizeSansPunctuation" | i18n }}
+      </p>
+    </bit-card>
+  }
 </form>
diff --git a/libs/vault/src/cipher-form/components/attachments/cipher-attachments.component.ts b/libs/vault/src/cipher-form/components/attachments/cipher-attachments.component.ts
index f75611b995e..6900009edad 100644
--- a/libs/vault/src/cipher-form/components/attachments/cipher-attachments.component.ts
+++ b/libs/vault/src/cipher-form/components/attachments/cipher-attachments.component.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ export class CipherAttachmentsComponent {
   /** Emits after a file has been successfully removed */
   readonly onRemoveSuccess = output<void>();
 
+  readonly onCloseButtonPress = output<void>();
+
   protected readonly organization = signal<Organization | null>(null);
   protected readonly cipher = signal<CipherView | null>(null);
 
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ export class CipherAttachmentsComponent {
       // Update the initial state of the submit button
       const btn = this.submitBtn();
       if (btn) {
-        btn.disabled.set(!this.attachmentForm.valid);
+        btn.disabled.set(!this.attachmentForm.valid && this.cipher().edit);
       }
     });
 
@@ -192,6 +194,12 @@ export class CipherAttachmentsComponent {
 
   /** Save the attachments to the cipher */
   submit = async () => {
+    //user can't edit cipher and will close the bit-dialog
+    if (!this.cipher().edit) {
+      this.onCloseButtonPress.emit();
+      return;
+    }
+
     this.onUploadStarted.emit();
 
     const file = this.attachmentForm.value.file;
diff --git a/libs/vault/src/cipher-view/attachments/attachments-v2.component.html b/libs/vault/src/cipher-view/attachments/attachments-v2.component.html
index a8dc22c75ac..964fba6a266 100644
--- a/libs/vault/src/cipher-view/attachments/attachments-v2.component.html
+++ b/libs/vault/src/cipher-view/attachments/attachments-v2.component.html
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@
       (onUploadSuccess)="uploadSuccessful()"
       (onUploadFailed)="uploadFailed()"
       (onRemoveSuccess)="removalSuccessful()"
+      (onCloseButtonPress)="closeButtonPressed()"
     ></app-cipher-attachments>
   </ng-container>
   <ng-container bitDialogFooter>
     <button bitButton type="submit" buttonType="primary" [attr.form]="attachmentFormId" #submitBtn>
-      {{ "upload" | i18n }}
+      {{ buttonText }}
     </button>
   </ng-container>
 </bit-dialog>
diff --git a/libs/vault/src/cipher-view/attachments/attachments-v2.component.ts b/libs/vault/src/cipher-view/attachments/attachments-v2.component.ts
index 218f5b2c6d3..9810aa929d6 100644
--- a/libs/vault/src/cipher-view/attachments/attachments-v2.component.ts
+++ b/libs/vault/src/cipher-view/attachments/attachments-v2.component.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { CommonModule } from "@angular/common";
 import { Component, HostListener, Inject } from "@angular/core";
 
+import { I18nService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/i18n.service";
 import { CipherId, OrganizationId } from "@bitwarden/common/types/guid";
 import { UnionOfValues } from "@bitwarden/common/vault/types/union-of-values";
 import {
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import { CipherAttachmentsComponent } from "../../cipher-form/components/attachm
 
 export interface AttachmentsDialogParams {
   cipherId: CipherId;
+  canEditCipher?: boolean;
   admin?: boolean;
   organizationId?: OrganizationId;
 }
@@ -51,7 +53,9 @@ export class AttachmentsV2Component {
   cipherId: CipherId;
   admin: boolean = false;
   organizationId?: OrganizationId;
+  canEditCipher: boolean;
   attachmentFormId = CipherAttachmentsComponent.attachmentFormID;
+  buttonText: string;
   private isUploading = false;
 
   /**
@@ -62,10 +66,14 @@ export class AttachmentsV2Component {
   constructor(
     private dialogRef: DialogRef<AttachmentDialogCloseResult>,
     @Inject(DIALOG_DATA) public params: AttachmentsDialogParams,
+    private i18nService: I18nService,
   ) {
     this.cipherId = params.cipherId;
     this.organizationId = params.organizationId;
     this.admin = params.admin ?? false;
+    this.canEditCipher = params?.canEditCipher ?? false;
+    this.buttonText =
+      this.canEditCipher || this.admin ? this.i18nService.t("upload") : this.i18nService.t("close");
   }
 
   /**
@@ -140,4 +148,10 @@ export class AttachmentsV2Component {
       action: AttachmentDialogResult.Removed,
     });
   }
+
+  closeButtonPressed() {
+    this.dialogRef.close({
+      action: AttachmentDialogResult.Closed,
+    });
+  }
 }