diff --git a/modules/dcache-vehicles/src/main/java/diskCacheV111/util/DiskErrorCacheException.java b/modules/dcache-vehicles/src/main/java/diskCacheV111/util/DiskErrorCacheException.java
index 2545d2452fe..5429cb86c9a 100644
--- a/modules/dcache-vehicles/src/main/java/diskCacheV111/util/DiskErrorCacheException.java
+++ b/modules/dcache-vehicles/src/main/java/diskCacheV111/util/DiskErrorCacheException.java
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@
  */
 public class DiskErrorCacheException extends CacheException {
 
+
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -5386946146340646052L;
 
+    public enum FileStoreState {
+        READ_ONLY, FAILED
+    }
+
     public DiskErrorCacheException(String msg) {
         super(CacheException.ERROR_IO_DISK, msg);
     }
@@ -23,4 +28,13 @@ public DiskErrorCacheException(String msg) {
     public DiskErrorCacheException(String message, Throwable cause) {
         super(CacheException.ERROR_IO_DISK, message, cause);
     }
+
+    public FileStoreState checkStatus(String message) {
+        if (message.contains("No space available.")) {
+            return FileStoreState.READ_ONLY;
+        } else {
+            return FileStoreState.FAILED;
+        }
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/modules/dcache/src/main/java/org/dcache/pool/classic/MoverRequestScheduler.java b/modules/dcache/src/main/java/org/dcache/pool/classic/MoverRequestScheduler.java
index 7504d09c647..dde02e9cd52 100644
--- a/modules/dcache/src/main/java/org/dcache/pool/classic/MoverRequestScheduler.java
+++ b/modules/dcache/src/main/java/org/dcache/pool/classic/MoverRequestScheduler.java
@@ -513,8 +513,19 @@ public void failed(Throwable exc, Void attachment) {
                                     .setTransferStatus(CacheException.DEFAULT_ERROR_CODE,
                                           "Transfer was killed");
                           } else if (exc instanceof DiskErrorCacheException) {
+                              FaultAction faultAction = null;
+                              //TODO this is done because the FileStoreState is in another module
+                              // to be improved
+                              switch (((DiskErrorCacheException) exc).checkStatus(exc.getMessage())){
+                                  case READ_ONLY:
+                                      faultAction = FaultAction.READONLY;
+                                  break;
+                                  default:
+                                      faultAction = FaultAction.DISABLED;
+                                  break;
+                              }
                               FaultEvent faultEvent = new FaultEvent("transfer",
-                                    FaultAction.DISABLED, exc.getMessage(), exc);
+                                      faultAction, exc.getMessage(), exc);
                               _faultListeners.forEach(l -> l.faultOccurred(faultEvent));
                           }
                           postprocess();
@@ -532,9 +543,18 @@ public void completed(Void result, Void attachment) {
                                         @Override
                                         public void failed(Throwable exc, Void attachment) {
                                             if (exc instanceof DiskErrorCacheException) {
+                                                FaultAction faultAction = null;
+                                                switch (((DiskErrorCacheException) exc).checkStatus(exc.getMessage())){
+                                                    case READ_ONLY:
+                                                        faultAction = FaultAction.READONLY;
+                                                        break;
+                                                    default:
+                                                        faultAction = FaultAction.DISABLED;
+                                                        break;
+                                                }
                                                 FaultEvent faultEvent = new FaultEvent(
                                                       "post-processing",
-                                                      FaultAction.DISABLED,
+                                                        faultAction,
                                                       exc.getMessage(), exc);
                                                 _faultListeners.forEach(
                                                       l -> l.faultOccurred(faultEvent));