diff --git a/api/v1/testkube.yaml b/api/v1/testkube.yaml
index c26be4262d5..2f540d52101 100644
--- a/api/v1/testkube.yaml
+++ b/api/v1/testkube.yaml
@@ -3435,6 +3435,9 @@ components:
           $ref: "#/components/schemas/TestSuiteExecutionRequest"
         status:
           $ref: "#/components/schemas/TestSuiteStatus"
+        readOnly:
+          type: boolean
+          description: if test suite is offline and cannot be executed
 
     TestSuiteV2:
       type: object
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/testkube/model_test_suite.go b/pkg/api/v1/testkube/model_test_suite.go
index ff5158d6bd6..aef3cd5113a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/testkube/model_test_suite.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/testkube/model_test_suite.go
@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@ type TestSuite struct {
 	Created          time.Time                  `json:"created,omitempty"`
 	ExecutionRequest *TestSuiteExecutionRequest `json:"executionRequest,omitempty"`
 	Status           *TestSuiteStatus           `json:"status"`
+	// if test suite is offline and cannot be executed
+	ReadOnly bool `json:"readOnly,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/testkube/model_test_suite_update_request.go b/pkg/api/v1/testkube/model_test_suite_update_request.go
index 988026468e2..f726b06d5ba 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/testkube/model_test_suite_update_request.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/testkube/model_test_suite_update_request.go
@@ -34,4 +34,6 @@ type TestSuiteUpdateRequest struct {
 	Created          time.Time                         `json:"created,omitempty"`
 	ExecutionRequest **TestSuiteExecutionUpdateRequest `json:"executionRequest,omitempty"`
 	Status           *TestSuiteStatus                  `json:"status"`
+	// if test suite is offline and cannot be executed
+	ReadOnly *bool `json:"readOnly,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/testkube/model_test_suite_upsert_request.go b/pkg/api/v1/testkube/model_test_suite_upsert_request.go
index a6f512f4c3b..dc6478217e4 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/testkube/model_test_suite_upsert_request.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/testkube/model_test_suite_upsert_request.go
@@ -34,4 +34,6 @@ type TestSuiteUpsertRequest struct {
 	Created          time.Time                  `json:"created,omitempty"`
 	ExecutionRequest *TestSuiteExecutionRequest `json:"executionRequest,omitempty"`
 	Status           *TestSuiteStatus           `json:"status"`
+	// if test suite is offline and cannot be executed
+	ReadOnly bool `json:"readOnly,omitempty"`
 }