diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.Movie.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.Movie.cs
index 23fb771c78..ffc49187f5 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.Movie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.Movie.cs
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				}
 				Global.MovieSession.Movie.StartPlayback();
 				SetMainformMovieInfo();
+				Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Replaying movie file in read-only mode");
+				Global.MainForm.ReadOnly = true;
 			}
 		}