diff --git a/grafana-plugin/src/containers/TemplatesAlertGroupsList/TemplatesAlertGroupsList.tsx b/grafana-plugin/src/containers/TemplatesAlertGroupsList/TemplatesAlertGroupsList.tsx
index 88c41c0d..6e0ae4f7 100644
--- a/grafana-plugin/src/containers/TemplatesAlertGroupsList/TemplatesAlertGroupsList.tsx
+++ b/grafana-plugin/src/containers/TemplatesAlertGroupsList/TemplatesAlertGroupsList.tsx
@@ -126,7 +126,10 @@ const TemplatesAlertGroupsList = (props: TemplatesAlertGroupsListProps) => {
                       showLineNumbers
                       useAutoCompleteList={false}
                       language={MONACO_LANGUAGE.json}
-                      monacoOptions={MONACO_PAYLOAD_OPTIONS}
+                      monacoOptions={{
+                        ...MONACO_PAYLOAD_OPTIONS,
+                        readOnly: true,
+                      }}
                     />
                   </div>
                 </VerticalGroup>