diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue
index 357bb39204..c0c6aaf6ee 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Grid.vue
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import {
   useI18n,
   useMetas,
   useMultiSelect,
+  useRoles,
   useRoute,
   useSmartsheetStoreOrThrow,
   useUIPermission,
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ const isLocked = inject(IsLockedInj, ref(false))
 const reloadViewDataHook = inject(ReloadViewDataHookInj, createEventHook())
 const openNewRecordFormHook = inject(OpenNewRecordFormHookInj, createEventHook())
 
+const { hasRole } = useRoles()
 const { isUIAllowed } = useUIPermission()
 const hasEditPermission = $computed(() => isUIAllowed('xcDatatableEditable'))
 
@@ -477,7 +479,12 @@ watch(
                         <a-checkbox v-model:checked="row.rowMeta.selected" />
                       </div>
                       <span class="flex-1" />
-                      <div v-if="!isLocked" class="nc-expand" :class="{ 'nc-comment': row.rowMeta?.commentCount }">
+
+                      <div
+                        v-if="(!readOnly || hasRole('commenter', true) || hasRole('viewer', true)) && !isLocked"
+                        class="nc-expand"
+                        :class="{ 'nc-comment': row.rowMeta?.commentCount }"
+                      >
                         <a-spin v-if="row.rowMeta.saving" class="!flex items-center" />
                         <template v-else>
                           <span
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useRoles/index.ts b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useRoles/index.ts
index bfa8fd4e1f..b05ad71a82 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useRoles/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useRoles/index.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import type { ProjectRole, Role, Roles } from '~/lib'
  * * `loadProjectRoles` - a function to load the project roles for a specific project (by id)
  */
 export const useRoles = createSharedComposable(() => {
-  const { user } = useGlobal()
+  const { user, previewAs } = useGlobal()
 
   const { api } = useApi()
 
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ export const useRoles = createSharedComposable(() => {
     }
   }
 
-  function hasRole(role: Role | ProjectRole | string) {
+  function hasRole(role: Role | ProjectRole | string, includePreviewRoles = false) {
+    if (includePreviewRoles) {
+      return previewAs.value === role
+    }
+
     return allRoles.value[role]
   }