diff --git a/src/components/ProjectBar/ProjectBar.jsx b/src/components/ProjectBar/ProjectBar.jsx
index 1b790663e..33c331166 100644
--- a/src/components/ProjectBar/ProjectBar.jsx
+++ b/src/components/ProjectBar/ProjectBar.jsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const ProjectBar = ({ nameEditable = true }) => {
   const loading = useSelector((state) => state.editor.loading);
   const lastSavedTime = useSelector((state) => state.editor.lastSavedTime);
   const offlineEnabled = useSelector((state) => state.editor.offlineEnabled);
+  const saveDisabled = useSelector((state) => state.editor.saveDisabled);
   const projectOwner = isOwner(user, project);
   const readOnly = useSelector((state) => state.editor.readOnly);
   const isOnline = useIsOnline();
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ const ProjectBar = ({ nameEditable = true }) => {
             type="tertiary"
           />
         </div>
-        {!projectOwner && !readOnly && (
+        {!projectOwner && !readOnly && !saveDisabled && (
           <div className="project-bar__btn-wrapper">
             <SaveButton className="project-bar__btn btn--save" />
           </div>
diff --git a/src/components/ProjectBar/ProjectBar.test.js b/src/components/ProjectBar/ProjectBar.test.js
index 46c7f0cfc..0db25b777 100644
--- a/src/components/ProjectBar/ProjectBar.test.js
+++ b/src/components/ProjectBar/ProjectBar.test.js
@@ -95,6 +95,25 @@ describe("When logged in and user owns project", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("When logged in and save is disabled", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    renderProjectBar({
+      editor: {
+        project,
+        saveDisabled: true,
+        lastSavedTime: new Date().getTime(),
+      },
+      auth: {
+        user,
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("Save button is not shown", () => {
+    expect(screen.queryByText("header.save")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
+
 describe("When logged in and no project identifier", () => {
   const projectWithoutId = { ...project, identifier: null };
 
diff --git a/src/containers/WebComponentLoader.jsx b/src/containers/WebComponentLoader.jsx
index 0aef37da2..72198c689 100644
--- a/src/containers/WebComponentLoader.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/WebComponentLoader.jsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   setSenseHatAlwaysEnabled,
   setOfflineEnabled,
   setFriendlyErrorsEnabled,
+  setSaveDisabled,
   setLoadRemixDisabled,
   setReactAppApiEndpoint,
   setScratchApiEndpoint,
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ const WebComponentLoader = (props) => {
     loadCache = true, // Always use cache unless explicitly disabled
     initialProject = null,
     offlineEnabled = false,
+    saveDisabled = false,
   } = props;
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
 
@@ -204,6 +206,10 @@ const WebComponentLoader = (props) => {
     dispatch(setOfflineEnabled(offlineEnabled));
   }, [offlineEnabled, dispatch]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    dispatch(setSaveDisabled(saveDisabled));
+  }, [saveDisabled, dispatch]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     // Create a script element to save the existing Prism object if there is one
     const script = document.createElement("script");
diff --git a/src/redux/EditorSlice.js b/src/redux/EditorSlice.js
index abf7b5276..d6bd05c51 100644
--- a/src/redux/EditorSlice.js
+++ b/src/redux/EditorSlice.js
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ export const editorInitialState = {
   scratchIframeProjectIdentifier: null,
   friendlyErrorsEnabled: false,
   friendlyError: null,
+  saveDisabled: false,
 };
 
 const isScratchProject = (state) =>
@@ -300,6 +301,9 @@ const EditorSlice = createSlice({
     setFriendlyError: (state, action) => {
       state.friendlyError = action.payload;
     },
+    setSaveDisabled: (state, action) => {
+      state.saveDisabled = action.payload;
+    },
     setLoadRemixDisabled: (state, action) => {
       state.loadRemixDisabled = action.payload;
     },
@@ -531,6 +535,7 @@ export const {
   setSenseHatEnabled,
   setFriendlyErrorsEnabled,
   setLoadRemixDisabled,
+  setSaveDisabled,
   setReactAppApiEndpoint,
   setScratchApiEndpoint,
   stopCodeRun,
diff --git a/src/redux/EditorSlice.test.js b/src/redux/EditorSlice.test.js
index 37c529f0f..6e4b9897d 100644
--- a/src/redux/EditorSlice.test.js
+++ b/src/redux/EditorSlice.test.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import reducer, {
   scratchSaveFailed,
   setFriendlyErrorsEnabled,
   setFriendlyError,
+  setSaveDisabled,
 } from "./EditorSlice";
 
 const mockCreateRemix = jest.fn();
@@ -128,6 +129,12 @@ test("Action setOfflineEnabled correctly sets offlineEnabled", () => {
   );
 });
 
+test("Action setSaveDisabled sets saveDisabled", () => {
+  const previousState = { saveDisabled: false };
+  const expectedState = { saveDisabled: true };
+  expect(reducer(previousState, setSaveDisabled(true))).toEqual(expectedState);
+});
+
 test("Action addProjectComponent adds component to project with correct content", () => {
   const previousState = {
     project: {
diff --git a/src/web-component.js b/src/web-component.js
index aa9e90281..8f49316c7 100644
--- a/src/web-component.js
+++ b/src/web-component.js
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class WebComponent extends HTMLElement {
       "load_cache",
       "offline_enabled",
       "friendly_errors_enabled",
+      "save_disabled",
     ];
   }
 
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ class WebComponent extends HTMLElement {
       "load_cache",
       "offline_enabled",
       "friendly_errors_enabled",
+      "save_disabled",
     ];
     const jsonAttrs = [
       "instructions",