diff --git a/auditlog/models/rule.py b/auditlog/models/rule.py
index 7e914e7a7d5..b6b0fc935d2 100644
--- a/auditlog/models/rule.py
+++ b/auditlog/models/rule.py
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ def _patch_method(self, model, method_name, check_attr):
             new_method = self._make_create()
         elif method_name == "read":
             new_method = self._make_read()
+            new_method._readonly = False
         elif method_name == "write":
             new_method = self._make_write()
         elif method_name == "unlink":
diff --git a/auditlog/tests/test_http.py b/auditlog/tests/test_http.py
index df3179930c1..67a9c808d5d 100644
--- a/auditlog/tests/test_http.py
+++ b/auditlog/tests/test_http.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # License AGPL-3.0 or later (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl).
+import logging
+
 from odoo.tests.common import HttpCase, tagged
 
 from .common import AuditLogRuleCommon
@@ -44,3 +46,38 @@ def test_compute_display_name(self):
             http_session_id.display_name,
             r"Mitchell Admin \(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\)",
         )
+
+    def test_read_only_cursor(self):
+        self.authenticate("admin", "admin")
+        rule = self.env["auditlog.rule"].create(
+            {
+                "name": "res.partner",
+                "model_id": self.env.ref("base.model_res_partner").id,
+                "log_read": True,
+                "log_type": "full",
+                "state": "subscribed",
+            }
+        )
+        self.addCleanup(rule.unsubscribe)
+        partner = self.env.ref("base.partner_demo")
+        with self.assertNoLogs("odoo", level=logging.ERROR):
+            self.make_jsonrpc_request(
+                "/web/dataset/call_kw",
+                params={
+                    "model": "res.partner",
+                    "method": "read",
+                    "args": [partner.ids],
+                    "kwargs": {},
+                },
+                headers={
+                    "Cookie": f"session_id={self.session.sid};",
+                },
+            )
+        logs = self.env["auditlog.log"].search(
+            [
+                ("model_id", "=", rule.model_id.id),
+                ("method", "=", "read"),
+                ("res_id", "=", partner.id),
+            ]
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(len(logs), 1)