diff --git a/app/client/components/GridView.js b/app/client/components/GridView.js
index d5968be0..d6a597bf 100644
--- a/app/client/components/GridView.js
+++ b/app/client/components/GridView.js
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ GridView.prototype.buildDom = function() {
                 dom.testId("GridView_columnLabel"),
                 kd.style('width', field.widthPx),
                 kd.style('borderRightWidth', v.borderWidthPx),
-                viewCommon.makeResizable(field.width),
+                viewCommon.makeResizable(field.width, {shouldSave: !this.gristDoc.isReadonly.get()}),
                 kd.toggleClass('selected', () => ko.unwrap(this.isColSelected.at(field._index()))),
                 dom.on('contextmenu', ev => {
                   // This is a little hack to position the menu the same way as with a click
diff --git a/app/client/components/viewCommon.js b/app/client/components/viewCommon.js
index ac076035..377854f6 100644
--- a/app/client/components/viewCommon.js
+++ b/app/client/components/viewCommon.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ $.ui.resizable.prototype._respectSize = function() {
 /**
  * When used as an argument to dom() function, makes the containing element resizable, with the
  * size written into the given observable. If the observable has a .save() method, it's called
- * when the resize is complete (to save the new size to the server).
+ * by default when the resize is complete (to save the new size to the server).
  * @param {Object} options.enabled: An observable, a constant, or a function for a computed
  *      observable. The value is treated as a boolean, and determined whether resizable
  *      functionality is enabled.
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ $.ui.resizable.prototype._respectSize = function() {
  * @param {Boolean} options.isFlex: If true, will avoid changing 'left' when resizing the left edge.
  * @param {Number} options.minWidth: The minimum width the element can be resized to.
  *      Defaults to 10 (JQuery default).
+ * @param {Boolean} options.shouldSave: Whether .save() on `widthObservable` should be called.
+ *      Defaults to true.
  */
 function makeResizable(widthObservable, options) {
   options = options || {};
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ function makeResizable(widthObservable, options) {
       if (options.stop) {
         options.stop(e, ui);
       }
-      if (widthObservable.save) {
+      if (widthObservable.save && options.shouldSave !== false) {
         widthObservable.save();
       }
     }