diff --git a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/BookieStateManager.java b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/BookieStateManager.java
index 83ae611ef0a..80226bd38e3 100644
--- a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/BookieStateManager.java
+++ b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/BookieStateManager.java
@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@ public boolean isReadOnly(){
         return forceReadOnly.get() || bookieStatus.isInReadOnlyMode();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isForceReadOnly(){
+        return forceReadOnly.get();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean isAvailableForHighPriorityWrites() {
         return availableForHighPriorityWrites;
diff --git a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/StateManager.java b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/StateManager.java
index f7f7a3feca3..d279893a8ac 100644
--- a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/StateManager.java
+++ b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/StateManager.java
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ public interface StateManager extends AutoCloseable {
      */
     boolean isReadOnly();
 
+    /**
+     * Check is forceReadOnly.
+     */
+    boolean isForceReadOnly();
+
     /**
      * Check is Running.
      */
diff --git a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/server/http/service/BookieStateReadOnlyService.java b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/server/http/service/BookieStateReadOnlyService.java
index 2fe317728fa..23211d5218f 100644
--- a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/server/http/service/BookieStateReadOnlyService.java
+++ b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/server/http/service/BookieStateReadOnlyService.java
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ public HttpServiceResponse handle(HttpServiceRequest request) throws Exception {
         if (HttpServer.Method.PUT.equals(request.getMethod())) {
             ReadOnlyState inState = JsonUtil.fromJson(request.getBody(), ReadOnlyState.class);
             if (stateManager.isReadOnly() && !inState.isReadOnly()) {
+                if (stateManager.isForceReadOnly()) {
+                    response.setCode(HttpServer.StatusCode.BAD_REQUEST);
+                    response.setBody("Bookie is in forceReadOnly mode, cannot transit to writable mode");
+                    return response;
+                }
                 stateManager.transitionToWritableMode().get();
             } else if (!stateManager.isReadOnly() && inState.isReadOnly()) {
                 stateManager.transitionToReadOnlyMode().get();
diff --git a/bookkeeper-server/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/server/http/TestHttpService.java b/bookkeeper-server/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/server/http/TestHttpService.java
index fdab2f8f9ad..a59adcf6aff 100644
--- a/bookkeeper-server/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/server/http/TestHttpService.java
+++ b/bookkeeper-server/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/server/http/TestHttpService.java
@@ -1021,6 +1021,14 @@ public void testBookieReadOnlyState() throws Exception {
         response = bookieReadOnlyService.handle(request);
         readOnlyState = JsonUtil.fromJson(response.getBody(), ReadOnlyState.class);
         assertFalse(readOnlyState.isReadOnly());
+
+        //forceReadonly to writable
+        baseConf.setForceReadOnlyBookie(true);
+        baseConf.setReadOnlyModeEnabled(true);
+        restartBookies();
+        request = new HttpServiceRequest(JsonUtil.toJson(new ReadOnlyState(false)), HttpServer.Method.PUT,  null);
+        response = bookieReadOnlyService.handle(request);
+        assertEquals(400, response.getStatusCode());
     }
 
     @Test