diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
index 5d18a22c328..8c4e46e5ce6 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
@@ -2312,8 +2312,10 @@ var PriorityWidget = AbstractField.extend({
         this.$el.empty();
         this.empty_value = this.field.selection[0][0];
         this.$el.attr('aria-label', this.string);
+        const isReadonly = this.record.evalModifiers(this.attrs.modifiers).readonly;
         _.each(this.field.selection.slice(1), function (choice, index) {
-            self.$el.append(self._renderStar('<a href="#">', index_value >= index+1, index+1, choice[1], index_value));
+            const tag = isReadonly ? '<span>' : '<a href="#">';
+            self.$el.append(self._renderStar(tag, index_value >= index + 1, index + 1, choice[1], index_value));
         });
     },
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
index 62e30fe285f..1564d478ee3 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
@@ -5915,6 +5915,25 @@ QUnit.module('basic_fields', {
         list.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('priority widget with readonly attribute', async function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(1);
+
+        const form = await createView({
+            View: FormView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: `
+                <form>
+                    <field name="selection" widget="priority" readonly="1"/>
+                </form>`,
+            res_id: 2,
+        });
+
+        assert.containsN(form, '.o_field_widget.o_priority span', 2,
+            "stars of priority widget should rendered with span tag if readonly");
+
+        form.destroy();
+    });
 
     QUnit.module('StateSelection Widget');