To reproduce: - Place RadRichTextBox in a blank form. - Set its ReadOnly property to true. - Copy some text and then press Ctrl+V in the RadRichTextBox. Workaround: - Use the following InputBehaviour: class MyInputBeaviour : InputBehavior { public MyInputBeaviour(DocumentView view) : base(view) { } protected override void PerformPasteOperation(KeyEventArgs e) { if (!this.DocumentView.IsReadOnly) { base.PerformPasteOperation(e); } } } - You can change the default behaviour like this: radRichTextBox1.RichTextBoxElement.ViewElement.DocumentView.InputBehavior = new MyInputBeaviour(radRichTextBox1.DocumentView);