diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aad080e158..27708b0053 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ The client keys used with Parse are no longer necessary with Parse Server. If yo
 * `customPages` - A hash with urls to override email verification links, password reset links and specify frame url for masking user-facing pages. Available keys: `parseFrameURL`, `invalidLink`, `choosePassword`, `passwordResetSuccess`, `verifyEmailSuccess`.
 * `middleware` - (CLI only), a module name, function that is an express middleware. When using the CLI, the express app will load it just **before** mounting parse-server on the mount path. This option is useful for injecting a monitoring middleware.
 * `masterKeyIps` - The array of ip addresses where masterKey usage will be restricted to only these ips. (Default to [] which means allow all ips). If you're using this feature and have `useMasterKey: true` in cloudcode, make sure that you put your own ip in this list.
+* `readOnlyMasterKey` -  A masterKey that has full read access to the data, but no write access. This key should be treated the same way as your masterKey, keeping it private.
 
 ##### Logging
 
diff --git a/spec/helper.js b/spec/helper.js
index 83e0dd22a1..98182cfa0d 100644
--- a/spec/helper.js
+++ b/spec/helper.js
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ var defaultConfiguration = {
   restAPIKey: 'rest',
   webhookKey: 'hook',
   masterKey: 'test',
+  readOnlyMasterKey: 'read-only-test',
   fileKey: 'test',
   silent,
   logLevel,
diff --git a/spec/rest.spec.js b/spec/rest.spec.js
index b0a7e955bf..1e897ef3c0 100644
--- a/spec/rest.spec.js
+++ b/spec/rest.spec.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var auth = require('../src/Auth');
 var Config = require('../src/Config');
 var Parse = require('parse/node').Parse;
 var rest = require('../src/rest');
+var RestWrite = require('../src/RestWrite');
 var request = require('request');
 var rp = require('request-promise');
 
@@ -623,5 +624,139 @@ describe('rest update', () => {
       done();
     });
   });
+});
+
+describe('read-only masterKey', () => {
+  it('properly throws on rest.create, rest.update and rest.del', () => {
+    const config = Config.get('test');
+    const readOnly = auth.readOnly(config);
+    expect(() => {
+      rest.create(config, readOnly, 'AnObject', {})
+    }).toThrow(new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN, `read-only masterKey isn't allowed to perform the create operation.`));
+    expect(() => {
+      rest.update(config, readOnly, 'AnObject', {})
+    }).toThrow();
+    expect(() => {
+      rest.del(config, readOnly, 'AnObject', {})
+    }).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it('properly blocks writes', (done) => {
+    reconfigureServer({
+      readOnlyMasterKey: 'yolo-read-only'
+    }).then(() => {
+      return rp.post(`${Parse.serverURL}/classes/MyYolo`, {
+        headers: {
+          'X-Parse-Application-Id': Parse.applicationId,
+          'X-Parse-Master-Key': 'yolo-read-only',
+        },
+        json: { foo: 'bar' }
+      });
+    }).then(done.fail).catch((res) => {
+      expect(res.error.code).toBe(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN);
+      expect(res.error.error).toBe('read-only masterKey isn\'t allowed to perform the create operation.');
+      done();
+    });
+  });
 
+  it('should throw when masterKey and readOnlyMasterKey are the same', (done) => {
+    reconfigureServer({
+      masterKey: 'yolo',
+      readOnlyMasterKey: 'yolo'
+    }).then(done.fail).catch((err) => {
+      expect(err).toEqual(new Error('masterKey and readOnlyMasterKey should be different'));
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should throw when trying to create RestWrite', () => {
+    const config = Config.get('test');
+    expect(() => {
+      new RestWrite(config, auth.readOnly(config));
+    }).toThrow(new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN, 'Cannot perform a write operation when using readOnlyMasterKey'));
+  });
+
+  it('should throw when trying to create schema', (done) => {
+    return rp.post(`${Parse.serverURL}/schemas`, {
+      headers: {
+        'X-Parse-Application-Id': Parse.applicationId,
+        'X-Parse-Master-Key': 'read-only-test',
+      },
+      json: {}
+    }).then(done.fail).catch((res) => {
+      expect(res.error.code).toBe(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN);
+      expect(res.error.error).toBe('read-only masterKey isn\'t allowed to create a schema.');
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should throw when trying to create schema with a name', (done) => {
+    return rp.post(`${Parse.serverURL}/schemas/MyClass`, {
+      headers: {
+        'X-Parse-Application-Id': Parse.applicationId,
+        'X-Parse-Master-Key': 'read-only-test',
+      },
+      json: {}
+    }).then(done.fail).catch((res) => {
+      expect(res.error.code).toBe(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN);
+      expect(res.error.error).toBe('read-only masterKey isn\'t allowed to create a schema.');
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should throw when trying to update schema', (done) => {
+    return rp.put(`${Parse.serverURL}/schemas/MyClass`, {
+      headers: {
+        'X-Parse-Application-Id': Parse.applicationId,
+        'X-Parse-Master-Key': 'read-only-test',
+      },
+      json: {}
+    }).then(done.fail).catch((res) => {
+      expect(res.error.code).toBe(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN);
+      expect(res.error.error).toBe('read-only masterKey isn\'t allowed to update a schema.');
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should throw when trying to delete schema', (done) => {
+    return rp.del(`${Parse.serverURL}/schemas/MyClass`, {
+      headers: {
+        'X-Parse-Application-Id': Parse.applicationId,
+        'X-Parse-Master-Key': 'read-only-test',
+      },
+      json: {}
+    }).then(done.fail).catch((res) => {
+      expect(res.error.code).toBe(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN);
+      expect(res.error.error).toBe('read-only masterKey isn\'t allowed to delete a schema.');
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should throw when trying to update the global config', (done) => {
+    return rp.put(`${Parse.serverURL}/config`, {
+      headers: {
+        'X-Parse-Application-Id': Parse.applicationId,
+        'X-Parse-Master-Key': 'read-only-test',
+      },
+      json: {}
+    }).then(done.fail).catch((res) => {
+      expect(res.error.code).toBe(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN);
+      expect(res.error.error).toBe('read-only masterKey isn\'t allowed to update the config.');
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should throw when trying to send push', (done) => {
+    return rp.post(`${Parse.serverURL}/push`, {
+      headers: {
+        'X-Parse-Application-Id': Parse.applicationId,
+        'X-Parse-Master-Key': 'read-only-test',
+      },
+      json: {}
+    }).then(done.fail).catch((res) => {
+      expect(res.error.code).toBe(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN);
+      expect(res.error.error).toBe('read-only masterKey isn\'t allowed to send push notifications.');
+      done();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/Auth.js b/src/Auth.js
index fcf59fcd01..60273b9638 100644
--- a/src/Auth.js
+++ b/src/Auth.js
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ var RestQuery = require('./RestQuery');
 // An Auth object tells you who is requesting something and whether
 // the master key was used.
 // userObject is a Parse.User and can be null if there's no user.
-function Auth({ config, isMaster = false, user, installationId } = {}) {
+function Auth({ config, isMaster = false, isReadOnly = false, user, installationId } = {}) {
   this.config = config;
   this.installationId = installationId;
   this.isMaster = isMaster;
   this.user = user;
+  this.isReadOnly = isReadOnly;
 
   // Assuming a users roles won't change during a single request, we'll
   // only load them once.
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ function master(config) {
   return new Auth({ config, isMaster: true });
 }
 
+// A helper to get a master-level Auth object
+function readOnly(config) {
+  return new Auth({ config, isMaster: true, isReadOnly: true });
+}
+
 // A helper to get a nobody-level Auth object
 function nobody(config) {
   return new Auth({ config, isMaster: false });
@@ -207,9 +213,10 @@ Auth.prototype._getAllRolesNamesForRoleIds = function(roleIDs, names = [], queri
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-  Auth: Auth,
-  master: master,
-  nobody: nobody,
+  Auth,
+  master,
+  nobody,
+  readOnly,
   getAuthForSessionToken,
   getAuthForLegacySessionToken
 };
diff --git a/src/Config.js b/src/Config.js
index 7d3fdff538..d9eec85da7 100644
--- a/src/Config.js
+++ b/src/Config.js
@@ -60,8 +60,15 @@ export class Config {
     emailVerifyTokenValidityDuration,
     accountLockout,
     passwordPolicy,
-    masterKeyIps
+    masterKeyIps,
+    masterKey,
+    readOnlyMasterKey,
   }) {
+
+    if (masterKey === readOnlyMasterKey) {
+      throw new Error('masterKey and readOnlyMasterKey should be different');
+    }
+
     const emailAdapter = userController.adapter;
     if (verifyUserEmails) {
       this.validateEmailConfiguration({emailAdapter, appName, publicServerURL, emailVerifyTokenValidityDuration});
diff --git a/src/Options/Definitions.js b/src/Options/Definitions.js
index 4137b8d769..70ffdb76a4 100644
--- a/src/Options/Definitions.js
+++ b/src/Options/Definitions.js
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ module.exports.ParseServerOptions = {
     "env": "PARSE_SERVER_REST_API_KEY",
     "help": "Key for REST calls"
   },
+  "readOnlyMasterKey": {
+    "env": "PARSE_SERVER_READ_ONLY_MASTER_KEY",
+    "help": "Read-only key, which has the same capabilities as MasterKey without writes"
+  },
   "webhookKey": {
     "env": "PARSE_SERVER_WEBHOOK_KEY",
     "help": "Key sent with outgoing webhook calls"
diff --git a/src/Options/index.js b/src/Options/index.js
index 4b5020d285..d21e715270 100644
--- a/src/Options/index.js
+++ b/src/Options/index.js
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ export interface ParseServerOptions {
   /* Key for REST calls
   :ENV: PARSE_SERVER_REST_API_KEY */
   restAPIKey: ?string;
+  /* Read-only key, which has the same capabilities as MasterKey without writes */
+  readOnlyMasterKey: ?string;
   /* Key sent with outgoing webhook calls */
   webhookKey: ?string;
   /* Key for your files */
diff --git a/src/RestWrite.js b/src/RestWrite.js
index 8dd13a32f0..4057fda5a0 100644
--- a/src/RestWrite.js
+++ b/src/RestWrite.js
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ import _         from 'lodash';
 // everything. It also knows to use triggers and special modifications
 // for the _User class.
 function RestWrite(config, auth, className, query, data, originalData, clientSDK) {
+  if (auth.isReadOnly) {
+    throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN, 'Cannot perform a write operation when using readOnlyMasterKey');
+  }
   this.config = config;
   this.auth = auth;
   this.className = className;
diff --git a/src/Routers/GlobalConfigRouter.js b/src/Routers/GlobalConfigRouter.js
index dce5c280e5..42ba581938 100644
--- a/src/Routers/GlobalConfigRouter.js
+++ b/src/Routers/GlobalConfigRouter.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // global_config.js
-
+import Parse           from 'parse/node';
 import PromiseRouter   from '../PromiseRouter';
 import * as middleware from "../middlewares";
 
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ export class GlobalConfigRouter extends PromiseRouter {
   }
 
   updateGlobalConfig(req) {
+    if (req.auth.isReadOnly) {
+      throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN, 'read-only masterKey isn\'t allowed to update the config.');
+    }
     const params = req.body.params;
     // Transform in dot notation to make sure it works
     const update = Object.keys(params).reduce((acc, key) => {
diff --git a/src/Routers/PushRouter.js b/src/Routers/PushRouter.js
index 5f5cf656cc..14def667e6 100644
--- a/src/Routers/PushRouter.js
+++ b/src/Routers/PushRouter.js
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ export class PushRouter extends PromiseRouter {
   }
 
   static handlePOST(req) {
+    if (req.auth.isReadOnly) {
+      throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN, 'read-only masterKey isn\'t allowed to send push notifications.');
+    }
     const pushController = req.config.pushController;
     if (!pushController) {
       throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.PUSH_MISCONFIGURED, 'Push controller is not set');
diff --git a/src/Routers/SchemasRouter.js b/src/Routers/SchemasRouter.js
index 1fac1e88fa..0e572c88a5 100644
--- a/src/Routers/SchemasRouter.js
+++ b/src/Routers/SchemasRouter.js
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ function getOneSchema(req) {
 }
 
 function createSchema(req) {
+  if (req.auth.isReadOnly) {
+    throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN, 'read-only masterKey isn\'t allowed to create a schema.');
+  }
   if (req.params.className && req.body.className) {
     if (req.params.className != req.body.className) {
       return classNameMismatchResponse(req.body.className, req.params.className);
@@ -51,6 +54,9 @@ function createSchema(req) {
 }
 
 function modifySchema(req) {
+  if (req.auth.isReadOnly) {
+    throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN, 'read-only masterKey isn\'t allowed to update a schema.');
+  }
   if (req.body.className && req.body.className != req.params.className) {
     return classNameMismatchResponse(req.body.className, req.params.className);
   }
@@ -64,6 +70,9 @@ function modifySchema(req) {
 }
 
 const deleteSchema = req => {
+  if (req.auth.isReadOnly) {
+    throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN, 'read-only masterKey isn\'t allowed to delete a schema.');
+  }
   if (!SchemaController.classNameIsValid(req.params.className)) {
     throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.INVALID_CLASS_NAME, SchemaController.invalidClassNameMessage(req.params.className));
   }
diff --git a/src/middlewares.js b/src/middlewares.js
index d415c08013..0606ab8f38 100644
--- a/src/middlewares.js
+++ b/src/middlewares.js
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ export function handleParseHeaders(req, res, next) {
     return;
   }
 
+  var isReadOnlyMaster = (info.masterKey === req.config.readOnlyMasterKey);
+  if (typeof req.config.readOnlyMasterKey != 'undefined' && req.config.readOnlyMasterKey && isReadOnlyMaster) {
+    req.auth = new auth.Auth({ config: req.config, installationId: info.installationId, isMaster: true, isReadOnly: true });
+    next();
+    return;
+  }
+
   // Client keys are not required in parse-server, but if any have been configured in the server, validate them
   //  to preserve original behavior.
   const keys = ["clientKey", "javascriptKey", "dotNetKey", "restAPIKey"];
diff --git a/src/rest.js b/src/rest.js
index c71a9a3dfd..b428f43cb8 100644
--- a/src/rest.js
+++ b/src/rest.js
@@ -159,6 +159,12 @@ function enforceRoleSecurity(method, className, auth) {
     const error = `Clients aren't allowed to perform the ${method} operation on the ${className} collection.`
     throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN, error);
   }
+
+  // readOnly masterKey is not allowed
+  if (auth.isReadOnly && (method === 'delete' || method === 'create' || method === 'update')) {
+    const error = `read-only masterKey isn't allowed to perform the ${method} operation.`
+    throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN, error);
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = {