diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
index 926abd40c..895e954e0 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ export class DockviewComponent
             styles: options.styles,
             parentElement: options.parentElement,
             disableAutoResizing: options.disableAutoResizing,
+            locked: options.locked,
         });
 
         const gready = document.createElement('div');
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/options.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/options.ts
index 7311b2704..d410fcfe9 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/options.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/options.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export interface DockviewComponentOptions extends DockviewRenderFunctions {
     defaultRenderer?: DockviewPanelRenderer;
     debug?: boolean;
     rootOverlayModel?: DroptargetOverlayModel;
+    locked?: boolean;
     disableDnd?: boolean;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/gridview/baseComponentGridview.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/gridview/baseComponentGridview.ts
index 12e877d2f..fa1974d15 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/gridview/baseComponentGridview.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/gridview/baseComponentGridview.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export interface BaseGridOptions {
     readonly styles?: ISplitviewStyles;
     readonly parentElement: HTMLElement;
     readonly disableAutoResizing?: boolean;
+    readonly locked?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface IGridPanelView extends IGridView, IPanel {
@@ -133,6 +134,14 @@ export abstract class BaseGrid<T extends IGridPanelView>
         return this._activeGroup;
     }
 
+    get locked(): boolean {
+        return this.gridview.locked;
+    }
+
+    set locked(value: boolean) {
+        this.gridview.locked = value;
+    }
+
     constructor(options: BaseGridOptions) {
         super(document.createElement('div'), options.disableAutoResizing);
 
@@ -144,6 +153,8 @@ export abstract class BaseGrid<T extends IGridPanelView>
             options.orientation
         );
 
+        this.gridview.locked = !!options.locked;
+
         this.element.appendChild(this.gridview.element);
 
         this.layout(0, 0, true); // set some elements height/widths
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/gridview/branchNode.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/gridview/branchNode.ts
index 8ba96ef05..511f9398e 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/gridview/branchNode.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/gridview/branchNode.ts
@@ -131,17 +131,27 @@ export class BranchNode extends CompositeDisposable implements IView {
         return LayoutPriority.Normal;
     }
 
+    get disabled(): boolean {
+        return this.splitview.disabled;
+    }
+
+    set disabled(value: boolean) {
+        this.splitview.disabled = value;
+    }
+
     constructor(
         readonly orientation: Orientation,
         readonly proportionalLayout: boolean,
         readonly styles: ISplitviewStyles | undefined,
         size: number,
         orthogonalSize: number,
+        disabled: boolean,
         childDescriptors?: INodeDescriptor[]
     ) {
         super();
         this._orthogonalSize = orthogonalSize;
         this._size = size;
+
         this.element = document.createElement('div');
         this.element.className = 'branch-node';
 
@@ -177,6 +187,8 @@ export class BranchNode extends CompositeDisposable implements IView {
             });
         }
 
+        this.disabled = disabled;
+
         this.addDisposables(
             this._onDidChange,
             this._onDidVisibilityChange,
@@ -202,7 +214,7 @@ export class BranchNode extends CompositeDisposable implements IView {
         return this.splitview.isViewVisible(index);
     }
 
-     setChildVisible(index: number, visible: boolean): void {
+    setChildVisible(index: number, visible: boolean): void {
         if (index < 0 || index >= this.children.length) {
             throw new Error('Invalid index');
         }
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/gridview/gridview.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/gridview/gridview.ts
index 48138d1e8..f73b75bd8 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/gridview/gridview.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/gridview/gridview.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ function flipNode<T extends Node>(
             node.proportionalLayout,
             node.styles,
             size,
-            orthogonalSize
+            orthogonalSize,
+            node.disabled
         );
 
         let totalSize = 0;
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ export class Gridview implements IDisposable {
     readonly element: HTMLElement;
 
     private _root: BranchNode | undefined;
+    private _locked = false;
     private _maximizedNode:
         | { leaf: LeafNode; hiddenOnMaximize: LeafNode[] }
         | undefined = undefined;
@@ -330,6 +332,30 @@ export class Gridview implements IDisposable {
         return this.root.maximumHeight;
     }
 
+    get locked(): boolean {
+        return this._locked;
+    }
+
+    set locked(value: boolean) {
+        this._locked = value;
+
+        const branch: Node[] = [this.root];
+
+        /**
+         * simple depth-first-search to cover all nodes
+         *
+         * @see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth-first_search
+         */
+        while (branch.length > 0) {
+            const node = branch.pop();
+
+            if (node instanceof BranchNode) {
+                node.disabled = value;
+                branch.push(...node.children);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     maximizedView(): IGridView | undefined {
         return this._maximizedNode?.leaf.view;
     }
@@ -439,7 +465,8 @@ export class Gridview implements IDisposable {
             this.proportionalLayout,
             this.styles,
             this.root.size,
-            this.root.orthogonalSize
+            this.root.orthogonalSize,
+            this._locked
         );
     }
 
@@ -499,8 +526,8 @@ export class Gridview implements IDisposable {
                 this.proportionalLayout,
                 this.styles,
                 node.size, // <- orthogonal size - flips at each depth
-                orthogonalSize, // <- size - flips at each depth
-
+                orthogonalSize, // <- size - flips at each depth,
+                this._locked,
                 children
             );
         } else {
@@ -552,7 +579,8 @@ export class Gridview implements IDisposable {
             this.proportionalLayout,
             this.styles,
             this.root.orthogonalSize,
-            this.root.size
+            this.root.size,
+            this._locked
         );
 
         if (oldRoot.children.length === 0) {
@@ -667,7 +695,8 @@ export class Gridview implements IDisposable {
             proportionalLayout,
             styles,
             0,
-            0
+            0,
+            this._locked
         );
     }
 
@@ -751,7 +780,8 @@ export class Gridview implements IDisposable {
                 this.proportionalLayout,
                 this.styles,
                 parent.size,
-                parent.orthogonalSize
+                parent.orthogonalSize,
+                this._locked
             );
             grandParent.addChild(newParent, parent.size, parentIndex);
 
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/splitview/splitview.scss b/packages/dockview-core/src/splitview/splitview.scss
index b12b0969a..a9f9644e6 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/splitview/splitview.scss
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/splitview/splitview.scss
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
     height: 100%;
     width: 100%;
 
+    &.dv-splitview-disabled {
+        & > .sash-container > .sash {
+            pointer-events: none;
+        }
+    }
+
     &.animation {
         .view,
         .sash {
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/splitview/splitview.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/splitview/splitview.ts
index c8b3fdf66..465958fe6 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/splitview/splitview.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/splitview/splitview.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ export class Splitview {
     private proportionalLayout: boolean;
     private _startSnappingEnabled = true;
     private _endSnappingEnabled = true;
+    private _disabled = false;
 
     private readonly _onDidSashEnd = new Emitter<void>();
     readonly onDidSashEnd = this._onDidSashEnd.event;
@@ -200,6 +201,16 @@ export class Splitview {
         this.updateSashEnablement();
     }
 
+    get disabled(): boolean {
+        return this._disabled;
+    }
+
+    set disabled(value: boolean) {
+        this._disabled = value;
+
+        toggleClass(this.element, 'dv-splitview-disabled', value);
+    }
+
     constructor(
         private readonly container: HTMLElement,
         options: SplitViewOptions
diff --git a/packages/dockview/src/dockview/dockview.tsx b/packages/dockview/src/dockview/dockview.tsx
index 2289e107f..62f5b3194 100644
--- a/packages/dockview/src/dockview/dockview.tsx
+++ b/packages/dockview/src/dockview/dockview.tsx
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ export interface IDockviewReactProps {
     debug?: boolean;
     defaultRenderer?: DockviewPanelRenderer;
     rootOverlayModel?: DroptargetOverlayModel;
+    locked?: boolean;
     disableDnd?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ export const DockviewReact = React.forwardRef(
                 defaultRenderer: props.defaultRenderer,
                 debug: props.debug,
                 rootOverlayModel: props.rootOverlayModel,
+                locked: props.locked,
                 disableDnd: props.disableDnd,
             });
 
@@ -207,6 +209,15 @@ export const DockviewReact = React.forwardRef(
             if (!dockviewRef.current) {
                 return;
             }
+
+            dockviewRef.current.locked = !!props.locked;
+        }, [props.locked]);
+
+        React.useEffect(() => {
+            if (!dockviewRef.current) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             dockviewRef.current.updateOptions({
                 disableDnd: props.disableDnd,
             });