diff --git a/gradle/changelog/prevent_overwrite_read_only_gpg_keys.yaml b/gradle/changelog/prevent_overwrite_read_only_gpg_keys.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea6f9e4cf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/changelog/prevent_overwrite_read_only_gpg_keys.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- type: fixed
+  description: Prevent overwrite read-only gpg keys ([#1713](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/1713))
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/security/gpg/PublicKeyStore.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/security/gpg/PublicKeyStore.java
index d271f41769..1aace520b1 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/security/gpg/PublicKeyStore.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/security/gpg/PublicKeyStore.java
@@ -71,9 +71,14 @@ public class PublicKeyStore {
     UserPermissions.changePublicKeys(username).check();
 
     if (!rawKey.contains("PUBLIC KEY")) {
-      throw new NotPublicKeyException(ContextEntry.ContextBuilder.entity(RawGpgKey.class, displayName).build(), "The provided key is not a public key");
+      throw new NotPublicKeyException(
+        ContextEntry.ContextBuilder.entity(RawGpgKey.class, displayName).build(),
+        "The provided key is not a public key"
+      );
     }
 
+    preventOverwriteReadOnlyKeys(rawKey);
+
     Keys keys = Keys.resolve(rawKey);
     String master = keys.getMaster();
 
@@ -90,6 +95,17 @@ public class PublicKeyStore {
 
   }
 
+  private void preventOverwriteReadOnlyKeys(String rawKey) {
+    Optional<RawGpgKey> existingReadOnlyKey = store.getAll().values()
+      .stream()
+      .filter(k -> k.getRaw().trim().equals(rawKey.trim()))
+      .filter(RawGpgKey::isReadonly)
+      .findFirst();
+    if (existingReadOnlyKey.isPresent()) {
+      throw new DeletingReadonlyKeyNotAllowedException(existingReadOnlyKey.get().getId());
+    }
+  }
+
   private Set<Person> getContactsFromPublicKey(String rawKey) {
     List<String> userIds = new ArrayList<>();
     PGPPublicKey publicKeyFromRawKey = extractPublicKey(rawKey);
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/security/gpg/PublicKeyStoreTest.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/security/gpg/PublicKeyStoreTest.java
index 910feaf4e1..8bd4171ce9 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/security/gpg/PublicKeyStoreTest.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/security/gpg/PublicKeyStoreTest.java
@@ -169,6 +169,19 @@ class PublicKeyStoreTest {
     verify(eventBus, never()).post(any(PublicKeyDeletedEvent.class));
   }
 
+  @Test()
+  void shouldThrowOnOverwriteReadonlyKey() throws IOException {
+    String rawKey = GPGTestHelper.readResourceAsString("single.asc");
+    keyStore.add("SCM Package Key", "trillian", rawKey, true);
+    Optional<RawGpgKey> key = keyStore.findById("0x975922F193B07D6E");
+
+    assertThat(key).isPresent();
+
+    assertThrows(DeletingReadonlyKeyNotAllowedException.class, () -> keyStore.add("Some other entry with same raw key", "trillian", rawKey, false));
+
+    verify(eventBus, never()).post(any(PublicKeyDeletedEvent.class));
+  }
+
   @Test
   void shouldReturnEmptyListIfNoKeysAvailable() {
     List<RawGpgKey> keys = keyStore.findByUsername("zaphod");