diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/ReactiveFindByQueryOperationSupport.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/ReactiveFindByQueryOperationSupport.java
index f8647066a..5388027bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/ReactiveFindByQueryOperationSupport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/ReactiveFindByQueryOperationSupport.java
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public Flux<T> all() {
 
 		public QueryOptions buildOptions(QueryOptions options) {
 			QueryScanConsistency qsc = scanConsistency != null ? scanConsistency : template.getConsistency();
-			return query.buildQueryOptions(options, qsc);
+			return query.buildQueryOptions(options, qsc).readonly(query.isReadonly());
 		}
 
 		private TransactionQueryOptions buildTransactionOptions(QueryOptions options) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/query/N1QLQuery.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/query/N1QLQuery.java
index c7ac56878..dcdf29c62 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/query/N1QLQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/query/N1QLQuery.java
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ public JsonObject n1ql() {
 		return query;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean isReadonly() {
+		return options.build().readonly();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String toN1qlSelectString(CouchbaseConverter template, String bucketName, String scopeName,
 			String collectionName, Class domainClass, Class returnClass, boolean isCount, String[] distinctFields,
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/query/Query.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/query/Query.java
index 48dd8fb81..59da4a487 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/query/Query.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/query/Query.java
@@ -418,6 +418,10 @@ public Meta getMeta() {
 		return meta;
 	}
 
+	public boolean isReadonly() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	public boolean equals(Object o) {
 		if (!o.getClass().isAssignableFrom(getClass())) {
 			return false;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/query/StringQuery.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/query/StringQuery.java
index 7c294d092..b90dc32d6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/query/StringQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/query/StringQuery.java
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ scopeName, collectionName, converter, typeKey, typeValue, parameterAccessor, new
 		return sbnqp;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean isReadonly() {
+		if (this.queryMethod.hasN1qlAnnotation()) {
+			return this.queryMethod.getN1qlAnnotation().readonly();
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * toN1qlRemoveString - use toN1qlSelectString
 	 * 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/Query.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/Query.java
index 46d417dec..bf9234cf6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/Query.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/Query.java
@@ -58,4 +58,11 @@
 	 */
 	String value() default "";
 
+	/**
+	 * Mark query as readonly
+	 *
+	 * @see com.couchbase.client.java.query.QueryOptions#readonly(boolean)
+	 */
+	boolean readonly() default false;
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/support/BasicQuery.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/support/BasicQuery.java
index d3294d38c..419eee039 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/support/BasicQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/support/BasicQuery.java
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ private boolean querySettingsEquals(BasicQuery that) {
 		return super.equals(that);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean isReadonly() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 */
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/CouchbaseTemplateQueryCollectionIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/CouchbaseTemplateQueryCollectionIntegrationTests.java
index 29c4068b3..5a9d469b9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/CouchbaseTemplateQueryCollectionIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/CouchbaseTemplateQueryCollectionIntegrationTests.java
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ public void findByIdOptions() { // 3
 	@Test
 	public void findByQueryOptions() { // 4
 		QueryOptions options = QueryOptions.queryOptions().timeout(Duration.ofNanos(10));
-		assertThrows(AmbiguousTimeoutException.class, () -> couchbaseTemplate.findByQuery(Airport.class)
+		assertThrows(UnambiguousTimeoutException.class, () -> couchbaseTemplate.findByQuery(Airport.class)
 				.withConsistency(REQUEST_PLUS).inScope(otherScope).inCollection(otherCollection).withOptions(options).all());
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/query/ReactiveCouchbaseTemplateQueryCollectionIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/query/ReactiveCouchbaseTemplateQueryCollectionIntegrationTests.java
index 70ef366d5..f26a54707 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/query/ReactiveCouchbaseTemplateQueryCollectionIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/query/ReactiveCouchbaseTemplateQueryCollectionIntegrationTests.java
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ public void findByIdOptions() { // 3
 	@Test
 	public void findByQueryOptions() { // 4
 		QueryOptions options = QueryOptions.queryOptions().timeout(Duration.ofNanos(10));
-		assertThrows(AmbiguousTimeoutException.class,
+		assertThrows(UnambiguousTimeoutException.class,
 				() -> template.findByQuery(Airport.class).withConsistency(REQUEST_PLUS).inScope(otherScope)
 						.inCollection(otherCollection).withOptions(options).all().collectList().block());
 	}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/CouchbaseRepositoryQueryIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/CouchbaseRepositoryQueryIntegrationTests.java
index cdc7cd35e..76e976b7c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/CouchbaseRepositoryQueryIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/repository/CouchbaseRepositoryQueryIntegrationTests.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 import static org.springframework.data.couchbase.config.BeanNames.COUCHBASE_TEMPLATE;
 
+import com.couchbase.client.core.error.UnambiguousTimeoutException;
 import jakarta.validation.ConstraintViolationException;
 import junit.framework.AssertionFailedError;
 
@@ -644,7 +645,7 @@ void findBySimplePropertyWithOptions() {
 		try {
 			Airport saved = airportRepository.save(vie);
 			// Duration of 1 nano-second will cause timeout
-			assertThrows(AmbiguousTimeoutException.class,
+			assertThrows(UnambiguousTimeoutException.class,
 					() -> airportRepository.withOptions(queryOptions().timeout(Duration.ofNanos(1))).iata(vie.getIata()));
 
 			Airport airport3 = airportRepository