diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Ranking/TestSceneStatisticsPanel.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Ranking/TestSceneStatisticsPanel.cs
index f92dc0313e..b682ec7265 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Ranking/TestSceneStatisticsPanel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Ranking/TestSceneStatisticsPanel.cs
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Ranking
             var score = TestResources.CreateTestScoreInfo();
             score.Rank = ScoreRank.D;
 
+            setUpTaggingRequests(() => score.BeatmapInfo);
             AddStep("load panel", () =>
             {
                 Child = new PopoverContainer
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Ranking
             var score = TestResources.CreateTestScoreInfo();
             score.Ruleset = new ManiaRuleset().RulesetInfo;
 
+            setUpTaggingRequests(() => score.BeatmapInfo);
             AddStep("load panel", () =>
             {
                 Child = new PopoverContainer
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Ranking/TestSceneUserTagControl.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Ranking/TestSceneUserTagControl.cs
index b63f8ca31c..03730c59ee 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Ranking/TestSceneUserTagControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Ranking/TestSceneUserTagControl.cs
@@ -28,11 +28,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Ranking
 
         private DummyAPIAccess dummyAPI => (DummyAPIAccess)API;
 
+        private int writeRequestCount = 0;
+
         [SetUpSteps]
         public void SetUpSteps()
         {
             AddStep("set up network requests", () =>
             {
+                writeRequestCount = 0;
                 dummyAPI.HandleRequest = request =>
                 {
                     switch (request)
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Ranking
                         case AddBeatmapTagRequest:
                         case RemoveBeatmapTagRequest:
                         {
+                            writeRequestCount++;
                             Scheduler.AddDelayed(request.TriggerSuccess, 500);
                             return true;
                         }
@@ -107,6 +111,31 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Ranking
             });
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestNotWritable()
+        {
+            AddStep("show", () =>
+            {
+                var working = CreateWorkingBeatmap(new OsuRuleset().RulesetInfo);
+                working.BeatmapInfo.OnlineID = 42;
+                Beatmap.Value = working;
+                recreateControl(writable: false);
+            });
+
+            AddUntilStep("click tag", () =>
+            {
+                var tag = this.ChildrenOfType<UserTagControl.DrawableUserTag>().FirstOrDefault(t => t.UserTag.Id == 2);
+                if (tag == null)
+                    return false;
+
+                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(tag);
+                InputManager.Click(MouseButton.Left);
+                return true;
+            });
+
+            AddAssert("no vote requests send", () => writeRequestCount, () => Is.Zero);
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TestTagsDoNotMoveUntilMouseMovesAway()
         {
@@ -148,13 +177,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Ranking
             UserTagControl.DrawableUserTag getDrawableTagById(long id) => getTagFlow().Single(t => t.UserTag.Id == id);
         }
 
-        private void recreateControl()
+        private void recreateControl(bool writable = true)
         {
             Child = new PopoverContainer
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 Child = new UserTagControl(Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo)
                 {
+                    Writable = writable,
                     Width = 700,
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/Statistics/StatisticsPanel.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/Statistics/StatisticsPanel.cs
index c33514e343..3c1aec745d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/Statistics/StatisticsPanel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/Statistics/StatisticsPanel.cs
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Ranking.Statistics
                 {
                     yield return new StatisticItem("Tag the beatmap!", () => new UserTagControl(newScore.BeatmapInfo)
                     {
+                        Writable = true,
                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                         Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                         Origin = Anchor.Centre,
@@ -274,12 +275,31 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Ranking.Statistics
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    yield return new StatisticItem("Tag the beatmap!", () => new OsuTextFlowContainer(cp => cp.Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: StatisticItem.FONT_SIZE, weight: FontWeight.SemiBold))
+                    yield return new StatisticItem("Tag the beatmap!", () => new FillFlowContainer<CompositeDrawable>
                     {
+                        Children = new CompositeDrawable[]
+                        {
+                            new OsuTextFlowContainer(cp => cp.Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: StatisticItem.FONT_SIZE, weight: FontWeight.SemiBold))
+                            {
+                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                                TextAnchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                Text = preventTaggingReason,
+                                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                            },
+                            new UserTagControl(newScore.BeatmapInfo)
+                            {
+                                Writable = false,
+                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                            }
+                        },
                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                         AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                        TextAnchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                        Text = preventTaggingReason,
+                        Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
+                        Spacing = new Vector2(4),
                     });
                 }
             }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/UserTagControl.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/UserTagControl.cs
index 5618dd2490..1005e7ea2c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/UserTagControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/UserTagControl.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Ranking
 
         private readonly Bindable<APIBeatmap?> apiBeatmap = new Bindable<APIBeatmap?>();
 
-        private AddNewTagUserTag addNewTagUserTag = null!;
+        private AddNewTagUserTag? addNewTagUserTag;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines whether the user can modify the contained tags
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool Writable { private get; init; }
 
         private InputManager inputManager = null!;
 
@@ -91,12 +96,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Ranking
                                         AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
                                         Direction = FillDirection.Full,
                                         Spacing = new Vector2(4),
-                                        Child = addNewTagUserTag = new AddNewTagUserTag
-                                        {
-                                            AvailableTags = { BindTarget = relevantTagsById },
-                                            OnTagSelected = toggleVote,
-                                        },
-                                    },
+                                        Children = Writable
+                                            ?
+                                            [
+                                                addNewTagUserTag = new AddNewTagUserTag
+                                                {
+                                                    AvailableTags = { BindTarget = relevantTagsById },
+                                                    OnTagSelected = toggleVote,
+                                                }
+                                            ]
+                                            : []
+                                    }
                                 },
                             },
                         }
@@ -196,7 +206,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Ranking
                 case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset:
                 {
                     tagFlow.Clear();
-                    tagFlow.Add(addNewTagUserTag);
+                    if (Writable) tagFlow.Add(addNewTagUserTag!);
                     break;
                 }
             }
@@ -204,6 +214,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Ranking
 
         private void toggleVote(UserTag tag)
         {
+            if (!Writable)
+                return;
+
             if (tag.Updating.Value)
                 return;