diff --git a/aider/coders/base_coder.py b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
index 8f1f95066..4fee8842b 100755
--- a/aider/coders/base_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
@@ -851,6 +851,13 @@ class Coder:
 
         self.summarize_end()
         messages += self.done_messages
+        read_only_content = self.get_read_only_files_content()
+        if read_only_content:
+            messages += [
+                dict(role="user", content=self.gpt_prompts.read_only_files_prefix + read_only_content),
+                dict(role="assistant", content="Ok, I won't try and edit those files without asking first."),
+            ]
+
         messages += self.get_files_messages()
 
         if self.gpt_prompts.system_reminder: