diff --git a/web/src/admin/applications/ApplicationForm.ts b/web/src/admin/applications/ApplicationForm.ts
index a142c77491..a90d82209e 100644
--- a/web/src/admin/applications/ApplicationForm.ts
+++ b/web/src/admin/applications/ApplicationForm.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ export class ApplicationForm extends WithCapabilitiesConfig(ModelForm<Applicatio
         const alertMsg = msg(
             "Using this form will only create an Application. In order to authenticate with the application, you will have to manually pair it with a Provider.",
         );
+        const providerFromInstance = this.instance?.provider;
+        const providerValue = providerFromInstance ?? this.provider;
+        const providerPrefilled = !this.instance && this.provider !== undefined;
 
         return html`
             ${this.instance ? nothing : html`<ak-alert level="pf-m-info">${alertMsg}</ak-alert>`}
@@ -134,9 +137,10 @@ export class ApplicationForm extends WithCapabilitiesConfig(ModelForm<Applicatio
             <ak-provider-search-input
                 name="provider"
                 label=${msg("Provider")}
-                value=${ifPresent(this.instance?.provider)}
+                .value=${providerValue}
+                .readOnly=${providerPrefilled}
+                ?blankable=${!providerPrefilled}
                 help=${msg("Select a provider that this application should use.")}
-                blankable
             ></ak-provider-search-input>
             <ak-backchannel-providers-input
                 name="backchannelProviders"
diff --git a/web/src/admin/applications/components/ak-provider-search-input.ts b/web/src/admin/applications/components/ak-provider-search-input.ts
index 9777728922..43a0f8eae4 100644
--- a/web/src/admin/applications/components/ak-provider-search-input.ts
+++ b/web/src/admin/applications/components/ak-provider-search-input.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { Provider, ProvidersAllListRequest, ProvidersApi } from "@goauthentik/ap
 
 import { html, nothing } from "lit";
 import { customElement, property } from "lit/decorators.js";
+import { ifDefined } from "lit/directives/if-defined.js";
 
 const renderElement = (item: Provider) => item.name;
 const renderValue = (item: Provider | undefined) => item?.pk;
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ export class AkProviderInput extends AKElement {
     @property({ type: Number })
     value?: number;
 
+    @property({ type: Boolean, attribute: "readonly" })
+    readOnly = false;
+
     @property({ type: Boolean })
     required = false;
 
@@ -76,6 +80,8 @@ export class AkProviderInput extends AKElement {
     };
 
     render() {
+        const readOnlyValue = this.readOnly && typeof this.value === "number";
+
         return html` <ak-form-element-horizontal name=${this.name}>
             ${AKLabel(
                 {
@@ -86,7 +92,9 @@ export class AkProviderInput extends AKElement {
                 },
                 this.label,
             )}
-
+            ${readOnlyValue
+                ? html`<input type="hidden" name=${this.name} value=${this.value ?? ""} />`
+                : nothing}
             <ak-search-select
                 .fieldID=${this.fieldID}
                 .selected=${this.#selected}
@@ -94,7 +102,9 @@ export class AkProviderInput extends AKElement {
                 .renderElement=${renderElement}
                 .value=${renderValue}
                 .groupBy=${doGroupBy}
-                ?blankable=${!!this.blankable}
+                ?blankable=${readOnlyValue ? false : !!this.blankable}
+                ?readonly=${this.readOnly}
+                name=${ifDefined(readOnlyValue ? undefined : this.name)}
             >
             </ak-search-select>
             ${this.help ? html`<p class="pf-c-form__helper-text">${this.help}</p>` : nothing}
diff --git a/web/src/elements/forms/SearchSelect/SearchSelect.ts b/web/src/elements/forms/SearchSelect/SearchSelect.ts
index 92410b25ec..6554870cbd 100644
--- a/web/src/elements/forms/SearchSelect/SearchSelect.ts
+++ b/web/src/elements/forms/SearchSelect/SearchSelect.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type Group<T> = [string, T[]];
 
 export interface ISearchSelectBase<T> {
     blankable?: boolean;
+    readOnly?: boolean;
     query?: string;
     objects?: T[];
     selectedObject: T | null;
@@ -93,6 +94,14 @@ export abstract class SearchSelectBase<T>
     @property({ type: Boolean })
     public creatable?: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * Prevent user interaction while still rendering the current value.
+     * @property
+     * @attr
+     */
+    @property({ type: Boolean, attribute: "readonly" })
+    public readOnly = false;
+
     /**
      * An initial string to filter the search contents,
      * and the value of the input which further serves to restrict the search.
@@ -254,6 +263,8 @@ export abstract class SearchSelectBase<T>
     }
 
     #searchListener = (event: InputEvent) => {
+        if (this.readOnly) return;
+
         const value = (event.target as SearchSelectView).rawValue;
 
         if (!value) {
@@ -277,6 +288,8 @@ export abstract class SearchSelectBase<T>
     };
 
     private onSelect(event: InputEvent) {
+        if (this.readOnly) return;
+
         const value = (event.target as SearchSelectView).value;
 
         if (!value) {
@@ -381,6 +394,7 @@ export abstract class SearchSelectBase<T>
             .options=${options}
             value=${ifPresent(value)}
             ?blankable=${this.blankable}
+            ?readonly=${this.readOnly}
             label=${ifPresent(this.label)}
             name=${ifPresent(this.name)}
             placeholder=${ifPresent(this.placeholder)}
diff --git a/web/src/elements/forms/SearchSelect/ak-search-select-view.ts b/web/src/elements/forms/SearchSelect/ak-search-select-view.ts
index 25157bbb42..a4832185a7 100644
--- a/web/src/elements/forms/SearchSelect/ak-search-select-view.ts
+++ b/web/src/elements/forms/SearchSelect/ak-search-select-view.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export interface ISearchSelectView {
     value?: string;
     open: boolean;
     blankable: boolean;
+    readOnly: boolean;
     caseSensitive: boolean;
     name?: string;
     placeholder: string;
@@ -126,6 +127,14 @@ export class SearchSelectView extends AKElement implements ISearchSelectView {
     @property({ type: Boolean })
     public blankable = false;
 
+    /**
+     * Prevents user interaction while showing the current value.
+     *
+     * @attr
+     */
+    @property({ type: Boolean, attribute: "readonly" })
+    public readOnly = false;
+
     /**
      * If not managed, make the matcher case-sensitive during interaction.  If managed,
      * the manager must handle this.
@@ -248,6 +257,8 @@ export class SearchSelectView extends AKElement implements ISearchSelectView {
     //#region Event Listeners
 
     #clickListener = (_ev: Event) => {
+        if (this.readOnly) return;
+
         this.open = !this.open;
         this.#inputRef.value?.focus();
     };
@@ -263,6 +274,8 @@ export class SearchSelectView extends AKElement implements ISearchSelectView {
     }
 
     #searchKeyupListener = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+        if (this.readOnly) return;
+
         if (event.key === "Escape") {
             event.stopPropagation();
             event.preventDefault();
@@ -277,6 +290,8 @@ export class SearchSelectView extends AKElement implements ISearchSelectView {
     };
 
     #searchKeydownListener = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+        if (this.readOnly) return;
+
         if (!this.open) return;
 
         switch (event.key) {
@@ -339,6 +354,8 @@ export class SearchSelectView extends AKElement implements ISearchSelectView {
     }
 
     #inputListener = (_ev: InputEvent) => {
+        if (this.readOnly) return;
+
         if (!this.managed) {
             this.findValueForInput();
             this.requestUpdate();
@@ -356,6 +373,8 @@ export class SearchSelectView extends AKElement implements ISearchSelectView {
     };
 
     #listKeydownListener = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+        if (this.readOnly) return;
+
         if (event.key === "Tab" && event.shiftKey) {
             event.preventDefault();
 
@@ -364,6 +383,8 @@ export class SearchSelectView extends AKElement implements ISearchSelectView {
     };
 
     #changeListener = (event: InputEvent) => {
+        if (this.readOnly) return;
+
         if (!event.target) {
             return;
         }
@@ -441,6 +462,7 @@ export class SearchSelectView extends AKElement implements ISearchSelectView {
                             @keyup=${this.#searchKeyupListener}
                             @keydown=${this.#searchKeydownListener}
                             value=${this.displayValue}
+                            ?readonly=${this.readOnly}
                         />
                     </div>
                 </div>