diff --git a/Utilities/FormImport/import.py b/Utilities/FormImport/import.py
index 1d7f666677..4846cb9f05 100644
--- a/Utilities/FormImport/import.py
+++ b/Utilities/FormImport/import.py
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ def range_value_handler(self, questionnaire, row, datetime_limit):
 DefaultHeaders["REGIONS"] = HeaderColumn("regions", "regions")
 DefaultHeaders["SEARCH_PLACES_AROUND"] = HeaderColumn("searchPlacesAround", "searchPlacesAround")
 DefaultHeaders["TYPE_PROPERTY"] = HeaderColumn("type", "type")
+DefaultHeaders["FORM_MODE_PROPERTY"] = HeaderColumn("formMode", "formMode")
 DefaultHeaders["VALIDATION_ERROR_TEXT"] = HeaderColumn("validationErrorText", "validationErrorText")
 DefaultHeaders["IS_RANGE"] = HeaderColumn("isRange", "isRange", boolean_handler)
 
diff --git a/modules/data-entry/src/main/frontend/src/questionnaire/FormEntry.jsx b/modules/data-entry/src/main/frontend/src/questionnaire/FormEntry.jsx
index d744885730..b76462bc65 100644
--- a/modules/data-entry/src/main/frontend/src/questionnaire/FormEntry.jsx
+++ b/modules/data-entry/src/main/frontend/src/questionnaire/FormEntry.jsx
@@ -142,8 +142,13 @@ let displaySection = (sectionDefinition, path, depth, existingAnswer, key, onCha
 }
 
 let displayInformation = (infoDefinition, key, classes, pageActive, isEdit, gridProps) => {
+  let isVisible = (
+    (!infoDefinition.formMode || infoDefinition.formNode == "edit") && isEdit
+    || infoDefinition.formMode == "view" && !isEdit
+    || infoDefinition.formMode == "any"
+  );
   return (
-    isEdit && pageActive && infoDefinition.text &&
+    isVisible && pageActive && infoDefinition.text &&
     <Grid item key={key} {...gridProps}>
       <Information infoDefinition={infoDefinition} />
     </Grid>
diff --git a/modules/data-entry/src/main/frontend/src/questionnaireEditor/Information-hints.json b/modules/data-entry/src/main/frontend/src/questionnaireEditor/Information-hints.json
index 3e7e91ec78..113a91137e 100644
--- a/modules/data-entry/src/main/frontend/src/questionnaireEditor/Information-hints.json
+++ b/modules/data-entry/src/main/frontend/src/questionnaireEditor/Information-hints.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "type": "Enables rendering the information card with a different styling depending on the nature and purpose of the info displayed:\n* **plain** is a card with no distinct background,\n* **info** sets a blue background,\n* **warning** sets an orange background,\n* **error** sets a red background,\n* **success** sets a green background."
+  "type": "Enables rendering the information card with a different styling depending on the nature and purpose of the info displayed:\n* **plain** is a card with no distinct background,\n* **info** sets a blue background,\n* **warning** sets an orange background,\n* **error** sets a red background,\n* **success** sets a green background.",
+  "formMode": "Whether the inforrmation box gets displayed when the form is in **edit** mode (default), in **view** mode, or in **any** mode."
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/data-entry/src/main/frontend/src/questionnaireEditor/Information.json b/modules/data-entry/src/main/frontend/src/questionnaireEditor/Information.json
index 49651a3bed..fbd82ef5c9 100644
--- a/modules/data-entry/src/main/frontend/src/questionnaireEditor/Information.json
+++ b/modules/data-entry/src/main/frontend/src/questionnaireEditor/Information.json
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
        "error": {},
        "success" : {}
     },
+    "formMode" : {
+       "edit": {},
+       "view": {},
+       "any" : {}
+    },
     "text": "markdown"
   }
 ]
diff --git a/modules/data-model/forms/api/src/main/resources/SLING-INF/nodetypes/forms.cnd b/modules/data-model/forms/api/src/main/resources/SLING-INF/nodetypes/forms.cnd
index dc92e265f5..6505354350 100644
--- a/modules/data-model/forms/api/src/main/resources/SLING-INF/nodetypes/forms.cnd
+++ b/modules/data-model/forms/api/src/main/resources/SLING-INF/nodetypes/forms.cnd
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@
   + * (cards:ExternalLink) = cards:ExternalLink
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// An informative formatted text (markdown) displayed in edit mode to guide
-// the user through filling out a form.
+// An informative formatted text (markdown). Can be displayed in edit mode to guide
+// the user through filling out a form, or in view mode to explain the data.
 [cards:Information] > sling:Folder, mix:referenceable
   // Attributes
 
@@ -277,6 +277,10 @@
   // success (green). Optional, defaults to plain styling when absent.
   - type (string)
 
+  // The form mode specifies when the Information is displayed: in "edit" mode, in "view" mode
+  // mode, or in "any" mode. Defaults to "edit" when absent.
+  - formMode (string)
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // A section is a collection of questions.
 [cards:Section] > sling:Folder, mix:referenceable