diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 6cd06bdc..334faed5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Changelog
 Unreleased
 ==========
 
+* feat: Preview icon renders form in read only mode
 
 4.0.0.dev3 (2022-01-11)
 =======================
diff --git a/djangocms_snippet/admin.py b/djangocms_snippet/admin.py
index b3c53a59..6769d9ce 100644
--- a/djangocms_snippet/admin.py
+++ b/djangocms_snippet/admin.py
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.conf.urls import url
 from django.contrib import admin
+from django.contrib.admin import helpers
+from django.contrib.admin.exceptions import DisallowedModelAdminToField
+from django.contrib.admin.options import IS_POPUP_VAR, TO_FIELD_VAR
+from django.contrib.admin.utils import flatten_fieldsets, unquote
 from django.db import models
 from django.forms import Textarea
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
 from cms.utils.permissions import get_model_permission_codename
 
 from .cms_config import SnippetCMSAppConfig
 from .forms import SnippetForm
 from .models import Snippet
-from .views import SnippetPreviewView
 
 
 # Use the version mixin if djangocms-versioning is installed and enabled
@@ -18,6 +22,7 @@
 
 try:
     from djangocms_versioning.admin import ExtendedVersionAdminMixin
+
     if djangocms_versioning_enabled:
         snippet_admin_classes.insert(0, ExtendedVersionAdminMixin)
 except ImportError:
@@ -73,15 +78,76 @@ def get_list_display_links(self, request, list_display):
             self.list_display_links = (None,)
             return self.list_display_links
 
+    def preview_view(self, request, snippet_id=None, form_url='', extra_context=None):
+        """
+        Custom preview endpoint to display a change form in read only mode
+        Solution based on django changeform view implementation
+        https://github.com/django/django/blob/4b8e9492d9003ca357a4402f831112dd72efd2f8/django/contrib/admin/options.py#L1553
+        """
+        to_field = request.POST.get(TO_FIELD_VAR, request.GET.get(TO_FIELD_VAR))
+
+        if to_field and not self.to_field_allowed(request, to_field):
+            raise DisallowedModelAdminToField("The field %s cannot be referenced." % to_field)
+
+        model = self.model
+        opts = model._meta
+
+        obj = self.get_object(request, unquote(snippet_id), to_field)
+
+        if obj is None:
+            return self._get_obj_does_not_exist_redirect(request, opts, snippet_id)
+
+        fieldsets = self.get_fieldsets(request, obj)
+        ModelForm = self.get_form(
+            request, obj, change=False, fields=flatten_fieldsets(fieldsets)
+        )
+        form = ModelForm(instance=obj)
+        formsets, inline_instances = self._create_formsets(request, obj, change=True)
+
+        readonly_fields = flatten_fieldsets(fieldsets)
+
+        adminForm = helpers.AdminForm(
+            form,
+            list(fieldsets),
+            # Clear prepopulated fields on a view-only form to avoid a crash.
+            {},
+            readonly_fields,
+            model_admin=self)
+        media = self.media + adminForm.media
+
+        inline_formsets = self.get_inline_formsets(request, formsets, inline_instances, obj)
+        for inline_formset in inline_formsets:
+            media = media + inline_formset.media
+
+        title = _('View %s')
+        context = {
+            **self.admin_site.each_context(request),
+            'title': title % opts.verbose_name,
+            'subtitle': str(obj) if obj else None,
+            'adminform': adminForm,
+            'object_id': snippet_id,
+            'original': obj,
+            'is_popup': IS_POPUP_VAR in request.POST or IS_POPUP_VAR in request.GET,
+            'to_field': to_field,
+            'media': media,
+            'inline_admin_formsets': inline_formsets,
+            'errors': [],
+            'preserved_filters': self.get_preserved_filters(request),
+        }
+
+        context.update(extra_context or {})
+
+        return self.render_change_form(request, context, add=False, change=False, obj=obj, form_url=form_url)
+
     def get_urls(self):
         info = self.model._meta.app_label, self.model._meta.model_name
         return [
-            url(
-                r"^(?P<snippet_id>\d+)/preview/$",
-                self.admin_site.admin_view(SnippetPreviewView.as_view()),
-                name="{}_{}_preview".format(*info),
-            ),
-        ] + super().get_urls()
+           url(
+                   r"^(?P<snippet_id>\d+)/preview/$",
+                   self.admin_site.admin_view(self.preview_view),
+                   name="{}_{}_preview".format(*info),
+               ),
+           ] + super().get_urls()
 
     def has_delete_permission(self, request, obj=None):
         """
diff --git a/djangocms_snippet/views.py b/djangocms_snippet/views.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 26edbe5f..00000000
--- a/djangocms_snippet/views.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-from django.http import Http404
-from django.views.generic import TemplateView
-
-from djangocms_snippet.models import Snippet
-
-
-class SnippetPreviewView(TemplateView):
-    template_name = "djangocms_snippet/admin/preview.html"
-
-    def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
-        context = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
-        snippet_id = kwargs.get("snippet_id", None)
-
-        if not snippet_id:
-            Http404("snippet_id must be provided.")
-
-        try:
-            snippet = Snippet._base_manager.get(pk=self.kwargs.get("snippet_id"))
-        except Snippet.DoesNotExist:
-            raise Http404
-
-        context.update({
-            "snippet": snippet,
-            "opts": Snippet._meta
-        })
-        return context
diff --git a/tests/test_admin.py b/tests/test_admin.py
index ed121022..d03d2358 100644
--- a/tests/test_admin.py
+++ b/tests/test_admin.py
@@ -209,3 +209,21 @@ def test_name_colomn_should_not_be_hyperlinked_with_versioning_enabled(self):
         self.assertContains(response, '<td class="field-name">Test Snippet</td>')
         self.assertNotContains(response, '<th class="field-slug"><a href="/en/admin/djangocms_snippet/'
                                          'snippet/1/change/">test-snippet</a></th>')
+
+    def test_preview_renders_read_only_fields(self):
+        """
+        Check that the preview endpoint is rendered in read only mode
+        """
+        self.snippet_version.publish(user=self.superuser)
+        with self.login_user_context(self.superuser):
+            edit_url = reverse("admin:djangocms_snippet_snippet_preview", args=(self.snippet.id,),)
+            response = self.client.get(edit_url)
+
+        # Snippet name
+        self.assertContains(response, '<div class="readonly">Test Snippet</div>')
+        # Snippet slug
+        self.assertContains(response, '<div class="readonly">test-snippet</div>')
+        # Snippet HTML
+        self.assertContains(response, '<div class="readonly">&lt;h1&gt;This is a test&lt;/h1&gt;</div>')
+        # Snippet template
+        self.assertContains(response, '<div class="readonly"></div>')
diff --git a/tests/test_views.py b/tests/test_views.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ce3c7e5a..00000000
--- a/tests/test_views.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-from cms.test_utils.testcases import CMSTestCase
-from cms.utils.urlutils import admin_reverse
-
-from .utils.factories import SnippetWithVersionFactory
-
-
-class PreviewViewTestCase(CMSTestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.snippet = SnippetWithVersionFactory(html="<h1>Test Title</h1><br><p>Test paragraph</p>")
-        self.user = self.get_superuser()
-
-    def test_preview_renders_html(self):
-        """
-        Check that our snippet HTML is rendered, unescaped, on the page
-        """
-        preview_url = admin_reverse(
-            "djangocms_snippet_snippet_preview",
-            kwargs={"snippet_id": self.snippet.id},
-        )
-        with self.login_user_context(self.user):
-            response = self.client.get(preview_url)
-
-        self.assertEqual(self.snippet.html, "<h1>Test Title</h1><br><p>Test paragraph</p>")
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertContains(response, "<h1>Test Title</h1><br><p>Test paragraph</p>")
-
-    def test_preview_raises_404_no_snippet(self):
-        """
-        With no Snippet to preview, a 404 will be raised
-        """
-        preview_url = admin_reverse(
-            "djangocms_snippet_snippet_preview",
-            kwargs={"snippet_id": 999},  # Non existent PK!
-        )
-        with self.login_user_context(self.user):
-            response = self.client.get(preview_url)
-
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)