diff --git a/cmd/airbyte-source/spec.json b/cmd/airbyte-source/spec.json
index ebbc9db..4c6edec 100644
--- a/cmd/airbyte-source/spec.json
+++ b/cmd/airbyte-source/spec.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
           "description": "Comma separated list of shards you'd like to sync, by default all shards are synced.",
           "title": "Shards",
           "type": "string",
-          "order": 5
+          "order": 6
         },
         "database": {
           "description": "The PlanetScale database name.",
@@ -52,12 +52,19 @@
           "default": false,
           "order": 4
         },
+        "use_rdonly": {
+          "description": "Use a rdonly replica to pull data from",
+          "title": "Use rdonly?",
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false,
+          "order": 5
+        },
         "starting_gtids": {
           "type": "string",
           "title": "Starting GTIDs",
           "default": "",
           "description": "A JSON string containing start GTIDs for every { keyspace: { shard: starting_gtid } }",
-          "order": 6
+          "order": 7
         },
         "options": {
           "type": "object",
diff --git a/cmd/internal/planetscale_connection.go b/cmd/internal/planetscale_connection.go
index a8d520f..349c101 100644
--- a/cmd/internal/planetscale_connection.go
+++ b/cmd/internal/planetscale_connection.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type PlanetScaleSource struct {
 	Password      string              `json:"password"`
 	Shards        string              `json:"shards"`
 	UseReplica    bool                `json:"use_replica"`
+	UseRdonly     bool                `json:"use_rdonly"`
 	StartingGtids string              `json:"starting_gtids"`
 	Options       CustomSourceOptions `json:"options"`
 }
@@ -36,7 +37,9 @@ func (psc PlanetScaleSource) DSN() string {
 	config.Passwd = psc.Password
 
 	tt := psdbconnect.TabletType_primary
-	if psc.UseReplica {
+	if psc.UseRdonly {
+		tt = psdbconnect.TabletType_batch
+	} else if psc.UseReplica {
 		tt = psdbconnect.TabletType_replica
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/internal/planetscale_edge_database.go b/cmd/internal/planetscale_edge_database.go
index 3f10b26..0f346b8 100644
--- a/cmd/internal/planetscale_edge_database.go
+++ b/cmd/internal/planetscale_edge_database.go
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ func (p PlanetScaleEdgeDatabase) Read(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer, ps Plane
 	)
 
 	tabletType := psdbconnect.TabletType_primary
-	if ps.UseReplica {
+	if ps.UseRdonly {
+		tabletType = psdbconnect.TabletType_batch
+	} else if ps.UseReplica {
 		tabletType = psdbconnect.TabletType_replica
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/internal/planetscale_edge_database_test.go b/cmd/internal/planetscale_edge_database_test.go
index b492148..c0f42c8 100644
--- a/cmd/internal/planetscale_edge_database_test.go
+++ b/cmd/internal/planetscale_edge_database_test.go
@@ -202,6 +202,55 @@ func TestRead_CanPickReplicaForShardedKeyspaces(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.False(t, tma.GetVitessTabletsFnInvoked)
 }
 
+func TestRead_CanPickRdonlyForShardedKeyspaces(t *testing.T) {
+	tma := getTestMysqlAccess()
+	b := bytes.NewBufferString("")
+	ped := PlanetScaleEdgeDatabase{
+		Logger: NewLogger(b),
+		Mysql:  tma,
+	}
+	tc := &psdbconnect.TableCursor{
+		Shard:    "40-80",
+		Position: "THIS_IS_A_SHARD_GTID",
+		Keyspace: "connect-test",
+	}
+
+	syncClient := &connectSyncClientMock{
+		syncResponses: []*psdbconnect.SyncResponse{
+			{Cursor: tc},
+		},
+	}
+
+	cc := clientConnectionMock{
+		syncFn: func(ctx context.Context, in *psdbconnect.SyncRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (psdbconnect.Connect_SyncClient, error) {
+			assert.Equal(t, psdbconnect.TabletType_batch, in.TabletType)
+			assert.Contains(t, in.Cells, "planetscale_operator_default")
+			return syncClient, nil
+		},
+	}
+	ped.clientFn = func(ctx context.Context, ps PlanetScaleSource) (psdbconnect.ConnectClient, error) {
+		return &cc, nil
+	}
+	ps := PlanetScaleSource{
+		Database:   "connect-test",
+		UseRdonly: true,
+	}
+	cs := ConfiguredStream{
+		Stream: Stream{
+			Name:      "customers",
+			Namespace: "connect-test",
+		},
+	}
+	sc, err := ped.Read(context.Background(), os.Stdout, ps, cs, tc)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	esc, err := TableCursorToSerializedCursor(tc)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, esc, sc)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, cc.syncFnInvokedCount)
+	assert.False(t, tma.PingContextFnInvoked)
+	assert.False(t, tma.GetVitessTabletsFnInvoked)
+}
+
 func TestDiscover_CanPickRightAirbyteType(t *testing.T) {
 	var tests = []struct {
 		MysqlType             string