diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 4c92918..404b558 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 # See: https://help.github.com/articles/about-codeowners/
 
 # These owners will be the default owners for everything in the repo.
-*       @gimantha @MaryamZi @hasithaa
+*       @gimantha @MaryamZi @hasithaa @SasinduDilshara
diff --git a/ballerina/tests/from_json_string_test.bal b/ballerina/tests/from_json_string_test.bal
index bb4902e..50c4f3d 100644
--- a/ballerina/tests/from_json_string_test.bal
+++ b/ballerina/tests/from_json_string_test.bal
@@ -60,6 +60,43 @@ isolated function testSimpleJsonStringToRecord() returns Error? {
     test:assertEquals(recC.get("b"), 1);
 }
 
+@test:Config
+isolated function testSimpleJsonStringToRecord2() returns Error? {
+    string user = string `{"id": 4012}`;
+    ReadOnlyUserRecord r = check parseString(user);
+    test:assertEquals(r, {id: 4012});
+}
+
+@test:Config
+isolated function testSimpleJsonStringToRecord3() returns Error? {
+    string user = string `{"id": 4012, "name": {"firstname": "John", "lastname": "Doe"}, "age": 27}`;
+    ReadOnlyUserRecord2 r = check parseString(user);
+    test:assertEquals(r, {id: 4012, age: 27, name: {firstname: "John", lastname: "Doe"}});
+}
+
+@test:Config
+isolated function testSimpleJsonStringToRecord4() returns Error? {
+    string user = string `{"id": 4012, "name": {"firstname": "John", "lastname": "Doe"}, "age": 27}`;
+    UserRecord3 r = check parseString(user);
+    test:assertEquals(r, {id: 4012, age: 27, name: {firstname: "John", lastname: "Doe"}});
+}
+
+@test:Config
+isolated function testSimpleJsonStringToRecord5() returns Error? {
+    string user = string `{"id": 4012, "name": {"firstname": "John", "lastname": "Doe"}, "age": 27}`;
+    ReadOnlyUserRecord2 r = check parseString(user);
+    test:assertEquals(r, {id: 4012, age: 27, name: {firstname: "John", lastname: "Doe"}});
+}
+
+@test:Config
+isolated function testSimpleJsonStringToRecord6() returns Error? {
+    string user = string `{"ids": [4012, 4013], "names": [{"firstname": "John", "lastname": "Doe"},
+                                            {"firstname": "Jane", "lastname": "Doe"}], "age": 27}`;
+    ReadOnlyUsersRecord3 r = check parseString(user);
+    test:assertEquals(r, {ids: [4012, 4013], names: [{firstname: "John", lastname: "Doe"},
+                                                    {firstname: "Jane", lastname: "Doe"}]});
+}
+
 @test:Config
 isolated function testSimpleJsonStringToRecordWithProjection() returns Error? {
     string str = string `{"a": "hello", "b": 1}`;
diff --git a/ballerina/tests/from_json_test.bal b/ballerina/tests/from_json_test.bal
index c2fc4cc..131e83a 100644
--- a/ballerina/tests/from_json_test.bal
+++ b/ballerina/tests/from_json_test.bal
@@ -67,6 +67,69 @@ isolated function testSimpleJsonToRecord() returns Error? {
     test:assertEquals(recC.get("b"), 1);
 }
 
+type ReadOnlyUserRecord readonly & record {|
+    int id;
+|};
+
+@test:Config
+isolated function testSimpleJsonToRecord2() returns Error? {
+    json user = {id: 4012};
+    ReadOnlyUserRecord r = check parseAsType(user);
+    test:assertEquals(r, {id: 4012});
+}
+
+public type ReadonlyUserId readonly & int;
+
+public type ReadonlyUserName readonly & record {
+    string firstname;
+    string lastname;
+};
+
+type ReadOnlyUserRecord2 readonly & record {|
+    ReadonlyUserId id;
+    ReadonlyUserName name;
+    int age;
+|};
+
+@test:Config
+isolated function testSimpleJsonToRecord3() returns Error? {
+    json user = {id: 4012, name: {firstname: "John", lastname: "Doe"}, age: 27};
+    ReadOnlyUserRecord2 r = check parseAsType(user);
+    test:assertEquals(r, {id: 4012, age: 27, name: {firstname: "John", lastname: "Doe"}});
+}
+
+type UserRecord3 ReadOnlyUserRecord2;
+
+@test:Config
+isolated function testSimpleJsonToRecord4() returns Error? {
+    json user = {id: 4012, name: {firstname: "John", lastname: "Doe"}, age: 27};
+    UserRecord3 r = check parseAsType(user);
+    test:assertEquals(r, {id: 4012, age: 27, name: {firstname: "John", lastname: "Doe"}});
+}
+
+@test:Config
+isolated function testSimpleJsonToRecord5() returns Error? {
+    ReadonlyUserName username = {firstname: "John", lastname: "Doe"};
+    record{string firstname; string lastname;} nameRec = username;
+    json user = {id: 4012, name: nameRec.toJson(), age: 27};
+    ReadOnlyUserRecord2 r = check parseAsType(user);
+    test:assertEquals(r, {id: 4012, age: 27, name: {firstname: "John", lastname: "Doe"}});
+}
+
+type ReadOnlyUsersRecord3 readonly & record {|
+    ReadonlyUserId[] ids;
+    ReadonlyUserName[] names;
+|};
+
+@test:Config
+isolated function testSimpleJsonToRecord6() returns Error? {
+    json user = {ids: [4012, 4013], names: [{firstname: "John", lastname: "Doe"},
+                                            {firstname: "Jane", lastname: "Doe"}], age: 27};
+    ReadOnlyUsersRecord3 r = check parseAsType(user);
+    test:assertEquals(r, {ids: [4012, 4013], names: [{firstname: "John", lastname: "Doe"},
+                                                    {firstname: "Jane", lastname: "Doe"}]});
+}
+
 @test:Config
 isolated function testSimpleJsonToRecordWithProjection() returns Error? {
     json j = {"a": "hello", "b": 1};
diff --git a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/jsondata/json/JsonParser.java b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/jsondata/json/JsonParser.java
index ad911a2..a3c4de7 100644
--- a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/jsondata/json/JsonParser.java
+++ b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/jsondata/json/JsonParser.java
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public Object execute(Reader reader, BMap<BString, Object> options, Type type) t
                 }
                 case TypeTags.INTERSECTION_TAG -> {
                     Type effectiveType = ((IntersectionType) type).getEffectiveType();
-                    if (!SymbolFlags.isFlagOn(SymbolFlags.READONLY, effectiveType.getFlags())) {
+                    if (!effectiveType.isReadOnly()) {
                         throw DiagnosticLog.error(DiagnosticErrorCode.UNSUPPORTED_TYPE, type);
                     }
 
diff --git a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/jsondata/json/JsonTraverse.java b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/jsondata/json/JsonTraverse.java
index fc4e704..3008574 100644
--- a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/jsondata/json/JsonTraverse.java
+++ b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/jsondata/json/JsonTraverse.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ private Object traverseJson(Object json, Type type) {
                 }
                 case TypeTags.INTERSECTION_TAG -> {
                     Type effectiveType = ((IntersectionType) referredType).getEffectiveType();
-                    if (!SymbolFlags.isFlagOn(SymbolFlags.READONLY, effectiveType.getFlags())) {
+                    if (!effectiveType.isReadOnly()) {
                         throw DiagnosticLog.error(DiagnosticErrorCode.UNSUPPORTED_TYPE, type);
                     }
                     for (Type constituentType : ((IntersectionType) referredType).getConstituentTypes()) {