diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/code-snippet/_code-snippet.scss b/packages/components/src/components/code-snippet/_code-snippet.scss
index 74a479a1823d..fc98b7186cfc 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/code-snippet/_code-snippet.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/code-snippet/_code-snippet.scss
@@ -23,6 +23,27 @@
     @include reset;
   }
 
+  .#{$prefix}--snippet--disabled,
+  .#{$prefix}--snippet--disabled
+    .#{$prefix}--btn.#{$prefix}--snippet-btn--expand {
+    color: $disabled-02;
+    background-color: $disabled-01;
+  }
+
+  .#{$prefix}--snippet--disabled .#{$prefix}--snippet-btn--expand:hover,
+  .#{$prefix}--snippet--disabled .#{$prefix}--copy-btn:hover {
+    color: $disabled-02;
+    background-color: $disabled-01;
+    cursor: not-allowed;
+  }
+
+  .#{$prefix}--snippet--disabled .#{$prefix}--snippet__icon,
+  .#{$prefix}--snippet--disabled
+    .#{$prefix}--snippet-btn--expand
+    .#{$prefix}--icon-chevron--down {
+    fill: $disabled-02;
+  }
+
   .#{$prefix}--snippet code {
     @include type-style('code-01');
   }
@@ -319,7 +340,7 @@
   }
 
   // Show more / less button
-  button.#{$prefix}--btn.#{$prefix}--snippet-btn--expand {
+  .#{$prefix}--snippet-btn--expand {
     @include type-style('body-short-01');
     @include carbon--font-family('sans');
 
@@ -335,8 +356,7 @@
     border: 0;
   }
 
-  button.#{$prefix}--btn.#{$prefix}--snippet-btn--expand
-    .#{$prefix}--snippet-btn--text {
+  .#{$prefix}--snippet-btn--expand .#{$prefix}--snippet-btn--text {
     position: relative;
     top: rem(-1px);
   }
@@ -346,14 +366,13 @@
   }
 
   .#{$prefix}--snippet-btn--expand .#{$prefix}--icon-chevron--down {
-    margin-bottom: rem(1px);
     margin-left: $spacing-03;
     transform: rotate(0deg);
     transition: $duration--moderate-01 motion(standard, productive);
     fill: $text-01;
   }
 
-  button.#{$prefix}--btn.#{$prefix}--snippet-btn--expand:hover {
+  .#{$prefix}--snippet-btn--expand:hover {
     color: $text-01;
     background: $hover-ui;
   }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.js b/packages/react/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.js
index 38452e82f232..634997b2623c 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ function CodeSnippet({
   className,
   type,
   children,
+  disabled,
   feedback,
   onClick,
   ariaLabel,
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ function CodeSnippet({
 
   const codeSnippetClasses = classNames(className, `${prefix}--snippet`, {
     [`${prefix}--snippet--${type}`]: type,
+    [`${prefix}--snippet--disabled`]: type !== 'inline' && disabled,
     [`${prefix}--snippet--expand`]: expandedCode,
     [`${prefix}--snippet--light`]: light,
     [`${prefix}--snippet--no-copy`]: hideCopyButton,
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ function CodeSnippet({
       )}
       {!hideCopyButton && (
         <CopyButton
+          disabled={disabled}
           onClick={onClick}
           feedback={feedback}
           iconDescription={copyButtonDescription}
@@ -179,6 +182,7 @@ function CodeSnippet({
           kind="ghost"
           size="field"
           className={`${prefix}--snippet-btn--expand`}
+          disabled={disabled}
           onClick={() => setExpandedCode(!expandedCode)}>
           <span className={`${prefix}--snippet-btn--text`}>
             {expandCodeBtnText}
@@ -223,6 +227,11 @@ CodeSnippet.propTypes = {
    */
   copyLabel: PropTypes.string,
 
+  /**
+   * Specify whether or not the CodeSnippet should be disabled
+   */
+  disabled: PropTypes.bool,
+
   /**
    * Specify the string displayed when the snippet is copied
    */