diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/user/DeleteUserCmd.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/user/DeleteUserCmd.java
index 560e449412c..ddf21affb53 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/user/DeleteUserCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/user/DeleteUserCmd.java
@@ -84,11 +84,10 @@ public class DeleteUserCmd extends BaseCmd {
     public void execute() {
         CallContext.current().setEventDetails("UserId: " + getId());
         boolean result = _regionService.deleteUser(this);
-        if (result) {
-            SuccessResponse response = new SuccessResponse(getCommandName());
-            this.setResponseObject(response);
-        } else {
+        if (!result) {
             throw new ServerApiException(ApiErrorCode.INTERNAL_ERROR, "Failed to delete user");
         }
+        SuccessResponse response = new SuccessResponse(getCommandName());
+        this.setResponseObject(response);
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
index 1a30f192173..a95b660975b 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
@@ -2064,13 +2064,20 @@ public class AccountManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements AccountManager, M
     @Override
     @ActionEvent(eventType = EventTypes.EVENT_USER_DELETE, eventDescription = "deleting User")
     public boolean deleteUser(DeleteUserCmd deleteUserCmd) {
-        UserVO user = getValidUserVO(deleteUserCmd.getId());
-
+        final Long id = deleteUserCmd.getId();
+        User caller = CallContext.current().getCallingUser();
+        UserVO user = getValidUserVO(id);
         Account account = _accountDao.findById(user.getAccountId());
 
+        if (caller.getId() == id) {
+            Domain domain = _domainDao.findById(account.getDomainId());
+            throw new InvalidParameterValueException(String.format("The caller is requesting to delete itself. As a security measure, ACS will not allow this operation." +
+                    " To delete user %s (ID: %s, Domain: %s), request to another user with permission to execute the operation.", user.getUsername(), user.getUuid(), domain.getUuid()));
+        }
+
         // don't allow to delete the user from the account of type Project
         checkAccountAndAccess(user, account);
-        return _userDao.remove(deleteUserCmd.getId());
+        return _userDao.remove(id);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -2145,7 +2152,7 @@ public class AccountManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements AccountManager, M
         }
     }
 
-    private void checkAccountAndAccess(UserVO user, Account account) {
+    protected void checkAccountAndAccess(UserVO user, Account account) {
         // don't allow to delete the user from the account of type Project
         if (account.getType() == Account.Type.PROJECT) {
             throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Project users cannot be deleted or moved.");
@@ -2155,7 +2162,7 @@ public class AccountManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements AccountManager, M
         CallContext.current().putContextParameter(User.class, user.getUuid());
     }
 
-    private UserVO getValidUserVO(long id) {
+    protected UserVO getValidUserVO(long id) {
         UserVO user = _userDao.findById(id);
 
         if (user == null || user.getRemoved() != null) {
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImplTest.java b/server/src/test/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImplTest.java
index 6d9211dd526..d98a4f8f058 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImplTest.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImplTest.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import com.cloud.vm.UserVmVO;
 import com.cloud.vm.VMInstanceVO;
 import com.cloud.vm.snapshot.VMSnapshotVO;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.SecurityChecker.AccessType;
+import org.apache.cloudstack.api.command.admin.user.DeleteUserCmd;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.command.admin.user.GetUserKeysCmd;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.command.admin.user.UpdateUserCmd;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.response.UserTwoFactorAuthenticationSetupResponse;
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.InOrder;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockedStatic;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 
@@ -91,6 +93,12 @@ public class AccountManagerImplTest extends AccountManagetImplTestBase {
     @Mock
     private Account accountMock;
 
+    @Mock
+    private DomainVO domainVoMock;
+
+    @Mock
+    private AccountVO accountVoMock;
+
     @Mock
     private ProjectAccountVO projectAccountVO;
     @Mock
@@ -190,6 +198,42 @@ public class AccountManagerImplTest extends AccountManagetImplTestBase {
         Mockito.verify(_accountDao, Mockito.atLeastOnce()).markForCleanup(Mockito.eq(42l));
     }
 
+    @Test (expected = InvalidParameterValueException.class)
+    public void deleteUserTestIfUserIdIsEqualToCallerIdShouldThrowException() {
+        try (MockedStatic<CallContext> callContextMocked = Mockito.mockStatic(CallContext.class)) {
+            DeleteUserCmd cmd = Mockito.mock(DeleteUserCmd.class);
+            CallContext callContextMock = Mockito.mock(CallContext.class);
+            callContextMocked.when(CallContext::current).thenReturn(callContextMock);
+
+            Mockito.doReturn(userVoMock).when(callContextMock).getCallingUser();
+            Mockito.doReturn(1L).when(cmd).getId();
+            Mockito.doReturn(userVoMock).when(accountManagerImpl).getValidUserVO(Mockito.anyLong());
+            Mockito.doReturn(accountVoMock).when(_accountDao).findById(Mockito.anyLong());
+            Mockito.doReturn(domainVoMock).when(_domainDao).findById(Mockito.anyLong());
+            Mockito.doReturn(1L).when(userVoMock).getId();
+
+            accountManagerImpl.deleteUser(cmd);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void deleteUserTestIfUserIdIsNotEqualToCallerIdShouldNotThrowException() {
+        try (MockedStatic<CallContext> callContextMocked = Mockito.mockStatic(CallContext.class)) {
+            DeleteUserCmd cmd = Mockito.mock(DeleteUserCmd.class);
+            CallContext callContextMock = Mockito.mock(CallContext.class);
+            callContextMocked.when(CallContext::current).thenReturn(callContextMock);
+
+            Mockito.doReturn(userVoMock).when(callContextMock).getCallingUser();
+            Mockito.doReturn(1L).when(cmd).getId();
+            Mockito.doReturn(userVoMock).when(accountManagerImpl).getValidUserVO(Mockito.anyLong());
+            Mockito.doReturn(accountVoMock).when(_accountDao).findById(Mockito.anyLong());
+            Mockito.doReturn(2L).when(userVoMock).getId();
+
+            Mockito.doNothing().when(accountManagerImpl).checkAccountAndAccess(Mockito.any(), Mockito.any());
+            accountManagerImpl.deleteUser(cmd);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testAuthenticateUser() throws UnknownHostException {
         Pair<Boolean, UserAuthenticator.ActionOnFailedAuthentication> successAuthenticationPair = new Pair<>(true, null);