diff --git a/src/Controller/UserController.php b/src/Controller/UserController.php
index ec61210b..c5066681 100644
--- a/src/Controller/UserController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/UserController.php
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ class UserController extends AdminPages\BaseAdminController
      */
     public function delete(Request $request, User $entity, StructuralElementRecursionHelper $recursionHelper)
     {
+        if ($entity->getID() == User::ID_ANONYMOUS) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('You can not delete the anonymous user! It is needed for permission checking without a logged in user');
+        }
         return $this->_delete($request, $entity, $recursionHelper);
     }
 
diff --git a/templates/AdminPages/_delete_form.html.twig b/templates/AdminPages/_delete_form.html.twig
index 4f708258..e24294ae 100644
--- a/templates/AdminPages/_delete_form.html.twig
+++ b/templates/AdminPages/_delete_form.html.twig
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     <div class="form-group">
         <div class=""></div>
         <div class="col offset-3 pl-2">
-            <button class="btn btn-danger" {% if not is_granted("delete", entity) %}disabled{% endif %}">{% trans %}entity.delete{% endtrans %}</button>
+            {% set delete_disabled = (not is_granted("delete", entity)) or (entity.group is defined and entity.id == 1) %}
+            <button class="btn btn-danger" {% if delete_disabled %}disabled{% endif %}>{% trans %}entity.delete{% endtrans %}</button>
             {% if entity.parent is defined  %}
             <div class="ml-2 custom-control custom-checkbox custom-control-inline">
                 <input type="checkbox" class="custom-control-input" id="recursive" name="delete_recursive">