diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/amqqueue.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/amqqueue.erl
index 058a5037bb..d3d878231f 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/amqqueue.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/amqqueue.erl
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
          is_exclusive/1,
          is_classic/1,
          is_quorum/1,
+         is_internal/1,
+         internal_owner/1,
+         make_internal/1,
+         make_internal/2,
          pattern_match_all/0,
          pattern_match_on_name/1,
          pattern_match_on_type/1,
@@ -76,6 +80,8 @@
 -define(is_backwards_compat_classic(T),
         (T =:= classic orelse T =:= ?amqqueue_v1_type)).
 
+-type amqqueue_options() ::  map() | ets:match_pattern().
+
 -record(amqqueue, {
           %% immutable
           name :: rabbit_amqqueue:name() | ets:match_pattern(),
@@ -106,7 +112,7 @@
           slave_pids_pending_shutdown = [], %% reserved
           %% secondary index
           vhost :: rabbit_types:vhost() | undefined | ets:match_pattern(),
-          options = #{} :: map() | ets:match_pattern(),
+          options = #{} :: amqqueue_options(),
           type = ?amqqueue_v1_type :: module() | ets:match_pattern(),
           type_state = #{} :: map() | ets:match_pattern()
          }).
@@ -349,6 +355,19 @@ get_arguments(#amqqueue{arguments = Args}) ->
 set_arguments(#amqqueue{} = Queue, Args) ->
     Queue#amqqueue{arguments = Args}.
 
+% options
+
+-spec get_options(amqqueue()) -> amqqueue_options().
+
+get_options(#amqqueue{options = Options}) ->
+    Options.
+
+-spec set_options(amqqueue(), amqqueue_options()) -> amqqueue().
+
+set_options(#amqqueue{} = Queue, Options) ->
+    Queue#amqqueue{options = Options}.
+
+
 % decorators
 
 -spec get_decorators(amqqueue()) -> [atom()] | none | undefined.
@@ -394,15 +413,6 @@ get_name(#amqqueue{name = Name}) -> Name.
 set_name(#amqqueue{} = Queue, Name) ->
     Queue#amqqueue{name = Name}.
 
--spec get_options(amqqueue()) -> map().
-
-get_options(#amqqueue{options = Options}) -> Options.
-
--spec set_options(amqqueue(), map()) -> amqqueue().
-
-set_options(#amqqueue{} = Queue, Options) ->
-    Queue#amqqueue{options = Options}.
-
 % pid
 
 -spec get_pid(amqqueue_v2()) -> pid() | ra_server_id() | none.
@@ -496,6 +506,27 @@ is_classic(Queue) ->
 is_quorum(Queue) ->
     get_type(Queue) =:= rabbit_quorum_queue.
 
+-spec is_internal(amqqueue()) -> boolean().
+
+is_internal(#amqqueue{options = #{internal := true}}) -> true;
+is_internal(#amqqueue{}) -> false.
+
+-spec internal_owner(amqqueue()) -> #resource{}.
+
+internal_owner(#amqqueue{options = #{internal := true,
+                                     internal_owner := IOwner}}) ->
+    IOwner;
+internal_owner(#amqqueue{}) ->
+    undefined.
+
+make_internal(Q = #amqqueue{options = Options}) when is_map(Options) ->
+    Q#amqqueue{options = maps:merge(Options, #{internal => true,
+                                               internal_owner => undefined})}.
+make_internal(Q = #amqqueue{options = Options}, Owner)
+  when is_map(Options) andalso is_record(Owner, resource) ->
+    Q#amqqueue{options = maps:merge(Options, #{internal => true,
+                                              interna_owner => Owner})}.
+
 fields() ->
     fields(?record_version).
 
diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_amqqueue.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_amqqueue.erl
index dfe57defcd..b905d074ef 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_amqqueue.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_amqqueue.erl
@@ -820,6 +820,35 @@ check_exclusive_access(Q, _ReaderPid, _MatchType) ->
       "match that of the original declaration.",
       [rabbit_misc:rs(QueueName)]).
 
+-spec check_internal(amqqueue:amqqueue(), rabbit_types:username()) ->
+          'ok' | rabbit_types:channel_exit().
+check_internal(Q, Username) ->
+    case amqqueue:is_internal(Q) of
+        true ->
+            case Username of
+                %% note cli delete command uses "cli_user"
+                ?INTERNAL_USER ->
+                    ok;
+                _ ->
+                    QueueName = amqqueue:get_name(Q),
+                    case amqqueue:internal_owner(Q) of
+                        undefined ->
+                            rabbit_misc:protocol_error(
+                              resource_locked,
+                              "Cannot delete protected ~ts.",
+                              [rabbit_misc:rs(QueueName)]);
+                        IOwner ->
+                            rabbit_misc:protocol_error(
+                              resource_locked,
+                              "Cannot delete protected ~ts. It was "
+                              "declared as an protected and can be deleted only by deleting the owner entity: ~ts",
+                              [rabbit_misc:rs(QueueName), rabbit_misc:rs(IOwner)])
+                    end
+            end;
+        false ->
+            ok
+    end.
+
 -spec with_exclusive_access_or_die(name(), pid(), qfun(A)) ->
     A | rabbit_types:channel_exit().
 with_exclusive_access_or_die(Name, ReaderPid, F) ->
@@ -1689,6 +1718,7 @@ delete_with(QueueName, ConnPid, IfUnused, IfEmpty, Username, CheckExclusive) whe
     case with(
            QueueName,
            fun (Q) ->
+                ok = check_internal(Q, Username),
                 if CheckExclusive ->
                     check_exclusive_access(Q, ConnPid);
                 true ->