diff --git a/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_views.py b/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_views.py
index 4efe7cab63..581e0d0e97 100644
--- a/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_views.py
@@ -3382,6 +3382,26 @@ class TestRoleViewSet:
         errors = response.json()["errors"]
         assert errors[0]["source"]["pointer"] == "/data/attributes/name"
 
+    def test_admin_role_partial_update(self, authenticated_client, admin_role_fixture):
+        role = admin_role_fixture
+        data = {
+            "data": {
+                "id": str(role.id),
+                "type": "roles",
+                "attributes": {
+                    "name": "Updated Role",
+                },
+            }
+        }
+        response = authenticated_client.patch(
+            reverse("role-detail", kwargs={"pk": role.id}),
+            data=json.dumps(data),
+            content_type="application/vnd.api+json",
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
+        role.refresh_from_db()
+        assert role.name != "Updated Role"
+
     def test_role_partial_update(self, authenticated_client, roles_fixture):
         role = roles_fixture[1]
         data = {
@@ -3389,7 +3409,7 @@ class TestRoleViewSet:
                 "id": str(role.id),
                 "type": "roles",
                 "attributes": {
-                    "name": "Updated Provider Group Name",
+                    "name": "Updated Role",
                 },
             }
         }
@@ -3400,7 +3420,7 @@ class TestRoleViewSet:
         )
         assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
         role.refresh_from_db()
-        assert role.name == "Updated Provider Group Name"
+        assert role.name == "Updated Role"
 
     def test_role_partial_update_invalid(self, authenticated_client, roles_fixture):
         role = roles_fixture[2]
@@ -3422,6 +3442,14 @@ class TestRoleViewSet:
         errors = response.json()["errors"]
         assert errors[0]["source"]["pointer"] == "/data/attributes/name"
 
+    def test_role_destroy_admin(self, authenticated_client, admin_role_fixture):
+        role = admin_role_fixture
+        response = authenticated_client.delete(
+            reverse("role-detail", kwargs={"pk": role.id})
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
+        assert Role.objects.filter(id=role.id).exists()
+
     def test_role_destroy(self, authenticated_client, roles_fixture):
         role = roles_fixture[2]
         response = authenticated_client.delete(
diff --git a/api/src/backend/api/v1/views.py b/api/src/backend/api/v1/views.py
index ce24a2f830..17419fa634 100644
--- a/api/src/backend/api/v1/views.py
+++ b/api/src/backend/api/v1/views.py
@@ -1636,6 +1636,15 @@ class RoleViewSet(BaseRLSViewSet):
             request.data["manage_account"] = str(user_role.manage_account).lower()
         return super().partial_update(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
+    def destroy(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        instance = self.get_object()
+        if (
+            instance.name == "admin"
+        ):  # TODO: Move to a constant/enum (in case other roles are created by default)
+            raise ValidationError(detail="The admin role cannot be deleted.")
+
+        return super().destroy(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
 
 @extend_schema_view(
     create=extend_schema(
diff --git a/api/src/backend/conftest.py b/api/src/backend/conftest.py
index 77b9bc41d3..014e660480 100644
--- a/api/src/backend/conftest.py
+++ b/api/src/backend/conftest.py
@@ -395,6 +395,23 @@ def provider_groups_fixture(tenants_fixture):
     return pgroup1, pgroup2, pgroup3
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def admin_role_fixture(tenants_fixture):
+    tenant, *_ = tenants_fixture
+
+    return Role.objects.get_or_create(
+        name="admin",
+        tenant_id=tenant.id,
+        manage_users=True,
+        manage_account=True,
+        manage_billing=True,
+        manage_providers=True,
+        manage_integrations=True,
+        manage_scans=True,
+        unlimited_visibility=True,
+    )[0]
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def roles_fixture(tenants_fixture):
     tenant, *_ = tenants_fixture