diff --git a/app/Models/Account.php b/app/Models/Account.php
index 445996ae09..70bdf01323 100644
--- a/app/Models/Account.php
+++ b/app/Models/Account.php
@@ -1707,6 +1707,11 @@ class Account extends Eloquent
         return $this->company->accounts->count() > 1;
     }
 
+    public function getPrimaryAccount()
+    {
+        return $this->company->accounts()->orderBy('id')->first();
+    }
+
     public function financialYearStart()
     {
         if (! $this->financial_year_start) {
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/texts.php b/resources/lang/en/texts.php
index 50f16160be..21e64a01f8 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/texts.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/texts.php
@@ -2598,6 +2598,7 @@ $LANG = array(
     'can_view_tasks' => 'Tasks are visible in the portal',
     'is_not_sent_reminders' => 'Reminders are not sent',
     'promotion_footer' => 'Your promotion will expire soon, :link to upgrade now.',
+    'unable_to_delete_primary' => 'Note: to delete this company first delete all linked companies.',
 
 );
 
diff --git a/resources/views/accounts/management.blade.php b/resources/views/accounts/management.blade.php
index ec4ea2cfa3..f251365de7 100644
--- a/resources/views/accounts/management.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/accounts/management.blade.php
@@ -273,39 +273,48 @@
 					</div>
 					{!! Former::close() !!}
 
-					{!! Former::open('settings/cancel_account')->addClass('cancel-account') !!}
-					{!! Former::actions( Button::danger($account->hasMultipleAccounts() ? trans('texts.delete_company') : trans('texts.cancel_account'))->large()->withAttributes(['onclick' => 'showCancelConfirm()'])->appendIcon(Icon::create('trash'))) !!}
-					<div class="form-group">
-						<div class="col-lg-8 col-sm-8 col-lg-offset-4 col-sm-offset-4">
-							<span class="help-block">{{ $account->hasMultipleAccounts() ? trans('texts.delete_company_help') : trans('texts.cancel_account_help') }}</span>
+					@if (! $account->hasMultipleAccounts() || $account->getPrimaryAccount()->id != auth()->user()->account->id)
+						{!! Former::open('settings/cancel_account')->addClass('cancel-account') !!}
+						{!! Former::actions( Button::danger($account->hasMultipleAccounts() ? trans('texts.delete_company') : trans('texts.cancel_account'))->large()->withAttributes(['onclick' => 'showCancelConfirm()'])->appendIcon(Icon::create('trash'))) !!}
+						<div class="form-group">
+							<div class="col-lg-8 col-sm-8 col-lg-offset-4 col-sm-offset-4">
+								<span class="help-block">{{ $account->hasMultipleAccounts() ? trans('texts.delete_company_help') : trans('texts.cancel_account_help') }}</span>
+							</div>
 						</div>
-					</div>
-					<div class="modal fade" id="confirmCancelModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="confirmCancelModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
-						<div class="modal-dialog" style="min-width:150px">
-							<div class="modal-content">
-								<div class="modal-header">
-									<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
-									<h4 class="modal-title" id="confirmCancelModalLabel">{{ $account->hasMultipleAccounts() ? trans('texts.delete_company') : trans('texts.cancel_account') }}</h4>
-								</div>
-								<div class="container" style="width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0px !important">
-				                <div class="panel panel-default">
-				                <div class="panel-body">
-									<p><b>{{ $account->hasMultipleAccounts() ? trans('texts.delete_company_message') : trans('texts.cancel_account_message') }}</b></p><br/>
-									<p>{!! Former::textarea('reason')
-												->placeholder(trans('texts.reason_for_canceling'))
-												->raw()
-												->rows(4) !!}</p>
-									<br/>
-								</div>
-								</div>
-								</div>
-								<div class="modal-footer" style="margin-top: 2px">
-									<button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">{{ trans('texts.go_back') }}</button>
-									<button type="button" class="btn btn-danger" id="deleteButton" onclick="confirmCancel()">{{ $account->hasMultipleAccounts() ? trans('texts.delete_company') : trans('texts.cancel_account') }}</button>
+						<div class="modal fade" id="confirmCancelModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="confirmCancelModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
+							<div class="modal-dialog" style="min-width:150px">
+								<div class="modal-content">
+									<div class="modal-header">
+										<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
+										<h4 class="modal-title" id="confirmCancelModalLabel">{{ $account->hasMultipleAccounts() ? trans('texts.delete_company') : trans('texts.cancel_account') }}</h4>
+									</div>
+									<div class="container" style="width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0px !important">
+					                <div class="panel panel-default">
+					                <div class="panel-body">
+										<p><b>{{ $account->hasMultipleAccounts() ? trans('texts.delete_company_message') : trans('texts.cancel_account_message') }}</b></p><br/>
+										<p>{!! Former::textarea('reason')
+													->placeholder(trans('texts.reason_for_canceling'))
+													->raw()
+													->rows(4) !!}</p>
+										<br/>
+									</div>
+									</div>
+									</div>
+									<div class="modal-footer" style="margin-top: 2px">
+										<button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">{{ trans('texts.go_back') }}</button>
+										<button type="button" class="btn btn-danger" id="deleteButton" onclick="confirmCancel()">{{ $account->hasMultipleAccounts() ? trans('texts.delete_company') : trans('texts.cancel_account') }}</button>
+									</div>
 								</div>
 							</div>
 						</div>
-					</div>
+					@elseif ($account->hasMultipleAccounts())
+						<div class="form-group">
+							<div class="col-lg-8 col-sm-8 col-lg-offset-4 col-sm-offset-4">
+								<span class="help-block">{{ trans('texts.unable_to_delete_primary') }}</span>
+							</div>
+						</div>
+					@endif
+
 					{!! Former::close() !!}
 				</div>
 			</div>