diff --git a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py
index f1b1e9a6bf..2dd9a9ff94 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py
@@ -1432,7 +1432,8 @@ class NsxV3Plugin(agentschedulers_db.AZDhcpAgentSchedulerDbMixin,
 
         if dhcp_service['port_id']:
             try:
-                self.delete_port(context, dhcp_service['port_id'])
+                self.delete_port(context, dhcp_service['port_id'],
+                                 force_delete_dhcp=True)
             except Exception:
                 # This could happen when the port has been manually deleted.
                 LOG.error("Failed to delete DHCP port %(port)s for "
@@ -2606,7 +2607,8 @@ class NsxV3Plugin(agentschedulers_db.AZDhcpAgentSchedulerDbMixin,
                 self._add_dhcp_binding(context, port_data)
             except nsx_lib_exc.ManagerError:
                 # Rollback create port
-                self.delete_port(context, port_data['id'])
+                self.delete_port(context, port_data['id'],
+                                 force_delete_dhcp=True)
                 msg = _('Unable to create port. Please contact admin')
                 LOG.exception(msg)
                 raise nsx_exc.NsxPluginException(err_msg=msg)
@@ -2632,7 +2634,8 @@ class NsxV3Plugin(agentschedulers_db.AZDhcpAgentSchedulerDbMixin,
             raise n_exc.ServicePortInUse(port_id=port_id, reason=e)
 
     def delete_port(self, context, port_id,
-                    l3_port_check=True, l2gw_port_check=True):
+                    l3_port_check=True, l2gw_port_check=True,
+                    force_delete_dhcp=False):
         # if needed, check to see if this is a port owned by
         # a l2 gateway.  If so, we should prevent deletion here
         self._pre_delete_port_check(context, port_id, l2gw_port_check)
@@ -2641,6 +2644,12 @@ class NsxV3Plugin(agentschedulers_db.AZDhcpAgentSchedulerDbMixin,
         if l3_port_check:
             self.prevent_l3_port_deletion(context, port_id)
         port = self.get_port(context, port_id)
+        # Prevent DHCP port deletion if native support is enabled
+        if (cfg.CONF.nsx_v3.native_dhcp_metadata and
+            not force_delete_dhcp and
+            port['device_owner'] in [const.DEVICE_OWNER_DHCP]):
+            msg = (_('Can not delete DHCP port %s') % port['id'])
+            raise n_exc.BadRequest(resource='port', msg=msg)
         if not self._network_is_external(context, port['network_id']):
             _net_id, nsx_port_id = nsx_db.get_nsx_switch_and_port_id(
                 context.session, port_id)
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v3/test_plugin.py b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v3/test_plugin.py
index 637536aaaf..eb5c037b85 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v3/test_plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v3/test_plugin.py
@@ -620,6 +620,18 @@ class TestPortsV2(test_plugin.TestPortsV2, NsxV3PluginTestCaseMixin,
                 self.assertEqual(res['port']['fixed_ips'],
                                  data['port']['fixed_ips'])
 
+    def test_delete_dhcp_port(self):
+        cfg.CONF.set_override('native_dhcp_metadata', True, 'nsx_v3')
+        with self.subnet():
+            pl = directory.get_plugin()
+            ctx = context.Context(user_id=None, tenant_id=self._tenant_id,
+                                  is_admin=False)
+            ports = pl.get_ports(
+                ctx, filters={'device_owner': [constants.DEVICE_OWNER_DHCP]})
+            req = self.new_delete_request('ports', ports[0]['id'])
+            res = req.get_response(self.api)
+            self.assertEqual(exc.HTTPBadRequest.code, res.status_int)
+
     def test_fail_create_port_with_ext_net(self):
         expected_error = 'InvalidInput'
         with self._create_l3_ext_network() as network: