diff --git a/includes/Title.php b/includes/Title.php
index a1b2352f5e1..c73550faeea 100644
--- a/includes/Title.php
+++ b/includes/Title.php
@@ -2258,11 +2258,15 @@ class Title {
 				$errors[] = array( 'immobile-target-page' );
 			}
 		} elseif ( $action == 'delete' ) {
-			if ( count( $this->getUserPermissionsErrorsInternal( 'edit',
-				$user, $doExpensiveQueries, true ) )
-			) {
-				// If they can't edit, they shouldn't delete.
-				$errors[] = array( 'delete-cantedit' );
+			$tempErrors = $this->checkPageRestrictions( 'edit',
+				$user, array(), $doExpensiveQueries, true );
+			if( !$tempErrors ) {
+				$tempErrors = $this->checkCascadingSourcesRestrictions( 'edit',
+					$user, $tempErrors, $doExpensiveQueries, true );
+			}
+			if ( $tempErrors ) {
+				// If protection keeps them from editing, they shouldn't be able to delete.
+				$errors[] = array( 'deleteprotected' );
 			}
 			if ( $doExpensiveQueries && $wgDeleteRevisionsLimit
 				&& !$this->userCan( 'bigdelete', $user ) && $this->isBigDeletion()
diff --git a/includes/api/ApiBase.php b/includes/api/ApiBase.php
index a280ddf0361..05b69bc2157 100644
--- a/includes/api/ApiBase.php
+++ b/includes/api/ApiBase.php
@@ -1411,9 +1411,9 @@ abstract class ApiBase extends ContextSource {
 			'code' => 'cantedit',
 			'info' => "You can't protect this page because you can't edit it"
 		),
-		'delete-cantedit' => array(
+		'deleteprotected' => array(
 			'code' => 'cantedit',
-			'info' => "You can't delete this page because you can't edit it"
+			'info' => "You can't delete this page because it has been protected"
 		),
 		'badaccess-group0' => array(
 			'code' => 'permissiondenied',
diff --git a/languages/i18n/en.json b/languages/i18n/en.json
index a43a7421a03..bbd8f7bff1e 100644
--- a/languages/i18n/en.json
+++ b/languages/i18n/en.json
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@
 	"delete-edit-reasonlist": "Edit deletion reasons",
 	"delete-toobig": "This page has a large edit history, over $1 {{PLURAL:$1|revision|revisions}}.\nDeletion of such pages has been restricted to prevent accidental disruption of {{SITENAME}}.",
 	"delete-warning-toobig": "This page has a large edit history, over $1 {{PLURAL:$1|revision|revisions}}.\nDeleting it may disrupt database operations of {{SITENAME}};\nproceed with caution.",
-	"delete-cantedit": "You cannot delete this page because you do not have permission to edit it.",
+	"deleteprotected": "You cannot delete this page because it has been protected.",
 	"deleting-backlinks-warning": "'''Warning:''' [[Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|Other pages]] link to or transclude the page you are about to delete.",
 	"rollback": "Roll back edits",
 	"rollback_short": "Rollback",
diff --git a/languages/i18n/qqq.json b/languages/i18n/qqq.json
index e135277e884..573bd34a352 100644
--- a/languages/i18n/qqq.json
+++ b/languages/i18n/qqq.json
@@ -2038,7 +2038,7 @@
 	"delete-edit-reasonlist": "Shown beneath the page deletion form on the right side. It is a link to {{msg-mw|Deletereason-dropdown|notext=1}}.\n\nSee also:\n* {{msg-mw|Ipb-edit-dropdown}}\n* {{msg-mw|Protect-edit-reasonlist}}.\n{{Identical|Edit delete reasons}}",
 	"delete-toobig": "Parameters:\n* $1 - the upper limit of number of revisions\nSee also:\n* {{msg-mw|Delete-warning-toobig}}",
 	"delete-warning-toobig": "Parameters:\n* $1 - the upper limit of number of revisions\nSee also:\n* {{msg-mw|Delete-toobig}}",
-	"delete-cantedit": "Used as error message when deleting the page.",
+	"deleteprotected": "Used as error message when deleting the page.",
 	"deleting-backlinks-warning": "A warning shown when a page that is being deleted has at least one link to it or is transcluded in at least one page.",
 	"rollback": "{{Identical|Rollback}}",
 	"rollback_short": "{{Identical|Rollback}}",