diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index 87ecdcb60792..78f168005946 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ public function index(Request $request, $action = null, $upcoming_status = null)
                 'model.category',
                 'model.manufacturer',
                 'model.fieldset',
-                'supplier'
+                'supplier',
+                'assignedAssets',
             ); // it might be tempting to add 'assetlog' here, but don't. It blows up update-heavy users.
 
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Transformers/AssetsTransformer.php b/app/Http/Transformers/AssetsTransformer.php
index 378fba28738d..8e930202c6c7 100644
--- a/app/Http/Transformers/AssetsTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Transformers/AssetsTransformer.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use App\Models\AccessoryCheckout;
 use App\Models\Asset;
 use App\Models\Setting;
+use Barryvdh\Debugbar\Controllers\AssetController;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ public function transformAsset(Asset $asset)
     {
         // This uses the getSettings() method so we're pulling from the cache versus querying the settings on single asset
         $setting = Setting::getSettings();
-
         $array = [
             'id' => (int) $asset->id,
             'name' => e($asset->name),
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public function transformAsset(Asset $asset)
             ] : null,
             'byod' => ($asset->byod ? true : false),
             'requestable' => ($asset->requestable ? true : false),
-
+            'child_asset_count' => $asset->assignedAssets->count(),
             'model_number' => (($asset->model) && ($asset->model->model_number)) ? e($asset->model->model_number) : null,
             'eol' => (($asset->asset_eol_date != '') && ($asset->purchase_date != '')) ? Carbon::parse($asset->asset_eol_date)->diffInMonths($asset->purchase_date).' months' : null,
             'asset_eol_date' => ($asset->asset_eol_date != '') ? Helper::getFormattedDateObject($asset->asset_eol_date, 'date') : null,
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public function transformAsset(Asset $asset)
             'clone'         => Gate::allows('create', Asset::class) ? true : false,
             'restore'       => ($asset->deleted_at!='' && Gate::allows('create', Asset::class)) ? true : false,
             'update'        => ($asset->deleted_at=='' && Gate::allows('update', Asset::class)) ? true : false,
-            'delete'        => ($asset->deleted_at=='' && $asset->assigned_to =='' && Gate::allows('delete', Asset::class) && ($asset->deleted_at == '')) ? true : false,
+            'delete'        => ($asset->deleted_at=='' && $asset->assigned_to =='' && Gate::allows('delete', Asset::class) && ($asset->deleted_at == '')) && ($asset->assignedAssets->count() === 0) ? true : false,
         ];      
 
 
diff --git a/resources/lang/en-US/general.php b/resources/lang/en-US/general.php
index b10e3f4f6288..cf0c5d7460fd 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en-US/general.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en-US/general.php
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@
     'no_autoassign_licenses_help' => 'Do not include user for bulk-assigning through the license UI or cli tools.',
     'modal_confirm_generic'      => 'Are you sure?',
     'cannot_be_deleted'      => 'This item cannot be deleted',
+    'cannot_delete_parent_asset' => 'Cannot delete asset until attached assets are checked in.',
     'cannot_be_edited'      => 'This item cannot be edited.',
     'undeployable_tooltip'      => 'This item cannot be checked out. Check the quantity remaining.',
     'serial_number'        => 'Serial Number',
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php
index 70c10edff980..a09dc74c2e8e 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ function hardwareAuditFormatter(value, row) {
         return '<a href="{{ config('app.url') }}/hardware/audit/' + row.id + '/" class="btn btn-sm bg-yellow" data-tooltip="true" title="Audit this item">{{ trans('general.audit') }}</a>';
     }
 
-
     // Make the edit/delete buttons
     function genericActionsFormatter(owner_name, element_name) {
         if (!element_name) {
@@ -351,9 +350,12 @@ function genericActionsFormatter(owner_name, element_name) {
             } else {
                 // Do not show the delete button on things that are already deleted
                 if ((row.available_actions) && (row.available_actions.restore != true)) {
-                    actions += '<span data-tooltip="true" title="{{ trans('general.cannot_be_deleted') }}"><a class="btn btn-danger btn-sm delete-asset disabled" onClick="return false;"><x-icon type="delete" /><span class="sr-only">{{ trans('general.cannot_be_deleted') }}</span></a></span>&nbsp;';
+                    var message = "{{trans('general.cannot_be_deleted')}}";
+                    if(row.child_asset_count > 0){
+                        message = "{{trans('general.cannot_delete_parent_asset')}}";
+                    }
+                    actions += '<span data-tooltip="true" title="'+message+'"><a class="btn btn-danger btn-sm delete-asset disabled" onClick="return false;"><x-icon type="delete" /><span class="sr-only">{{ trans('general.cannot_be_deleted') }}</span></a></span>&nbsp;';
                 }
-
             }