diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin_user.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin_user.js
index 8b7583acb..871deb1f8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin_user.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin_user.js
@@ -238,9 +238,13 @@ Discourse.AdminUser = Discourse.User.extend({
     return (!this.get('can_be_deleted') || this.get('post_count') > 0);
   }.property('post_count'),
 
-  deleteButtonTitle: function() {
+  deleteExplanation: function() {
     if (this.get('deleteForbidden')) {
-      return I18n.t('admin.user.delete_forbidden', {count: Discourse.SiteSettings.delete_user_max_age});
+      if (this.get('staff')) {
+        return I18n.t('admin.user.delete_forbidden_because_staff');
+      } else {
+        return I18n.t('admin.user.delete_forbidden', {count: Discourse.SiteSettings.delete_user_max_age});
+      }
     } else {
       return null;
     }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user.js.handlebars
index 8cbb07e1d..31fa254f8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user.js.handlebars
@@ -313,9 +313,13 @@
 
 <section>
   <hr/>
-  <button class="btn btn-danger pull-right" {{action destroy target="content"}} {{bindAttr disabled="deleteForbidden"}} {{bindAttr title="deleteButtonTitle"}}>
+  <button {{bindAttr class=":btn :btn-danger :pull-right deleteForbidden:hidden"}} {{action destroy target="content"}} {{bindAttr disabled="deleteForbidden"}} {{bindAttr}}>
     <i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle"></i>
     {{i18n admin.user.delete}}
   </button>
+  {{#if deleteExplanation}}
+    <div class="clearfix"></div>
+    <div class="pull-right"><i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle"></i> {{deleteExplanation}}</div>
+  {{/if}}
 </section>
 <div class="clearfix"></div>
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 415c5bb84..f50d4b0b3 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -1410,12 +1410,11 @@ en:
         flags_received_count: Flags Received
         approve: 'Approve'
         approved_by: "approved by"
-        approve_success: "User approved and email sent with activation
-          instructions."
-        approve_bulk_success: "Success! All selected users have been approved
-          and notified."
+        approve_success: "User approved and email sent with activation instructions."
+        approve_bulk_success: "Success! All selected users have been approved and notified."
         time_read: "Read Time"
         delete: "Delete User"
+        delete_forbidden_because_staff: "Admins and moderators can't be deleted."
         delete_forbidden:
           one: "Users can't be deleted if they registered more than %{count} day ago, or if they have posts. Delete all posts before trying to delete a user."
           other: "Users can't be deleted if they registered more than %{count} days ago, or if they have posts. Delete all posts before trying to delete a user."