diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/lib_override.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/lib_override.c
index c4c5200cfdf..226b2ea636a 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/lib_override.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/lib_override.c
@@ -3001,10 +3001,6 @@ void BKE_lib_override_library_main_update(Main *bmain)
 
 bool BKE_lib_override_library_id_is_user_deletable(struct Main *bmain, struct ID *id)
 {
-  if (!(ID_IS_LINKED(id) || ID_IS_OVERRIDE_LIBRARY(id))) {
-    return true;
-  }
-
   /* The only strong known case currently are objects used by override collections. */
   /* TODO: There are most likely other cases... This may need to be addressed in a better way at
    * some point. */
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.c b/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.c
index 06e21f91d04..8a493eb0743 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.c
@@ -1998,6 +1998,10 @@ void ED_object_base_free_and_unlink(Main *bmain, Scene *scene, Object *ob)
         ob->id.name + 2);
     return;
   }
+  if (!BKE_lib_override_library_id_is_user_deletable(bmain, &ob->id)) {
+    /* Do not delete objects used by overrides of collections. */
+    return;
+  }
 
   DEG_id_tag_update_ex(bmain, &ob->id, ID_RECALC_BASE_FLAGS);
 
@@ -2038,10 +2042,9 @@ static int object_delete_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
     }
 
     if (!BKE_lib_override_library_id_is_user_deletable(bmain, &ob->id)) {
-      /* Can this case ever happen? */
       BKE_reportf(op->reports,
                   RPT_WARNING,
-                  "Cannot delete object '%s' as it used by override collections",
+                  "Cannot delete object '%s' as it is used by override collections",
                   ob->id.name + 2);
       continue;
     }
@@ -3731,6 +3734,7 @@ static bool object_join_poll(bContext *C)
 
 static int object_join_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 {
+  Main *bmain = CTX_data_main(C);
   Object *ob = CTX_data_active_object(C);
 
   if (ob->mode & OB_MODE_EDIT) {
@@ -3741,6 +3745,14 @@ static int object_join_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
     BKE_report(op->reports, RPT_ERROR, "Cannot edit external library data");
     return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
   }
+  if (!BKE_lib_override_library_id_is_user_deletable(bmain, &ob->id)) {
+    BKE_reportf(op->reports,
+                RPT_WARNING,
+                "Cannot edit object '%s' as it is used by override collections",
+                ob->id.name + 2);
+    return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
+  }
+
   if (ob->type == OB_GPENCIL) {
     bGPdata *gpd = (bGPdata *)ob->data;
     if ((!gpd) || GPENCIL_ANY_MODE(gpd)) {
@@ -3829,6 +3841,7 @@ static bool join_shapes_poll(bContext *C)
 
 static int join_shapes_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 {
+  Main *bmain = CTX_data_main(C);
   Object *ob = CTX_data_active_object(C);
 
   if (ob->mode & OB_MODE_EDIT) {
@@ -3839,6 +3852,13 @@ static int join_shapes_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
     BKE_report(op->reports, RPT_ERROR, "Cannot edit external library data");
     return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
   }
+  if (!BKE_lib_override_library_id_is_user_deletable(bmain, &ob->id)) {
+    BKE_reportf(op->reports,
+                RPT_WARNING,
+                "Cannot edit object '%s' as it is used by override collections",
+                ob->id.name + 2);
+    return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
+  }
 
   if (ob->type == OB_MESH) {
     return ED_mesh_shapes_join_objects_exec(C, op);