diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_main_api.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_main_api.c
index f6fee2580b8..abcaccd7b6b 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_main_api.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_main_api.c
@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@ static void rna_Main_ID_remove(Main *bmain,
                                bool do_ui_user)
 {
   ID *id = id_ptr->data;
+  if (id->tag & LIB_TAG_NO_MAIN) {
+    BKE_reportf(reports,
+                RPT_ERROR,
+                "%s '%s' is outside of main database and can not be removed from it",
+                BKE_idcode_to_name(GS(id->name)),
+                id->name + 2);
+    return;
+  }
   if (do_unlink) {
     BKE_id_delete(bmain, id);
     RNA_POINTER_INVALIDATE(id_ptr);