diff --git a/packages/server/src/services/environment.ts b/packages/server/src/services/environment.ts
index 393dbec5b..a645ef4bf 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/services/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/services/environment.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,18 @@ export const findEnvironmentsByProjectId = async (projectId: string) => {
 	return projectEnvironments;
 };
 
+const environmentHasServices = (env: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof findEnvironmentById>>) => {
+	return (
+		(env.applications?.length ?? 0) > 0 ||
+		(env.compose?.length ?? 0) > 0 ||
+		(env.mariadb?.length ?? 0) > 0 ||
+		(env.mongo?.length ?? 0) > 0 ||
+		(env.mysql?.length ?? 0) > 0 ||
+		(env.postgres?.length ?? 0) > 0 ||
+		(env.redis?.length ?? 0) > 0
+	);
+};
+
 export const deleteEnvironment = async (environmentId: string) => {
 	const currentEnvironment = await findEnvironmentById(environmentId);
 	if (currentEnvironment.isDefault) {
@@ -109,6 +121,13 @@ export const deleteEnvironment = async (environmentId: string) => {
 			message: "You cannot delete the default environment",
 		});
 	}
+	if (environmentHasServices(currentEnvironment)) {
+		throw new TRPCError({
+			code: "BAD_REQUEST",
+			message:
+				"Cannot delete environment: it has active services. Delete all services first.",
+		});
+	}
 	const deletedEnvironment = await db
 		.delete(environments)
 		.where(eq(environments.environmentId, environmentId))