diff --git a/htdocs/core/actions_massactions.inc.php b/htdocs/core/actions_massactions.inc.php
index abcdd690d5c..0c84b2d3781 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/actions_massactions.inc.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/actions_massactions.inc.php
@@ -1280,6 +1280,12 @@ if (!$error && ($massaction == 'delete' || ($action == 'delete' && $confirm == '
 				continue;
 			}
 
+			if ($objectclass == 'Holiday' && ! in_array($objecttmp->statut, array(Holiday::STATUS_DRAFT, Holiday::STATUS_CANCELED, Holiday::STATUS_REFUSED))) {
+				$nbignored++;
+				setEventMessage($langs->trans('ErrorLeaveRequestMustBeDraftCanceledOrRefusedToBeDeleted', $objecttmp->ref));
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			if ($objectclass == "Task" && $objecttmp->hasChildren() > 0)
 			{
 				$sql = "UPDATE ".MAIN_DB_PREFIX."projet_task SET fk_task_parent = 0 WHERE fk_task_parent = ".$objecttmp->id;
diff --git a/htdocs/langs/en_US/holiday.lang b/htdocs/langs/en_US/holiday.lang
index eb2cd89adf1..ef96e72cc9d 100644
--- a/htdocs/langs/en_US/holiday.lang
+++ b/htdocs/langs/en_US/holiday.lang
@@ -132,3 +132,4 @@ FreeLegalTextOnHolidays=Free text on PDF
 WatermarkOnDraftHolidayCards=Watermarks on draft leave requests
 HolidaysToApprove=Holidays to approve
 NobodyHasPermissionToValidateHolidays=Nobody has permission to validate holidays
+ErrorLeaveRequestMustBeDraftCanceledOrRefusedToBeDeleted=Leave request %s must be draft, canceled or refused to be deleted