diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f8f9ebbb..db9ccf9b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Improved the error message of the currency code validation
 - Tightened the currency code validation by requiring uppercase letters
+- Respected the watcher count for the delete asset profiles checkbox in the historical market data table of the admin control panel
 - Improved the language localization for Français (`fr`)
 - Upgraded `ngx-skeleton-loader` from version `10.0.0` to `11.0.0`
 - Upgraded `Nx` from version `20.8.0` to `20.8.1`
diff --git a/apps/api/src/app/admin/admin.service.ts b/apps/api/src/app/admin/admin.service.ts
index 4cd4abcd..e7290270 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app/admin/admin.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app/admin/admin.service.ts
@@ -238,7 +238,10 @@ export class AdminService {
           where,
           select: {
             _count: {
-              select: { Order: true }
+              select: {
+                Order: true,
+                watchedBy: true
+              }
             },
             assetClass: true,
             assetSubClass: true,
@@ -375,7 +378,9 @@ export class AdminService {
               sectorsCount,
               activitiesCount: _count.Order,
               date: Order?.[0]?.date,
-              isUsedByUsersWithSubscription: await isUsedByUsersWithSubscription
+              isUsedByUsersWithSubscription:
+                await isUsedByUsersWithSubscription,
+              watchedByCount: _count.watchedBy
             };
           }
         )
@@ -752,7 +757,8 @@ export class AdminService {
           id: undefined,
           isActive: true,
           name: symbol,
-          sectorsCount: 0
+          sectorsCount: 0,
+          watchedByCount: 0
         };
       }
     );
diff --git a/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-market-data/admin-market-data.html b/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-market-data/admin-market-data.html
index 6ba8f181..bfa6d550 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-market-data/admin-market-data.html
+++ b/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-market-data/admin-market-data.html
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@
                 adminMarketDataService.hasPermissionToDeleteAssetProfile({
                   activitiesCount: element.activitiesCount,
                   isBenchmark: element.isBenchmark,
-                  symbol: element.symbol
+                  symbol: element.symbol,
+                  watchedByCount: element.watchedByCount
                 })
               ) {
                 <mat-checkbox
diff --git a/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-market-data/admin-market-data.service.ts b/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-market-data/admin-market-data.service.ts
index 0e2cb7ef..78d4bf95 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-market-data/admin-market-data.service.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-market-data/admin-market-data.service.ts
@@ -72,14 +72,19 @@ export class AdminMarketDataService {
   public hasPermissionToDeleteAssetProfile({
     activitiesCount,
     isBenchmark,
-    symbol
-  }: Pick<AdminMarketDataItem, 'activitiesCount' | 'isBenchmark' | 'symbol'>) {
+    symbol,
+    watchedByCount
+  }: Pick<
+    AdminMarketDataItem,
+    'activitiesCount' | 'isBenchmark' | 'symbol' | 'watchedByCount'
+  >) {
     return (
       activitiesCount === 0 &&
       !isBenchmark &&
       !isDerivedCurrency(getCurrencyFromSymbol(symbol)) &&
       !isRootCurrency(getCurrencyFromSymbol(symbol)) &&
-      !symbol.startsWith(ghostfolioScraperApiSymbolPrefix)
+      !symbol.startsWith(ghostfolioScraperApiSymbolPrefix) &&
+      watchedByCount === 0
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/libs/common/src/lib/interfaces/admin-market-data.interface.ts b/libs/common/src/lib/interfaces/admin-market-data.interface.ts
index d7267248..953f94e2 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/lib/interfaces/admin-market-data.interface.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/lib/interfaces/admin-market-data.interface.ts
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ export interface AdminMarketDataItem {
   name: string;
   sectorsCount: number;
   symbol: string;
+  watchedByCount: number;
 }