diff --git a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/ui/server/console/ConsoleUsersAction.java b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/ui/server/console/ConsoleUsersAction.java
index 4f188ad16..7b43dd2e6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/ui/server/console/ConsoleUsersAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/ui/server/console/ConsoleUsersAction.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import com.google.api.services.directory.model.UserName;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import com.google.common.flogger.FluentLogger;
 import com.google.gson.annotations.Expose;
 import google.registry.config.RegistryConfig.Config;
 import google.registry.model.console.ConsolePermission;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 public class ConsoleUsersAction extends ConsoleApiAction {
   static final String PATH = "/console-api/users";
 
+  private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
   private static final int PASSWORD_LENGTH = 16;
 
   private final String registrarId;
@@ -184,11 +187,20 @@ public class ConsoleUsersAction extends ConsoleApiAction {
 
     // User has no registrars assigned
     if (updatedUser.getUserRoles().getRegistrarRoles().isEmpty()) {
-      try {
-        directory.users().delete(email).execute();
-      } catch (IOException e) {
-        setFailedResponse("Failed to delete the user workspace account", SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
-        throw e;
+      // Only delete the Workspace account if runCreate() provably minted it. Addresses that
+      // reached this row via CLI create_user, OteAccountBuilder, or other means must survive
+      if (isConsoleMintedAddress(email)) {
+        try {
+          directory.users().delete(email).execute();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+          setFailedResponse(
+              "Failed to delete the user workspace account", SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+          throw e;
+        }
+      } else {
+        logger.atInfo().log(
+            "Skipping Workspace deletion for %s because the console did not mint the account",
+            email);
       }
 
       VKey<User> key = VKey.create(User.class, email);
@@ -368,6 +380,22 @@ public class ConsoleUsersAction extends ConsoleApiAction {
     return true;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * True iff {@code email} matches the exact shape produced by {@link #runCreate()} for the current
+   * {@code registrarId}: {@code <3 alnum>.<registrarId>@<gSuiteDomainName>}.
+   *
+   * <p>Addresses of any other shape were provisioned outside this action and should not be passed
+   * to {@code directory.users().delete()}.
+   */
+  private boolean isConsoleMintedAddress(String email) {
+    return email.endsWith("@" + gSuiteDomainName)
+        && Pattern.matches(
+            String.format(
+                "^[a-zA-Z0-9]{3}\\.%s@%s$",
+                Pattern.quote(registrarId), Pattern.quote(gSuiteDomainName)),
+            email);
+  }
+
   public record UserData(
       @Expose String emailAddress,
       @Expose String registryLockEmailAddress,
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/ui/server/console/ConsoleUsersActionTest.java b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/ui/server/console/ConsoleUsersActionTest.java
index 43941f84f..f96042bf7 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/ui/server/console/ConsoleUsersActionTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/ui/server/console/ConsoleUsersActionTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ import static jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse.SC_CREATED;
 import static jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN;
 import static jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse.SC_OK;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import com.google.api.services.directory.Directory;
@@ -243,7 +246,8 @@ class ConsoleUsersActionTest extends ConsoleActionBaseTestCase {
   }
 
   @Test
-  void testSuccess_deletesUser() throws IOException {
+  void testSuccess_deletesUser_nonConsoleMintedAddress_skipsWorkspaceAccountDeletion()
+      throws IOException {
     User user1 = DatabaseHelper.loadByKey(VKey.create(User.class, "test1@test.com"));
     AuthResult authResult =
         AuthResult.createUser(
@@ -265,6 +269,44 @@ class ConsoleUsersActionTest extends ConsoleActionBaseTestCase {
     assertThat(response.getStatus()).isEqualTo(SC_OK);
     assertThat(DatabaseHelper.loadByKeyIfPresent(VKey.create(User.class, "test2@test.com")))
         .isEmpty();
+    verify(users, never()).delete(anyString());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testSuccess_deletesUser_consoleMintedAddress_deletesWorkspaceAccount() throws IOException {
+    User user1 = DatabaseHelper.loadByKey(VKey.create(User.class, "test1@test.com"));
+    AuthResult authResult =
+        AuthResult.createUser(
+            user1
+                .asBuilder()
+                .setUserRoles(user1.getUserRoles().asBuilder().setIsAdmin(true).build())
+                .build());
+    String mintedEmail = "abc.TheRegistrar@email.com";
+    DatabaseHelper.persistResource(
+        new User.Builder()
+            .setEmailAddress(mintedEmail)
+            .setUserRoles(
+                new UserRoles()
+                    .asBuilder()
+                    .setRegistrarRoles(
+                        ImmutableMap.of("TheRegistrar", RegistrarRole.PRIMARY_CONTACT))
+                    .build())
+            .build());
+
+    ConsoleUsersAction action =
+        createAction(
+            Optional.of(ConsoleApiParamsUtils.createFake(authResult)),
+            Optional.of("DELETE"),
+            Optional.of(
+                new UserData(mintedEmail, null, RegistrarRole.ACCOUNT_MANAGER.toString(), null)));
+    action.cloudTasksUtils = cloudTasksHelper.getTestCloudTasksUtils();
+    when(directory.users()).thenReturn(users);
+    when(users.delete(mintedEmail)).thenReturn(delete);
+    action.run();
+    assertThat(response.getStatus()).isEqualTo(SC_OK);
+    assertThat(DatabaseHelper.loadByKeyIfPresent(VKey.create(User.class, mintedEmail))).isEmpty();
+    verify(users).delete(mintedEmail);
+    verify(delete).execute();
   }
 
   @Test