diff --git a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/client_cmode.py b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/client_cmode.py
index 32443c2c00..57a18809a6 100644
--- a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/client_cmode.py
+++ b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/client_cmode.py
@@ -3551,8 +3551,19 @@ class NetAppCmodeClient(client_base.NetAppBaseClient):
                 },
             },
         }
-        result = self.send_request('qos-policy-group-get-iter', api_args,
-                                   False)
+
+        try:
+            result = self.send_request('qos-policy-group-get-iter',
+                                       api_args,
+                                       False)
+        except netapp_api.NaApiError as e:
+            if e.code == netapp_api.EAPINOTFOUND:
+                msg = _("Configured ONTAP login user cannot retrieve "
+                        "QoS policies.")
+                LOG.error(msg)
+                raise exception.NetAppException(msg)
+            else:
+                raise
         if not self._has_records(result):
             msg = _("No QoS policy group found with name %s.")
             raise exception.NetAppException(msg % qos_policy_group_name)
diff --git a/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/test_client_cmode.py b/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/test_client_cmode.py
index d2ece0b1d7..46b1e44142 100644
--- a/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/test_client_cmode.py
+++ b/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/test_client_cmode.py
@@ -5922,6 +5922,24 @@ class NetAppClientCmodeTestCase(test.TestCase):
 
         self.assertIs(True, policy_exists)
 
+    def test_qos_policy_group_get_no_permissions_to_execute_zapi(self):
+        naapi_error = self._mock_api_error(code=netapp_api.EAPINOTFOUND,
+                                           message='13005:Unable to find API')
+        self.mock_object(self.client, 'send_request', naapi_error)
+
+        self.assertRaises(exception.NetAppException,
+                          self.client.qos_policy_group_get,
+                          'possibly-valid-qos-policy')
+
+    def test_qos_policy_group_get_other_zapi_errors(self):
+        naapi_error = self._mock_api_error(code=netapp_api.EINTERNALERROR,
+                                           message='13114:Internal error')
+        self.mock_object(self.client, 'send_request', naapi_error)
+
+        self.assertRaises(netapp_api.NaApiError,
+                          self.client.qos_policy_group_get,
+                          'possibly-valid-qos-policy')
+
     def test_qos_policy_group_get_none_found(self):
         no_records_response = netapp_api.NaElement(fake.NO_RECORDS_RESPONSE)
         self.mock_object(self.client, 'send_request',
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1765420-netapp-fix-delete-share-for-vsadmins-b5dc9e0224cb3ba2.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1765420-netapp-fix-delete-share-for-vsadmins-b5dc9e0224cb3ba2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ef7b405b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1765420-netapp-fix-delete-share-for-vsadmins-b5dc9e0224cb3ba2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - The `Launchpad bug 1765420 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/manila/+bug/1765420>`_
+    that affected the NetApp ONTAP driver during share deletion has been fixed.