diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/plugin.py b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/plugin.py
index 1dca0f1b0..b115e0ca1 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/plugin.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/services/loadbalancer/plugin.py
@@ -803,6 +803,12 @@ class LoadBalancerPluginv2(loadbalancerv2.LoadBalancerPluginBaseV2):
         return self.db.get_listener(context, id).to_api_dict()
 
     def delete_listener(self, context, id):
+        old_listener = self.db.get_listener(context, id)
+        if old_listener.l7_policies:
+            raise loadbalancerv2.EntityInUse(
+                entity_using=models.L7Policy.NAME,
+                id=old_listener.l7_policies[0].id,
+                entity_in_use=models.Listener.NAME)
         self.db.test_and_set_status(context, models.Listener, id,
                                     constants.PENDING_DELETE)
         listener_db = self.db.get_listener(context, id)
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/db/loadbalancer/test_db_loadbalancerv2.py b/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/db/loadbalancer/test_db_loadbalancerv2.py
index aa94747a8..cfc356df6 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/db/loadbalancer/test_db_loadbalancerv2.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/db/loadbalancer/test_db_loadbalancerv2.py
@@ -1374,6 +1374,16 @@ class LbaasListenerTests(ListenerTestBase):
             resp, body = self._get_loadbalancer_api(self.lb_id)
             self.assertEqual(0, len(body['loadbalancer']['listeners']))
 
+    def test_delete_listener_with_l7policy(self):
+        with self.listener(loadbalancer_id=self.lb_id,
+                           no_delete=True) as listener:
+            with self.l7policy(listener['listener']['id'], no_delete=True):
+                ctx = context.get_admin_context()
+                self.assertRaises(
+                    loadbalancerv2.EntityInUse,
+                    self.plugin.delete_listener,
+                    ctx, listener['listener']['id'])
+
     def test_show_listener(self):
         name = 'show_listener'
         expected_values = {'name': name,