diff --git a/api4/team.go b/api4/team.go
index bdbed5cdca..9f01dda811 100644
--- a/api4/team.go
+++ b/api4/team.go
@@ -367,8 +367,12 @@ func deleteTeam(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	var err *model.AppError
-	if c.Params.Permanent && *c.App.Config().ServiceSettings.EnableAPITeamDeletion {
-		err = c.App.PermanentDeleteTeamId(c.Params.TeamId)
+	if c.Params.Permanent {
+		if *c.App.Config().ServiceSettings.EnableAPITeamDeletion {
+			err = c.App.PermanentDeleteTeamId(c.Params.TeamId)
+		} else {
+			err = model.NewAppError("deleteTeam", "api.user.delete_team.not_enabled.app_error", nil, "teamId="+c.Params.TeamId, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		}
 	} else {
 		err = c.App.SoftDeleteTeam(c.Params.TeamId)
 	}
diff --git a/api4/team_local.go b/api4/team_local.go
index dde70b2e55..a658e0a7e7 100644
--- a/api4/team_local.go
+++ b/api4/team_local.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func (api *API) InitTeamLocal() {
 
 	api.BaseRoutes.Team.Handle("", api.ApiLocal(getTeam)).Methods("GET")
 	api.BaseRoutes.Team.Handle("", api.ApiLocal(updateTeam)).Methods("PUT")
-	api.BaseRoutes.Team.Handle("", api.ApiLocal(deleteTeam)).Methods("DELETE")
+	api.BaseRoutes.Team.Handle("", api.ApiLocal(localDeleteTeam)).Methods("DELETE")
 	api.BaseRoutes.Team.Handle("/invite/email", api.ApiLocal(localInviteUsersToTeam)).Methods("POST")
 	api.BaseRoutes.Team.Handle("/patch", api.ApiLocal(patchTeam)).Methods("PUT")
 
@@ -27,6 +27,35 @@ func (api *API) InitTeamLocal() {
 	api.BaseRoutes.TeamMember.Handle("", api.ApiLocal(removeTeamMember)).Methods("DELETE")
 }
 
+func localDeleteTeam(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	c.RequireTeamId()
+	if c.Err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	auditRec := c.MakeAuditRecord("localDeleteTeam", audit.Fail)
+	defer c.LogAuditRec(auditRec)
+
+	if team, err := c.App.GetTeam(c.Params.TeamId); err == nil {
+		auditRec.AddMeta("team", team)
+	}
+
+	var err *model.AppError
+	if c.Params.Permanent {
+		err = c.App.PermanentDeleteTeamId(c.Params.TeamId)
+	} else {
+		err = c.App.SoftDeleteTeam(c.Params.TeamId)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Err = err
+		return
+	}
+
+	auditRec.Success()
+	ReturnStatusOK(w)
+}
+
 func localInviteUsersToTeam(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	c.RequireTeamId()
 	if c.Err != nil {
diff --git a/api4/team_test.go b/api4/team_test.go
index ae23a655b2..d2e716b176 100644
--- a/api4/team_test.go
+++ b/api4/team_test.go
@@ -773,45 +773,52 @@ func TestPermanentDeleteTeam(t *testing.T) {
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic()
 	defer th.TearDown()
 
-	th.TestForAllClients(t, func(t *testing.T, client *model.Client4) {
-		team := &model.Team{DisplayName: "DisplayName", Name: GenerateTestTeamName(), Email: th.GenerateTestEmail(), Type: model.TEAM_OPEN}
-		team, _ = client.CreateTeam(team)
+	enableAPITeamDeletion := *th.App.Config().ServiceSettings.EnableAPITeamDeletion
+	defer func() {
+		th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) { cfg.ServiceSettings.EnableAPITeamDeletion = &enableAPITeamDeletion })
+	}()
+	th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) { *cfg.ServiceSettings.EnableAPITeamDeletion = false })
 
-		enableAPITeamDeletion := *th.App.Config().ServiceSettings.EnableAPITeamDeletion
+	t.Run("Permanent deletion not available through API if EnableAPITeamDeletion is not set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		team := &model.Team{DisplayName: "DisplayName", Name: GenerateTestTeamName(), Email: th.GenerateTestEmail(), Type: model.TEAM_OPEN}
+		team, _ = th.Client.CreateTeam(team)
+
+		_, resp := th.Client.PermanentDeleteTeam(team.Id)
+		CheckUnauthorizedStatus(t, resp)
+
+		_, resp = th.SystemAdminClient.PermanentDeleteTeam(team.Id)
+		CheckUnauthorizedStatus(t, resp)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Permanent deletion available through local mode even if EnableAPITeamDeletion is not set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		team := &model.Team{DisplayName: "DisplayName", Name: GenerateTestTeamName(), Email: th.GenerateTestEmail(), Type: model.TEAM_OPEN}
+		team, _ = th.Client.CreateTeam(team)
+
+		ok, resp := th.LocalClient.PermanentDeleteTeam(team.Id)
+		CheckNoError(t, resp)
+		assert.True(t, ok)
+	})
+
+	th.TestForAllClients(t, func(t *testing.T, client *model.Client4) {
 		defer func() {
 			th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) { cfg.ServiceSettings.EnableAPITeamDeletion = &enableAPITeamDeletion })
 		}()
+		th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) { *cfg.ServiceSettings.EnableAPITeamDeletion = true })
 
-		th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) { *cfg.ServiceSettings.EnableAPITeamDeletion = false })
-
-		// Does not error when deletion is disabled, just soft deletes
+		team := &model.Team{DisplayName: "DisplayName", Name: GenerateTestTeamName(), Email: th.GenerateTestEmail(), Type: model.TEAM_OPEN}
+		team, _ = client.CreateTeam(team)
 		ok, resp := client.PermanentDeleteTeam(team.Id)
 		CheckNoError(t, resp)
 		assert.True(t, ok)
 
-		rteam, err := th.App.GetTeam(team.Id)
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
-		assert.True(t, rteam.DeleteAt > 0)
-
-		th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) { *cfg.ServiceSettings.EnableAPITeamDeletion = true })
-
-		ok, resp = client.PermanentDeleteTeam(team.Id)
-		CheckNoError(t, resp)
-		assert.True(t, ok)
-
-		_, err = th.App.GetTeam(team.Id)
+		_, err := th.App.GetTeam(team.Id)
 		assert.NotNil(t, err)
 
 		ok, resp = client.PermanentDeleteTeam("junk")
 		CheckBadRequestStatus(t, resp)
 
 		require.False(t, ok, "should have returned false")
-	})
-
-	th.TestForSystemAdminAndLocal(t, func(t *testing.T, client *model.Client4) {
-		_, resp := client.PermanentDeleteTeam(th.BasicTeam.Id)
-		CheckNoError(t, resp)
-	})
+	}, "Permanent deletion with EnableAPITeamDeletion set")
 }
 
 func TestGetAllTeams(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index a503d946d1..478dad9c64 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -2618,6 +2618,10 @@
     "id": "api.user.create_user.signup_link_invalid.app_error",
     "translation": "The signup link does not appear to be valid."
   },
+  {
+    "id": "api.user.delete_team.not_enabled.app_error",
+    "translation": "Permanent team deletion feature is not enabled. Please contact your System Administrator."
+  },
   {
     "id": "api.user.demote_user_to_guest.already_guest.app_error",
     "translation": "Unable to convert the user to guest because is already a guest."