diff --git a/datadog/resource_datadog_logs_index.go b/datadog/resource_datadog_logs_index.go
index 31c3ed597d..be671cc204 100644
--- a/datadog/resource_datadog_logs_index.go
+++ b/datadog/resource_datadog_logs_index.go
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ var indexSchema = map[string]*schema.Schema{
 			Schema: exclusionFilterSchema,
 		},
 	},
+	"prevent_deletion": {
+		Description: "If true, the logs index cannot be deleted. Defaults to false.",
+		Type:        schema.TypeBool,
+		Optional:    true,
+	},
 }
 
 var exclusionFilterSchema = map[string]*schema.Schema{
@@ -266,6 +271,11 @@ func resourceDatadogLogsIndexDelete(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData,
 
 	logsIndexMutex.Lock()
 	defer logsIndexMutex.Unlock()
+
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("prevent_deletion"); ok && v.(bool) {
+		return diag.Errorf("Deletion of logs index '%s' is prevented by 'prevent_deletion' flag", d.Id())
+	}
+
 	httpResponse, err := apiInstances.GetLogsIndexesApiV1().DeleteLogsIndex(auth, d.Id())
 	if err != nil {
 		return utils.TranslateClientErrorDiag(err, httpResponse, "error deleting logs index")