diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
index 04a64fbfc8c9..db7eadc71669 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
@@ -1398,6 +1398,9 @@ public Pair<Long, Account> doInTransaction(TransactionStatus status) {
      - New role should not be of type Admin with domain other than ROOT domain
      */
     protected void validateRoleChange(Account account, Role role, Account caller) {
+        if (account.getRoleId() != null && account.getRoleId().equals(role.getId())) {
+            return;
+        }
         Role currentRole = roleService.findRole(account.getRoleId());
         Role callerRole = roleService.findRole(caller.getRoleId());
         String errorMsg = String.format("Unable to update account role to %s, ", role.getName());
@@ -1413,6 +1416,9 @@ protected void validateRoleChange(Account account, Role role, Account caller) {
             throw new PermissionDeniedException(String.format("%s as either current or new role has higher " +
                     "privileges than the caller", errorMsg));
         }
+        if (account.isDefault()) {
+            throw new PermissionDeniedException(String.format("%s as the account is a default account", errorMsg));
+        }
         if (role.getRoleType().equals(RoleType.Admin) && account.getDomainId() != Domain.ROOT_DOMAIN) {
             throw new PermissionDeniedException(String.format("%s as the user does not belong to the ROOT domain",
                     errorMsg));
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImplTest.java b/server/src/test/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImplTest.java
index 09a2d73080d6..2aeb43469d19 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImplTest.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImplTest.java
@@ -1365,6 +1365,22 @@ public void testValidateRoleAdminCannotEscalateAdminFromNonRootDomain() {
         accountManagerImpl.validateRoleChange(account, newRole, caller);
     }
 
+    @Test(expected = PermissionDeniedException.class)
+    public void testValidateRoleAdminCannotChangeDefaultAdmin() {
+        Account account = Mockito.mock(Account.class);
+        Mockito.when(account.isDefault()).thenReturn(true);
+        Mockito.when(account.getRoleId()).thenReturn(1L);
+        Role newRole = Mockito.mock(Role.class);
+        Mockito.when(newRole.getRoleType()).thenReturn(RoleType.User);
+        Role callerRole = Mockito.mock(Role.class);
+        Mockito.when(callerRole.getRoleType()).thenReturn(RoleType.Admin);
+        Account caller = Mockito.mock(Account.class);
+        Mockito.when(caller.getRoleId()).thenReturn(2L);
+        Mockito.when(roleService.findRole(1L)).thenReturn(Mockito.mock(Role.class));
+        Mockito.when(roleService.findRole(2L)).thenReturn(callerRole);
+        accountManagerImpl.validateRoleChange(account, newRole, caller);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void checkIfAccountManagesProjectsTestNotThrowExceptionWhenTheAccountIsNotAProjectAdministrator() {
         long accountId = 1L;
diff --git a/ui/src/views/iam/EditAccount.vue b/ui/src/views/iam/EditAccount.vue
index 7775bb2b8259..efaf9924a244 100644
--- a/ui/src/views/iam/EditAccount.vue
+++ b/ui/src/views/iam/EditAccount.vue
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
             v-model:value="form.networkdomain"
             :placeholder="apiParams.networkdomain.description" />
         </a-form-item>
-        <a-form-item ref="roleid" name="roleid">
+        <a-form-item ref="roleid" name="roleid" v-if="!resource.isdefault">
           <template #label>
             <tooltip-label :title="$t('label.role')" :tooltip="apiParams.roleid.description"/>
           </template>
@@ -145,11 +145,13 @@ export default {
         const params = {
           newname: values.newname,
           networkdomain: values.networkdomain,
-          roleid: values.roleid,
           apikeyaccess: values.apikeyaccess,
           account: this.account,
           domainid: this.domainId
         }
+        if (values.roleid) {
+          params.roleid = values.roleid
+        }
         if (this.isValidValueForKey(values, 'networkdomain') && values.networkdomain.length > 0) {
           params.networkdomain = values.networkdomain
         }