diff --git a/src/uu/rm/locales/en-US.ftl b/src/uu/rm/locales/en-US.ftl
index 12816693e69..2d4486ce2fe 100644
--- a/src/uu/rm/locales/en-US.ftl
+++ b/src/uu/rm/locales/en-US.ftl
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ rm-error-dangerous-recursive-operation = it is dangerous to operate recursively
 rm-error-use-no-preserve-root = use --no-preserve-root to override this failsafe
 rm-error-refusing-to-remove-directory = refusing to remove '.' or '..' directory: skipping {$path}
 rm-error-cannot-remove = cannot remove {$file}
+rm-error-may-not-abbreviate-no-preserve-root = you may not abbreviate the --no-preserve-root option
 
 # Verbose messages
 rm-verbose-removed = removed {$file}
diff --git a/src/uu/rm/locales/fr-FR.ftl b/src/uu/rm/locales/fr-FR.ftl
index e1ee8ec2314..52d881d0266 100644
--- a/src/uu/rm/locales/fr-FR.ftl
+++ b/src/uu/rm/locales/fr-FR.ftl
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ rm-error-dangerous-recursive-operation = il est dangereux d'opérer récursiveme
 rm-error-use-no-preserve-root = utilisez --no-preserve-root pour outrepasser cette protection
 rm-error-refusing-to-remove-directory = refus de supprimer le répertoire '.' ou '..' : ignorer {$path}
 rm-error-cannot-remove = impossible de supprimer {$file}
+rm-error-may-not-abbreviate-no-preserve-root = Vous ne pouvez pas abréger l'option --no-preserve-root
 
 # Messages verbeux
 rm-verbose-removed = {$file} supprimé
diff --git a/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs b/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs
index 32bf94fd0f2..fd701196986 100644
--- a/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs
+++ b/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ enum RmError {
     UseNoPreserveRoot,
     #[error("{}", translate!("rm-error-refusing-to-remove-directory", "path" => _0.quote()))]
     RefusingToRemoveDirectory(OsString),
+    #[error("{}", translate!("rm-error-may-not-abbreviate-no-preserve-root"))]
+    MayNotAbbreviateNoPreserveRoot,
 }
 
 impl UError for RmError {}
@@ -200,7 +202,8 @@ static ARG_FILES: &str = "files";
 
 #[uucore::main]
 pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
-    let matches = uucore::clap_localization::handle_clap_result(uu_app(), args)?;
+    let args = args.collect_ignore();
+    let matches = uucore::clap_localization::handle_clap_result(uu_app(), args.iter())?;
 
     let files: Vec<_> = matches
         .get_many::<OsString>(ARG_FILES)
@@ -253,6 +256,13 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
             None
         },
     };
+
+    // manually parse all args to verify --no-preserve-root did not get abbreviated (clap does
+    // allow this)
+    if !options.preserve_root && !args.iter().any(|arg| arg == "--no-preserve-root") {
+        return Err(RmError::MayNotAbbreviateNoPreserveRoot.into());
+    }
+
     if options.interactive == InteractiveMode::Once && (options.recursive || files.len() > 3) {
         let msg: String = format!(
             "remove {} {}{}",
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_rm.rs b/tests/by-util/test_rm.rs
index d0a8bca2e1c..9df645633e2 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_rm.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_rm.rs
@@ -1218,6 +1218,34 @@ fn test_progress_no_output_on_error() {
         .stderr_contains("No such file or directory");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn no_preserve_root_may_not_be_abbreviated() {
+    let (at, _ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    let file = "test_file_123";
+
+    at.touch(file);
+
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .arg("--n")
+        .arg(file)
+        .fails()
+        .stderr_contains("you may not abbreviate the --no-preserve-root option");
+
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .arg("--no-pre")
+        .arg(file)
+        .fails()
+        .stderr_contains("you may not abbreviate the --no-preserve-root option");
+
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .arg("--no-preserve-ro")
+        .arg(file)
+        .fails()
+        .stderr_contains("you may not abbreviate the --no-preserve-root option");
+
+    assert!(at.file_exists(file));
+}
+
 #[cfg(unix)]
 #[test]
 fn test_symlink_to_readonly_no_prompt() {