diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/template/DeleteTemplateCmd.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/template/DeleteTemplateCmd.java
index 3d7aaaec31c1..58829c9cad6d 100755
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/template/DeleteTemplateCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/template/DeleteTemplateCmd.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.BooleanUtils;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
+import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.RoleType;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.APICommand;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.ApiCommandResourceType;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.ApiConstants;
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@ public class DeleteTemplateCmd extends BaseAsyncCmd {
     @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.FORCED, type = CommandType.BOOLEAN, required = false, description = "Force delete a template.", since = "4.9+")
     private Boolean forced;
 
+    @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.IS_SYSTEM, type = CommandType.BOOLEAN, required = false, description = "Necessary if the template's type is system.", since = "4.20.0", authorized = {RoleType.Admin})
+    private Boolean isSystem;
+
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /////////////////// Accessors ///////////////////////
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -71,6 +75,10 @@ public boolean isForced() {
         return BooleanUtils.toBooleanDefaultIfNull(forced, false);
     }
 
+    public boolean getIsSystem() {
+        return BooleanUtils.toBooleanDefaultIfNull(isSystem, false);
+    }
+
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /////////////// API Implementation///////////////////
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/template/HypervisorTemplateAdapter.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/template/HypervisorTemplateAdapter.java
index b886f0868f67..33d253248d51 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/template/HypervisorTemplateAdapter.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/template/HypervisorTemplateAdapter.java
@@ -748,8 +748,8 @@ void checkAndRemoveTemplateDetails(VMTemplateVO template) {
     public TemplateProfile prepareDelete(DeleteTemplateCmd cmd) {
         TemplateProfile profile = super.prepareDelete(cmd);
         VMTemplateVO template = profile.getTemplate();
-        if (template.getTemplateType() == TemplateType.SYSTEM) {
-            throw new InvalidParameterValueException("The DomR template cannot be deleted.");
+        if (template.getTemplateType() == TemplateType.SYSTEM && !cmd.getIsSystem()) {
+            throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Could not delete template as it is a SYSTEM template and isSystem is set to false.");
         }
         checkZoneImageStores(profile.getTemplate(), profile.getZoneIdList());
         return profile;