diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
index 3399c84644..30b0553d0b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ class ProfileController extends Controller
      */
     public function changePassword()
     {
+        if (auth()->user()->hasRole('demo')) {
+            Session::flash('info', strval(trans('firefly.cannot_change_demo')));
+
+            return redirect(route('profile.index'));
+        }
+
         $title        = auth()->user()->email;
         $subTitle     = strval(trans('firefly.change_your_password'));
         $subTitleIcon = 'fa-key';
@@ -63,6 +69,12 @@ class ProfileController extends Controller
      */
     public function deleteAccount()
     {
+        if (auth()->user()->hasRole('demo')) {
+            Session::flash('info', strval(trans('firefly.cannot_delete_demo')));
+
+            return redirect(route('profile.index'));
+        }
+
         $title        = auth()->user()->email;
         $subTitle     = strval(trans('firefly.delete_account'));
         $subTitleIcon = 'fa-trash';
@@ -90,6 +102,12 @@ class ProfileController extends Controller
      */
     public function postChangePassword(ProfileFormRequest $request, UserRepositoryInterface $repository)
     {
+        if (auth()->user()->hasRole('demo')) {
+            Session::flash('info', strval(trans('firefly.cannot_change_demo')));
+
+            return redirect(route('profile.index'));
+        }
+
         // old, new1, new2
         if (!Hash::check($request->get('current_password'), auth()->user()->password)) {
             Session::flash('error', strval(trans('firefly.invalid_current_password')));
@@ -118,6 +136,12 @@ class ProfileController extends Controller
      */
     public function postDeleteAccount(UserRepositoryInterface $repository, DeleteAccountFormRequest $request)
     {
+        if (auth()->user()->hasRole('demo')) {
+            Session::flash('info', strval(trans('firefly.cannot_delete_demo')));
+
+            return redirect(route('profile.index'));
+        }
+
         // old, new1, new2
         if (!Hash::check($request->get('password'), auth()->user()->password)) {
             Session::flash('error', strval(trans('firefly.invalid_password')));
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index af44a37ef1..d53f683541 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ return [
     'spent_in_specific_budget'                   => 'Spent in budget ":budget"',
     'sum_of_expenses_in_budget'                  => 'Spent total in budget ":budget"',
     'left_in_budget_limit'                       => 'Left to spend according to budgeting',
+    'cannot_change_demo'                         => 'You cannot change the password of the demonstration account.',
+    'cannot_delete_demo'                         => 'You cannot remove the demonstration account.',
 
     // repeat frequencies:
     'repeat_freq_yearly'                         => 'yearly',