diff --git a/app/Entities/Partners/Vendor.php b/app/Entities/Partners/Vendor.php
index 8fcd169..e82cd19 100644
--- a/app/Entities/Partners/Vendor.php
+++ b/app/Entities/Partners/Vendor.php
@@ -7,4 +7,9 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 class Vendor extends Model
 {
     protected $fillable = ['name', 'notes', 'website', 'is_active'];
+
+    public function payments()
+    {
+        return $this->hasMany('App\Entities\Payments\Payment', 'partner_id');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Policies/Partners/VendorPolicy.php b/app/Policies/Partners/VendorPolicy.php
index 0d69748..95c6404 100644
--- a/app/Policies/Partners/VendorPolicy.php
+++ b/app/Policies/Partners/VendorPolicy.php
@@ -64,6 +64,6 @@ class VendorPolicy
      */
     public function delete(User $user, Vendor $vendor)
     {
-        return $this->view($user, $vendor);
+        return $user->hasRole('admin') && $vendor->payments->isEmpty();
     }
 }
diff --git a/resources/views/vendors/forms.blade.php b/resources/views/vendors/forms.blade.php
index 71c4505..d55bbb6 100644
--- a/resources/views/vendors/forms.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/vendors/forms.blade.php
@@ -32,8 +32,13 @@
             {!! $errors->first('vendor_id', '<span class="form-error small">:message</span>') !!}
         </div>
         <hr style="margin:0">
-        <div class="panel-body">{{ trans('app.delete_confirm') }}</div>
+        @can('delete', $editableVendor)
+            <div class="panel-body">{{ trans('app.delete_confirm') }}</div>
+        @else
+            <div class="panel-body">{{ trans('vendor.undeleteable') }}</div>
+        @endcan
         <div class="panel-footer">
+            @can('delete', $editableVendor)
             {!! FormField::delete(
                 ['route'=>['vendors.destroy',$editableVendor->id]],
                 trans('app.delete_confirm_button'),
@@ -44,6 +49,7 @@
                     'q' => request('q'),
                 ]
             ) !!}
+            @endcan
             {{ link_to_route('vendors.index', trans('app.cancel'), [], ['class' => 'btn btn-default']) }}
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Models/VendorTest.php b/tests/Unit/Models/VendorTest.php
index 794f275..3af220b 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Models/VendorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Models/VendorTest.php
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 namespace Tests\Unit\Models;
 
 use App\Entities\Partners\Vendor;
+use App\Entities\Payments\Payment;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseMigrations;
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Tests\TestCase as TestCase;
 
 class VendorTest extends TestCase
@@ -16,4 +18,14 @@ class VendorTest extends TestCase
         $vendor = factory(Vendor::class)->make(['name' => 'Vendor 1 name']);
         $this->assertEquals('Vendor 1 name', $vendor->name);
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function a_vendor_has_many_payments_relation()
+    {
+        $vendor = factory(Vendor::class)->create();
+        $payment = factory(Payment::class)->create(['partner_id' => $vendor->id]);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Collection::class, $vendor->payments);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Payment::class, $vendor->payments->first());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Policies/VendorPolicyTest.php b/tests/Unit/Policies/VendorPolicyTest.php
index 92f6394..8b2d975 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Policies/VendorPolicyTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Policies/VendorPolicyTest.php
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 namespace Tests\Unit\Policies;
 
 use App\Entities\Partners\Vendor;
-use Tests\TestCase as TestCase;
+use App\Entities\Payments\Payment;
+use Tests\TestCase;
 
 /**
  * Vendor Policy Test.
@@ -54,4 +55,19 @@ class VendorPolicyTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertTrue($admin->can('delete', $vendor));
         $this->assertFalse($worker->can('delete', $vendor));
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function admin_cannot_delete_vendor_if_it_has_dependent_records()
+    {
+        $admin = $this->createUser('admin');
+        $vendor = factory(Vendor::class)->create();
+        $this->assertTrue($admin->can('delete', $vendor));
+
+        $payment = factory(Payment::class)->create([
+            'partner_type' => Vendor::class,
+            'partner_id'   => $vendor->id,
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($admin->can('delete', $vendor->fresh()));
+    }
 }