diff --git a/packages/syncing-server/src/Bootstrap/ServerContainerConfigLoader.ts b/packages/syncing-server/src/Bootstrap/ServerContainerConfigLoader.ts
index 8147365f6..8372a0885 100644
--- a/packages/syncing-server/src/Bootstrap/ServerContainerConfigLoader.ts
+++ b/packages/syncing-server/src/Bootstrap/ServerContainerConfigLoader.ts
@@ -265,12 +265,12 @@ export class ServerContainerConfigLoader extends CommonContainerConfigLoader {
       .bind<ItemSaveValidatorInterface>(TYPES.ItemSaveValidator)
       .toDynamicValue((context: interfaces.Context) => {
         return new ItemSaveValidator([
+          context.container.get(TYPES.SnjsVersionFilter),
           context.container.get(TYPES.OwnershipFilter),
           context.container.get(TYPES.TimeDifferenceFilter),
           context.container.get(TYPES.UuidFilter),
           context.container.get(TYPES.ContentTypeFilter),
           context.container.get(TYPES.ContentFilter),
-          context.container.get(TYPES.SnjsVersionFilter),
         ])
       })
 
diff --git a/packages/syncing-server/src/Domain/Item/SaveRule/OwnershipFilter.ts b/packages/syncing-server/src/Domain/Item/SaveRule/OwnershipFilter.ts
index aa8796b7b..5613cb38d 100644
--- a/packages/syncing-server/src/Domain/Item/SaveRule/OwnershipFilter.ts
+++ b/packages/syncing-server/src/Domain/Item/SaveRule/OwnershipFilter.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ export class OwnershipFilter implements ItemSaveRuleInterface {
 
       const isItemBeingRemovedFromGroup =
         dto.existingItem != null && dto.existingItem.groupUuid != null && dto.itemHash.group_uuid == null
-      if (isItemBeingRemovedFromGroup) {
+
+      const isItemBeingDeleted = dto.itemHash.deleted === true
+
+      if (isItemBeingRemovedFromGroup || isItemBeingDeleted) {
         return groupAuthorization === 'admin' ? successValue : groupReadonlyFail
       }