diff --git a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.spec.ts b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.spec.ts
index 5b3097dd6bd..a42b760dcfd 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
-import { Observable, of as observableOf, throwError as observableThrowError } from 'rxjs';
+import { defer, Observable, of as observableOf, throwError as observableThrowError } from 'rxjs';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import { ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, TestBed, tick, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
@@ -382,6 +382,23 @@ describe('EPeopleRegistryComponent', () => {
       expect(modalService.open).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(deleteSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     }));
+
+    it('should still show the friendly self-delete notification if the authenticated user id resolves late and the backend rejection carries no usable message', fakeAsync(() => {
+      modalRef.componentInstance.response = observableOf(true);
+      component.currentAuthenticatedUserId = EPersonMock.id;
+      ePersonDataServiceStub.deleteEPerson = jasmine.createSpy('deleteEPerson').and.returnValue(defer(() => {
+        component.currentAuthenticatedUserId = EPersonMock2.id;
+        return createFailedRemoteDataObject$(undefined, 400);
+      }));
+
+      component.deleteEPerson(EPersonMock2);
+      tick();
+
+      expect(notificationsService.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      let translatedKey: string;
+      notificationsService.error.calls.mostRecent().args[0].subscribe((value) => translatedKey = value);
+      expect(translatedKey).toBe('admin.access-control.epeople.notification.deleted.forbidden.self');
+    }));
   });
 
   describe('delete EPerson button when the isAuthorized returns false', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.ts b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.ts
index 3e04efe00b5..14d9b245e29 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.ts
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ export class EPeopleRegistryComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
             this.epersonService.deleteEPerson(ePerson).pipe(getFirstCompletedRemoteData()).subscribe((restResponse: RemoteData<NoContent>) => {
               if (restResponse.hasSucceeded) {
                 this.notificationsService.success(this.translateService.get(this.labelPrefix + 'notification.deleted.success', {name: this.dsoNameService.getName(ePerson)}));
-              } else if (this.deleteGuard.isSelfDeletionError(restResponse)) {
+              } else if (this.isCurrentUser(ePerson) || this.deleteGuard.isSelfDeletionError(restResponse)) {
                 this.deleteGuard.showSelfDeleteNotification();
               } else {
                 this.notificationsService.error(this.translateService.get(this.labelPrefix + 'notification.deleted.failure', {
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.spec.ts
index c1edf22f15e..cbef5cf6033 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Observable, of as observableOf, throwError as observableThrowError } from 'rxjs';
+import { defer, Observable, of as observableOf, throwError as observableThrowError } from 'rxjs';
 import { FeatureID } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
 import { EPersonDeleteGuardService } from '../eperson-delete-guard.service';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
@@ -610,6 +610,21 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
       expect(modalService.open).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(deleteSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+
+    it('should still show the friendly self-delete notification if the authenticated user id resolves late and the backend rejection carries no usable message', () => {
+      spyOn(component.epersonService, 'deleteEPerson').and.returnValue(defer(() => {
+        component.currentAuthenticatedUserId = eperson.id;
+        return createFailedRemoteDataObject$(undefined, 400);
+      }));
+
+      const deleteButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.delete-button'));
+      deleteButton.triggerEventHandler('click', null);
+
+      expect(notificationsService.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      let translatedKey: string;
+      notificationsService.error.calls.mostRecent().args[0].subscribe((value) => translatedKey = value);
+      expect(translatedKey).toBe('admin.access-control.epeople.notification.deleted.forbidden.self');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('self delete button', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.ts b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.ts
index 36304a67b60..85dc774a095 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.ts
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       if (restResponse?.hasSucceeded) {
         this.notificationsService.success(this.translateService.get(this.labelPrefix + 'notification.deleted.success', { name: this.dsoNameService.getName(eperson) }));
         void this.router.navigate([getEPersonsRoute()]);
-      } else if (this.deleteGuard.isSelfDeletionError(restResponse)) {
+      } else if (this.isCurrentUser(eperson) || this.deleteGuard.isSelfDeletionError(restResponse)) {
         this.deleteGuard.showSelfDeleteNotification();
       } else {
         this.notificationsService.error(this.translateService.get(this.labelPrefix + 'notification.deleted.failure', {