diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/entitiy/SimpleTbEntityService.java b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/entitiy/SimpleTbEntityService.java
index 609a61b903..270662f263 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/entitiy/SimpleTbEntityService.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/entitiy/SimpleTbEntityService.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package org.thingsboard.server.service.entitiy;
 
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.User;
+import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.exception.ThingsboardException;
 
 public interface SimpleTbEntityService<T> {
 
@@ -25,6 +26,6 @@ public interface SimpleTbEntityService<T> {
 
     T save(T entity, User user) throws Exception;
 
-    void delete(T entity, User user);
+    void delete(T entity, User user) throws ThingsboardException;
 
 }
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/resource/DefaultTbResourceService.java b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/resource/DefaultTbResourceService.java
index 81a06e9344..c47adc42c1 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/resource/DefaultTbResourceService.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/resource/DefaultTbResourceService.java
@@ -27,14 +27,18 @@ import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.TbResourceInfo;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.TbResourceInfoFilter;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.User;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.audit.ActionType;
+import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.exception.ThingsboardErrorCode;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.exception.ThingsboardException;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.TbResourceId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.TenantId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.lwm2m.LwM2mObject;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.page.PageData;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.page.PageLink;
+import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.widget.BaseWidgetType;
+import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.widget.WidgetTypeDetails;
 import org.thingsboard.server.dao.exception.DataValidationException;
 import org.thingsboard.server.dao.resource.ResourceService;
+import org.thingsboard.server.dao.widget.WidgetTypeService;
 import org.thingsboard.server.queue.util.TbCoreComponent;
 import org.thingsboard.server.service.entitiy.AbstractTbEntityService;
 
@@ -55,9 +59,11 @@ import static org.thingsboard.server.utils.LwM2mObjectModelUtils.toLwm2mResource
 public class DefaultTbResourceService extends AbstractTbEntityService implements TbResourceService {
 
     private final ResourceService resourceService;
+    private final WidgetTypeService widgetTypeService;
 
-    public DefaultTbResourceService(ResourceService resourceService) {
+    public DefaultTbResourceService(ResourceService resourceService, WidgetTypeService widgetTypeService) {
         this.resourceService = resourceService;
+        this.widgetTypeService = widgetTypeService;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -145,10 +151,15 @@ public class DefaultTbResourceService extends AbstractTbEntityService implements
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void delete(TbResource tbResource, User user) {
+    public void delete(TbResource tbResource, User user) throws ThingsboardException {
         TbResourceId resourceId = tbResource.getId();
         TenantId tenantId = tbResource.getTenantId();
         try {
+            List<WidgetTypeDetails> widgets = widgetTypeService.findWidgetTypesInfosByTenantIdAndResourceId(tenantId, resourceId);
+            if (!widgets.isEmpty()) {
+                List<String> widgetNames = widgets.stream().map(BaseWidgetType::getName).collect(Collectors.toList());
+                throw new ThingsboardException(String.format("Following widget types uses current resource: %s", widgetNames), ThingsboardErrorCode.GENERAL);
+            }
             resourceService.deleteResource(tenantId, resourceId);
             tbClusterService.onResourceDeleted(tbResource, null);
             notificationEntityService.logEntityAction(tenantId, resourceId, tbResource, ActionType.DELETED, user, resourceId.toString());
diff --git a/common/dao-api/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetTypeService.java b/common/dao-api/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetTypeService.java
index cb02aa1180..245e33ed14 100644
--- a/common/dao-api/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetTypeService.java
+++ b/common/dao-api/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetTypeService.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.thingsboard.server.dao.widget;
 
+import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.TbResourceId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.TenantId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.WidgetTypeId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.widget.WidgetType;
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ public interface WidgetTypeService extends EntityDaoService {
 
     List<WidgetTypeInfo> findWidgetTypesInfosByTenantIdAndBundleAlias(TenantId tenantId, String bundleAlias);
 
+    List<WidgetTypeDetails> findWidgetTypesInfosByTenantIdAndResourceId(TenantId tenantId, TbResourceId tbResourceId);
+
     WidgetType findWidgetTypeByTenantIdBundleAliasAndAlias(TenantId tenantId, String bundleAlias, String alias);
 
     void deleteWidgetTypesByTenantIdAndBundleAlias(TenantId tenantId, String bundleAlias);
diff --git a/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/sql/widget/JpaWidgetTypeDao.java b/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/sql/widget/JpaWidgetTypeDao.java
index b54dd371fe..689bcb0b03 100644
--- a/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/sql/widget/JpaWidgetTypeDao.java
+++ b/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/sql/widget/JpaWidgetTypeDao.java
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ public class JpaWidgetTypeDao extends JpaAbstractDao<WidgetTypeDetailsEntity, Wi
         return DaoUtil.getData(widgetTypeRepository.findWidgetTypeByTenantIdAndBundleAliasAndAlias(tenantId, bundleAlias, alias));
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public List<WidgetTypeDetails> findWidgetTypesInfosByTenantIdAndResourceId(UUID tenantId, UUID tbResourceId) {
+        return DaoUtil.convertDataList(widgetTypeRepository.findWidgetTypesInfosByTenantIdAndResourceId(tenantId, tbResourceId));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public EntityType getEntityType() {
         return EntityType.WIDGET_TYPE;
diff --git a/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/sql/widget/WidgetTypeRepository.java b/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/sql/widget/WidgetTypeRepository.java
index a3cba644b5..55e05fe2b4 100644
--- a/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/sql/widget/WidgetTypeRepository.java
+++ b/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/sql/widget/WidgetTypeRepository.java
@@ -46,4 +46,11 @@ public interface WidgetTypeRepository extends JpaRepository<WidgetTypeDetailsEnt
     WidgetTypeEntity findWidgetTypeByTenantIdAndBundleAliasAndAlias(@Param("tenantId") UUID tenantId,
                                                           @Param("bundleAlias") String bundleAlias,
                                                           @Param("alias") String alias);
+
+    @Query(value = "SELECT * FROM widget_type wt " +
+            "WHERE wt.tenant_id = :tenantId AND cast(wt.descriptor as json) ->> 'resources' LIKE LOWER(CONCAT('%', :resourceId, '%'))",
+    nativeQuery = true)
+    List<WidgetTypeDetailsEntity> findWidgetTypesInfosByTenantIdAndResourceId(@Param("tenantId") UUID tenantId,
+                                                                    @Param("resourceId") UUID resourceId);
+
 }
diff --git a/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetTypeDao.java b/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetTypeDao.java
index c0fb8dd3f4..a54aa45b37 100644
--- a/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetTypeDao.java
+++ b/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetTypeDao.java
@@ -83,4 +83,12 @@ public interface WidgetTypeDao extends Dao<WidgetTypeDetails> {
      */
     WidgetType findByTenantIdBundleAliasAndAlias(UUID tenantId, String bundleAlias, String alias);
 
+    /**
+     * Find widget types infos by tenantId and resourceId in descriptor.
+     *
+     * @param tenantId the tenantId
+     * @param tbResourceId the resourceId
+     * @return the list of widget types infos objects
+     */
+    List<WidgetTypeDetails> findWidgetTypesInfosByTenantIdAndResourceId(UUID tenantId, UUID tbResourceId);
 }
diff --git a/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetTypeServiceImpl.java b/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetTypeServiceImpl.java
index 0337c190a4..1ac099b075 100644
--- a/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetTypeServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dao/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/dao/widget/WidgetTypeServiceImpl.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.EntityType;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.EntityId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.HasId;
+import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.TbResourceId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.TenantId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.WidgetTypeId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.widget.WidgetType;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 public class WidgetTypeServiceImpl implements WidgetTypeService {
 
     public static final String INCORRECT_TENANT_ID = "Incorrect tenantId ";
+    public static final String INCORRECT_RESOURCE_ID = "Incorrect resourceId ";
     public static final String INCORRECT_BUNDLE_ALIAS = "Incorrect bundleAlias ";
     @Autowired
     private WidgetTypeDao widgetTypeDao;
@@ -96,6 +98,14 @@ public class WidgetTypeServiceImpl implements WidgetTypeService {
         return widgetTypeDao.findWidgetTypesInfosByTenantIdAndBundleAlias(tenantId.getId(), bundleAlias);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public List<WidgetTypeDetails> findWidgetTypesInfosByTenantIdAndResourceId(TenantId tenantId, TbResourceId tbResourceId) {
+        log.trace("Executing findWidgetTypesInfosByTenantIdAndResourceId, tenantId [{}], tbResourceId [{}]", tenantId, tbResourceId);
+        Validator.validateId(tenantId, INCORRECT_TENANT_ID + tenantId);
+        Validator.validateId(tbResourceId, INCORRECT_RESOURCE_ID + tbResourceId);
+        return widgetTypeDao.findWidgetTypesInfosByTenantIdAndResourceId(tenantId.getId(), tbResourceId.getId());
+    }
+
     @Override
     public WidgetType findWidgetTypeByTenantIdBundleAliasAndAlias(TenantId tenantId, String bundleAlias, String alias) {
         log.trace("Executing findWidgetTypeByTenantIdBundleAliasAndAlias, tenantId [{}], bundleAlias [{}], alias [{}]", tenantId, bundleAlias, alias);