diff --git a/frappe/commands/site.py b/frappe/commands/site.py
index 3c2c3950d1..d11b83902e 100644
--- a/frappe/commands/site.py
+++ b/frappe/commands/site.py
@@ -880,6 +880,7 @@ def backup(
 @pass_context
 def remove_from_installed_apps(context, app):
 	"Remove app from site's installed-apps list"
+	ensure_app_not_frappe(app)
 	from frappe.installer import remove_from_installed_apps
 
 	for site in context.sites:
@@ -908,6 +909,7 @@ def remove_from_installed_apps(context, app):
 @pass_context
 def uninstall(context, app, dry_run, yes, no_backup, force):
 	"Remove app and linked modules from site"
+	ensure_app_not_frappe(app)
 	from frappe.installer import remove_app
 	from frappe.utils.synchronization import filelock
 
@@ -1493,6 +1495,18 @@ def add_new_user(
 		update_password(user=user.name, pwd=password)
 
 
+def ensure_app_not_frappe(app: str) -> None:
+	"""
+	Ensure that the app name passed is not 'frappe'
+
+	:param app: Name of the app
+	:return: Nothing
+	"""
+	if app == "frappe":
+		click.secho("You cannot remove or uninstall the app `frappe`", fg="red")
+		sys.exit(1)
+
+
 @click.command("bypass-patch")
 @click.argument("patch_name")
 @click.option("--yes", "-y", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Pass --yes to skip confirmation")