diff --git a/pkg/v2/base.go b/pkg/v2/base.go
index 3384f56..9f7b441 100644
--- a/pkg/v2/base.go
+++ b/pkg/v2/base.go
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	rootPath            = "/zones"
-	zonePath            = "/zones/%v"
-	zonePathUpdateState = "/zones/%v/state"
-	rrsetPath           = "/zones/%v/rrset"
-	singleRRSetPath     = "/zones/%v/rrset/%v"
+	rootPath                 = "/zones"
+	zonePath                 = "/zones/%v"
+	zonePathUpdateState      = "/zones/%v/state"
+	zonePathUpdateProtection = "/zones/%v/protection"
+	rrsetPath                = "/zones/%v/rrset"
+	singleRRSetPath          = "/zones/%v/rrset/%v"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ type (
 		DeleteZone(ctx context.Context, zoneID string) error
 		UpdateZoneState(ctx context.Context, zoneID string, disabled bool) error
 		UpdateZoneComment(ctx context.Context, zoneID string, comment string) error
+		UpdateProtectionState(ctx context.Context, zoneID string, protected bool) error
 	}
 
 	RRSetManager[S any] interface {
diff --git a/pkg/v2/testing/test_utils.go b/pkg/v2/testing/test_utils.go
index ee6346c..f97db47 100644
--- a/pkg/v2/testing/test_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/v2/testing/test_utils.go
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ const (
 )
 
 const (
-	rootPath            = "/zones"
-	zonePath            = "/zones/%v"
-	zonePathUpdateState = "/zones/%v/state"
-	rrsetPath           = "/zones/%v/rrset"
-	singleRRSetPath     = "/zones/%v/rrset/%v"
+	rootPath                 = "/zones"
+	zonePath                 = "/zones/%v"
+	zonePathUpdateState      = "/zones/%v/state"
+	zonePathUpdateProtection = "/zones/%v/protection"
+	rrsetPath                = "/zones/%v/rrset"
+	singleRRSetPath          = "/zones/%v/rrset/%v"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/v2/testing/zoneManager_test.go b/pkg/v2/testing/zoneManager_test.go
index 9adc457..8a134eb 100644
--- a/pkg/v2/testing/zoneManager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/v2/testing/zoneManager_test.go
@@ -147,3 +147,16 @@ func (s *ZoneManageSuite) TestUpdateZoneState_state_updated() {
 
 	s.Nil(err)
 }
+
+func (s *ZoneManageSuite) TestUpdateProtectionState_OK() {
+	path := fmt.Sprintf(zonePathUpdateProtection, testID)
+	httpmock.RegisterResponder(
+		http.MethodPatch,
+		fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", testAPIURL, path),
+		httpmock.NewBytesResponder(http.StatusNoContent, []byte{}),
+	)
+
+	err := testClient.UpdateProtectionState(testCtx, testID, true)
+
+	s.Nil(err)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/v2/zoneManager.go b/pkg/v2/zoneManager.go
index a36d4b9..6a522ba 100644
--- a/pkg/v2/zoneManager.go
+++ b/pkg/v2/zoneManager.go
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ type (
 	zoneUpdateState struct {
 		Disabled bool `json:"disabled"`
 	}
+	zoneProtectionState struct {
+		Protected bool `json:"protected"`
+	}
 )
 
 func (z *Zone) CreationForm() (io.Reader, error) {
@@ -123,3 +126,20 @@ func (c *Client) UpdateZoneState(ctx context.Context, zoneID string, disabled bo
 
 	return err
 }
+
+// UpdateProtectionState request to enable/disable zone protection from delete operation.
+func (c *Client) UpdateProtectionState(ctx context.Context, zoneID string, protected bool) error {
+	updateState, err := json.Marshal(zoneProtectionState{
+		Protected: protected,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("zone marshal: %w", err)
+	}
+	form := bytes.NewReader(updateState)
+	r, e := c.prepareRequest(
+		ctx, http.MethodPatch, fmt.Sprintf(zonePathUpdateProtection, zoneID), form, nil, nil,
+	)
+	_, err = processRequest[Zone](c.httpClient, r, e)
+
+	return err
+}