diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/JobList/JobList.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/components/JobList/JobList.jsx
index c92096ad68..0ae8b38397 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/components/JobList/JobList.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/JobList/JobList.jsx
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ function JobList({ i18n, defaultParams, showTypeColumn = false }) {
     }
   };
 
+  const cannotDeleteItems = selected.filter(job => isJobRunning(job.status));
+
   return (
     <>
       <Card>
@@ -238,6 +240,17 @@ function JobList({ i18n, defaultParams, showTypeColumn = false }) {
                   onDelete={handleJobDelete}
                   itemsToDelete={selected}
                   pluralizedItemName={i18n._(t`Jobs`)}
+                  cannotDelete={item =>
+                    isJobRunning(item.status) ||
+                    !item.summary_fields.user_capabilities.delete
+                  }
+                  errorMessage={i18n.plural({
+                    value: cannotDeleteItems.length,
+                    one:
+                      'The selected job cannot be deleted due to insufficient permission or a running job status',
+                    other:
+                      'The selected jobs cannot be deleted due to insufficient permissions or a running job status',
+                  })}
                 />,
                 <JobListCancelButton
                   key="cancel"
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/JobList/JobList.test.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/components/JobList/JobList.test.jsx
index 45451de8dd..c2365eeca7 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/components/JobList/JobList.test.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/JobList/JobList.test.jsx
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ const mockResults = [
 ];
 
 UnifiedJobsAPI.read.mockResolvedValue({
-  data: { count: 3, results: mockResults },
+  data: { count: 6, results: mockResults },
 });
 
 UnifiedJobsAPI.readOptions.mockResolvedValue({
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ function waitForLoaded(wrapper) {
 describe('<JobList />', () => {
   let debug;
   beforeEach(() => {
+    UnifiedJobsAPI.read.mockResolvedValue({
+      data: { count: 6, results: mockResults },
+    });
     debug = global.console.debug; // eslint-disable-line prefer-destructuring
     global.console.debug = () => {};
   });
@@ -262,6 +265,72 @@ describe('<JobList />', () => {
     jest.restoreAllMocks();
   });
 
+  test('should display message about job running status', async () => {
+    UnifiedJobsAPI.read.mockResolvedValue({
+      data: {
+        count: 2,
+        results: [
+          {
+            id: 1,
+            url: '/api/v2/project_updates/1',
+            name: 'job 1',
+            type: 'project_update',
+            status: 'running',
+            related: {
+              cancel: '/api/v2/project_updates/1/cancel',
+            },
+            summary_fields: {
+              user_capabilities: {
+                delete: true,
+                start: true,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+          {
+            id: 2,
+            url: '/api/v2/jobs/2',
+            name: 'job 2',
+            type: 'job',
+            status: 'running',
+            related: {
+              cancel: '/api/v2/jobs/2/cancel',
+            },
+            summary_fields: {
+              user_capabilities: {
+                delete: true,
+                start: true,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+
+    let wrapper;
+    await act(async () => {
+      wrapper = mountWithContexts(<JobList />);
+    });
+    await waitForLoaded(wrapper);
+
+    act(() => {
+      wrapper.find('DataListToolbar').invoke('onSelectAll')(true);
+    });
+    wrapper.update();
+    wrapper.find('JobListItem');
+    expect(
+      wrapper.find('ToolbarDeleteButton').prop('itemsToDelete')
+    ).toHaveLength(2);
+
+    wrapper.update();
+
+    const deleteButton = wrapper.find('ToolbarDeleteButton');
+    expect(deleteButton.find('Tooltip').prop('content').props.children).toEqual(
+      'The selected jobs cannot be deleted due to insufficient permissions or a running job status: job 1, job 2'
+    );
+
+    jest.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
   test('error is shown when job not successfully deleted from api', async () => {
     JobsAPI.destroy.mockImplementation(() => {
       throw new Error({
@@ -298,7 +367,7 @@ describe('<JobList />', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  test('should send all corresponding delete API requests', async () => {
+  test('should send all corresponding cancel API requests', async () => {
     JobsAPI.cancel = jest.fn();
     let wrapper;
     await act(async () => {