diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py
index 81324fb89ba..d73ce511360 100755
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ def is_holiday(employee, date=None, raise_exception=True, only_non_weekly=False,
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def deactivate_sales_person(status=None, employee=None):
+	frappe.has_permission("Employee", doc=employee, ptype="write", throw=True)
 	if status == "Left":
 		sales_person = frappe.db.get_value("Sales Person", {"Employee": employee})
 		if sales_person: