diff --git a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/account_/privilege.py b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/account_/privilege.py
index c50549cf95e0c..c87094994b070 100644
--- a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/account_/privilege.py
+++ b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/account_/privilege.py
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
 from middlewared.schema import accepts, Bool, Dict, Int, List, Ref, SID, Str, Patch
 from middlewared.service import CallError, CRUDService, filter_list, private, ValidationErrors
 from middlewared.service_exception import MatchNotFound
-from middlewared.utils.privilege import privilege_has_webui_access, privileges_group_mapping
+from middlewared.utils.privilege import (
+    LocalAdminGroups,
+    privilege_has_webui_access,
+    privileges_group_mapping
+)
 import middlewared.sqlalchemy as sa
 
 
@@ -125,6 +129,13 @@ async def do_update(self, id_, data):
             builtin_privilege = BuiltinPrivileges(new["builtin_name"])
 
             if builtin_privilege == BuiltinPrivileges.LOCAL_ADMINISTRATOR:
+                if LocalAdminGroups.BUILTIN_ADMINISTRATORS not in new["local_groups"]:
+                    verrors.add(
+                        "privilege_update.local_groups",
+                        f"The group {LocalAdminGroups.BUILTIN_ADMINISTRATORS.name.lower()} must be "
+                        "among grantees of the \"Local Administrator\" privilege."
+                    )
+
                 if not await self.middleware.call("group.has_password_enabled_user", new["local_groups"]):
                     verrors.add(
                         "privilege_update.local_groups",
diff --git a/src/middlewared/middlewared/utils/privilege.py b/src/middlewared/middlewared/utils/privilege.py
index 5c243403b5ca4..f2de7b6e55088 100644
--- a/src/middlewared/middlewared/utils/privilege.py
+++ b/src/middlewared/middlewared/utils/privilege.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+import enum
 from middlewared.role import ROLES
 
 
+class LocalAdminGroups(enum.IntEnum):
+    BUILTIN_ADMINISTRATORS = 544
+
+
 def privilege_has_webui_access(privilege: dict) -> bool:
     """
     This method determines whether the specified privilege is sufficient