diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/space-metafiles.md b/changelog/unreleased/space-metafiles.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..021b0d0668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/space-metafiles.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Enhancement: Prevent the space metafiles manipulation
+
+Prevent the space metafiles deleting and movin `.space` and `.space/readme.md`  via webdav prevent deleting .space
+
+https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/4826
+https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/issues/8719
diff --git a/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/delete.go b/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/delete.go
index fd080cf7d9..c454e25177 100644
--- a/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/delete.go
+++ b/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/delete.go
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"path"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
 
+	gateway "github.com/cs3org/go-cs3apis/cs3/gateway/v1beta1"
 	rpc "github.com/cs3org/go-cs3apis/cs3/rpc/v1beta1"
 	provider "github.com/cs3org/go-cs3apis/cs3/storage/provider/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/net"
@@ -81,6 +84,17 @@ func (s *svc) handleDelete(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.R
 		return http.StatusInternalServerError, errtypes.InternalError(err.Error())
 	}
 
+	sRes, err := client.Stat(ctx, &provider.StatRequest{Ref: ref})
+	switch {
+	case err != nil:
+		span.RecordError(err)
+		return http.StatusInternalServerError, err
+	case sRes.GetStatus().GetCode() == rpc.Code_CODE_OK:
+		if sRes.GetInfo().GetSpace().GetSpaceType() == "project" && isPathInList(ctx, client, ref, ".space", ".space/readme.md") {
+			return http.StatusMethodNotAllowed, errors.New("deleting spaces meta file is not allowed")
+		}
+	}
+
 	res, err := client.Delete(ctx, req)
 	switch {
 	case err != nil:
@@ -147,3 +161,17 @@ func (s *svc) handleSpacesDelete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, spaceID
 
 	return s.handleDelete(ctx, w, r, &ref)
 }
+
+func isPathInList(ctx context.Context, client gateway.GatewayAPIClient, ref *provider.Reference, paths ...string) bool {
+	resPath := strings.TrimPrefix(ref.GetPath(), "./")
+	if ref.GetResourceId().GetOpaqueId() != "" && ref.Path == "." {
+		gpRes, err := client.GetPath(ctx, &provider.GetPathRequest{
+			ResourceId: ref.GetResourceId(),
+		})
+		if err != nil || gpRes.GetStatus().GetCode() != rpc.Code_CODE_OK {
+			return false
+		}
+		resPath = strings.TrimPrefix(gpRes.GetPath(), "/")
+	}
+	return slices.Contains(paths, resPath)
+}
diff --git a/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/move.go b/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/move.go
index 79a6bbd563..af173e9eaa 100644
--- a/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/move.go
+++ b/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/move.go
@@ -224,6 +224,11 @@ func (s *svc) handleMove(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
+	if srcStatRes.GetInfo().GetSpace().GetSpaceType() == "project" && isPathInList(ctx, client, src, ".space", ".space/readme.md") {
+		log.Error().Msg("moving spaces meta file is not allowed")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+		return
+	}
 
 	// check dst exists
 	dstStatReq := &provider.StatRequest{Ref: dst}