diff --git a/registry/handlers/manifests.go b/registry/handlers/manifests.go
index e71fe2c3d3f..1fb17813c3a 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/manifests.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/manifests.go
@@ -485,6 +485,11 @@ func (imh *manifestHandler) applyResourcePolicy(manifest distribution.Manifest)
 func (imh *manifestHandler) DeleteManifest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	dcontext.GetLogger(imh).Debug("DeleteImageManifest")
 
+	if imh.Tag != "" {
+		imh.Errors = append(imh.Errors, errcode.ErrorCodeUnsupported)
+		return
+	}
+
 	manifests, err := imh.Repository.Manifests(imh)
 	if err != nil {
 		imh.Errors = append(imh.Errors, err)