diff --git a/buildconfig/Setup.SDL1.in b/buildconfig/Setup.SDL1.in
index 5ec44cf390..9f2cc98f63 100644
--- a/buildconfig/Setup.SDL1.in
+++ b/buildconfig/Setup.SDL1.in
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ bufferproxy src_c/bufferproxy.c $(SDL) $(DEBUG)
 pixelarray src_c/pixelarray.c $(SDL) $(DEBUG)
 math src_c/math.c $(SDL) $(DEBUG)
 pixelcopy src_c/pixelcopy.c $(SDL) $(DEBUG)
-newbuffer src_c/newbuffer.c $(DEBUG)
+newbuffer src_c/newbuffer.c $(SDL) $(DEBUG)
diff --git a/buildconfig/Setup.SDL2.in b/buildconfig/Setup.SDL2.in
index 1e2e825b1c..bfac9a1a64 100644
--- a/buildconfig/Setup.SDL2.in
+++ b/buildconfig/Setup.SDL2.in
@@ -72,4 +72,4 @@ bufferproxy src_c/bufferproxy.c $(SDL) $(DEBUG)
 pixelarray src_c/pixelarray.c $(SDL) $(DEBUG)
 math src_c/math.c $(SDL) $(DEBUG)
 pixelcopy src_c/pixelcopy.c $(SDL) $(DEBUG)
-newbuffer src_c/newbuffer.c $(DEBUG)
+newbuffer src_c/newbuffer.c $(SDL) $(DEBUG)
diff --git a/src_c/_freetype.c b/src_c/_freetype.c
index 9010136242..62d745954b 100644
--- a/src_c/_freetype.c
+++ b/src_c/_freetype.c
@@ -1115,6 +1115,8 @@ _ftfont_setsize(pgFontObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
     Scale_t face_size;
 
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("size", value);
+
     if (!obj_to_scale(value, &face_size))
         goto error;
     self->face_size = face_size;
@@ -1134,9 +1136,13 @@ static int
 _ftfont_setunderlineadjustment(pgFontObject *self, PyObject *value,
                                void *closure)
 {
-    PyObject *adjustmentobj = PyNumber_Float(value);
+    PyObject *adjustmentobj;
     double adjustment;
 
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("underline_adjustment", value);
+
+    adjustmentobj = PyNumber_Float(value);
+
     if (!adjustmentobj) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -1236,6 +1242,9 @@ _ftfont_setrender_flag(pgFontObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
     const long render_flag = (long)closure;
 
+    /* Generic setter; We do not know the name of the attribute */
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK(NULL, value);
+
     if (!PyBool_Check(value)) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "The style value must be a boolean");
         return -1;
@@ -1268,6 +1277,9 @@ _ftfont_getrotation(pgFontObject *self, void *closure)
 static int
 _ftfont_setrotation(pgFontObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
+
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("rotation", value);
+
     if (!self->is_scalable) {
         if (pgFont_IS_ALIVE(self)) {
             PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AttributeError,
@@ -1292,6 +1304,9 @@ _ftfont_getfgcolor(pgFontObject *self, void *closure)
 static int
 _ftfont_setfgcolor(pgFontObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
+
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("fgcolor", value);
+
     if (!pg_RGBAFromObj(value, self->fgcolor)) {
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_AttributeError,
                      "unable to convert %128s object to a color",
@@ -1310,6 +1325,9 @@ _ftfont_getbgcolor(pgFontObject *self, void *closure)
 static int
 _ftfont_setbgcolor(pgFontObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
+
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("bgcolor", value);
+
     if (!pg_RGBAFromObj(value, self->bgcolor)) {
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_AttributeError,
                      "unable to convert %128s object to a color",
diff --git a/src_c/_pygame.h b/src_c/_pygame.h
index 5410193f2b..95875f3bfc 100644
--- a/src_c/_pygame.h
+++ b/src_c/_pygame.h
@@ -148,6 +148,20 @@ typedef enum {
 #endif /* ~SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0) */
 
 #define RAISE(x, y) (PyErr_SetString((x), (y)), (PyObject *)NULL)
+#define DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK(name, value)           \
+    do {                                                    \
+       if (!value) {                                        \
+           if (name) {                                      \
+               PyErr_Format(PyExc_AttributeError,           \
+                            "Cannot delete attribute %s",   \
+                            name);                          \
+           } else {                                         \
+               PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AttributeError,        \
+                               "Cannot delete attribute");  \
+           }                                                \
+           return -1;                                       \
+       }                                                    \
+    } while (0)
 
 /*
  * Initialization checks
diff --git a/src_c/color.c b/src_c/color.c
index 79d5232bc7..173ef417ce 100644
--- a/src_c/color.c
+++ b/src_c/color.c
@@ -924,6 +924,9 @@ static int
 _color_set_r(pgColorObject *color, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
     Uint32 c;
+
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("r", value);
+
     if (!_get_color(value, &c)) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -951,6 +954,9 @@ static int
 _color_set_g(pgColorObject *color, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
     Uint32 c;
+
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("g", value);
+
     if (!_get_color(value, &c)) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -978,6 +984,9 @@ static int
 _color_set_b(pgColorObject *color, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
     Uint32 c;
+
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("b", value);
+
     if (!_get_color(value, &c)) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -1005,6 +1014,9 @@ static int
 _color_set_a(pgColorObject *color, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
     Uint32 c;
+
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("a", value);
+
     if (!_get_color(value, &c)) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -1074,6 +1086,9 @@ _color_set_hsva(pgColorObject *color, PyObject *value, void *closure)
     double f, p, q, t, v, s;
     int hi;
 
+
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("hsva", value);
+
     if (!PySequence_Check(value) || PySequence_Size(value) < 3) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "invalid HSVA value");
         return -1;
@@ -1237,6 +1252,8 @@ _color_set_hsla(pgColorObject *color, PyObject *value, void *closure)
     double ht, h, q, p = 0, s, l = 0;
     static double onethird = 1.0 / 3.0f;
 
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("hsla", value);
+
     if (!PySequence_Check(value) || PySequence_Size(value) < 3) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "invalid HSLA value");
         return -1;
@@ -1400,6 +1417,9 @@ _color_set_i1i2i3(pgColorObject *color, PyObject *value, void *closure)
     double i1i2i3[3] = {0, 0, 0};
     double ar, ag, ab;
 
+
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("i1i2i3", value);
+
     /* I1 */
     item = PySequence_GetItem(value, 0);
     if (!item || !_get_double(item, &(i1i2i3[0])) || i1i2i3[0] < 0 ||
@@ -1465,6 +1485,8 @@ _color_set_cmy(pgColorObject *color, PyObject *value, void *closure)
     PyObject *item;
     double cmy[3] = {0, 0, 0};
 
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("cmy", value);
+
     /* I1 */
     item = PySequence_GetItem(value, 0);
     if (!item || !_get_double(item, &(cmy[0])) || cmy[0] < 0 || cmy[0] > 1) {
diff --git a/src_c/newbuffer.c b/src_c/newbuffer.c
index bc8cc9bea3..f72d8ce4eb 100644
--- a/src_c/newbuffer.c
+++ b/src_c/newbuffer.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 */
 
+#include "pygame.h"
 #include <Python.h>
 
 #include "pgcompat.h"
@@ -393,6 +394,8 @@ buffer_set_obj(BufferObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
     PyObject *tmp;
 
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("obj", value);
+
     if (check_view_set(self, (const char *)closure)) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -428,6 +431,9 @@ buffer_get_buf(BufferObject *self, void *closure)
 static int
 buffer_set_buf(BufferObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
+
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("buf", value);
+
     if (check_view_set(self, (const char *)closure)) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -446,6 +452,9 @@ buffer_get_len(BufferObject *self, void *closure)
 static int
 buffer_set_len(BufferObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
+
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("len", value);
+
     if (check_view_set(self, (const char *)closure)) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -466,6 +475,8 @@ buffer_set_readonly(BufferObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
     int readonly = 1;
 
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("readonly", value);
+
     if (check_view_set(self, (const char *)closure)) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -497,6 +508,8 @@ buffer_set_format(BufferObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
     void *vp = 0;
 
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("format", value);
+
     if (check_view_set(self, (const char *)closure)) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -521,6 +534,8 @@ buffer_set_ndim(BufferObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
     Py_ssize_t ndim = 0;
 
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("mdim", value);
+
     if (check_view_set(self, (const char *)closure)) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -548,6 +563,8 @@ buffer_set_shape(BufferObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
     void *vp;
 
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("shape", value);
+
     if (check_view_set(self, (const char *)closure)) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -575,6 +592,8 @@ buffer_set_strides(BufferObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
     void *vp;
 
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("strides", value);
+
     if (check_view_set(self, (const char *)closure)) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -602,6 +621,8 @@ buffer_set_suboffsets(BufferObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
     void *vp;
 
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("suboffset", value);
+
     if (check_view_set(self, (const char *)closure)) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -624,6 +645,8 @@ buffer_get_itemsize(BufferObject *self, void *closure)
 static int
 buffer_set_itemsize(BufferObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("itemsize", value);
+
     if (check_view_set(self, (const char *)closure)) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -646,6 +669,8 @@ buffer_get_internal(BufferObject *self, void *closure)
 static int
 buffer_set_internal(BufferObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
+    DEL_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED_CHECK("internal", value);
+
     if (check_view_set(self, (const char *)closure)) {
         return -1;
     }