diff --git a/server/channels/api4/user_test.go b/server/channels/api4/user_test.go
index 127aa75a9ed..b553ab747d9 100644
--- a/server/channels/api4/user_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/api4/user_test.go
@@ -6906,6 +6906,34 @@ func TestDemoteUserToGuest(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("cannot demote bot account", func(t *testing.T) {
+		th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicense("guest_accounts"))
+
+		prevBotCreation := *th.App.Config().ServiceSettings.EnableBotAccountCreation
+		th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) {
+			*cfg.ServiceSettings.EnableBotAccountCreation = true
+		})
+		defer th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) {
+			*cfg.ServiceSettings.EnableBotAccountCreation = prevBotCreation
+		})
+
+		createdBot, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateBot(context.Background(), &model.Bot{
+			Username:    "botdemote" + model.NewId(),
+			DisplayName: "Demote Test Bot",
+			Description: "test",
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		defer func() {
+			appErr := th.App.PermanentDeleteBot(th.Context, createdBot.UserId)
+			require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		}()
+
+		demoteResp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.DemoteUserToGuest(context.Background(), createdBot.UserId)
+		CheckBadRequestStatus(t, demoteResp)
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.user.demote_user_to_guest.bot_not_allowed.app_error")
+	})
+
 	th.TestForSystemAdminAndLocal(t, func(t *testing.T, c *model.Client4) {
 		_, _, err := c.GetUser(context.Background(), user.Id, "")
 		require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/server/channels/app/user.go b/server/channels/app/user.go
index 325e3bdd1a1..22060540f07 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/user.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/user.go
@@ -2742,6 +2742,10 @@ func (a *App) PromoteGuestToUser(rctx request.CTX, user *model.User, requestorId
 // DemoteUserToGuest Convert user's roles and all his membership's roles from
 // regular user roles to guest roles.
 func (a *App) DemoteUserToGuest(rctx request.CTX, user *model.User) *model.AppError {
+	if user.IsBot {
+		return model.NewAppError("DemoteUserToGuest", "api.user.demote_user_to_guest.bot_not_allowed.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
+	}
+
 	demotedUser, nErr := a.ch.srv.userService.DemoteUserToGuest(user)
 	a.InvalidateCacheForUser(user.Id)
 	if nErr != nil {
diff --git a/server/channels/app/user_test.go b/server/channels/app/user_test.go
index 88b7b19461e..f82cd9915c6 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/user_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/user_test.go
@@ -2012,6 +2012,18 @@ func TestDemoteUserToGuest(t *testing.T) {
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
 
+	t.Run("Must reject bot user", func(t *testing.T) {
+		bot := th.CreateBot(t)
+		user, err := th.App.GetUser(bot.UserId)
+		require.Nil(t, err)
+		require.True(t, user.IsBot)
+
+		appErr := th.App.DemoteUserToGuest(th.Context, user)
+		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
+		assert.Equal(t, "api.user.demote_user_to_guest.bot_not_allowed.app_error", appErr.Id)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, appErr.StatusCode)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("Must invalidate channel stats cache when demoting a user", func(t *testing.T) {
 		user := th.CreateUser(t)
 		require.Equal(t, "system_user", user.Roles)
diff --git a/server/i18n/en.json b/server/i18n/en.json
index 6959216da71..1f58855805c 100644
--- a/server/i18n/en.json
+++ b/server/i18n/en.json
@@ -4654,6 +4654,10 @@
     "id": "api.user.demote_user_to_guest.already_guest.app_error",
     "translation": "Unable to convert the user to guest because is already a guest."
   },
+  {
+    "id": "api.user.demote_user_to_guest.bot_not_allowed.app_error",
+    "translation": "Bot accounts cannot be converted to guest accounts."
+  },
   {
     "id": "api.user.email_to_ldap.not_available.app_error",
     "translation": "AD/LDAP not available on this server."