diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/block/ClusterBlocks.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/block/ClusterBlocks.java
index f7fc68c5ca9..3a06cdf12e5 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/block/ClusterBlocks.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/block/ClusterBlocks.java
@@ -194,6 +194,14 @@ public class ClusterBlocks {
             return this;
         }
 
+        public Builder removeIndexBlocks(String index) {
+            if (!indices.containsKey(index)) {
+                return this;
+            }
+            indices.remove(index);
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public Builder removeIndexBlock(String index, ClusterBlock block) {
             if (!indices.containsKey(index)) {
                 return this;
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetaDataDeleteIndexService.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetaDataDeleteIndexService.java
index 23b149e1982..e5c21a0c0c5 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetaDataDeleteIndexService.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetaDataDeleteIndexService.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterService;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterState;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterStateUpdateTask;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.action.index.NodeIndexDeletedAction;
+import org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlocks;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.IndexRoutingTable;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.RoutingTable;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.strategy.ShardsRoutingStrategy;
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ public class MetaDataDeleteIndexService extends AbstractComponent {
                     RoutingTable newRoutingTable = shardsRoutingStrategy.reroute(
                             newClusterStateBuilder().state(currentState).routingTable(routingTableBuilder).metaData(newMetaData).build());
 
+                    ClusterBlocks blocks = ClusterBlocks.builder().blocks(currentState.blocks()).removeIndexBlocks(request.index).build();
+
                     final AtomicInteger counter = new AtomicInteger(currentState.nodes().size());
 
                     final NodeIndexDeletedAction.Listener nodeIndexDeleteListener = new NodeIndexDeletedAction.Listener() {
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ public class MetaDataDeleteIndexService extends AbstractComponent {
                     listener.timeout = timeoutTask;
 
 
-                    return newClusterStateBuilder().state(currentState).routingTable(newRoutingTable).metaData(newMetaData).build();
+                    return newClusterStateBuilder().state(currentState).routingTable(newRoutingTable).metaData(newMetaData).blocks(blocks).build();
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     listener.onFailure(e);
                     return currentState;