diff --git a/rest_auth/registration/views.py b/rest_auth/registration/views.py
index 0e0ab0d..c666fb1 100644
--- a/rest_auth/registration/views.py
+++ b/rest_auth/registration/views.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django.views.decorators.debug import sensitive_post_parameters
@@ -6,7 +7,8 @@ from django.views.decorators.debug import sensitive_post_parameters
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.permissions import (AllowAny,
-                                        IsAuthenticated)
+                                        IsAuthenticated,
+                                        PermissionDenied)
 from rest_framework.generics import CreateAPIView, ListAPIView, GenericAPIView
 from rest_framework.exceptions import NotFound
 from rest_framework import status
@@ -174,7 +176,10 @@ class SocialAccountDisconnectView(GenericAPIView):
         if not account:
             raise NotFound
 
-        get_social_adapter(self.request).validate_disconnect(account, accounts)
+        try:
+            get_social_adapter(self.request).validate_disconnect(account, accounts)
+        except ValidationError as e:
+            raise PermissionDenied(detail=e.args[0])
 
         account.delete()
         signals.social_account_removed.send(