diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index d87a1e8bb..c9a84c3f4 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ type DisableDeletionProtection struct {
 	CloudformationStack bool `yaml:"CloudformationStack"`
 	ELBv2               bool `yaml:"ELBv2"`
 	QLDBLedger          bool `yaml:"QLDBLedger"`
+	CognitoUserPool     bool `yaml:"CognitoUserPool"`
 }
 
 type PresetDefinitions struct {
diff --git a/resources/cognito-userpools.go b/resources/cognito-userpools.go
index c1a5f8190..c6f6b3078 100644
--- a/resources/cognito-userpools.go
+++ b/resources/cognito-userpools.go
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 package resources
 
 import (
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/awserr"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/cognitoidentityprovider"
+	"github.com/rebuy-de/aws-nuke/v2/pkg/config"
 )
 
 type CognitoUserPool struct {
-	svc  *cognitoidentityprovider.CognitoIdentityProvider
-	name *string
-	id   *string
+	svc          *cognitoidentityprovider.CognitoIdentityProvider
+	name         *string
+	id           *string
+	featureFlags config.FeatureFlags
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -48,12 +53,47 @@ func ListCognitoUserPools(sess *session.Session) ([]Resource, error) {
 	return resources, nil
 }
 
-func (f *CognitoUserPool) Remove() error {
+func (l *CognitoUserPool) FeatureFlags(ff config.FeatureFlags) {
+	l.featureFlags = ff
+}
 
+func (f *CognitoUserPool) Remove() error {
 	_, err := f.svc.DeleteUserPool(&cognitoidentityprovider.DeleteUserPoolInput{
 		UserPoolId: f.id,
 	})
+	if err != nil {
+		awsErr, ok := err.(awserr.Error)
+		if ok && strings.Contains(awsErr.Message(), "Deletion protection must be inactivated first") && f.featureFlags.DisableDeletionProtection.CognitoUserPool {
+			err = f.DisableProtection()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			_, err = f.svc.DeleteUserPool(&cognitoidentityprovider.DeleteUserPoolInput{
+				UserPoolId: f.id,
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	return err
+}
 
+func (e *CognitoUserPool) DisableProtection() error {
+	userPoolOutput, err := e.svc.DescribeUserPool(&cognitoidentityprovider.DescribeUserPoolInput{
+		UserPoolId: e.id,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	userPool := userPoolOutput.UserPool
+	params := &cognitoidentityprovider.UpdateUserPoolInput{
+		DeletionProtection:     aws.String(cognitoidentityprovider.DeletionProtectionTypeInactive),
+		UserPoolId:             e.id,
+		AutoVerifiedAttributes: userPool.AutoVerifiedAttributes,
+	}
+	_, err = e.svc.UpdateUserPool(params)
 	return err
 }