diff --git a/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service.ts b/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service.ts
index 2a14ec4a70..e882f1b691 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service.ts
@@ -310,6 +310,22 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
         strategyConfig: Unsaved<IStrategyConfig>,
         context: IFeatureStrategyContext,
         createdBy: string,
+    ): Promise<Saved<IStrategyConfig>> {
+        await this.stopWhenChangeRequestsEnabled(
+            context.projectId,
+            context.environment,
+        );
+        return this.unprotectedCreateStrategy(
+            strategyConfig,
+            context,
+            createdBy,
+        );
+    }
+
+    async unprotectedCreateStrategy(
+        strategyConfig: Unsaved<IStrategyConfig>,
+        context: IFeatureStrategyContext,
+        createdBy: string,
     ): Promise<Saved<IStrategyConfig>> {
         const { featureName, projectId, environment } = context;
         await this.validateFeatureContext(context);
@@ -381,12 +397,24 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
      * @param context - Which context does this strategy live in (projectId, featureName, environment)
      * @param userName - Human readable id of the user performing the update
      */
-
     async updateStrategy(
         id: string,
         updates: Partial<IFeatureStrategy>,
         context: IFeatureStrategyContext,
         userName: string,
+    ): Promise<Saved<IStrategyConfig>> {
+        await this.stopWhenChangeRequestsEnabled(
+            context.projectId,
+            context.environment,
+        );
+        return this.unprotectedUpdateStrategy(id, updates, context, userName);
+    }
+
+    async unprotectedUpdateStrategy(
+        id: string,
+        updates: Partial<IFeatureStrategy>,
+        context: IFeatureStrategyContext,
+        userName: string,
     ): Promise<Saved<IStrategyConfig>> {
         const { projectId, environment, featureName } = context;
         const existingStrategy = await this.featureStrategiesStore.get(id);
@@ -494,6 +522,18 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
         id: string,
         context: IFeatureStrategyContext,
         createdBy: string,
+    ): Promise<void> {
+        await this.stopWhenChangeRequestsEnabled(
+            context.projectId,
+            context.environment,
+        );
+        return this.unprotectedDeleteStrategy(id, context, createdBy);
+    }
+
+    async unprotectedDeleteStrategy(
+        id: string,
+        context: IFeatureStrategyContext,
+        createdBy: string,
     ): Promise<void> {
         const existingStrategy = await this.featureStrategiesStore.get(id);
         const { featureName, projectId, environment } = context;
@@ -919,6 +959,25 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
         enabled: boolean,
         createdBy: string,
         user?: User,
+    ): Promise<FeatureToggle> {
+        await this.stopWhenChangeRequestsEnabled(project, environment);
+        return this.unprotectedUpdateEnabled(
+            project,
+            featureName,
+            environment,
+            enabled,
+            createdBy,
+            user,
+        );
+    }
+
+    async unprotectedUpdateEnabled(
+        project: string,
+        featureName: string,
+        environment: string,
+        enabled: boolean,
+        createdBy: string,
+        user?: User,
     ): Promise<FeatureToggle> {
         const hasEnvironment =
             await this.featureEnvironmentStore.featureHasEnvironment(
@@ -1208,6 +1267,22 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
         });
         return variableVariants.concat(fixedVariants);
     }
+
+    private async stopWhenChangeRequestsEnabled(
+        project: string,
+        environment: string,
+    ) {
+        if (
+            await this.accessService.isChangeRequestsEnabled(
+                project,
+                environment,
+            )
+        ) {
+            throw new Error(
+                `Change requests are enabled for ${project} in ${environment} environment`,
+            );
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 export default FeatureToggleService;