diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/SystemTopicBasedTopicPoliciesService.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/SystemTopicBasedTopicPoliciesService.java
index ed76d37ae2536..da31234095446 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/SystemTopicBasedTopicPoliciesService.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/SystemTopicBasedTopicPoliciesService.java
@@ -95,20 +95,23 @@ public SystemTopicBasedTopicPoliciesService(PulsarService pulsarService) {
 
     @Override
     public CompletableFuture<Void> deleteTopicPoliciesAsync(TopicName topicName) {
+        if (NamespaceService.isHeartbeatNamespace(topicName.getNamespaceObject())) {
+            return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(null);
+        }
         return sendTopicPolicyEvent(topicName, ActionType.DELETE, null);
     }
 
     @Override
     public CompletableFuture<Void> updateTopicPoliciesAsync(TopicName topicName, TopicPolicies policies) {
+        if (NamespaceService.isHeartbeatNamespace(topicName.getNamespaceObject())) {
+            return CompletableFuture.failedFuture(new BrokerServiceException.NotAllowedException(
+                    "Not allowed to update topic policy for the heartbeat topic"));
+        }
         return sendTopicPolicyEvent(topicName, ActionType.UPDATE, policies);
     }
 
     private CompletableFuture<Void> sendTopicPolicyEvent(TopicName topicName, ActionType actionType,
                                                          TopicPolicies policies) {
-        if (NamespaceService.isHeartbeatNamespace(topicName.getNamespaceObject())) {
-            return CompletableFuture.failedFuture(
-                    new BrokerServiceException.NotAllowedException("Not allowed to send event to health check topic"));
-        }
         return pulsarService.getPulsarResources().getNamespaceResources()
                 .getPoliciesAsync(topicName.getNamespaceObject())
                 .thenCompose(namespacePolicies -> {
@@ -220,6 +223,9 @@ public TopicPolicies getTopicPolicies(TopicName topicName) throws TopicPoliciesC
     @Override
     public TopicPolicies getTopicPolicies(TopicName topicName,
                                           boolean isGlobal) throws TopicPoliciesCacheNotInitException {
+        if (NamespaceService.isHeartbeatNamespace(topicName.getNamespaceObject())) {
+            return null;
+        }
         if (!policyCacheInitMap.containsKey(topicName.getNamespaceObject())) {
             NamespaceName namespace = topicName.getNamespaceObject();
             prepareInitPoliciesCacheAsync(namespace);
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/systopic/PartitionedSystemTopicTest.java b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/systopic/PartitionedSystemTopicTest.java
index 42d941e616809..416d7ed02708e 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/systopic/PartitionedSystemTopicTest.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/systopic/PartitionedSystemTopicTest.java
@@ -191,6 +191,13 @@ public void testSystemNamespaceNotCreateChangeEventsTopic() throws Exception {
         Optional<Topic> optionalTopic = pulsar.getBrokerService()
                 .getTopic(topicName.getPartition(1).toString(), false).join();
         Assert.assertTrue(optionalTopic.isEmpty());
+
+        TopicName heartbeatTopicName = TopicName.get("persistent",
+                namespaceName, BrokersBase.HEALTH_CHECK_TOPIC_SUFFIX);
+        admin.topics().getRetention(heartbeatTopicName.toString());
+        optionalTopic = pulsar.getBrokerService()
+                .getTopic(topicName.getPartition(1).toString(), false).join();
+        Assert.assertTrue(optionalTopic.isEmpty());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -208,6 +215,22 @@ public void testHeartbeatTopicNotAllowedToSendEvent() throws Exception {
         });
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testHeartbeatTopicBeDeleted() throws Exception {
+        admin.brokers().healthcheck(TopicVersion.V2);
+        NamespaceName namespaceName = NamespaceService.getHeartbeatNamespaceV2(pulsar.getLookupServiceAddress(),
+                pulsar.getConfig());
+        TopicName heartbeatTopicName = TopicName.get("persistent", namespaceName, BrokersBase.HEALTH_CHECK_TOPIC_SUFFIX);
+
+        List<String> topics = getPulsar().getNamespaceService().getListOfPersistentTopics(namespaceName).join();
+        Assert.assertEquals(topics.size(), 1);
+        Assert.assertEquals(topics.get(0), heartbeatTopicName.toString());
+
+        admin.topics().delete(heartbeatTopicName.toString(), true);
+        topics = getPulsar().getNamespaceService().getListOfPersistentTopics(namespaceName).join();
+        Assert.assertEquals(topics.size(), 0);
+    }
+  
     @Test
     public void testHeartbeatNamespaceNotCreateTransactionInternalTopic() throws Exception {
         admin.brokers().healthcheck(TopicVersion.V2);