diff --git a/core/scc/lscc/lscc.go b/core/scc/lscc/lscc.go
index 12a8950b293..469c4eeedc0 100644
--- a/core/scc/lscc/lscc.go
+++ b/core/scc/lscc/lscc.go
@@ -400,6 +400,10 @@ func (lscc *lifeCycleSysCC) executeInstall(stub shim.ChaincodeStubInterface, ccb
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if lscc.sccprovider.IsSysCC(cds.ChaincodeSpec.ChaincodeId.Name) {
+		return errors.Errorf("cannot install: %s is the name of a system chaincode", cds.ChaincodeSpec.ChaincodeId.Name)
+	}
+
 	// Get any statedb artifacts from the chaincode package, e.g. couchdb index definitions
 	statedbArtifactsTar, err := ccprovider.ExtractStatedbArtifactsFromCCPackage(ccpack)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/core/scc/lscc/lscc_test.go b/core/scc/lscc/lscc_test.go
index 3e047e3afa2..c96af06b747 100644
--- a/core/scc/lscc/lscc_test.go
+++ b/core/scc/lscc/lscc_test.go
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ func TestInstall(t *testing.T) {
 	scc.support.(*lscc.MockSupport).PutChaincodeToLocalStorageErr = errors.New("barf")
 
 	testInstall(t, "example02", "0", path, false, "barf", "Alice", scc, stub)
+
+	testInstall(t, "lscc", "0", path, false, "cannot install: lscc is the name of a system chaincode", "Alice", scc, stub)
 }
 
 func testInstall(t *testing.T, ccname string, version string, path string, createInvalidIndex bool, expectedErrorMsg string, caller string, scc *lifeCycleSysCC, stub *shim.MockStub) {