diff --git a/Lib/test/test_frame.py b/Lib/test/test_frame.py
@@ -219,6 +219,14 @@ def test_locals_clear_locals(self):
         self.assertEqual(outer.f_locals, {})
         self.assertEqual(inner.f_locals, {})
 
+    def test_f_trace_opcodes_del(self):
+        f, _, _ = self.make_frames()
+        f.f_trace_opcodes = True
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(AttributeError, 'cannot delete attribute'):
+            del f.f_trace_opcodes
+        # a failed deletion does not change the value
+        self.assertIs(f.f_trace_opcodes, True)
+
     def test_f_lineno_del_segfault(self):
         f, _, _ = self.make_frames()
         with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-08-21-16-00-00.gh-issue-156189.Zt4nQp.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-08-21-16-00-00.gh-issue-156189.Zt4nQp.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix a crash when deleting the :attr:`~frame.f_trace_opcodes` attribute of
+a frame object.  It now raises :exc:`AttributeError`.
@@ -979,6 +979,11 @@ frame_gettrace_opcodes(PyFrameObject *f, void *closure)
 static int
 frame_settrace_opcodes(PyFrameObject *f, PyObject* value, void *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AttributeError,
+                        "cannot delete attribute f_trace_opcodes");
+        return -1;
+    }
     if (!PyBool_Check(value)) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
                         "attribute value type must be bool");
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		@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
		Fix a crash when deleting the :attr:`~frame.f_trace_opcodes` attribute of
		a frame object. It now raises :exc:`AttributeError`.