diff --git a/Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/housekeeping/HousekeepingTargetRankGuard.java b/Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/housekeeping/HousekeepingTargetRankGuard.java
index ee0e4965..e5623a7d 100644
--- a/Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/housekeeping/HousekeepingTargetRankGuard.java
+++ b/Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/housekeeping/HousekeepingTargetRankGuard.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.eu.habbo.messages.incoming.housekeeping;
 
 import com.eu.habbo.Emulator;
+import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.permissions.Rank;
 import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.users.Habbo;
 import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.users.HabboInfo;
 
@@ -18,6 +19,18 @@ final class HousekeepingTargetRankGuard {
             return true;
         }
 
-        return targetInfo.getRank().getId() < operator.getHabboInfo().getRank().getId();
+        int operatorRankId = operator.getHabboInfo().getRank().getId();
+        int targetRankId = targetInfo.getRank().getId();
+
+        return targetRankId < operatorRankId || isCoreRank(operatorRankId) && targetRankId <= operatorRankId;
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isCoreRank(int rankId) {
+        int highestRankId = 0;
+        for (Rank rank : Emulator.getGameEnvironment().getPermissionsManager().getAllRanks()) {
+            highestRankId = Math.max(highestRankId, rank.getId());
+        }
+
+        return highestRankId > 0 && rankId >= highestRankId;
     }
 }
diff --git a/Emulator/src/test/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/housekeeping/HousekeepingTargetRankGuardContractTest.java b/Emulator/src/test/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/housekeeping/HousekeepingTargetRankGuardContractTest.java
index ed127abd..eaa3fc5f 100644
--- a/Emulator/src/test/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/housekeeping/HousekeepingTargetRankGuardContractTest.java
+++ b/Emulator/src/test/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/housekeeping/HousekeepingTargetRankGuardContractTest.java
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@ class HousekeepingTargetRankGuardContractTest {
     );
 
     @Test
-    void privilegedUserActionsRejectPeerAndHigherRankTargets() throws Exception {
+    void privilegedUserActionsRejectPeerRanksUnlessOperatorIsCoreRank() throws Exception {
         String guard = Files.readString(Path.of("src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/housekeeping/HousekeepingTargetRankGuard.java"));
 
-        assertTrue(guard.contains("targetInfo.getRank().getId() < operator.getHabboInfo().getRank().getId()"),
-                "Housekeeping user actions must only target lower-ranked users");
+        assertTrue(guard.contains("targetRankId < operatorRankId"),
+                "non-core housekeeping operators must only target lower-ranked users");
+        assertTrue(guard.contains("isCoreRank(operatorRankId) && targetRankId <= operatorRankId"),
+                "the highest/core rank should be allowed to target peer ranks");
+        assertTrue(guard.contains("private static boolean isCoreRank(int rankId)"),
+                "core-rank detection should be centralized in the target-rank guard");
     }
 
     @Test