diff --git a/agent/agent.go b/agent/agent.go
index e9d99c07d23c..e7a5235d4895 100644
--- a/agent/agent.go
+++ b/agent/agent.go
@@ -1204,6 +1204,7 @@ func (a *Agent) consulConfig() (*consul.Config, error) {
 	base.AutopilotConfig.CleanupDeadServers = a.config.AutopilotCleanupDeadServers
 	base.AutopilotConfig.LastContactThreshold = a.config.AutopilotLastContactThreshold
 	base.AutopilotConfig.MaxTrailingLogs = uint64(a.config.AutopilotMaxTrailingLogs)
+	base.AutopilotConfig.MinQuorum = a.config.AutopilotMinQuorum
 	base.AutopilotConfig.ServerStabilizationTime = a.config.AutopilotServerStabilizationTime
 	base.AutopilotConfig.RedundancyZoneTag = a.config.AutopilotRedundancyZoneTag
 	base.AutopilotConfig.DisableUpgradeMigration = a.config.AutopilotDisableUpgradeMigration
diff --git a/agent/config/builder.go b/agent/config/builder.go
index d62225fee2cf..06340eb455c5 100644
--- a/agent/config/builder.go
+++ b/agent/config/builder.go
@@ -728,6 +728,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Build() (rt RuntimeConfig, err error) {
 		AutopilotDisableUpgradeMigration: b.boolVal(c.Autopilot.DisableUpgradeMigration),
 		AutopilotLastContactThreshold:    b.durationVal("autopilot.last_contact_threshold", c.Autopilot.LastContactThreshold),
 		AutopilotMaxTrailingLogs:         b.intVal(c.Autopilot.MaxTrailingLogs),
+		AutopilotMinQuorum:               b.uintVal(c.Autopilot.MinQuorum),
 		AutopilotRedundancyZoneTag:       b.stringVal(c.Autopilot.RedundancyZoneTag),
 		AutopilotServerStabilizationTime: b.durationVal("autopilot.server_stabilization_time", c.Autopilot.ServerStabilizationTime),
 		AutopilotUpgradeVersionTag:       b.stringVal(c.Autopilot.UpgradeVersionTag),
@@ -1444,6 +1445,17 @@ func (b *Builder) intVal(v *int) int {
 	return b.intValWithDefault(v, 0)
 }
 
+func (b *Builder) uintVal(v *uint) uint {
+	return b.uintValWithDefault(v, 0)
+}
+
+func (b *Builder) uintValWithDefault(v *uint, defaultVal uint) uint {
+	if v == nil {
+		return defaultVal
+	}
+	return *v
+}
+
 func (b *Builder) uint64ValWithDefault(v *uint64, defaultVal uint64) uint64 {
 	if v == nil {
 		return defaultVal
diff --git a/agent/config/config.go b/agent/config/config.go
index b713cbf5bdd6..9f8aff81cefe 100644
--- a/agent/config/config.go
+++ b/agent/config/config.go
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ type Autopilot struct {
 	DisableUpgradeMigration *bool   `json:"disable_upgrade_migration,omitempty" hcl:"disable_upgrade_migration" mapstructure:"disable_upgrade_migration"`
 	LastContactThreshold    *string `json:"last_contact_threshold,omitempty" hcl:"last_contact_threshold" mapstructure:"last_contact_threshold"`
 	MaxTrailingLogs         *int    `json:"max_trailing_logs,omitempty" hcl:"max_trailing_logs" mapstructure:"max_trailing_logs"`
+	MinQuorum               *uint   `json:"min_quorum,omitempty" hcl:"min_quorum" mapstructure:"min_quorum"`
 	RedundancyZoneTag       *string `json:"redundancy_zone_tag,omitempty" hcl:"redundancy_zone_tag" mapstructure:"redundancy_zone_tag"`
 	ServerStabilizationTime *string `json:"server_stabilization_time,omitempty" hcl:"server_stabilization_time" mapstructure:"server_stabilization_time"`
 	UpgradeVersionTag       *string `json:"upgrade_version_tag,omitempty" hcl:"upgrade_version_tag" mapstructure:"upgrade_version_tag"`
diff --git a/agent/config/runtime.go b/agent/config/runtime.go
index 1b21e3ff815a..db244e6a733f 100644
--- a/agent/config/runtime.go
+++ b/agent/config/runtime.go
@@ -196,6 +196,12 @@ type RuntimeConfig struct {
 	// hcl: autopilot { max_trailing_logs = int }
 	AutopilotMaxTrailingLogs int
 
+	// AutopilotMinQuorum sets the minimum number of servers required in a cluster
+	// before autopilot can prune dead servers.
+	//
+	//hcl: autopilot { min_quorum = int }
+	AutopilotMinQuorum uint
+
 	// AutopilotRedundancyZoneTag is the Meta tag to use for separating servers
 	// into zones for redundancy. If left blank, this feature will be disabled.
 	// (Enterprise-only)
diff --git a/agent/config/runtime_test.go b/agent/config/runtime_test.go
index 29df09e81d98..e93eaca39c97 100644
--- a/agent/config/runtime_test.go
+++ b/agent/config/runtime_test.go
@@ -3520,6 +3520,7 @@ func TestFullConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				"disable_upgrade_migration": true,
 				"last_contact_threshold": "12705s",
 				"max_trailing_logs": 17849,
+				"min_quorum":		 3,
 				"redundancy_zone_tag": "3IsufDJf",
 				"server_stabilization_time": "23057s",
 				"upgrade_version_tag": "W9pDwFAL"
@@ -4117,6 +4118,7 @@ func TestFullConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				disable_upgrade_migration = true
 				last_contact_threshold = "12705s"
 				max_trailing_logs = 17849
+				min_quorum = 3
 				redundancy_zone_tag = "3IsufDJf"
 				server_stabilization_time = "23057s"
 				upgrade_version_tag = "W9pDwFAL"
@@ -4819,6 +4821,7 @@ func TestFullConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		AutopilotDisableUpgradeMigration: true,
 		AutopilotLastContactThreshold:    12705 * time.Second,
 		AutopilotMaxTrailingLogs:         17849,
+		AutopilotMinQuorum:               3,
 		AutopilotRedundancyZoneTag:       "3IsufDJf",
 		AutopilotServerStabilizationTime: 23057 * time.Second,
 		AutopilotUpgradeVersionTag:       "W9pDwFAL",
@@ -5703,6 +5706,7 @@ func TestSanitize(t *testing.T) {
 		"AutopilotDisableUpgradeMigration": false,
 		"AutopilotLastContactThreshold": "0s",
 		"AutopilotMaxTrailingLogs": 0,
+		"AutopilotMinQuorum": 0,
 		"AutopilotRedundancyZoneTag": "",
 		"AutopilotServerStabilizationTime": "0s",
 		"AutopilotUpgradeVersionTag": "",
diff --git a/agent/consul/autopilot/autopilot.go b/agent/consul/autopilot/autopilot.go
index 39d094f590f8..782b333ef0ce 100644
--- a/agent/consul/autopilot/autopilot.go
+++ b/agent/consul/autopilot/autopilot.go
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (a *Autopilot) pruneDeadServers() error {
 
 	// Only do removals if a minority of servers will be affected.
 	peers := NumPeers(raftConfig)
-	if removalCount < peers/2 {
+	if peers-removalCount >= int(conf.MinQuorum) && removalCount < peers/2 {
 		for _, node := range failed {
 			a.logger.Printf("[INFO] autopilot: Attempting removal of failed server node %q", node.Name)
 			go serfLAN.RemoveFailedNode(node.Name)
diff --git a/agent/consul/autopilot/structs.go b/agent/consul/autopilot/structs.go
index 54a5025ace6b..4e83a1d3827b 100644
--- a/agent/consul/autopilot/structs.go
+++ b/agent/consul/autopilot/structs.go
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	// be behind before being considered unhealthy.
 	MaxTrailingLogs uint64
 
+	// MinQuorum sets the minimum number of servers required in a cluster
+	// before autopilot can prune dead servers.
+	MinQuorum uint
+
 	// ServerStabilizationTime is the minimum amount of time a server must be
 	// in a stable, healthy state before it can be added to the cluster. Only
 	// applicable with Raft protocol version 3 or higher.
diff --git a/agent/consul/autopilot_test.go b/agent/consul/autopilot_test.go
index 35a914eb2e6d..d362d601a7bc 100644
--- a/agent/consul/autopilot_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/autopilot_test.go
@@ -369,3 +369,97 @@ func TestAutopilot_PromoteNonVoter(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestAutopilot_BootstrapExpect(t *testing.T) {
+	dc := "dc1"
+	closeMap := make(map[string]chan struct{})
+	conf := func(c *Config) {
+		c.Datacenter = dc
+		c.Bootstrap = false
+		c.BootstrapExpect = 3
+		c.AutopilotConfig.MinQuorum = 3
+		c.RaftConfig.ProtocolVersion = raft.ProtocolVersion(2)
+		c.AutopilotInterval = 100 * time.Millisecond
+		//Let us know when a server is actually gone
+		ch := make(chan struct{})
+		c.NotifyShutdown = func() {
+			t.Logf("%v is shutdown", c.NodeName)
+			close(ch)
+		}
+		closeMap[c.NodeName] = ch
+	}
+	dir1, s1 := testServerWithConfig(t, conf)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir1)
+	defer s1.Shutdown()
+
+	dir2, s2 := testServerWithConfig(t, conf)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir2)
+	defer s2.Shutdown()
+
+	dir3, s3 := testServerWithConfig(t, conf)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir3)
+	defer s3.Shutdown()
+
+	dir4, s4 := testServerWithConfig(t, conf)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir4)
+	defer s4.Shutdown()
+
+	servers := map[string]*Server{s1.config.NodeName: s1,
+		s2.config.NodeName: s2,
+		s3.config.NodeName: s3,
+		s4.config.NodeName: s4}
+
+	// Try to join
+	joinLAN(t, s2, s1)
+	joinLAN(t, s3, s1)
+	joinLAN(t, s4, s1)
+
+	//Differentiate between leader and server
+	findStatus := func(leader bool) *Server {
+		for _, mem := range servers {
+			if mem.IsLeader() && leader {
+				return mem
+			}
+			if !leader && !mem.IsLeader() {
+				return mem
+			}
+		}
+
+		t.Fatalf("no members set")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range servers {
+		testrpc.WaitForLeader(t, s.RPC, dc)
+		retry.Run(t, func(r *retry.R) { r.Check(wantPeers(s, 4)) })
+	}
+
+	// Have autopilot take one into left
+	dead := findStatus(false)
+	dead.Shutdown()
+	<-closeMap[dead.config.NodeName]
+	retry.Run(t, func(r *retry.R) {
+		leader := findStatus(true)
+		for _, m := range leader.LANMembers() {
+			if m.Name == dead.config.NodeName && m.Status != serf.StatusLeft {
+				r.Fatalf("%v should be left, got %v", m.Name, m.Status.String())
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	delete(servers, dead.config.NodeName)
+	//Autopilot should not take this one into left
+	dead = findStatus(false)
+	dead.Shutdown()
+	<-closeMap[dead.config.NodeName]
+
+	retry.Run(t, func(r *retry.R) {
+		leader := findStatus(true)
+		for _, m := range leader.LANMembers() {
+			if m.Name == dead.config.NodeName && m.Status != serf.StatusFailed {
+				r.Fatalf("%v should be failed, got %v", m.Name, m.Status.String())
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+}
diff --git a/agent/consul/operator_autopilot_endpoint_test.go b/agent/consul/operator_autopilot_endpoint_test.go
index 4728f8436a11..a2a279237716 100644
--- a/agent/consul/operator_autopilot_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/operator_autopilot_endpoint_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/sdk/testutil/retry"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/testrpc"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/net-rpc-msgpackrpc"
+	msgpackrpc "github.com/hashicorp/net-rpc-msgpackrpc"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/raft"
 )
 
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ func TestOperator_Autopilot_SetConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 		Datacenter: "dc1",
 		Config: autopilot.Config{
 			CleanupDeadServers: true,
+			MinQuorum:          3,
 		},
 	}
 	var reply *bool
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ func TestOperator_Autopilot_SetConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if !config.CleanupDeadServers {
+	if !config.CleanupDeadServers && config.MinQuorum != 3 {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", config)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/agent/operator_endpoint.go b/agent/operator_endpoint.go
index e46685e793b2..9be097ab2208 100644
--- a/agent/operator_endpoint.go
+++ b/agent/operator_endpoint.go
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) OperatorAutopilotConfiguration(resp http.ResponseWriter, re
 			CleanupDeadServers:      reply.CleanupDeadServers,
 			LastContactThreshold:    api.NewReadableDuration(reply.LastContactThreshold),
 			MaxTrailingLogs:         reply.MaxTrailingLogs,
+			MinQuorum:               reply.MinQuorum,
 			ServerStabilizationTime: api.NewReadableDuration(reply.ServerStabilizationTime),
 			RedundancyZoneTag:       reply.RedundancyZoneTag,
 			DisableUpgradeMigration: reply.DisableUpgradeMigration,
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) OperatorAutopilotConfiguration(resp http.ResponseWriter, re
 			CleanupDeadServers:      conf.CleanupDeadServers,
 			LastContactThreshold:    conf.LastContactThreshold.Duration(),
 			MaxTrailingLogs:         conf.MaxTrailingLogs,
+			MinQuorum:               conf.MinQuorum,
 			ServerStabilizationTime: conf.ServerStabilizationTime.Duration(),
 			RedundancyZoneTag:       conf.RedundancyZoneTag,
 			DisableUpgradeMigration: conf.DisableUpgradeMigration,
diff --git a/api/operator_autopilot.go b/api/operator_autopilot.go
index b179406dc12c..ec777f7128d8 100644
--- a/api/operator_autopilot.go
+++ b/api/operator_autopilot.go
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ type AutopilotConfiguration struct {
 	// be behind before being considered unhealthy.
 	MaxTrailingLogs uint64
 
+	// MinQuorum sets the minimum number of servers allowed in a cluster before
+	// autopilot can prune dead servers.
+	MinQuorum uint
+
 	// ServerStabilizationTime is the minimum amount of time a server must be
 	// in a stable, healthy state before it can be added to the cluster. Only
 	// applicable with Raft protocol version 3 or higher.
diff --git a/command/operator/autopilot/get/operator_autopilot_get.go b/command/operator/autopilot/get/operator_autopilot_get.go
index ed0c897f5616..d8943d84edbc 100644
--- a/command/operator/autopilot/get/operator_autopilot_get.go
+++ b/command/operator/autopilot/get/operator_autopilot_get.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ func (c *cmd) Run(args []string) int {
 	c.UI.Output(fmt.Sprintf("CleanupDeadServers = %v", config.CleanupDeadServers))
 	c.UI.Output(fmt.Sprintf("LastContactThreshold = %v", config.LastContactThreshold.String()))
 	c.UI.Output(fmt.Sprintf("MaxTrailingLogs = %v", config.MaxTrailingLogs))
+	c.UI.Output(fmt.Sprintf("MinQuorum = %v", config.MinQuorum))
 	c.UI.Output(fmt.Sprintf("ServerStabilizationTime = %v", config.ServerStabilizationTime.String()))
 	c.UI.Output(fmt.Sprintf("RedundancyZoneTag = %q", config.RedundancyZoneTag))
 	c.UI.Output(fmt.Sprintf("DisableUpgradeMigration = %v", config.DisableUpgradeMigration))
diff --git a/command/operator/autopilot/set/operator_autopilot_set.go b/command/operator/autopilot/set/operator_autopilot_set.go
index c17c7bb2ea6a..f61d2ff98f75 100644
--- a/command/operator/autopilot/set/operator_autopilot_set.go
+++ b/command/operator/autopilot/set/operator_autopilot_set.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type cmd struct {
 	// flags
 	cleanupDeadServers      flags.BoolValue
 	maxTrailingLogs         flags.UintValue
+	minQuorum               flags.UintValue
 	lastContactThreshold    flags.DurationValue
 	serverStabilizationTime flags.DurationValue
 	redundancyZoneTag       flags.StringValue
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ func (c *cmd) init() {
 	c.flags.Var(&c.maxTrailingLogs, "max-trailing-logs",
 		"Controls the maximum number of log entries that a server can trail the "+
 			"leader by before being considered unhealthy.")
+	c.flags.Var(&c.minQuorum, "min-quorum",
+		"Sets the minimum number of of servers required in a cluster before autopilot "+
+			"is allowed to prune dead servers.")
 	c.flags.Var(&c.lastContactThreshold, "last-contact-threshold",
 		"Controls the maximum amount of time a server can go without contact "+
 			"from the leader before being considered unhealthy. Must be a duration value "+
@@ -94,6 +98,7 @@ func (c *cmd) Run(args []string) int {
 	c.redundancyZoneTag.Merge(&conf.RedundancyZoneTag)
 	c.disableUpgradeMigration.Merge(&conf.DisableUpgradeMigration)
 	c.upgradeVersionTag.Merge(&conf.UpgradeVersionTag)
+	c.minQuorum.Merge(&conf.MinQuorum)
 
 	trailing := uint(conf.MaxTrailingLogs)
 	c.maxTrailingLogs.Merge(&trailing)
diff --git a/command/operator/autopilot/set/operator_autopilot_set_test.go b/command/operator/autopilot/set/operator_autopilot_set_test.go
index 0670217c8e89..2f6167a3e2fc 100644
--- a/command/operator/autopilot/set/operator_autopilot_set_test.go
+++ b/command/operator/autopilot/set/operator_autopilot_set_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func TestOperatorAutopilotSetConfigCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		"-max-trailing-logs=99",
 		"-last-contact-threshold=123ms",
 		"-server-stabilization-time=123ms",
+		"-min-quorum=3",
 	}
 
 	code := c.Run(args)
@@ -65,4 +66,7 @@ func TestOperatorAutopilotSetConfigCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	if reply.ServerStabilizationTime != 123*time.Millisecond {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", reply)
 	}
+	if reply.MinQuorum != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", reply)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/website/source/api/operator/autopilot.html.md b/website/source/api/operator/autopilot.html.md
index 7139bd4bcf7c..f25fe037e765 100644
--- a/website/source/api/operator/autopilot.html.md
+++ b/website/source/api/operator/autopilot.html.md
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ The table below shows this endpoint's support for
 - `MaxTrailingLogs` `(int: 250)` specifies the maximum number of log entries
   that a server can trail the leader by before being considered unhealthy.
 
+- `MinQuorum` `int: 0` - specifies the minimum number of servers needed before
+  Autopilot can prune dead servers.
+
 - `ServerStabilizationTime` `(string: "10s")` - Specifies the minimum amount of
   time a server must be stable in the 'healthy' state before being added to the
   cluster. Only takes effect if all servers are running Raft protocol version 3
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ The table below shows this endpoint's support for
   "CleanupDeadServers": true,
   "LastContactThreshold": "200ms",
   "MaxTrailingLogs": 250,
+  "MinQuorum": 3,
   "ServerStabilizationTime": "10s",
   "RedundancyZoneTag": "",
   "DisableUpgradeMigration": false,
diff --git a/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.md b/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.md
index dc7dd634c74d..86740dd68b68 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.md
@@ -782,6 +782,9 @@ default will automatically work with some tooling.
       the maximum number of log entries that a server can trail the leader by before being considered unhealthy. Defaults
       to 250.
 
+    * <a name="min_quorum"></a><a href="#min_quorum">`min_quorum`</a> - Sets the minimum number of servers necessary in a cluster
+      before autopilot can prune dead servers. There is no default.
+
     * <a name="server_stabilization_time"></a><a href="#server_stabilization_time">`server_stabilization_time`</a> -
       Controls the minimum amount of time a server must be stable in the 'healthy' state before being added to the
       cluster. Only takes effect if all servers are running Raft protocol version 3 or higher. Must be a duration value