<p>Although the moral consideration of social robots is a heavily debated subject in philosophy, little is known about laypeople’s moral considerations toward social robots. In this qualitative study, we empirically explored laypeople’s beliefs concerning if and why harming a social robot is morally wrong, after having socialized with such a robot at home for five days. Additionally, we explored how people believe social robots should respond when harmed physically. We conducted 20 semi-structured interviews and used thematic analysis to identify various moral considerations toward social robots. These moral considerations were based on perceptions and properties of the robot (or the lack thereof), people’s own experiences and relationships with the robot, and the influence people believe either being exposed to or inflicting harm on social robots will have on society. Most beliefs seem to be in favour of granting moral consideration to robots (i.e., deeming harm towards robots to be morally reprehensible), though mostly because doing so is believed to benefit the well-being of humans. Moreover, many people believed social robots fulfil a socializing function and should respond realistically to physical harm, as to protect the moral values of society.</p>