diff --git a/kmmainwidget.cpp b/kmmainwidget.cpp
index b22c57013..81a75a454 100644
--- a/kmmainwidget.cpp
+++ b/kmmainwidget.cpp
@@ -3983,7 +3983,7 @@ void KMMainWidget::updateFolderMenu()
   mRemoveFolderAction->setEnabled( mCurrentFolder && !mCurrentFolder->isSystemFolder() && mCurrentFolder->canDeleteMessages() && !multiFolder);
 
   mRemoveFolderAction->setText( mCurrentFolder && CollectionUtils::isVirtual( mCurrentFolder->collection() ) ? i18n("&Delete Search") : i18n("&Delete Folder") );
-
+  mRemoveFolderAction->setEnabled( mCurrentFolder&& !CollectionUtils::isVirtualParent( mCurrentFolder->collection() ) );
   mExpireFolderAction->setEnabled( mCurrentFolder && mCurrentFolder->isAutoExpire() && !multiFolder && mCurrentFolder->canDeleteMessages() );
   updateMarkAsReadAction();
   // the visual ones only make sense if we are showing a message list