diff --git a/ftp/src/main/java/ch/cyberduck/core/ftp/FTPDeleteFeature.java b/ftp/src/main/java/ch/cyberduck/core/ftp/FTPDeleteFeature.java
index e5d2059d252..cd571e1afd8 100644
--- a/ftp/src/main/java/ch/cyberduck/core/ftp/FTPDeleteFeature.java
+++ b/ftp/src/main/java/ch/cyberduck/core/ftp/FTPDeleteFeature.java
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 
-/**
- * @version $Id$
- */
 public class FTPDeleteFeature implements Delete {
 
     private FTPSession session;
@@ -47,6 +44,10 @@ public void delete(final List<Path> files, final LoginCallback prompt, final Cal
                     }
                 }
                 else if(file.isDirectory()) {
+                    // Change working directory to parent
+                    if(!session.getClient().changeWorkingDirectory(file.getParent().getAbsolute())) {
+                        throw new FTPException(session.getClient().getReplyCode(), session.getClient().getReplyString());
+                    }
                     if(!session.getClient().removeDirectory(file.getAbsolute())) {
                         throw new FTPException(session.getClient().getReplyCode(), session.getClient().getReplyString());
                     }
diff --git a/ftp/src/test/java/ch/cyberduck/core/ftp/FTPDeleteFeatureTest.java b/ftp/src/test/java/ch/cyberduck/core/ftp/FTPDeleteFeatureTest.java
index 75bd1f924b3..d73387902d8 100644
--- a/ftp/src/test/java/ch/cyberduck/core/ftp/FTPDeleteFeatureTest.java
+++ b/ftp/src/test/java/ch/cyberduck/core/ftp/FTPDeleteFeatureTest.java
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
-/**
- * @version $Id$
- */
 @Category(IntegrationTest.class)
 public class FTPDeleteFeatureTest {
 
@@ -58,4 +55,21 @@ public void delete(final Path file) {
             }
         });
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDeleteDirectory() throws Exception {
+        final Host host = new Host(new FTPTLSProtocol(), "test.cyberduck.ch", new Credentials(
+                System.getProperties().getProperty("ftp.user"), System.getProperties().getProperty("ftp.password")
+        ));
+        final FTPSession session = new FTPSession(host);
+        session.open(new DisabledHostKeyCallback(), new DisabledTranscriptListener());
+        session.login(new DisabledPasswordStore(), new DisabledLoginCallback(), new DisabledCancelCallback());
+        final Path test = new Path(new DefaultHomeFinderService(session).find(), UUID.randomUUID().toString(), EnumSet.of(Path.Type.directory));
+        new FTPDirectoryFeature(session).mkdir(test);
+        new FTPDeleteFeature(session).delete(Collections.singletonList(test), new DisabledLoginCallback(), new Delete.Callback() {
+            @Override
+            public void delete(final Path file) {
+            }
+        });
+    }
 }