diff --git a/api-tests/core/upload/admin/folder-file.test.api.js b/api-tests/core/upload/admin/folder-file.test.api.js
index 2b3e82d43b5..b299a88a1e5 100644
--- a/api-tests/core/upload/admin/folder-file.test.api.js
+++ b/api-tests/core/upload/admin/folder-file.test.api.js
@@ -220,6 +220,34 @@ describe('Bulk actions for folders & files', () => {
       const existingfoldersIds = resFolder.body.data.map((f) => f.id);
       expect(existingfoldersIds).toEqual(expect.not.arrayContaining([folder.id]));
     });
+
+    test('Can delete folders without deleting others with similar path', async () => {
+      // Ensure the folder algo does not only delete by folders that start with the same path (startswith /1 matches /10 too)
+
+      // Delete all previous folders, so first file path is /1
+      await rq
+        .get('/upload/folders')
+        .then((res) => res.body.data.map((f) => f.id))
+        .then((folderIds) => rq.post('/upload/actions/bulk-delete', { body: { folderIds } }));
+
+      // Create folders
+      const folder1 = await createFolder('folderToDelete', null);
+      for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+        await createFolder(`folderToKeep-${i}`, null);
+      }
+      // Delete folder1
+      await rq.post('/upload/actions/bulk-delete', {
+        body: { folderIds: [folder1.id] },
+      });
+
+      const folderIds = await rq
+        .get('/upload/folders')
+        .then((res) => res.body.data.map((f) => f.id));
+
+      // Should include all folders except the one we deleted
+      expect(folderIds.length).toBe(20);
+      expect(folderIds).toEqual(expect.not.arrayContaining([folder1.id]));
+    });
   });
 
   describe('move', () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/upload/server/services/folder.js b/packages/core/upload/server/services/folder.js
index d8b5769a156..a046ed2b427 100644
--- a/packages/core/upload/server/services/folder.js
+++ b/packages/core/upload/server/services/folder.js
@@ -56,16 +56,22 @@ const deleteByIds = async (ids = []) => {
   // delete files
   const filesToDelete = await strapi.db.query(FILE_MODEL_UID).findMany({
     where: {
-      $or: pathsToDelete.map((path) => ({ folderPath: { $startsWith: path } })),
+      $or: pathsToDelete.flatMap((path) => [
+        { folderPath: { $eq: path } },
+        { folderPath: { $startsWith: `${path}/` } },
+      ]),
     },
   });
 
   await Promise.all(filesToDelete.map((file) => getService('upload').remove(file)));
 
-  // delete folders
+  // delete folders and subfolders
   const { count: totalFolderNumber } = await strapi.db.query(FOLDER_MODEL_UID).deleteMany({
     where: {
-      $or: pathsToDelete.map((path) => ({ path: { $startsWith: path } })),
+      $or: pathsToDelete.flatMap((path) => [
+        { path: { $eq: path } },
+        { path: { $startsWith: `${path}/` } },
+      ]),
     },
   });