diff --git a/krusader/Panel/PanelView/krview.h b/krusader/Panel/PanelView/krview.h
--- a/krusader/Panel/PanelView/krview.h
+++ b/krusader/Panel/PanelView/krview.h
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
     void invertSelection();
     QString nameToMakeCurrent() const { return _nameToMakeCurrent; }
     void setNameToMakeCurrent(const QString name) { _nameToMakeCurrent = name; }
-    QString firstUnmarkedBelowCurrent();
+    QString firstUnmarkedBelowCurrent(const bool skipCurrent);
     QString statistics();
     const KrViewProperties *properties() const { return _properties; }
     KrViewOperator *op() const { return _operator; }
diff --git a/krusader/Panel/PanelView/krview.cpp b/krusader/Panel/PanelView/krview.cpp
--- a/krusader/Panel/PanelView/krview.cpp
+++ b/krusader/Panel/PanelView/krview.cpp
@@ -524,12 +524,14 @@
         makeItemVisible(temp);
 }
 
-QString KrView::firstUnmarkedBelowCurrent()
+QString KrView::firstUnmarkedBelowCurrent(const bool skipCurrent)
 {
     if (getCurrentKrViewItem() == 0)
         return QString();
 
-    KrViewItem * iterator = getNext(getCurrentKrViewItem());
+    KrViewItem *iterator = getCurrentKrViewItem();
+    if (skipCurrent)
+        iterator = getNext(iterator);
     while (iterator && iterator->isSelected())
         iterator = getNext(iterator);
     if (!iterator) {
diff --git a/krusader/Panel/listpanel.cpp b/krusader/Panel/listpanel.cpp
--- a/krusader/Panel/listpanel.cpp
+++ b/krusader/Panel/listpanel.cpp
@@ -899,7 +899,8 @@
 
 void ListPanel::prepareToDelete()
 {
-    view->setNameToMakeCurrent(view->firstUnmarkedBelowCurrent());
+    const bool skipCurrent = (view->numSelected() == 0);
+    view->setNameToMakeCurrent(view->firstUnmarkedBelowCurrent(skipCurrent));
 }
 
 void ListPanel::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *e)