diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/collectionTreeView.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/collectionTreeView.js
index 6976e4ade..143a02757 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/collectionTreeView.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/collectionTreeView.js
@@ -1181,9 +1181,7 @@ Zotero.CollectionTreeView.prototype.deleteSelection = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(f
 		//erase collection from DB:
 		var treeRow = this.getRow(rows[i]-i);
 		if (treeRow.isCollection() || treeRow.isFeed()) {
-			yield treeRow.ref.eraseTx({
-				deleteItems: true
-			});
+			yield treeRow.ref.eraseTx({ deleteItems });
 			if (treeRow.isFeed()) {
 				refreshFeeds = true;
 			}
diff --git a/test/tests/zoteroPaneTest.js b/test/tests/zoteroPaneTest.js
index ff1cd084f..f7c47eb3e 100644
--- a/test/tests/zoteroPaneTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/zoteroPaneTest.js
@@ -230,6 +230,28 @@ describe("ZoteroPane", function() {
 		})
 	})
 	
+	describe("#deleteSelectedCollection()", function () {
+		it("should delete collection but not descendant items by default", function* () {
+			var collection = yield createDataObject('collection');
+			var item = yield createDataObject('item', { collections: [collection.id] });
+			var promise = waitForDialog();
+			yield zp.deleteSelectedCollection();
+			assert.isFalse(Zotero.Collections.exists(collection.id));
+			assert.isTrue(Zotero.Items.exists(item.id));
+			assert.isFalse(item.deleted);
+		});
+		
+		it("should delete collection and descendant items when deleteItems=true", function* () {
+			var collection = yield createDataObject('collection');
+			var item = yield createDataObject('item', { collections: [collection.id] });
+			var promise = waitForDialog();
+			yield zp.deleteSelectedCollection(true);
+			assert.isFalse(Zotero.Collections.exists(collection.id));
+			assert.isTrue(Zotero.Items.exists(item.id));
+			assert.isTrue(item.deleted);
+		});
+	});
+	
 	
 	describe("#setVirtual()", function () {
 		var cv;