diff --git a/IDE/src/ui/ProjectPanel.bf b/IDE/src/ui/ProjectPanel.bf
index 8f176e5f..26a1b418 100644
--- a/IDE/src/ui/ProjectPanel.bf
+++ b/IDE/src/ui/ProjectPanel.bf
@@ -1344,7 +1344,15 @@ namespace IDE.ui
 				//var projectItem = mListViewToProjectMap[selectedItem];
 				if (!deleteFiles)
 				{
-					DoDeleteItem(selectedItem, null);
+					mListViewToProjectMap.TryGetValue(selectedItem, var projectItem);
+					if ((projectItem != null) && (projectItem.mIncludeKind == .Auto))
+					{
+						DoDeleteItem(selectedItem, null, .Ignore);
+					    projectItem.mIncludeKind = .Ignore;
+						projectItem.mProject.SetChanged();
+					}
+					else
+						DoDeleteItem(selectedItem, null);
 				}
 				else
 				{