diff --git a/src/gui/socketapi/socketapi.cpp b/src/gui/socketapi/socketapi.cpp
index 5b7206713e674..81d98040596fb 100644
--- a/src/gui/socketapi/socketapi.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/socketapi/socketapi.cpp
@@ -1242,7 +1242,8 @@ void SocketApi::sendEncryptFolderCommandMenuEntries(const QFileInfo &fileInfo,
             !fileData.folder->accountState()->account() ||
             !fileData.folder->accountState()->account()->capabilities().clientSideEncryptionAvailable() ||
             !FileSystem::isDir(fileInfo.absoluteFilePath()) ||
-            isE2eEncryptedPath) {
+            isE2eEncryptedPath ||
+            !fileData.isFolderEmpty()) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1328,6 +1329,15 @@ QString SocketApi::FileData::folderRelativePathNoVfsSuffix() const
     return result;
 }
 
+bool SocketApi::FileData::isFolderEmpty() const
+{
+    if (FileSystem::isDir(localPath)) {
+        const auto nativeFolder = QDir{localPath};
+        return nativeFolder.isEmpty();
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 SyncFileStatus SocketApi::FileData::syncFileStatus() const
 {
     if (!folder)
diff --git a/src/gui/socketapi/socketapi.h b/src/gui/socketapi/socketapi.h
index 7f25772cd9e3c..bf95d780cd821 100644
--- a/src/gui/socketapi/socketapi.h
+++ b/src/gui/socketapi/socketapi.h
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ private slots:
         // Relative path of the file locally, without any vfs suffix
         [[nodiscard]] QString folderRelativePathNoVfsSuffix() const;
 
+        [[nodiscard]] bool isFolderEmpty() const;
+
         Folder *folder = nullptr;
         // Absolute path of the file locally. (May be a virtual file)
         QString localPath;