diff --git a/app/widget/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/app/widget/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index 5b519396d..286925665 100644
--- a/app/widget/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "dialog/footageproperties/footageproperties.h"
 #include "dialog/sequence/sequence.h"
 #include "widget/menu/menu.h"
+#include "window/mainwindow/mainwindow.h"
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_ENTER
 
@@ -422,6 +423,15 @@ void ProjectExplorer::DeleteSelected()
   foreach (Item* item, selected) {
     ItemPtr item_ptr = item->get_shared_ptr();
 
+    // If this is a sequence, close it
+    if (item_ptr->type() == Item::kSequence) {
+      Sequence* s = static_cast<Sequence*>(item_ptr.get());
+
+      if (Core::instance()->main_window()->IsSequenceOpen(s)) {
+        Core::instance()->main_window()->CloseSequence(s);
+      }
+    }
+
     new ProjectViewModel::RemoveItemCommand(&model_, item_ptr, command);
   }
 
diff --git a/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp b/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp
index 489ef9a67..96500c42d 100644
--- a/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,17 @@ void MainWindow::CloseSequence(Sequence *sequence)
   }
 }
 
+bool MainWindow::IsSequenceOpen(Sequence *sequence) const
+{
+  foreach (TimelinePanel* tp, timeline_panels_) {
+    if (tp->GetConnectedViewer() == sequence->viewer_output()) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_WINDOWS
 void MainWindow::SetTaskbarButtonState(TBPFLAG flags)
 {
diff --git a/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.h b/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.h
index e2d8ee10e..716f17a56 100644
--- a/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.h
+++ b/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ public:
 
   void CloseSequence(Sequence* sequence);
 
+  bool IsSequenceOpen(Sequence* sequence) const;
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_WINDOWS
   void SetTaskbarButtonState(TBPFLAG flags);