diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
index 00a35fe3c6..2ab6ddc1d0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
@@ -1138,8 +1138,9 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentBase {
     }
 
     private void onActionDeleteSelection() {
+        int count = selectionTracker.getSelection().size();
         new DialogBuilderLifecycle(getContext(), getViewLifecycleOwner())
-                .setMessage(R.string.title_ask_delete_selected)
+                .setMessage(getResources().getQuantityString(R.plurals.title_deleting_messages, count, count))
                 .setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                     @Override
                     public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 165dcc4ac4..5d4cfdc43e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@
         <item quantity="other">Move %1$d messages to %2$s?</item>
     </plurals>
 
+    <plurals name="title_deleting_messages">
+        <item quantity="one">Delete %1$d message permanently?</item>
+        <item quantity="other">Delete %1$d messages permanently?</item>
+    </plurals>
+
     <plurals name="title_ask_spam">
         <item quantity="one">Report %1$d message as spam?</item>
         <item quantity="other">Report %1$d messages as spam?</item>
@@ -322,7 +327,6 @@
     <string name="title_attachment_unavailable">Some attachments are not downloaded and will not be added, continue?</string>
     <string name="title_image_unavailable">Some images are not downloaded and will not be added, continue?</string>
     <string name="title_ask_delete">Delete message permanently?</string>
-    <string name="title_ask_delete_selected">Delete selected messages permanently?</string>
     <string name="title_ask_delete_answer">Delete reply template permanently?</string>
     <string name="title_ask_delete_rule">Delete rule permanently?</string>
     <string name="title_ask_discard">Discard draft?</string>