diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
index b68a13d67f..2b834d167b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentBase {
                 @Override
                 public void onSelectionChanged() {
                     SelectionTracker tracker = selectionTracker;
-                    if (tracker == null)
+                    if (tracker == null) // destroyed
                         return;
 
                     FragmentActivity activity = getActivity();
@@ -476,6 +476,8 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentBase {
 
     @Override
     public void onDestroy() {
+        if (selectionPredicate != null)
+            selectionPredicate.destroy();
         selectionTracker = null;
         super.onDestroy();
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/SelectionPredicateMessage.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/SelectionPredicateMessage.java
index 671789ab89..8518472efc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/SelectionPredicateMessage.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/SelectionPredicateMessage.java
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 
 public class SelectionPredicateMessage extends SelectionTracker.SelectionPredicate<Long> {
     private boolean enabled;
+    private boolean destroyed;
     private RecyclerView recyclerView;
 
     SelectionPredicateMessage(RecyclerView recyclerView) {
         this.enabled = true;
+        this.destroyed = false;
         this.recyclerView = recyclerView;
     }
 
@@ -36,6 +38,10 @@ public class SelectionPredicateMessage extends SelectionTracker.SelectionPredica
         this.enabled = enabled;
     }
 
+    void destroy() {
+        this.destroyed = true;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean canSetStateForKey(@NonNull Long key, boolean nextState) {
         if (!enabled)
@@ -66,6 +72,6 @@ public class SelectionPredicateMessage extends SelectionTracker.SelectionPredica
 
     @Override
     public boolean canSelectMultiple() {
-        return true;
+        return !destroyed;
     }
 }
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