diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/collection.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/collection.js
index 83579a93b1..ffc0d3d7be 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/collection.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/collection.js
@@ -608,6 +608,11 @@ Zotero.Collection.prototype._eraseData = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (env
 					libraryID: c.libraryID,
 					key: c.key
 				};
+				// skipDeleteLog is normally added to notifierData in DataObject::_finalizeErase(),
+				// so we have to do it manually here
+				if (env.options && env.options.skipDeleteLog) {
+					env.notifierData[c.id].skipDeleteLog = true;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		// Descendent items
diff --git a/test/tests/collectionTest.js b/test/tests/collectionTest.js
index 6304d8a41c..a9b19869f1 100644
--- a/test/tests/collectionTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/collectionTest.js
@@ -61,6 +61,21 @@ describe("Zotero.Collection", function() {
 			yield collection.eraseTx({ deleteItems: true });
 			assert.lengthOf(item.getCollections(), 0);
 		});
+		
+		it("should apply 'skipDeleteLog: true' to subcollections", async function () {
+			var collection1 = await createDataObject('collection');
+			var collection2 = await createDataObject('collection', { parentID: collection1.id });
+			var collection3 = await createDataObject('collection', { parentID: collection2.id });
+			
+			await collection1.eraseTx({ skipDeleteLog: true });
+			
+			var deleted = await Zotero.Sync.Data.Local.getDeleted('collection', collection1.libraryID);
+			
+			// No collections should be in the delete log
+			assert.notInclude(deleted, collection1.key);
+			assert.notInclude(deleted, collection2.key);
+			assert.notInclude(deleted, collection3.key);
+		});
 	})
 	
 	describe("#version", function () {