diff --git a/packages/app-mobile/components/ScreenHeader.tsx b/packages/app-mobile/components/ScreenHeader.tsx
index 1a0f2a896..539ec2291 100644
--- a/packages/app-mobile/components/ScreenHeader.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-mobile/components/ScreenHeader.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { FolderEntity } from '@joplin/lib/services/database/types';
 import { State } from '@joplin/lib/reducer';
 import CustomButton from './CustomButton';
 import FolderPicker from './FolderPicker';
-import { getTrashFolderId, itemIsInTrash } from '@joplin/lib/services/trash';
+import { itemIsInTrash } from '@joplin/lib/services/trash';
 import restoreItems from '@joplin/lib/services/trash/restoreItems';
 import { ModelType } from '@joplin/lib/BaseModel';
 
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ class ScreenHeaderComponent extends PureComponent<ScreenHeaderProps, ScreenHeade
 							}
 						}}
 						mustSelect={!!folderPickerOptions.mustSelect}
-						folders={this.props.folders.filter(f => f.id !== getTrashFolderId())}
+						folders={Folder.getRealFolders(this.props.folders)}
 					/>
 				);
 			} else {
diff --git a/packages/app-mobile/components/screens/folder.js b/packages/app-mobile/components/screens/folder.js
index 961474242..d8de092f5 100644
--- a/packages/app-mobile/components/screens/folder.js
+++ b/packages/app-mobile/components/screens/folder.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ const { dialogs } = require('../../utils/dialogs.js');
 const { _ } = require('@joplin/lib/locale');
 const { default: FolderPicker } = require('../FolderPicker');
 const TextInput = require('../TextInput').default;
-const { getTrashFolderId } = require('@joplin/lib/services/trash');
 
 class FolderScreenComponent extends BaseScreenComponent {
 	static navigationOptions() {
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ class FolderScreenComponent extends BaseScreenComponent {
 					<FolderPicker
 						themeId={this.props.themeId}
 						placeholder={_('Select parent notebook')}
-						folders={this.props.folders.filter(f => f.id !== getTrashFolderId())}
+						folders={Folder.getRealFolders(this.props.folders)}
 						selectedFolderId={this.state.folder.parent_id}
 						onValueChange={newValue => this.parent_changeValue(newValue)}
 						mustSelect
diff --git a/packages/lib/models/Folder.test.ts b/packages/lib/models/Folder.test.ts
index 1eaec5d3b..c877abe8a 100644
--- a/packages/lib/models/Folder.test.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/models/Folder.test.ts
@@ -353,6 +353,27 @@ describe('models/Folder', () => {
 		await expectThrow(async () => Folder.delete(folder2.id, { toTrash: true, toTrashParentId: folder2.id }));
 	});
 
+	it('should filter out the trash folder and the deleted folders', async () => {
+		let folders: FolderEntity[] = [];
+
+		expect(Folder.getRealFolders(folders).length).toBe(0);
+
+		const folder1 = await Folder.save({});
+		const folder2 = await Folder.save({ parent_id: folder1.id });
+		const folder3 = await Folder.save({ parent_id: folder2.id });
+
+		folders = await Folder.all();
+		expect(Folder.getRealFolders(folders).sort((a, b) => a.created_time - b.created_time)).toEqual([folder1, folder2, folder3]);
+
+		await Folder.delete(folder2.id, { toTrash: true });
+		folders = await Folder.all();
+		expect(Folder.getRealFolders(folders)).toEqual([folder1]);
+
+		await Folder.delete(folder1.id, { toTrash: true });
+		folders = await Folder.all();
+		expect(Folder.getRealFolders(folders).length).toBe(0);
+	});
+
 	it('should tell if at least one folder other than trash and deleted exists', async () => {
 		let folders: FolderEntity[] = [];
 		expect(Folder.atLeastOneRealFolderExists(folders)).toBe(false);
diff --git a/packages/lib/models/Folder.ts b/packages/lib/models/Folder.ts
index f9fe3efd3..faaf2bb7a 100644
--- a/packages/lib/models/Folder.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/models/Folder.ts
@@ -936,10 +936,15 @@ export default class Folder extends BaseItem {
 		return !!folders.find(f => !!f.icon);
 	}
 
+	public static getRealFolders(folders: FolderEntity[]) {
+		// returns all folders other than trash folder and deleted folders
+		const trashFolderId = getTrashFolderId();
+		return folders.filter((folder) => folder.id !== trashFolderId && folder.deleted_time === 0);
+	}
+
 	public static atLeastOneRealFolderExists(folders: FolderEntity[]) {
 		// returns true if at least one folder exists other than trash folder and deleted folders
-		const trashFolderId = getTrashFolderId();
-		return folders.filter((folder) => folder.id !== trashFolderId && folder.deleted_time === 0).length > 0;
+		return this.getRealFolders(folders).length > 0;
 	}
 
 }