diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
index 45dccbb760..7af2f3386e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
@@ -400,6 +400,12 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentBase {
         return view;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onDestroy() {
+        selectionTracker = null;
+        super.onDestroy();
+    }
+
     private void onSwipeRefresh() {
         Bundle args = new Bundle();
         args.putLong("folder", folder);