diff --git a/cmd/bisync/queue.go b/cmd/bisync/queue.go
index 08bb20862..33db28f10 100644
--- a/cmd/bisync/queue.go
+++ b/cmd/bisync/queue.go
@@ -32,7 +32,14 @@ func (b *bisyncRun) fastDelete(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, files bilib.Names,
 	}
 
 	transfers := fs.GetConfig(ctx).Transfers
-	ctxRun := b.opt.setDryRun(ctx)
+
+	ctxRun, filterDelete := filter.AddConfig(b.opt.setDryRun(ctx))
+
+	for _, file := range files.ToList() {
+		if err := filterDelete.AddFile(file); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
 
 	objChan := make(fs.ObjectsChan, transfers)
 	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
diff --git a/docs/content/bisync.md b/docs/content/bisync.md
index 4f8422510..3ad5bedd8 100644
--- a/docs/content/bisync.md
+++ b/docs/content/bisync.md
@@ -1119,3 +1119,5 @@ about _Unison_ and synchronization in general.
 * Fixed an [issue](https://forum.rclone.org/t/bisync-bugs-and-feature-requests/37636#:~:text=1.%20Dry%20runs%20are%20not%20completely%20dry) 
 causing dry runs to inadvertently commit filter changes
 * `--check-access` is now enforced during `--resync`, preventing data loss in [certain user error scenarios](https://forum.rclone.org/t/bisync-bugs-and-feature-requests/37636#:~:text=%2D%2Dcheck%2Daccess%20doesn%27t%20always%20fail%20when%20it%20should)
+* Fixed an [issue](https://forum.rclone.org/t/bisync-bugs-and-feature-requests/37636#:~:text=5.%20Bisync%20reads%20files%20in%20excluded%20directories%20during%20delete%20operations) 
+causing bisync to consider more files than necessary due to overbroad filters during delete operations