diff --git a/fs/sync.go b/fs/sync.go
index d2dfe18ea..71ab58e62 100644
--- a/fs/sync.go
+++ b/fs/sync.go
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ type syncCopyMove struct {
 	dstFilesResult chan error          // error result of dst listing
 	dstEmptyDirsMu sync.Mutex          // protect dstEmptyDirs
 	dstEmptyDirs   []DirEntry          // potentially empty directories
+	srcEmptyDirsMu sync.Mutex          // protect srcEmptyDirs
+	srcEmptyDirs   []DirEntry          // potentially empty directories
 	checkerWg      sync.WaitGroup      // wait for checkers
 	toBeChecked    ObjectPairChan      // checkers channel
 	transfersWg    sync.WaitGroup      // wait for transfers
@@ -694,6 +696,20 @@ func (s *syncCopyMove) run() error {
 			s.processError(deleteEmptyDirectories(s.fdst, s.dstEmptyDirs))
 		}
 	}
+
+	// if DoMove, delete fsrc directory after
+	if s.DoMove {
+		//first delete any subdirectories in fsrc
+		s.processError(deleteEmptyDirectories(s.fsrc, s.srcEmptyDirs))
+		//delete fsrc dir
+		s.processError(func() error {
+			err := TryRmdir(s.fsrc, "")
+			if err != nil {
+				Debugf(logDirName(s.fsrc, ""), "Failed to Rmdir: %v", err)
+			}
+			return nil
+		}())
+	}
 	return s.currentError()
 }
 
@@ -747,6 +763,10 @@ func (s *syncCopyMove) SrcOnly(src DirEntry) (recurse bool) {
 		}
 	case Directory:
 		// Do the same thing to the entire contents of the directory
+		// Record the directory for deletion
+		s.srcEmptyDirsMu.Lock()
+		s.srcEmptyDirs = append(s.srcEmptyDirs, src)
+		s.srcEmptyDirsMu.Unlock()
 		return true
 	default:
 		panic("Bad object in DirEntries")
@@ -774,6 +794,10 @@ func (s *syncCopyMove) Match(dst, src DirEntry) (recurse bool) {
 		// Do the same thing to the entire contents of the directory
 		_, ok := dst.(Directory)
 		if ok {
+			// Record the src directory for deletion
+			s.srcEmptyDirsMu.Lock()
+			s.srcEmptyDirs = append(s.srcEmptyDirs, src)
+			s.srcEmptyDirsMu.Unlock()
 			return true
 		}
 		// FIXME src is dir, dst is file
diff --git a/fs/sync_test.go b/fs/sync_test.go
index da34a6d22..b9247cca5 100644
--- a/fs/sync_test.go
+++ b/fs/sync_test.go
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ func testServerSideMove(t *testing.T, r *fstest.Run, withFilter bool) {
 	if withFilter {
 		fstest.CheckItems(t, r.Fremote, file2)
 	} else {
-		fstest.CheckItems(t, r.Fremote)
+		fstest.CheckRootDir(t, r.Fremote, false)
 	}
 	fstest.CheckItems(t, FremoteMove, file2, file1, file3u)
 
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ func testServerSideMove(t *testing.T, r *fstest.Run, withFilter bool) {
 		fstest.CheckItems(t, FremoteMove, file2)
 	} else {
 		fstest.CheckItems(t, FremoteMove2, file2, file1, file3u)
-		fstest.CheckItems(t, FremoteMove)
+		fstest.CheckRootDir(t, FremoteMove, false)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/fstest/fstest.go b/fstest/fstest.go
index e30bd9613..de39a3227 100644
--- a/fstest/fstest.go
+++ b/fstest/fstest.go
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ func CheckListingWithPrecision(t *testing.T, f fs.Fs, items []Item, expectedDirs
 		if err != nil && err != fs.ErrorDirNotFound {
 			t.Fatalf("Error listing: %v", err)
 		}
+
 		gotListing = makeListingFromObjects(objs)
 		listingOK = wantListing1 == gotListing || wantListing2 == gotListing
 		if listingOK && (expectedDirs == nil || len(dirs) == len(expectedDirs)) {
@@ -320,6 +321,16 @@ func CheckItems(t *testing.T, f fs.Fs, items ...Item) {
 	CheckListingWithPrecision(t, f, items, nil, fs.Config.ModifyWindow)
 }
 
+// CheckRootDir checks the fs to see if the root dir exists or not
+func CheckRootDir(t *testing.T, f fs.Fs, shouldExist bool) {
+	_, _, err := fs.WalkGetAll(f, "", true, -1)
+	if shouldExist {
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	} else {
+		assert.EqualError(t, err, fs.ErrorDirNotFound.Error())
+	}
+}
+
 // Time parses a time string or logs a fatal error
 func Time(timeString string) time.Time {
 	t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, timeString)