diff --git a/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree_with_renames/mod.rs b/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree_with_renames/mod.rs
index a3953bbed78..719bfcd738c 100644
--- a/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree_with_renames/mod.rs
+++ b/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree_with_renames/mod.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub(super) mod function {
         objects: Find,
         progress: &mut dyn gix_features::progress::Progress,
         mut ctx: Context<'_>,
-        options: Options,
+        options: Options<'_>,
     ) -> Result<Outcome, Error>
     where
         T: Send + Clone,
diff --git a/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree_with_renames/types.rs b/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree_with_renames/types.rs
index 84ba2e24ec5..dbfdefc8a98 100644
--- a/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree_with_renames/types.rs
+++ b/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree_with_renames/types.rs
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ impl<ContentChange, SubmoduleStatus> Entry<'_, ContentChange, SubmoduleStatus> {
 
 /// Options for use in [index_as_worktree_with_renames()](crate::index_as_worktree_with_renames()).
 #[derive(Clone, Default)]
-pub struct Options {
+pub struct Options<'a> {
     /// The way all output should be sorted.
     ///
     /// If `None`, and depending on the `rewrites` field, output will be immediate but the output order
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ pub struct Options {
     ///
     /// If `None`, the directory walk portion will not run at all, yielding data similar
     /// to a bare [index_as_worktree()](crate::index_as_worktree()) call.
-    pub dirwalk: Option<gix_dir::walk::Options>,
+    pub dirwalk: Option<gix_dir::walk::Options<'a>>,
     /// The configuration for the rewrite tracking. Note that if set, the [`dirwalk`](Self::dirwalk) should be configured
     /// to *not* collapse untracked and ignored entries, as rewrite tracking is on a file-by-file basis.
     /// Also note that when `Some(_)`, it will collect certain changes depending on the exact configuration, which typically increases
diff --git a/gix/src/dirwalk/mod.rs b/gix/src/dirwalk/mod.rs
index 4d590c3f36c..8f9ced6ef2a 100644
--- a/gix/src/dirwalk/mod.rs
+++ b/gix/src/dirwalk/mod.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     Prefix(#[from] gix_path::realpath::Error),
     #[error(transparent)]
     FilesystemOptions(#[from] config::boolean::Error),
+    #[error("Could not list worktrees to assure they are no candidates for deletion")]
+    ListWorktrees(#[from] std::io::Error),
 }
 
 /// The outcome of the [dirwalk()](crate::Repository::dirwalk).
diff --git a/gix/src/dirwalk/options.rs b/gix/src/dirwalk/options.rs
index 1ce6a262c53..dffb09a1972 100644
--- a/gix/src/dirwalk/options.rs
+++ b/gix/src/dirwalk/options.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl Options {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<Options> for gix_dir::walk::Options {
+impl From<Options> for gix_dir::walk::Options<'static> {
     fn from(v: Options) -> Self {
         gix_dir::walk::Options {
             precompose_unicode: v.precompose_unicode,
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ impl From<Options> for gix_dir::walk::Options {
             emit_collapsed: v.emit_collapsed,
             symlinks_to_directories_are_ignored_like_directories: v
                 .symlinks_to_directories_are_ignored_like_directories,
+            worktree_relative_worktree_dirs: None,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/gix/src/repository/dirwalk.rs b/gix/src/repository/dirwalk.rs
index db64410e42a..8bc2656ec48 100644
--- a/gix/src/repository/dirwalk.rs
+++ b/gix/src/repository/dirwalk.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ impl Repository {
     /// lookup. Note that items will only count as tracked if they have the [`gix_index::entry::Flags::UPTODATE`]
     /// flag set.
     ///
+    /// Note that dirwalks for the purpose of deletion will be initialized with the worktrees of this repository
+    /// if they fall into the working directory of this repository as well to mark them as `tracked`. That way
+    /// it's hard to accidentally flag them for deletion.
+    /// This is intentionally not the case when deletion is not intended so they look like
+    /// untracked repositories instead.
+    ///
     /// See [`gix_dir::walk::delegate::Collect`] for a delegate that collects all seen entries.
     pub fn dirwalk(
         &self,
@@ -48,6 +54,27 @@ impl Repository {
             crate::path::realpath_opts(self.git_dir(), self.current_dir(), crate::path::realpath::MAX_SYMLINKS)?;
         let fs_caps = self.filesystem_options()?;
         let accelerate_lookup = fs_caps.ignore_case.then(|| index.prepare_icase_backing());
+        let mut opts = gix_dir::walk::Options::from(options);
+        let worktree_relative_worktree_dirs_storage;
+        if let Some(workdir) = self.work_dir().filter(|_| opts.for_deletion.is_some()) {
+            let linked_worktrees = self.worktrees()?;
+            if !linked_worktrees.is_empty() {
+                let real_workdir = gix_path::realpath_opts(
+                    workdir,
+                    self.options.current_dir_or_empty(),
+                    gix_path::realpath::MAX_SYMLINKS,
+                )?;
+                worktree_relative_worktree_dirs_storage = linked_worktrees
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .filter_map(|proxy| proxy.base().ok())
+                    .filter_map(|base| base.strip_prefix(&real_workdir).map(ToOwned::to_owned).ok())
+                    .map(|rela_path| {
+                        gix_path::to_unix_separators_on_windows(gix_path::into_bstr(rela_path)).into_owned()
+                    })
+                    .collect();
+                opts.worktree_relative_worktree_dirs = Some(&worktree_relative_worktree_dirs_storage);
+            }
+        }
         let (outcome, traversal_root) = gix_dir::walk(
             workdir,
             gix_dir::walk::Context {
@@ -71,7 +98,7 @@ impl Repository {
                 objects: &self.objects,
                 explicit_traversal_root: (!options.empty_patterns_match_prefix).then_some(workdir),
             },
-            options.into(),
+            opts,
             delegate,
         )?;