diff --git a/crates/engine/src/commands.rs b/crates/engine/src/commands.rs
index ce502fce..d85abe6a 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/commands.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/commands.rs
@@ -3148,10 +3148,11 @@ fn build() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
             items.sort_by_key(|i| i.0);
             items.dedup();
             let mut used = std::collections::HashSet::new();
-            for it in s.project.sequences() {
+            for it in s.project.sequences().filter(|it| !items.contains(&it.id)) {
                 if let Some(q) = it.as_sequence() {
                     for t in q.all_tracks() {
-                        used.extend(t.items.iter().map(|x| x.item));
+                        // Subclips keep the underlying file source alive too.
+                        used.extend(t.items.iter().filter_map(|x| s.project.resolve_media(x.item).map(|(id, _, _)| id)));
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/relink_tests.rs b/crates/engine/src/relink_tests.rs
index d25dda91..3bafc74c 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/relink_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/relink_tests.rs
@@ -270,3 +270,47 @@ fn jobs_list_reports_an_exports_offline_media() {
     assert_eq!(j["offlineMedia"][0]["item"], json!(items[1].0), "{j}");
     let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&root);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn deleting_bin_keeps_subclip_source_but_removes_unused_media() {
+    let root = tmp_dir("delete-bin-used-media");
+    let (path, items) = saved_project(&root);
+    let mut s = open(&path);
+    let p = std::sync::Arc::make_mut(&mut s.project);
+    let seq = s.state.active_sequence.unwrap();
+    let range = filmcraft_time::TimeRange::new(filmcraft_time::Tick::ZERO, p.item(items[0]).unwrap().duration());
+    let sub =
+        p.add_item("Subclip", filmcraft_project::Label::Iris, filmcraft_project::ItemKind::Subclip { parent: items[0], range, restrict_trims: false }, None);
+    for track in p.sequence_mut(seq).unwrap().all_tracks_mut() {
+        track.items.retain(|clip| clip.item != items[1]);
+        for clip in &mut track.items {
+            clip.item = sub;
+        }
+    }
+    let bin = p.add_bin("Sources", None);
+    p.move_to_bin(&items, Some(bin)).unwrap();
+    let before = s.active_sequence().unwrap().clone();
+    s.execute("project.delete", json!({"items": [bin.0, items[0].0, bin.0]})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(s.active_sequence().unwrap(), &before);
+    assert!(s.project.root.find_bin(bin).is_none());
+    assert!(s.project.item(items[0]).unwrap().as_media().unwrap().offline);
+    assert!(s.project.item(items[1]).is_none());
+    assert!(s.project.resolve_media(sub).unwrap().1.offline);
+    s.execute("edit.undo", json!({})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(s.project.root.parent_of(items[0]), Some(bin));
+    assert!(s.project.item(items[1]).is_some());
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(root);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn deleting_sequence_and_its_media_does_not_keep_an_unused_source() {
+    let root = tmp_dir("delete-sequence-and-media");
+    let (path, items) = saved_project(&root);
+    let mut s = open(&path);
+    let seq = s.state.active_sequence.unwrap();
+    s.execute("project.delete", json!({"items": [seq.0, items[0].0]})).unwrap();
+    assert!(s.project.item(seq).is_none());
+    assert!(s.project.item(items[0]).is_none());
+    assert!(s.project.item(items[1]).is_some());
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(root);
+}