diff --git a/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests/MockDirectoryTests.cs b/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests/MockDirectoryTests.cs
index 250241dd2..72cf08c7e 100644
--- a/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests/MockDirectoryTests.cs
+++ b/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests/MockDirectoryTests.cs
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public void MockDirectory_GetFiles_ShouldFilterByExtensionBasedSearchPatternWith
             var result = fileSystem.Directory.GetFiles(XFS.Path(@"c:\"), "*.gif", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.That(result, Is.EquivalentTo( expected));
+            Assert.That(result, Is.EquivalentTo(expected));
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -598,6 +598,29 @@ public void MockDirectory_Delete_ShouldDeleteDirectory()
             Assert.IsFalse(fileSystem.Directory.Exists(XFS.Path(@"c:\bar")));
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void MockDirectory_Delete_ShouldNotDeleteAllDirectories()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var folder1Path = XFS.Path(@"D:\Test\Program");
+            var folder1SubFolderPath = XFS.Path(@"D:\Test\Program\Subfolder");
+            var folder2Path = XFS.Path(@"D:\Test\Program_bak");
+
+            var fileSystem = new MockFileSystem();
+
+            fileSystem.AddDirectory(folder1Path);
+            fileSystem.AddDirectory(folder2Path);
+            fileSystem.AddDirectory(folder1SubFolderPath);
+
+            // Act
+            fileSystem.Directory.Delete(folder1Path, recursive: true);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.IsFalse(fileSystem.Directory.Exists(folder1Path));
+            Assert.IsFalse(fileSystem.Directory.Exists(folder1SubFolderPath));
+            Assert.IsTrue(fileSystem.Directory.Exists(folder2Path));
+        }
+
         [Test]
         [WindowsOnly(WindowsSpecifics.CaseInsensitivity)]
         public void MockDirectory_Delete_ShouldDeleteDirectoryCaseInsensitively()
@@ -700,7 +723,7 @@ public void MockDirectory_Delete_ShouldDeleteDirectoryRecursively()
         public void MockDirectory_GetFileSystemEntries_Returns_Files_And_Directories()
         {
             string testPath = XFS.Path(@"c:\foo\bar.txt");
-            string testDir =  XFS.Path(@"c:\foo\bar");
+            string testDir = XFS.Path(@"c:\foo\bar");
             var fileSystem = new MockFileSystem(new Dictionary<string, MockFileData>
             {
                 { testPath, new MockFileData("Demo text content") },
@@ -829,7 +852,7 @@ public void MockDirectory_GetFiles_ShouldFindFilesContainingTwoOrMoreDots()
             var actualResult = fileSystem.Directory.GetFiles(XFS.Path(@"c:\"), XFS.Path(@"foo..r\*"));
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.That(actualResult, Is.EquivalentTo(new [] { testPath }));
+            Assert.That(actualResult, Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { testPath }));
         }
 
 #if NET40
@@ -925,7 +948,7 @@ public void MockDirectory_GetDirectories_WithTopDirectories_ShouldOnlyReturnTopD
             var actualResult = fileSystem.Directory.GetDirectories(XFS.Path(@"c:\Folder\"), "*.foo");
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.That(actualResult, Is.EquivalentTo(new []{XFS.Path(@"C:\Folder\.foo"), XFS.Path(@"C:\Folder\foo.foo")}));
+            Assert.That(actualResult, Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { XFS.Path(@"C:\Folder\.foo"), XFS.Path(@"C:\Folder\foo.foo") }));
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -1211,7 +1234,8 @@ public void MockDirectory_Move_ShouldMoveDirectoryWithReadOnlySubDirectory()
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void MockDirectory_GetCurrentDirectory_ShouldReturnValueFromFileSystemConstructor() {
+        public void MockDirectory_GetCurrentDirectory_ShouldReturnValueFromFileSystemConstructor()
+        {
             string directory = XFS.Path(@"D:\folder1\folder2");
             var fileSystem = new MockFileSystem(new Dictionary<string, MockFileData>(), directory);
 
@@ -1219,9 +1243,9 @@ public void MockDirectory_GetCurrentDirectory_ShouldReturnValueFromFileSystemCon
 
             Assert.AreEqual(directory, actual);
         }
-        
+
         [Test]
-        public void MockDirectory_GetCurrentDirectory_ShouldReturnDefaultPathWhenNotSet() 
+        public void MockDirectory_GetCurrentDirectory_ShouldReturnDefaultPathWhenNotSet()
         {
             string directory = XFS.Path(@"C:\");
 
@@ -1233,7 +1257,8 @@ public void MockDirectory_GetCurrentDirectory_ShouldReturnDefaultPathWhenNotSet(
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void MockDirectory_SetCurrentDirectory_ShouldChangeCurrentDirectory() {
+        public void MockDirectory_SetCurrentDirectory_ShouldChangeCurrentDirectory()
+        {
             string directory = XFS.Path(@"D:\folder1\folder2");
             var fileSystem = new MockFileSystem();
 
@@ -1278,7 +1303,7 @@ public void MockDirectory_GetParent_ShouldReturnADirectoryInfoIfPathDoesNotExist
             var fileSystem = new MockFileSystem();
 
             // Act
-            var actualResult =  fileSystem.Directory.GetParent(XFS.Path(@"c:\directory\does\not\exist"));
+            var actualResult = fileSystem.Directory.GetParent(XFS.Path(@"c:\directory\does\not\exist"));
 
             // Assert
             Assert.IsNotNull(actualResult);
@@ -1331,9 +1356,9 @@ public static IEnumerable<string[]> MockDirectory_GetParent_Cases
         {
             get
             {
-                yield return new [] { XFS.Path(@"c:\a"), XFS.Path(@"c:\") };
-                yield return new [] { XFS.Path(@"c:\a\b\c\d"), XFS.Path(@"c:\a\b\c") };
-                yield return new [] { XFS.Path(@"c:\a\b\c\d\"), XFS.Path(@"c:\a\b\c") };
+                yield return new[] { XFS.Path(@"c:\a"), XFS.Path(@"c:\") };
+                yield return new[] { XFS.Path(@"c:\a\b\c\d"), XFS.Path(@"c:\a\b\c") };
+                yield return new[] { XFS.Path(@"c:\a\b\c\d\"), XFS.Path(@"c:\a\b\c") };
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers/MockDirectory.cs b/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers/MockDirectory.cs
index bf370ce78..280d88948 100644
--- a/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers/MockDirectory.cs
+++ b/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers/MockDirectory.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ public class MockDirectory : DirectoryBase
         private readonly IMockFileDataAccessor mockFileDataAccessor;
         private string currentDirectory;
 
-        // This constructor is retained to avoid breaking change
         public MockDirectory(IMockFileDataAccessor mockFileDataAccessor, FileBase fileBase, string currentDirectory) :
             this(mockFileDataAccessor, currentDirectory)
         {
@@ -75,25 +74,34 @@ public override void Delete(string path)
         public override void Delete(string path, bool recursive)
         {
             path = mockFileDataAccessor.Path.GetFullPath(path).TrimSlashes();
+
+            var stringOps = mockFileDataAccessor.StringOperations;
+            var pathWithDirectorySeparatorChar = $"{path}{Path.DirectorySeparatorChar}";
+            
             var affectedPaths = mockFileDataAccessor
                 .AllPaths
-                .Where(p => mockFileDataAccessor.StringOperations.StartsWith(p, path))
+                .Where(p => stringOps.Equals(p, path) || stringOps.StartsWith(p, pathWithDirectorySeparatorChar))
                 .ToList();
 
             if (!affectedPaths.Any())
+            {
                 throw new DirectoryNotFoundException(path + " does not exist or could not be found.");
-
-            if (!recursive &&
-                affectedPaths.Count > 1)
+            }
+            
+            if (!recursive && affectedPaths.Count > 1)
+            {
                 throw new IOException("The directory specified by " + path + " is read-only, or recursive is false and " + path + " is not an empty directory.");
-
+            }
+            
             foreach (var affectedPath in affectedPaths)
+            {
                 mockFileDataAccessor.RemoveFile(affectedPath);
+            }
         }
 
         public override bool Exists(string path)
         {
-            if (path == "/" && XFS.IsUnixPlatform()) 
+            if (path == "/" && XFS.IsUnixPlatform())
             {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -111,16 +119,16 @@ public override bool Exists(string path)
         }
 
         public override DirectorySecurity GetAccessControl(string path)
-        {           
+        {
             mockFileDataAccessor.PathVerifier.IsLegalAbsoluteOrRelative(path, "path");
             path = path.TrimSlashes();
-            
+
             if (!mockFileDataAccessor.Directory.Exists(path))
             {
                 throw CommonExceptions.CouldNotFindPartOfPath(path);
             }
 
-            var directoryData = (MockDirectoryData) mockFileDataAccessor.GetFile(path);
+            var directoryData = (MockDirectoryData)mockFileDataAccessor.GetFile(path);
             return directoryData.AccessControl;
         }
 
@@ -417,7 +425,7 @@ public override void SetCreationTimeUtc(string path, DateTime creationTimeUtc)
 
         public override void SetCurrentDirectory(string path)
         {
-          currentDirectory = path;
+            currentDirectory = path;
         }
 
         public override void SetLastAccessTime(string path, DateTime lastAccessTime)