index 5d3d3ca..dbf2ad2 100644
--- a/base/shell/cmd/del.c
+++ b/base/shell/cmd/del.c
@@ -361,6 +361,11 @@ INT CommandDelete (LPTSTR param)
     LONG ch;
     TCHAR szOriginalArg[MAX_PATH];
 
+    /* when param is directory */
+    TCHAR szFullPath[MAX_PATH];
+    LPTSTR pFilePart;
+
+
     /*checks the first two chars of param to see if it is /?
     this however allows the following command to not show help
     "del frog.txt /?" */
@@ -517,6 +522,19 @@ INT CommandDelete (LPTSTR param)
         {
             _tcscpy(szOriginalArg,arg[i]);
         }
+        
+        /* if filename is a folder, assume * in that folder */
+        GetFullPathName(szOriginalArg,
+                        MAX_PATH,
+                        szFullPath,
+                        &pFilePart);
+
+        if (IsExistingDirectory(szFullPath))
+        {
+			_tcscat(szFullPath, _T("\\*"));
+			_tcscpy(szOriginalArg, szFullPath);
+		}
+
         dwFiles += ProcessDirectory(szOriginalArg, &dwFlags, dwAttrFlags);
     }