diff --git a/OpenSim/Capabilities/Handlers/FetchInventory/FetchInvDescHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Capabilities/Handlers/FetchInventory/FetchInvDescHandler.cs
index 1ad543b75a..5c7a3dfd46 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Capabilities/Handlers/FetchInventory/FetchInvDescHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Capabilities/Handlers/FetchInventory/FetchInvDescHandler.cs
@@ -587,6 +587,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Capabilities.Handlers
 
             AddLibraryFolders(fetchFolders, result);
 
+            // Filter folder Zero right here. Some viewers (Firestorm) send request for folder Zero, which doesn't make sense
+            // and can kill the sim (all root folders have parent_id Zero)
+            LLSDFetchInventoryDescendents zero = fetchFolders.Find(f => f.folder_id == UUID.Zero);
+            if (zero != null)
+            {
+                fetchFolders.Remove(zero);
+                BadFolder(zero, null, bad_folders);
+            }
+
             if (fetchFolders.Count > 0)
             {
                 UUID[] fids = new UUID[fetchFolders.Count];
@@ -600,7 +609,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Capabilities.Handlers
 
                 if (fetchedContents == null || (fetchedContents != null && fetchedContents.Length == 0))
                 {
-                    //m_log.WarnFormat("[WEB FETCH INV DESC HANDLER]: Could not get contents of multiple folders for user {0}", fetchFolders[0].owner_id);
+                    m_log.WarnFormat("[WEB FETCH INV DESC HANDLER]: Could not get contents of multiple folders for user {0}", fetchFolders[0].owner_id);
+                    foreach (LLSDFetchInventoryDescendents freq in fetchFolders)
+                        BadFolder(freq, null, bad_folders);
                     return null;
                 }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Capabilities/Handlers/FetchInventory/Tests/FetchInventoryDescendents2HandlerTests.cs b/OpenSim/Capabilities/Handlers/FetchInventory/Tests/FetchInventoryDescendents2HandlerTests.cs
index 380c54a386..0b66835c48 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Capabilities/Handlers/FetchInventory/Tests/FetchInventoryDescendents2HandlerTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Capabilities/Handlers/FetchInventory/Tests/FetchInventoryDescendents2HandlerTests.cs
@@ -262,6 +262,31 @@ namespace OpenSim.Capabilities.Handlers.FetchInventory.Tests
             count = Regex.Matches(llsdresponse, notecards_folder).Count;
             Assert.AreEqual(2, count, "More than 1 notecards folder in response"); // Notecards will also be under root, so 2
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Test_005_FolderZero()
+        {
+            TestHelpers.InMethod();
+
+            Init();
+
+            FetchInvDescHandler handler = new FetchInvDescHandler(m_scene.InventoryService, null, m_scene);
+            TestOSHttpRequest req = new TestOSHttpRequest();
+            TestOSHttpResponse resp = new TestOSHttpResponse();
+
+            string request = "<llsd><map><key>folders</key><array><map><key>fetch_folders</key><integer>1</integer><key>fetch_items</key><boolean>1</boolean><key>folder_id</key><uuid>";
+            request += UUID.Zero;
+            request += "</uuid><key>owner_id</key><uuid>00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000</uuid><key>sort_order</key><integer>1</integer></map></array></map></llsd>";
+
+            string llsdresponse = handler.FetchInventoryDescendentsRequest(request, "/FETCH", string.Empty, req, resp);
+
+            Assert.That(llsdresponse != null, Is.True, "Incorrect null response");
+            Assert.That(llsdresponse != string.Empty, Is.True, "Incorrect empty response");
+            Assert.That(llsdresponse.Contains("bad_folders</key><array><uuid>00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"), Is.True, "Folder Zero should be a bad folder");
+
+            Console.WriteLine(llsdresponse);
+        }
+
     }
 
 }
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