diff --git a/app/tools/gimpcroptool.c b/app/tools/gimpcroptool.c
index 9cfb06bca0..6f4225d022 100644
--- a/app/tools/gimpcroptool.c
+++ b/app/tools/gimpcroptool.c
@@ -165,7 +165,9 @@ gimp_crop_tool_init (GimpCropTool *crop_tool)
 static void
 gimp_crop_tool_constructed (GObject *object)
 {
-  GimpCropTool    *crop_tool = GIMP_CROP_TOOL (object);
+  GimpTool        *tool      = GIMP_TOOL (object);
+  GimpCropTool    *crop_tool = GIMP_CROP_TOOL (tool);
+  GimpCropOptions *options   = GIMP_CROP_TOOL_GET_OPTIONS (crop_tool);
   GimpContext     *context;
   GimpToolInfo    *tool_info;
 
@@ -186,6 +188,9 @@ gimp_crop_tool_constructed (GObject *object)
   gimp_crop_tool_image_changed (crop_tool,
                                 gimp_context_get_image (context),
                                 context);
+
+  /* The Crop Tool is only destructive when "Delete Pixels" is enabled */
+  GIMP_TOOL_GET_CLASS (tool)->is_destructive = options->delete_pixels;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -302,7 +307,8 @@ gimp_crop_tool_options_notify (GimpTool         *tool,
                                GimpToolOptions  *options,
                                const GParamSpec *pspec)
 {
-  GimpCropTool *crop_tool = GIMP_CROP_TOOL (tool);
+  GimpCropTool    *crop_tool    = GIMP_CROP_TOOL (tool);
+  GimpCropOptions *crop_options = GIMP_CROP_TOOL_GET_OPTIONS (crop_tool);
 
   if (! strcmp (pspec->name, "layer-only") ||
       ! strcmp (pspec->name, "allow-growing"))
@@ -317,6 +323,10 @@ gimp_crop_tool_options_notify (GimpTool         *tool,
           gimp_crop_tool_update_option_defaults (crop_tool, FALSE);
         }
     }
+  else if (! strcmp (pspec->name, "delete-pixels"))
+    {
+      GIMP_TOOL_GET_CLASS (tool)->is_destructive = crop_options->delete_pixels;
+    }
 }
 
 static void