diff --git a/sources/ElementsCollection/elementslocation.cpp b/sources/ElementsCollection/elementslocation.cpp
index c14f244ff..b9b56cad6 100644
--- a/sources/ElementsCollection/elementslocation.cpp
+++ b/sources/ElementsCollection/elementslocation.cpp
@@ -523,7 +523,9 @@ bool ElementsLocation::isCompanyCollection() const
 */
 bool ElementsLocation::isCustomCollection() const
 {
-	return fileSystemPath().startsWith(QETApp::customElementsDirN());
+	const QString dir = QETApp::customElementsDirN();
+	const QString path = fileSystemPath();
+	return path == dir || path.startsWith(dir + QLatin1Char('/'));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/sources/ElementsCollection/fileelementcollectionitem.cpp b/sources/ElementsCollection/fileelementcollectionitem.cpp
index 5f42efec4..18ba33af6 100644
--- a/sources/ElementsCollection/fileelementcollectionitem.cpp
+++ b/sources/ElementsCollection/fileelementcollectionitem.cpp
@@ -274,7 +274,9 @@ bool FileElementCollectionItem::isCompanyCollection() const
 */
 bool FileElementCollectionItem::isCustomCollection() const
 {
-	return fileSystemPath().startsWith(QETApp::customElementsDirN());
+	const QString dir = QETApp::customElementsDirN();
+	const QString path = fileSystemPath();
+	return path == dir || path.startsWith(dir + QLatin1Char('/'));
 }
 
 /**