diff --git a/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/FavouritesBar.qml b/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/FavouritesBar.qml
index 66dc9a9e..83e550f4 100644
--- a/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/FavouritesBar.qml
+++ b/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/FavouritesBar.qml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import org.kde.private.mobile.homescreen.folio 1.0 as Folio
 import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell as MobileShell
 import org.kde.kirigami 2.10 as Kirigami
 
+import "./private"
 import "./delegate"
 
 MouseArea {
@@ -199,7 +200,6 @@ MouseArea {
                         contextMenu.open();
                     }
 
-                    // TODO don't use loader, and move outside to a page to make it more performant
                     ContextMenuLoader {
                         id: contextMenu
 
@@ -218,9 +218,15 @@ MouseArea {
                             Kirigami.Action {
                                 icon.name: "emblem-favorite"
                                 text: i18n("Remove")
-                                onTriggered: Folio.FavouritesModel.removeEntry(delegate.index)
+                                onTriggered: deleteDialog.open()
                             }
                         ]
+
+                        ConfirmDeleteFolderDialogLoader {
+                            id: deleteDialog
+                            parent: root.homeScreen
+                            onAccepted: Folio.FavouritesModel.removeEntry(delegate.index)
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml b/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
index 79ca6ea0..534967ad 100644
--- a/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
+++ b/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import org.kde.kirigami 2.20 as Kirigami
 import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell as MobileShell
 import org.kde.private.mobile.homescreen.folio 1.0 as Folio
 
+import "./private"
 import "./delegate"
 
 Folio.DelegateTouchArea {
diff --git a/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/HomeScreenPage.qml b/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/HomeScreenPage.qml
index 38a05732..47ea855b 100644
--- a/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/HomeScreenPage.qml
+++ b/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/HomeScreenPage.qml
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ Item {
                         contextMenu.open();
                     }
 
-                    // TODO don't use loader, and move outside to a page to make it more performant
                     ContextMenuLoader {
                         id: contextMenu
 
@@ -274,7 +273,6 @@ Item {
                         contextMenu.open();
                     }
 
-                    // TODO don't use loader, and move outside to a page to make it more performant
                     ContextMenuLoader {
                         id: contextMenu
 
@@ -293,9 +291,15 @@ Item {
                             Kirigami.Action {
                                 icon.name: "emblem-favorite"
                                 text: i18n("Remove")
-                                onTriggered: delegate.removeSelf()
+                                onTriggered: deleteDialog.open()
                             }
                         ]
+
+                        ConfirmDeleteFolderDialogLoader {
+                            id: deleteDialog
+                            parent: root.homeScreen
+                            onAccepted: delegate.removeSelf()
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/private/ConfirmDeleteFolderDialogLoader.qml b/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/private/ConfirmDeleteFolderDialogLoader.qml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..689eeaf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/private/ConfirmDeleteFolderDialogLoader.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Devin Lin <devin@kde.org>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.0-or-later
+
+import QtQuick
+import QtQuick.Controls as QQC2
+import QtQuick.Window
+import QtQuick.Layouts
+
+import org.kde.plasma.components 3.0 as PC3
+import org.kde.kirigami as Kirigami
+
+Loader {
+    id: root
+    active: false
+
+    // we expect the parent to be set to the homescreen, otherwise the dialog opens with no size
+    anchors.fill: parent
+
+    signal accepted()
+
+    function open() {
+        root.active = true;
+        root.item.open();
+    }
+
+    function close() {
+        if (root.item) {
+            root.item.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    sourceComponent: Kirigami.PromptDialog {
+        id: menu
+        title: i18n('Confirm Folder Deletion')
+        subtitle: i18n('Are you sure you want to delete this folder?')
+        standardButtons: Kirigami.Dialog.Yes | Kirigami.Dialog.Cancel
+
+        onAccepted: root.accepted()
+        onClosed: root.active = false
+    }
+}
diff --git a/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/ContextMenuLoader.qml b/containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/private/ContextMenuLoader.qml
similarity index 100%
rename from containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/ContextMenuLoader.qml
rename to containments/homescreens/folio/package/contents/ui/private/ContextMenuLoader.qml