diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/CModelListener.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/CModelListener.java
index 1f09b317f9c..b73a3345e48 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/CModelListener.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/CModelListener.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2006 Wind River Systems, Inc. and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2007 Wind River Systems, Inc. and others.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  *
  * Contributors:
  *    Markus Schorn - initial API and implementation
+ *    Warren Paul (Nokia) - Ignore deltas for deleted projects
  *******************************************************************************/ 
 
 package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom;
@@ -56,6 +57,11 @@ public class CModelListener implements IElementChangedListener {
 		case ICElement.C_PROJECT:
 			// Find the appropriate indexer and pass the delta on
 			final ICProject project = (ICProject)delta.getElement();
+
+			// If the project has been deleted then ignore
+			if (!project.getProject().exists())
+				return;
+
 			switch (delta.getKind()) {
 			case ICElementDelta.ADDED:
 				fManager.addProject(project, delta);