diff --git a/lib/widgets/common/action_delegates/permission_aware.dart b/lib/widgets/common/action_delegates/permission_aware.dart
index 394c83e92..0557fd1bb 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/common/action_delegates/permission_aware.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/common/action_delegates/permission_aware.dart
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 import 'package:aves/model/image_entry.dart';
 import 'package:aves/services/android_file_service.dart';
 import 'package:aves/utils/android_file_utils.dart';
-import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:tuple/tuple.dart';
 
 mixin PermissionAwareMixin {
-  Future<bool> checkStoragePermission(BuildContext context, Iterable<ImageEntry> entries) async {
-    final byVolume = groupBy(entries.where((e) => e.path != null), (e) => androidFileUtils.getStorageVolume(e.path));
-    final removableVolumes = byVolume.keys.where((v) => v.isRemovable);
+  Future<bool> checkStoragePermission(BuildContext context, Iterable<ImageEntry> entries) {
+    return checkStoragePermissionForPaths(context, entries.where((e) => e.path != null).map((e) => e.path));
+  }
+
+  Future<bool> checkStoragePermissionForPaths(BuildContext context, Iterable<String> paths) async {
+    final volumes = paths.map((path) => androidFileUtils.getStorageVolume(path)).toSet();
+    final removableVolumes = volumes.where((v) => v.isRemovable);
     final volumePermissions = await Future.wait<Tuple2<StorageVolume, bool>>(
       removableVolumes.map(
         (volume) => AndroidFileService.hasGrantedPermissionToVolumeRoot(volume.path).then(
diff --git a/lib/widgets/common/action_delegates/selection_action_delegate.dart b/lib/widgets/common/action_delegates/selection_action_delegate.dart
index 0f301f0a9..404667891 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/common/action_delegates/selection_action_delegate.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/common/action_delegates/selection_action_delegate.dart
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
-import 'package:aves/model/source/collection_lens.dart';
 import 'package:aves/model/favourite_repo.dart';
 import 'package:aves/model/filters/album.dart';
 import 'package:aves/model/image_entry.dart';
 import 'package:aves/model/metadata_db.dart';
+import 'package:aves/model/source/collection_lens.dart';
 import 'package:aves/services/android_app_service.dart';
 import 'package:aves/services/image_file_service.dart';
 import 'package:aves/utils/durations.dart';
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class SelectionActionDelegate with FeedbackMixin, PermissionAwareMixin {
       ),
     );
     if (destinationAlbum == null || destinationAlbum.isEmpty) return;
+    if (!await checkStoragePermissionForPaths(context, [destinationAlbum])) return;
 
     final selection = collection.selection.toList();
     if (!await checkStoragePermission(context, selection)) return;