diff --git a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
index 7f3048a07..407445831 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
@@ -654,6 +654,11 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter,
 		if deleteResult.errInfo.Code != "" {
 			deleteErrors = append(deleteErrors, deleteResult.errInfo)
 		} else {
+			// All deletes on directory objects was with `nullVersionID`.
+			// Remove it from response.
+			if isDirObject(deleteResult.delInfo.ObjectName) && deleteResult.delInfo.VersionID == nullVersionID {
+				deleteResult.delInfo.VersionID = ""
+			}
 			deletedObjects = append(deletedObjects, deleteResult.delInfo)
 		}
 	}
@@ -669,6 +674,11 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter,
 		}
 
 		if replicateDeletes && (dobj.DeleteMarkerReplicationStatus() == replication.Pending || dobj.VersionPurgeStatus() == Pending) {
+			// copy so we can re-add null ID.
+			dobj := dobj
+			if isDirObject(dobj.ObjectName) && dobj.VersionID == "" {
+				dobj.VersionID = nullVersionID
+			}
 			dv := DeletedObjectReplicationInfo{
 				DeletedObject: dobj,
 				Bucket:        bucket,
diff --git a/cmd/bucket-handlers_test.go b/cmd/bucket-handlers_test.go
index 772d96d7c..c323b32be 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-handlers_test.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-handlers_test.go
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ func testAPIDeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType, bucketNa
 	for i := range requestList[0].Objects {
 		var vid string
 		if isDirObject(requestList[0].Objects[i].ObjectName) {
-			vid = nullVersionID
+			vid = ""
 		}
 		deletedObjects[i] = DeletedObject{
 			ObjectName: requestList[0].Objects[i].ObjectName,
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ func testAPIDeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType, bucketNa
 	for i := range requestList[1].Objects {
 		var vid string
 		if isDirObject(requestList[0].Objects[i].ObjectName) {
-			vid = nullVersionID
+			vid = ""
 		}
 		deletedObjects[i] = DeletedObject{
 			ObjectName: requestList[1].Objects[i].ObjectName,