Index: scribus/guidemanagercore.cpp
===================================================================
--- scribus/guidemanagercore.cpp	(revision 27785)
+++ scribus/guidemanagercore.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -314,6 +314,10 @@
 			m_horizontalStdG.clear();
 			break;
 		case Auto:
+			if (m_horizontalAutoGap == 0.0 && m_horizontalAutoCount == 0 &&
+				m_horizontalAutoRefer == 0 && m_horizontalAutoG.isEmpty())
+				break;
+
 			if (UndoManager::undoEnabled())
 			{
 				auto* ss = new SimpleState(Um::DelHAGuide, nullptr, Um::IGuides);
@@ -348,6 +352,10 @@
 			m_verticalStdG.clear();
 			break;
 		case Auto:
+			if (m_verticalAutoGap == 0.0 && m_verticalAutoCount == 0 &&
+				m_verticalAutoRefer == 0 && m_verticalAutoG.isEmpty())
+				break;
+
 			if (UndoManager::undoEnabled())
 			{
 				auto* ss = new SimpleState(Um::DelVAGuide, nullptr, Um::IGuides);
Index: scribus/ui/guidemanager.cpp
===================================================================
--- scribus/ui/guidemanager.cpp	(revision 27785)
+++ scribus/ui/guidemanager.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -35,6 +35,26 @@
 #include "undomanager.h"
 #include "units.h"
 
+namespace
+{
+bool pageHasGuides(const ScPage* page)
+{
+	if (!page)
+		return false;
+
+	const GuideManagerCore& guides = page->guides;
+	return !guides.horizontals(GuideManagerCore::Standard).isEmpty()
+		|| !guides.verticals(GuideManagerCore::Standard).isEmpty()
+		|| !guides.horizontals(GuideManagerCore::Auto).isEmpty()
+		|| !guides.verticals(GuideManagerCore::Auto).isEmpty()
+		|| guides.horizontalAutoCount() != 0
+		|| guides.verticalAutoCount() != 0
+		|| guides.horizontalAutoGap() != 0.0
+		|| guides.verticalAutoGap() != 0.0
+		|| guides.horizontalAutoRefer() != 0
+		|| guides.verticalAutoRefer() != 0;
+}
+}
 
 GuideManager::GuideManager(QWidget* parent) :
 		ScrPaletteBase(parent, "GuideManager")
@@ -486,6 +506,9 @@
 
 void GuideManager::deletePageButton_clicked()
 {
+	if (!pageHasGuides(currentPage))
+		return;
+
 	UndoTransaction trans;
 	if(UndoManager::undoEnabled())
 		trans = UndoManager::instance()->beginTransaction(currentPage->getUName(),
@@ -517,6 +540,18 @@
 
 void GuideManager::deleteAllGuides_clicked()
 {
+	bool hasGuides = false;
+	for (const ScPage* page : *m_doc->Pages)
+	{
+		if (pageHasGuides(page))
+		{
+			hasGuides = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (!hasGuides)
+		return;
+
 	UndoTransaction trans;
 	if (UndoManager::undoEnabled())
 		trans = UndoManager::instance()->beginTransaction(m_doc->getUName(),