diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/pset/remove_pset.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/pset/remove_pset.py
index 4b5d3a1503..d923630a90 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/pset/remove_pset.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/pset/remove_pset.py
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ class Usecase:
             elif self.settings["pset"].is_a() in ("IfcMaterialProperties", "IfcProfileProperties"):
                 properties = self.settings["pset"].Properties or []
             for prop in properties:
-                self.file.remove(prop)
+                if self.file.get_total_inverses(prop) == 1:
+                    self.file.remove(prop)
             self.file.remove(self.settings["pset"])
         for element in to_purge:
             self.file.remove(element)
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/pset/test_remove_pset.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/pset/test_remove_pset.py
index e06ebf1a86..3ce8d0127e 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/pset/test_remove_pset.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/pset/test_remove_pset.py
@@ -73,3 +73,13 @@ class TestRemovePset(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
         assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcRelDefinesByProperties")) == 0
         assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcQuantitySet")) == 0
         assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcPhysicalSimpleQuantity")) == 0
+
+    def test_removing_a_pset_with_shared_properties(self):
+        element = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")
+        element2 = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")
+        pset = ifcopenshell.api.run("pset.add_pset", self.file, product=element, name="Foo_Bar")
+        pset2 = ifcopenshell.api.run("pset.add_pset", self.file, product=element2, name="Foo_Bar")
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("pset.edit_pset", self.file, pset=pset, properties={"Foo": "Bar"})
+        pset2.HasProperties = pset.HasProperties
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("pset.remove_pset", self.file, product=element, pset=pset)
+        assert pset2.HasProperties