diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/branches.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/branches.js
index 1d4089c7b..a761f5b3a 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/branches.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/branches.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import server from './server.js';
 import infoService from "./info.js";
 import treeCache from "./tree_cache.js";
 import hoistedNoteService from "./hoisted_note.js";
+import noteDetailService from "./note_detail.js";
 
 async function moveBeforeNode(nodesToMove, beforeNode) {
     nodesToMove = await filterRootNote(nodesToMove);
@@ -85,7 +86,11 @@ async function deleteNodes(nodes) {
     }
 
     for (const node of nodes) {
-        await server.remove('branches/' + node.data.branchId);
+        const {noteDeleted} = await server.remove('branches/' + node.data.branchId);
+
+        if (noteDeleted) {
+            noteDetailService.noteDeleted(node.data.noteId);
+        }
     }
 
     // following code assumes that nodes contain only top-most selected nodes - getSelectedNodes has been
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js
index 20eaa889c..5a119d799 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/note_detail.js
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ async function loadNote(noteId) {
 async function filterTabs(noteId) {
     for (const tc of tabContexts) {
         if (tc.notePath && !tc.notePath.split("/").includes(noteId)) {
-            await tabRow.removeTab(tc.tab);
+            await tabRow.removeTab(tc.$tab[0]);
         }
     }
 
@@ -281,6 +281,14 @@ async function filterTabs(noteId) {
     await saveOpenTabs();
 }
 
+async function noteDeleted(noteId) {
+    for (const tc of tabContexts) {
+        if (tc.notePath && tc.notePath.split("/").includes(noteId)) {
+            await tabRow.removeTab(tc.$tab[0]);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 function focusOnTitle() {
     getActiveTabContext().$noteTitle.focus();
 }
@@ -496,5 +504,6 @@ export default {
     activateTabContext,
     clearOpenTabsTask,
     filterTabs,
-    openEmptyTab
+    openEmptyTab,
+    noteDeleted
 };
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diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js
index 9e8e6ef13..90bd0eb25 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js
@@ -853,7 +853,6 @@ export default {
     loadTree,
     treeInitialized,
     setExpandedToServer,
-    getHashValueFromAddress,
     getNodesByNoteId,
     checkFolderStatus,
     reloadNote,
diff --git a/src/routes/api/branches.js b/src/routes/api/branches.js
index 9bd8fefca..1c5162a47 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/branches.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/branches.js
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ async function setExpanded(req) {
 async function deleteBranch(req) {
     const branch = await repository.getBranch(req.params.branchId);
 
-    await notes.deleteNote(branch);
+    return {
+        noteDeleted: await notes.deleteNote(branch)
+    };
 }
 
 async function setPrefix(req) {
diff --git a/src/services/notes.js b/src/services/notes.js
index 0518d8334..02b8ed77c 100644
--- a/src/services/notes.js
+++ b/src/services/notes.js
@@ -373,9 +373,10 @@ async function updateNote(noteId, noteUpdates) {
     await protectNoteRevisions(note);
 }
 
+/** @return {boolean} - true if note has been deleted, false otherwise */
 async function deleteNote(branch) {
     if (!branch || branch.isDeleted) {
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
     if (branch.branchId === 'root'
@@ -418,6 +419,11 @@ async function deleteNote(branch) {
             link.isDeleted = true;
             await link.save();
         }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+    else {
+        return false;
     }
 }