diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/statuses.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/statuses.js
index 3fddd1bcc5..7572efe95f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/statuses.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/statuses.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+import { defineMessages } from 'react-intl';
+
 import { browserHistory } from 'mastodon/components/router';
 
 import api from '../api';
 
+import { showAlert } from './alerts';
 import { ensureComposeIsVisible, setComposeToStatus } from './compose';
 import { importFetchedStatus, importFetchedAccount } from './importer';
 import { fetchContext } from './statuses_typed';
@@ -40,6 +43,10 @@ export const STATUS_TRANSLATE_SUCCESS = 'STATUS_TRANSLATE_SUCCESS';
 export const STATUS_TRANSLATE_FAIL    = 'STATUS_TRANSLATE_FAIL';
 export const STATUS_TRANSLATE_UNDO    = 'STATUS_TRANSLATE_UNDO';
 
+const messages = defineMessages({
+  deleteSuccess: { id: 'status.delete.success', defaultMessage: 'Post deleted' },
+});
+
 export function fetchStatusRequest(id, skipLoading) {
   return {
     type: STATUS_FETCH_REQUEST,
@@ -154,7 +161,7 @@ export function deleteStatus(id, withRedraft = false) {
 
     dispatch(deleteStatusRequest(id));
 
-    api().delete(`/api/v1/statuses/${id}`, { params: { delete_media: !withRedraft } }).then(response => {
+    return api().delete(`/api/v1/statuses/${id}`, { params: { delete_media: !withRedraft } }).then(response => {
       dispatch(deleteStatusSuccess(id));
       dispatch(deleteFromTimelines(id));
       dispatch(importFetchedAccount(response.data.account));
@@ -162,9 +169,14 @@ export function deleteStatus(id, withRedraft = false) {
       if (withRedraft) {
         dispatch(redraft(status, response.data.text));
         ensureComposeIsVisible(getState);
+      } else {
+        dispatch(showAlert({ message: messages.deleteSuccess }));
       }
+
+      return response;
     }).catch(error => {
       dispatch(deleteStatusFail(id, error));
+      throw error;
     });
   };
 }
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.jsx
index f451db661c..e73ef5b96e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.jsx
@@ -117,7 +117,13 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { contextType }) => ({
     if (!deleteModal) {
       dispatch(deleteStatus(status.get('id'), withRedraft));
     } else {
-      dispatch(openModal({ modalType: 'CONFIRM_DELETE_STATUS', modalProps: { statusId: status.get('id'), withRedraft } }));
+      dispatch(openModal({
+        modalType: 'CONFIRM_DELETE_STATUS',
+        modalProps: {
+          statusId: status.get('id'),
+          withRedraft
+        }
+      }));
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.jsx
index 3c197150e5..362ad2c5e2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.jsx
@@ -251,12 +251,31 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   };
 
   handleDeleteClick = (status, withRedraft = false) => {
-    const { dispatch } = this.props;
+    const { dispatch, history } = this.props;
+
+    const handleDeleteSuccess = () => {
+      history.push('/');
+    };
 
     if (!deleteModal) {
-      dispatch(deleteStatus(status.get('id'), withRedraft));
+      dispatch(deleteStatus(status.get('id'), withRedraft))
+        .then(() => {
+          if (!withRedraft) {
+            handleDeleteSuccess();
+          }
+        })
+        .catch(() => {
+          // Error handling - could show error message
+        });
     } else {
-      dispatch(openModal({ modalType: 'CONFIRM_DELETE_STATUS', modalProps: { statusId: status.get('id'), withRedraft } }));
+      dispatch(openModal({ 
+        modalType: 'CONFIRM_DELETE_STATUS', 
+        modalProps: { 
+          statusId: status.get('id'), 
+          withRedraft,
+          onDeleteSuccess: handleDeleteSuccess
+        } 
+      }));
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/confirmation_modals/delete_status.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/confirmation_modals/delete_status.tsx
index 39e80cf741..215ba31a46 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/confirmation_modals/delete_status.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/confirmation_modals/delete_status.tsx
@@ -40,14 +40,23 @@ export const ConfirmDeleteStatusModal: React.FC<
   {
     statusId: string;
     withRedraft: boolean;
+    onDeleteSuccess?: () => void;
   } & BaseConfirmationModalProps
-> = ({ statusId, withRedraft, onClose }) => {
+> = ({ statusId, withRedraft, onClose, onDeleteSuccess }) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
 
   const onConfirm = useCallback(() => {
-    dispatch(deleteStatus(statusId, withRedraft));
-  }, [dispatch, statusId, withRedraft]);
+    void dispatch(deleteStatus(statusId, withRedraft))
+      .then(() => {
+        onDeleteSuccess?.();
+        onClose();
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        // Error handling - still close modal
+        onClose();
+      });
+  }, [dispatch, statusId, withRedraft, onDeleteSuccess, onClose]);
 
   return (
     <ConfirmationModal
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
index 77c45fecbe..6e52da01cd 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
@@ -870,6 +870,7 @@
   "status.continued_thread": "Continued thread",
   "status.copy": "Copy link to post",
   "status.delete": "Delete",
+  "status.delete.success": "Post deleted",
   "status.detailed_status": "Detailed conversation view",
   "status.direct": "Privately mention @{name}",
   "status.direct_indicator": "Private mention",
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/ja.json b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/ja.json
index b7af03c109..c57467e30a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/ja.json
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/ja.json
@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@
   "status.continued_thread": "続きのスレッド",
   "status.copy": "投稿へのリンクをコピー",
   "status.delete": "削除",
+  "status.delete.success": "投稿が削除されました！",
   "status.detailed_status": "詳細な会話ビュー",
   "status.direct": "@{name}さんに非公開で投稿",
   "status.direct_indicator": "非公開の返信",