diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.delete.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.delete.controller.js
index b0b7fc2312ff..56010840c3b6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.delete.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.delete.controller.js
@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@ function ContentDeleteController($scope, contentResource, treeService, navigatio
                 var recycleBin = treeService.getDescendantNode(rootNode, -20);
                 if (recycleBin) {
                     recycleBin.hasChildren = true;
+                    //reload the recycle bin if it's already expanded so the deleted item is shown
+                    if (recycleBin.expanded) {
+                        treeService.loadNodeChildren({ node: recycleBin, section: "content" });
+                    }
                 }
             }
-            
+
             //if the current edited item is the same one as we're deleting, we need to navigate elsewhere
             if (editorState.current && editorState.current.id == $scope.currentNode.id) {
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.delete.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.delete.controller.js
index a8be3d0be561..87fcef79d782 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.delete.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.delete.controller.js
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ function MediaDeleteController($scope, mediaResource, treeService, navigationSer
                 var recycleBin = treeService.getDescendantNode(rootNode, -21);
                 if (recycleBin) {
                     recycleBin.hasChildren = true;
+                    //reload the recycle bin if it's already expanded so the deleted item is shown
+                    if (recycleBin.expanded) {
+                        treeService.loadNodeChildren({ node: recycleBin, section: "media" });
+                    }
                 }
             }