diff --git a/PrivaPub.Tests/Domain/TimelineTests.cs b/PrivaPub.Tests/Domain/TimelineTests.cs
index 6420503..8673cc6 100644
--- a/PrivaPub.Tests/Domain/TimelineTests.cs
+++ b/PrivaPub.Tests/Domain/TimelineTests.cs
@@ -122,6 +122,26 @@ namespace PrivaPub.Tests.Domain
 			Assert.DoesNotContain("<p>parent</p>", (await Home(bobRoot, bob.Id)).Select(p => p.ContentHtml));
 		}
 
+		[Fact]
+		public async Task A_remote_delete_takes_the_post_out_of_home()
+		{
+			var (bobRoot, bob) = await _harness.Persona("bob");
+			var carol = new RemoteActor(_harness.Peer, "carol");
+			await Accepted(bobRoot, bob.Id, carol);
+			var create = Create(carol, text: "soon gone");
+			await _harness.Deliver(carol, "/human-centipede", create);
+			Assert.Single(await Home(bobRoot, bob.Id));
+
+			await _harness.Deliver(carol, "/human-centipede", new JsonObject
+			{
+				["id"] = $"{new Uri(carol.Id).GetLeftPart(UriPartial.Authority)}/deletes/{Guid.NewGuid():N}", ["type"] = "Delete", ["actor"] = carol.Id,
+				["object"] = new JsonObject { ["id"] = create["object"]!["id"]!.GetValue<string>(), ["type"] = "Tombstone" }
+			});
+
+			Assert.Empty(await Home(bobRoot, bob.Id));
+			Assert.False(await DB.Default.Find<TimelineEntry>().Match(e => e.AvatarId == bob.Id).ExecuteAnyAsync(TestContext.Current.CancellationToken));
+		}
+
 		[Fact]
 		public async Task A_mention_notifies_the_persona()
 		{
diff --git a/PrivaPub/Federation/Inbox/Handlers/DeleteHandler.cs b/PrivaPub/Federation/Inbox/Handlers/DeleteHandler.cs
index 7529b3b..b43d064 100644
--- a/PrivaPub/Federation/Inbox/Handlers/DeleteHandler.cs
+++ b/PrivaPub/Federation/Inbox/Handlers/DeleteHandler.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using PrivaPub.Federation.Rendering;
 using PrivaPub.Models.Federation;
 using PrivaPub.Models.Group;
 using PrivaPub.Models.Post;
+using PrivaPub.Models.Social;
 using PrivaPub.Models.User;
 using PrivaPub.StaticServices;
 
@@ -56,11 +57,19 @@ namespace PrivaPub.Federation.Inbox.Handlers
 					if (follower.LocalActorKind == LocalActorKind.Group)
 						await RemoveForeignMember(follower.LocalActorId, actor.ActorURI, token);
 				}
+				await DB.Default.DeleteAsync<Following>(f => f.TargetActorURI == actor.ActorURI);
+				await DB.Default.DeleteAsync<TimelineEntry>(e => e.AuthorAccountId == actor.ID);
 				return;
 			}
 
-			await DB.Default.DeleteAsync<PostEntity>(p => p.ObjectURI == objectUri && p.ActorURI == actor.ActorURI);
-			return;
-				}
+			var post = await _dbEntities.Posts.Match(p => p.ObjectURI == objectUri && p.ActorURI == actor.ActorURI).ExecuteFirstAsync(token);
+			if (post == default)
+				return;
+			await DB.Default.DeleteAsync<PostEntity>(post.ID);
+			await DB.Default.DeleteAsync<TimelineEntry>(e => e.PostId == post.ID || e.ReblogOfPostId == post.ID);
+			await DB.Default.DeleteAsync<PostEntity>(p => p.ReblogOfPostId == post.ID);
+			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(post.AnsweringToPostId))
+				await DB.Default.Update<PostEntity>().MatchID(post.AnsweringToPostId).Modify(b => b.Inc(p => p.RepliesCount, -1)).ExecuteAsync(token);
+		}
 	}
 }