diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/statuses.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/statuses.js
index 3e1e5f270..8d5e72bec 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/statuses.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/statuses.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export function redraft(status) {
   };
 };
 
-export function deleteStatus(id, withRedraft = false) {
+export function deleteStatus(id, router, withRedraft = false) {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
     const status = getState().getIn(['statuses', id]);
 
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ export function deleteStatus(id, withRedraft = false) {
 
       if (withRedraft) {
         dispatch(redraft(status));
+
+        if (!getState().getIn(['compose', 'mounted'])) {
+          router.push('/statuses/new');
+        }
       }
     }).catch(error => {
       dispatch(deleteStatusFail(id, error));
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_action_bar.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_action_bar.js
index c799d4e98..6d44a4b45 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_action_bar.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_action_bar.js
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ export default class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   handleDeleteClick = () => {
-    this.props.onDelete(this.props.status);
+    this.props.onDelete(this.props.status, this.context.router.history);
   }
 
   handleRedraftClick = () => {
-    this.props.onDelete(this.props.status, true);
+    this.props.onDelete(this.props.status, this.context.router.history, true);
   }
 
   handlePinClick = () => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.js
index eb6329fdc..ed375c3e5 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.js
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { intl }) => ({
     }));
   },
 
-  onDelete (status, withRedraft = false) {
+  onDelete (status, history, withRedraft = false) {
     if (!deleteModal) {
-      dispatch(deleteStatus(status.get('id'), withRedraft));
+      dispatch(deleteStatus(status.get('id'), history, withRedraft));
     } else {
       dispatch(openModal('CONFIRM', {
         message: intl.formatMessage(withRedraft ? messages.redraftMessage : messages.deleteMessage),
         confirm: intl.formatMessage(withRedraft ? messages.redraftConfirm : messages.deleteConfirm),
-        onConfirm: () => dispatch(deleteStatus(status.get('id'), withRedraft)),
+        onConfirm: () => dispatch(deleteStatus(status.get('id'), history, withRedraft)),
       }));
     }
   },
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/action_bar.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/action_bar.js
index 541499668..f5977c02c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/action_bar.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/action_bar.js
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ export default class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   handleDeleteClick = () => {
-    this.props.onDelete(this.props.status);
+    this.props.onDelete(this.props.status, this.context.router.history);
   }
 
   handleRedraftClick = () => {
-    this.props.onDelete(this.props.status, true);
+    this.props.onDelete(this.props.status, this.context.router.history, true);
   }
 
   handleDirectClick = () => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js
index 0ffeaa4dc..e506733b4 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js
@@ -174,16 +174,16 @@ export default class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     }
   }
 
-  handleDeleteClick = (status, withRedraft = false) => {
+  handleDeleteClick = (status, history, withRedraft = false) => {
     const { dispatch, intl } = this.props;
 
     if (!deleteModal) {
-      dispatch(deleteStatus(status.get('id'), withRedraft));
+      dispatch(deleteStatus(status.get('id'), history, withRedraft));
     } else {
       dispatch(openModal('CONFIRM', {
         message: intl.formatMessage(withRedraft ? messages.redraftMessage : messages.deleteMessage),
         confirm: intl.formatMessage(withRedraft ? messages.redraftConfirm : messages.deleteConfirm),
-        onConfirm: () => dispatch(deleteStatus(status.get('id'), withRedraft)),
+        onConfirm: () => dispatch(deleteStatus(status.get('id'), history, withRedraft)),
       }));
     }
   }