diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.ts
index b845a524a..138ec5ab1 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.ts
@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ export class DocumentListComponent
         this.list.reload()
       })
 
+    this.consumerStatusService.onDocumentDeleted().subscribe(() => {
+      this.list.reload()
+    })
+
     this.route.paramMap
       .pipe(
         filter((params) => params.has('id')), // only on saved view e.g. /view/id
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/services/consumer-status.service.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/services/consumer-status.service.spec.ts
index b699f8772..9cdb622bc 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/services/consumer-status.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/services/consumer-status.service.spec.ts
@@ -323,4 +323,21 @@ describe('ConsumerStatusService', () => {
       1
     )
   })
+
+  it('should trigger deleted subject on document deleted', () => {
+    let deleted = false
+    consumerStatusService.onDocumentDeleted().subscribe(() => {
+      deleted = true
+    })
+
+    consumerStatusService.connect()
+    server.send({
+      current_progress: 1,
+      max_progress: 1,
+      status: 'DELETED',
+    })
+
+    consumerStatusService.disconnect()
+    expect(deleted).toBeTruthy()
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/services/consumer-status.service.ts b/src-ui/src/app/services/consumer-status.service.ts
index 40641ff81..819179841 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/services/consumer-status.service.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/services/consumer-status.service.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ export class ConsumerStatusService {
   private documentDetectedSubject = new Subject<FileStatus>()
   private documentConsumptionFinishedSubject = new Subject<FileStatus>()
   private documentConsumptionFailedSubject = new Subject<FileStatus>()
+  private documentDeletedSubject = new Subject<boolean>()
 
   private get(taskId: string, filename?: string) {
     let status =
@@ -147,6 +148,11 @@ export class ConsumerStatusService {
     )
     this.statusWebSocket.onmessage = (ev) => {
       let statusMessage: WebsocketConsumerStatusMessage = JSON.parse(ev['data'])
+      let isDelete = statusMessage.status === 'DELETED'
+      if (isDelete) {
+        this.documentDeletedSubject.next(true)
+        return
+      }
 
       // fallback if backend didn't restrict message
       if (
@@ -250,4 +256,8 @@ export class ConsumerStatusService {
   onDocumentDetected() {
     return this.documentDetectedSubject
   }
+
+  onDocumentDeleted() {
+    return this.documentDeletedSubject
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/documents/bulk_edit.py b/src/documents/bulk_edit.py
index f0522eddc..13a430a9f 100644
--- a/src/documents/bulk_edit.py
+++ b/src/documents/bulk_edit.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ from documents.models import Document
 from documents.models import DocumentType
 from documents.models import StoragePath
 from documents.permissions import set_permissions_for_object
+from documents.plugins.helpers import ProgressManager
+from documents.plugins.helpers import ProgressStatusOptions
 from documents.tasks import bulk_update_documents
 from documents.tasks import consume_file
 from documents.tasks import update_document_content_maybe_archive_file
@@ -219,6 +221,14 @@ def delete(doc_ids: list[int]) -> Literal["OK"]:
         with index.open_index_writer() as writer:
             for id in doc_ids:
                 index.remove_document_by_id(writer, id)
+
+        status_mgr = ProgressManager()
+        status_mgr.send_progress(
+            status=ProgressStatusOptions.DELETED,
+            message="Documents deleted",
+            current_progress=1,
+            max_progress=1,
+        )
     except Exception as e:
         if "Data too long for column" in str(e):
             logger.warning(
diff --git a/src/documents/plugins/helpers.py b/src/documents/plugins/helpers.py
index 20380b852..6a04fcad8 100644
--- a/src/documents/plugins/helpers.py
+++ b/src/documents/plugins/helpers.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class ProgressStatusOptions(str, enum.Enum):
     WORKING = "WORKING"
     SUCCESS = "SUCCESS"
     FAILED = "FAILED"
+    DELETED = "DELETED"
 
 
 class ProgressManager:
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ class ProgressManager:
     of the open/close of the layer to ensure messages go out and everything is cleaned up
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, filename: str, task_id: str | None = None) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, filename: str | None = None, task_id: str | None = None) -> None:
         self.filename = filename
         self._channel: RedisPubSubChannelLayer | None = None
         self.task_id = task_id