diff --git a/src/ui/modal/modalRemoveFile/index.js b/src/ui/modal/modalRemoveFile/index.js
index 9b44ce8d0..59d0cdb70 100644
--- a/src/ui/modal/modalRemoveFile/index.js
+++ b/src/ui/modal/modalRemoveFile/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { doDeleteFileAndGoBack } from 'redux/actions/file';
+import { doDeleteFileAndMaybeGoBack } from 'redux/actions/file';
 import { makeSelectTitleForUri, makeSelectClaimIsMine, makeSelectFileInfoForUri } from 'lbry-redux';
 import { doHideModal } from 'redux/actions/app';
 import ModalRemoveFile from './view';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const select = (state, props) => ({
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   closeModal: () => dispatch(doHideModal()),
   deleteFile: (fileInfo, deleteFromComputer, abandonClaim) => {
-    dispatch(doDeleteFileAndGoBack(fileInfo, deleteFromComputer, abandonClaim));
+    dispatch(doDeleteFileAndMaybeGoBack(fileInfo, deleteFromComputer, abandonClaim));
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/src/ui/redux/actions/file.js b/src/ui/redux/actions/file.js
index fee8cb114..4fba2425d 100644
--- a/src/ui/redux/actions/file.js
+++ b/src/ui/redux/actions/file.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   selectFileInfosByOutpoint,
 } from 'lbry-redux';
 import { doHideModal } from 'redux/actions/app';
+import { goBack } from 'connected-react-router';
 
 export function doOpenFileInFolder(path) {
   return () => {
@@ -58,11 +59,14 @@ export function doDeleteFile(outpoint, deleteFromComputer, abandonClaim) {
   };
 }
 
-export function doDeleteFileAndGoBack(fileInfo, deleteFromComputer, abandonClaim) {
+export function doDeleteFileAndMaybeGoBack(fileInfo, deleteFromComputer, abandonClaim) {
   return dispatch => {
     const actions = [];
     actions.push(doHideModal());
     actions.push(doDeleteFile(fileInfo, deleteFromComputer, abandonClaim));
     dispatch(batchActions(...actions));
+    if (abandonClaim) {
+      dispatch(goBack());
+    }
   };
 }