diff --git a/js/component/file-tile.js b/js/component/file-tile.js
index 27b65c691..42f79d16c 100644
--- a/js/component/file-tile.js
+++ b/js/component/file-tile.js
@@ -51,16 +51,20 @@ let FilePrice = React.createClass({
 
 /*should be merged into FileTile once FileTile is refactored to take a single id*/
 export let FileTileStream = React.createClass({
+  _fileInfoSubscribeId: null,
+  _isMounted: null,
+
   propTypes: {
     metadata: React.PropTypes.object,
     sdHash: React.PropTypes.string,
+    hideOnRemove: React.PropTypes.bool,
     hidePrice: React.PropTypes.bool,
     obscureNsfw: React.PropTypes.bool
   },
   getInitialState: function() {
     return {
       showNsfwHelp: false,
-      isRemoved: false
+      isHidden: false
     }
   },
   getDefaultProps: function() {
@@ -69,6 +73,24 @@ export let FileTileStream = React.createClass({
       hidePrice: false
     }
   },
+  componentDidMount: function() {
+    this._isMounted = true;
+    if (this.props.hideOnRemove) {
+      lbry.fileInfoSubscribe(this.props.sdHash, this.onFileInfoUpdate);
+    }
+  },
+  componentWillUnmount: function() {
+    if (this._fileInfoSubscribeId) {
+      lbry.fileInfoUnsubscribe(this.props.sdHash, this._fileInfoSubscribeId);
+    }
+  },
+  onFileInfoUpdate: function(fileInfo) {
+    if (!fileInfo && this._isMounted && this.props.hideOnRemove) {
+      this.setState({
+        isHidden: true
+      });
+    }
+  },
   handleMouseOver: function() {
     if (this.props.obscureNsfw && this.props.metadata && this.props.metadata.nsfw) {
       this.setState({
@@ -84,6 +106,10 @@ export let FileTileStream = React.createClass({
     }
   },
   render: function() {
+    if (this.state.isHidden) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
     const metadata = this.props.metadata || {},
           obscureNsfw = this.props.obscureNsfw && metadata.nsfw,
           title =  metadata.title ? metadata.title : ('lbry://' + this.props.name);
diff --git a/js/lbry.js b/js/lbry.js
index 925f13b34..d264b1a31 100644
--- a/js/lbry.js
+++ b/js/lbry.js
@@ -463,7 +463,6 @@ lbry._fileInfoSubscribeCallbacks = {};
 lbry._fileInfoSubscribeInterval = 5000;
 lbry._claimIdOwnershipCache = {}; // should be claimId!!! But not
 
-
 lbry._updateClaimOwnershipCache = function(claimId) {
   lbry.getMyClaims((claimsInfo) => {
     lbry._claimIdOwnershipCache[claimId] = !!claimsInfo.reduce(function(match, claimInfo) {