diff --git a/ui/js/actions/file_info.js b/ui/js/actions/file_info.js
index d21df8d2a..9ed2df5a7 100644
--- a/ui/js/actions/file_info.js
+++ b/ui/js/actions/file_info.js
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ import {
   selectIsFetchingFileList,
   selectFileInfosByOutpoint,
   selectUrisLoading,
+  selectTotalDownloadProgress,
 } from "selectors/file_info";
-import { doCloseModal } from "actions/app";
+import { doCloseModal, doHistoryBack } from "actions/app";
+import setProgressBar from "util/setProgressBar";
+import batchActions from "util/batchActions";
 
 const { shell } = require("electron");
 
@@ -119,7 +122,22 @@ export function doDeleteFile(outpoint, deleteFromComputer, abandonClaim) {
       },
     });
 
-    dispatch(doCloseModal());
+    const totalProgress = selectTotalDownloadProgress(getState());
+    setProgressBar(totalProgress);
+  };
+}
+
+export function doDeleteFileAndGoBack(
+  fileInfo,
+  deleteFromComputer,
+  abandonClaim
+) {
+  return function(dispatch, getState) {
+    const actions = [];
+    actions.push(doCloseModal());
+    actions.push(doHistoryBack());
+    actions.push(doDeleteFile(fileInfo, deleteFromComputer, abandonClaim));
+    dispatch(batchActions(...actions));
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/js/component/modalRemoveFile/index.js b/ui/js/component/modalRemoveFile/index.js
index de54514d5..211bdff26 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/modalRemoveFile/index.js
+++ b/ui/js/component/modalRemoveFile/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { connect } from "react-redux";
 import { doCloseModal, doHistoryBack } from "actions/app";
-import { doDeleteFile } from "actions/file_info";
+import { doDeleteFileAndGoBack } from "actions/file_info";
 import { makeSelectClaimForUriIsMine } from "selectors/claims";
+import batchActions from "util/batchActions";
 
 import ModalRemoveFile from "./view";
 
@@ -19,8 +20,7 @@ const makeSelect = () => {
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   closeModal: () => dispatch(doCloseModal()),
   deleteFile: (fileInfo, deleteFromComputer, abandonClaim) => {
-    dispatch(doHistoryBack());
-    dispatch(doDeleteFile(fileInfo, deleteFromComputer, abandonClaim));
+    dispatch(doDeleteFileAndGoBack(fileInfo, deleteFromComputer, abandonClaim));
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/ui/js/reducers/file_info.js b/ui/js/reducers/file_info.js
index 33655aca5..cb5221c98 100644
--- a/ui/js/reducers/file_info.js
+++ b/ui/js/reducers/file_info.js
@@ -106,11 +106,14 @@ reducers[types.FILE_DELETE] = function(state, action) {
   const { outpoint } = action.data;
 
   const newByOutpoint = Object.assign({}, state.byOutpoint);
+  const downloadingByOutpoint = Object.assign({}, state.downloadingByOutpoint);
 
   delete newByOutpoint[outpoint];
+  delete downloadingByOutpoint[outpoint];
 
   return Object.assign({}, state, {
     byOutpoint: newByOutpoint,
+    downloadingByOutpoint,
   });
 };