diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/post-small-action.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/post-small-action.js.es6
index 586e838e2d7..29211eb0dd3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/post-small-action.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/post-small-action.js.es6
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ const icons = {
 export default createWidget('post-small-action', {
   tagName: 'div.small-action.onscreen-post.clearfix',
 
+  buildClasses(attrs) {
+    if (attrs.deleted) { return 'deleted'; }
+  },
+
   html(attrs) {
     const contents = [];
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
index c1d6c9d1982..f04cdec865f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
@@ -588,11 +588,15 @@ a.mention, a.mention-group {
 }
 
 .deleted {
-  .topic-body, .small-action {
+  .topic-body {
     background-color: dark-light-diff(rgba($danger,.7), $secondary, 50%, -60%);
   }
 }
 
+.small-action.deleted {
+  background-color: dark-light-diff(rgba($danger,.7), $secondary, 50%, -60%);
+}
+
 #share-link {
   width: 365px;
   margin-left: -4px;