diff --git a/app/serializers/web_hook_post_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/web_hook_post_serializer.rb
index c4b737703d2..1095d5c46ce 100644
--- a/app/serializers/web_hook_post_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/web_hook_post_serializer.rb
@@ -32,12 +32,16 @@ class WebHookPostSerializer < PostSerializer
     mentioned_users
   ].each { |attr| define_method("include_#{attr}?") { false } }
 
+  def topic_posts
+    @topic_posts ||= object.topic.posts.where(user_deleted: false)
+  end
+
   def topic_posts_count
-    object.topic ? object.topic.posts_count : 0
+    object.topic ? topic_posts.count : 0
   end
 
   def topic_filtered_posts_count
-    object.topic ? object.topic.posts.where(post_type: Post.types[:regular]).count : 0
+    object.topic ? topic_posts.where(post_type: Post.types[:regular]).count : 0
   end
 
   def topic_archetype
diff --git a/lib/post_destroyer.rb b/lib/post_destroyer.rb
index e302f3228d1..b7b8a6be840 100644
--- a/lib/post_destroyer.rb
+++ b/lib/post_destroyer.rb
@@ -60,17 +60,6 @@ class PostDestroyer
   end
 
   def destroy
-    payload = WebHook.generate_payload(:post, @post) if WebHook.active_web_hooks(
-      :post_destroyed,
-    ).exists?
-    is_first_post = @post.is_first_post? && @topic
-    has_topic_web_hooks = is_first_post && WebHook.active_web_hooks(:topic_destroyed).exists?
-
-    if has_topic_web_hooks
-      topic_view = TopicView.new(@topic.id, Discourse.system_user, skip_staff_action: true)
-      topic_payload = WebHook.generate_payload(:topic, topic_view, WebHookTopicViewSerializer)
-    end
-
     delete_removed_posts_after =
       @opts[:delete_removed_posts_after] || SiteSetting.delete_removed_posts_after
 
@@ -84,14 +73,22 @@ class PostDestroyer
     UserActionManager.post_destroyed(@post)
 
     DiscourseEvent.trigger(:post_destroyed, @post, @opts, @user)
-    WebHook.enqueue_post_hooks(:post_destroyed, @post, payload)
+    if WebHook.active_web_hooks(:post_destroyed).exists?
+      payload = WebHook.generate_payload(:post, @post)
+      WebHook.enqueue_post_hooks(:post_destroyed, @post, payload)
+    end
     Jobs.enqueue(:sync_topic_user_bookmarked, topic_id: @topic.id) if @topic
 
+    is_first_post = @post.is_first_post? && @topic
     if is_first_post
       UserProfile.remove_featured_topic_from_all_profiles(@topic)
       UserActionManager.topic_destroyed(@topic)
       DiscourseEvent.trigger(:topic_destroyed, @topic, @user)
-      WebHook.enqueue_topic_hooks(:topic_destroyed, @topic, topic_payload) if has_topic_web_hooks
+      if WebHook.active_web_hooks(:topic_destroyed).exists?
+        topic_view = TopicView.new(@topic.id, Discourse.system_user, skip_staff_action: true)
+        topic_payload = WebHook.generate_payload(:topic, topic_view, WebHookTopicViewSerializer)
+        WebHook.enqueue_topic_hooks(:topic_destroyed, @topic, topic_payload)
+      end
       if SiteSetting.tos_topic_id == @topic.id || SiteSetting.privacy_topic_id == @topic.id
         Discourse.clear_urls!
       end
diff --git a/spec/models/web_hook_spec.rb b/spec/models/web_hook_spec.rb
index 5e631c8edcc..27fa2a1bbbe 100644
--- a/spec/models/web_hook_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/web_hook_spec.rb
@@ -363,6 +363,27 @@ RSpec.describe WebHook do
       expect(payload["id"]).to eq(post.topic.id)
     end
 
+    it "should serialize the right topic posts counts when a post is deleted" do
+      Fabricate(:web_hook)
+
+      Jobs::EmitWebHookEvent.jobs.clear
+
+      post2 =
+        PostCreator.create!(
+          user,
+          raw: "post",
+          topic_id: topic.id,
+          reply_to_post_number: post.post_number,
+          skip_validations: true,
+        )
+      PostDestroyer.new(user, post2).destroy
+
+      job_args = Jobs::EmitWebHookEvent.jobs.last["args"].first
+      payload = JSON.parse(job_args["payload"])
+      expect(payload["topic_posts_count"]).to eq(1)
+      expect(payload["topic_filtered_posts_count"]).to eq(1)
+    end
+
     it "should enqueue the destroyed hooks with tag filter for post events" do
       tag = Fabricate(:tag)
       Fabricate(:web_hook, tags: [tag])