diff --git a/avatar/signals.py b/avatar/signals.py
index 2ca89f8..080910e 100644
--- a/avatar/signals.py
+++ b/avatar/signals.py
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ import django.dispatch
 
 
 avatar_updated = django.dispatch.Signal(providing_args=["user", "avatar"])
+avatar_deleted = django.dispatch.Signal(providing_args=["user", "avatar"])
diff --git a/avatar/views.py b/avatar/views.py
index 0e4804b..4796a42 100644
--- a/avatar/views.py
+++ b/avatar/views.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from avatar.conf import settings
 from avatar.forms import PrimaryAvatarForm, DeleteAvatarForm, UploadAvatarForm
 from avatar.models import Avatar
-from avatar.signals import avatar_updated
+from avatar.signals import avatar_updated, avatar_deleted
 from avatar.utils import (get_primary_avatar, get_default_avatar_url,
                           invalidate_cache)
 
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ def delete(request, extra_context=None, next_override=None, *args, **kwargs):
     if request.method == 'POST':
         if delete_avatar_form.is_valid():
             ids = delete_avatar_form.cleaned_data['choices']
+            for a in avatars:
+                if six.text_type(a.id) in ids:
+                    avatar_deleted.send(sender=Avatar, user=request.user,
+                                        avatar=a)
             if six.text_type(avatar.id) in ids and avatars.count() > len(ids):
                 # Find the next best avatar, and set it as the new primary
                 for a in avatars:
diff --git a/tests/tests.py b/tests/tests.py
index e8c82f1..c80b803 100644
--- a/tests/tests.py
+++ b/tests/tests.py
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ from avatar.conf import settings
 from avatar.utils import get_primary_avatar, get_user_model
 from avatar.models import Avatar
 from avatar.templatetags import avatar_tags
+from avatar.signals import avatar_deleted
 from PIL import Image
+from unittest.mock import Mock
 
 
 def upload_helper(o, filename):
@@ -106,6 +108,8 @@ class AvatarTests(TestCase):
         self.test_normal_image_upload()
         avatar = Avatar.objects.filter(user=self.user)
         self.assertEqual(len(avatar), 1)
+        receiver = Mock()
+        avatar_deleted.connect(receiver)
         response = self.client.post(reverse('avatar_delete'), {
             'choices': [avatar[0].id],
         }, follow=True)
@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@ class AvatarTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(response.redirect_chain), 1)
         count = Avatar.objects.filter(user=self.user).count()
         self.assertEqual(count, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(receiver.call_count, 1)
 
     def test_delete_primary_avatar_and_new_primary(self):
         self.test_there_can_be_only_one_primary_avatar()