diff --git a/public/javascripts/dialogs/recent_changes.js b/public/javascripts/dialogs/recent_changes.js
index d2547dddb..8c58afd7a 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/dialogs/recent_changes.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/dialogs/recent_changes.js
@@ -33,9 +33,18 @@ const recentChanges = (function() {
                     .attr('note-path', change.note_id)
                     .attr('note-history-id', change.note_history_id);
 
+                let noteLink;
+
+                if (change.current_is_deleted) {
+                    noteLink = change.current_note_title;
+                }
+                else {
+                    noteLink = link.createNoteLink(change.note_id, change.note_title);
+                }
+
                 changesListEl.append($('<li>')
                     .append(formattedTime + ' - ')
-                    .append(link.createNoteLink(change.note_id))
+                    .append(noteLink)
                     .append(' (').append(revLink).append(')'));
             }
 
diff --git a/public/javascripts/note_tree.js b/public/javascripts/note_tree.js
index edd23cf10..8fa2d537d 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/note_tree.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/note_tree.js
@@ -184,7 +184,32 @@ const noteTree = (function() {
     }
 
     async function activateNode(notePath) {
+        const runPath = getRunPath(notePath);
+        const noteId = treeUtils.getNoteIdFromNotePath(notePath);
+
+        let parentNoteId = 'root';
+
+        for (const childNoteId of runPath) {
+            const node = getNodesByNoteId(childNoteId).find(node => node.data.note_pid === parentNoteId);
+
+            if (childNoteId === noteId) {
+                await node.setActive();
+            }
+            else {
+                await node.setExpanded();
+            }
+
+            parentNoteId = childNoteId;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Accepts notePath and tries to resolve it. Part of the path might not be valid because of note moving (which causes
+     * path change) or other corruption, in that case this will try to get some other valid path to the correct note.
+     */
+    function getRunPath(notePath) {
         const path = notePath.split("/").reverse();
+        path.push('root');
 
         const effectivePath = [];
         let childNoteId = null;
@@ -224,27 +249,16 @@ const noteTree = (function() {
                 }
             }
 
-            effectivePath.push(parentNoteId);
-            childNoteId = parentNoteId;
-        }
-
-        const noteId = treeUtils.getNoteIdFromNotePath(notePath);
-
-        const runPath = effectivePath.reverse();
-        let parentNoteId = 'root';
-
-        for (const childNoteId of runPath) {
-            const node = getNodesByNoteId(childNoteId).find(node => node.data.note_pid === parentNoteId);
-
-            if (childNoteId === noteId) {
-                await node.setActive();
+            if (parentNoteId === 'root') {
+                break;
             }
             else {
-                await node.setExpanded();
+                effectivePath.push(parentNoteId);
+                childNoteId = parentNoteId;
             }
-
-            parentNoteId = childNoteId;
         }
+
+        return effectivePath.reverse();
     }
 
     function showParentList(noteId, node) {
diff --git a/routes/api/recent_changes.js b/routes/api/recent_changes.js
index 018e163da..873587700 100644
--- a/routes/api/recent_changes.js
+++ b/routes/api/recent_changes.js
@@ -6,7 +6,17 @@ const sql = require('../../services/sql');
 const auth = require('../../services/auth');
 
 router.get('/', auth.checkApiAuth, async (req, res, next) => {
-    const recentChanges = await sql.getResults("SELECT * FROM notes_history order by date_modified_to desc limit 1000");
+    const recentChanges = await sql.getResults(
+        `SELECT 
+            notes.is_deleted AS current_is_deleted,
+            notes.note_title AS current_note_title,
+            notes_history.*
+        FROM 
+            notes_history
+            JOIN notes USING(note_id)
+        ORDER BY 
+            date_modified_to DESC 
+        LIMIT 1000`);
 
     res.send(recentChanges);
 });