diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/recent_changes.js b/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/recent_changes.js
index bbcfce2f1..9695c1773 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/recent_changes.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/recent_changes.js
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ export default class RecentChangesDialog extends BasicWidget {
                             appContext.tabManager.getActiveContext().setNote(change.noteId);
                         }
                     })
+                    .addClass(() => {
+                        if (change.current_isDeleted) return "deleted-note";
+                    })
                     .append(
                         $("<span>")
                             .text(formattedTime)
diff --git a/src/public/stylesheets/style.css b/src/public/stylesheets/style.css
index 67b057428..f1f42dc07 100644
--- a/src/public/stylesheets/style.css
+++ b/src/public/stylesheets/style.css
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ body.electron.platform-darwin:not(.native-titlebar) .tab-row-container {
     border: 1px solid transparent;
 }
 
-.recent-changes-content li:hover {
+.recent-changes-content li:not(.deleted-note):hover {
     border-color: var(--hover-item-border-color);
     background: var(--hover-item-background-color);
     color: var(--hover-item-text-color);