diff --git a/src/posts/delete.js b/src/posts/delete.js
index d46e57a6a5..d3d153b9a3 100644
--- a/src/posts/delete.js
+++ b/src/posts/delete.js
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 
 var async = require('async'),
 	db = require('../database'),
-
+	topics = require('../topics'),
 	plugins = require('../plugins');
 
-
 module.exports = function(Posts) {
 
 	Posts.purge = function(pid, callback) {
@@ -56,11 +55,17 @@ module.exports = function(Posts) {
 					return callback(err);
 				}
 
-				if (parseInt(postData.deleted, 10) === 0) {
-					db.decrObjectField('global', 'postCount', callback);
-				} else {
-					callback();
-				}
+				topics.getTopicFields(postData.tid, ['deleted'], function(err, topicData) {
+					if (err) {
+						return callback(err);
+					}
+
+					if (parseInt(postData.deleted, 10) === 0 && parseInt(topicData.deleted, 10) !== 1) {
+						db.decrObjectField('global', 'postCount', callback);
+					} else {
+						callback();
+					}
+				});
 			});
 		});
 	}
@@ -124,4 +129,4 @@ module.exports = function(Posts) {
 	}
 
 
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/src/topics/delete.js b/src/topics/delete.js
index d8b7ee9472..e378bae04c 100644
--- a/src/topics/delete.js
+++ b/src/topics/delete.js
@@ -8,6 +8,23 @@ var async = require('async'),
 
 module.exports = function(Topics) {
 
+	function updateGlobalCounters(tid, incr, callback) {
+		async.parallel([
+			function(next) {
+				db.incrObjectFieldBy('global', 'topicCount', incr, next);
+			},
+			function(next) {
+				Topics.getPostCount(tid, function(err, postCount) {
+					if (err) {
+						return next(err);
+					}
+					postCount = parseInt(postCount, 10) + 1;
+					db.incrObjectFieldBy('global', 'postCount', incr * postCount, next);
+				});
+			}
+		], callback);
+	}
+
 	Topics.delete = function(tid, callback) {
 		async.parallel([
 			function(next) {
@@ -35,7 +52,7 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
 
-			Topics.updateTopicCount(callback);
+			updateGlobalCounters(tid, -1, callback);
 		});
 	};
 
@@ -71,7 +88,7 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 					return callback(err);
 				}
 
-				Topics.updateTopicCount(callback);
+				updateGlobalCounters(tid, 1, callback);
 			});
 		});
 	};
@@ -135,7 +152,7 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 							db.decrObjectField('category:' + topicData.cid, 'topic_count', next);
 						},
 						function(next) {
-							db.decrObjectField('global', 'topicCount', callback);
+							db.decrObjectField('global', 'topicCount', next);
 						}
 					], callback);
 				} else {