diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-pages.php b/wp-admin/edit-pages.php
index bda3a4bfc4..e1b70638d1 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-pages.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-pages.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ if ( isset($_GET['action']) && ( -1 != $_GET['action'] || -1 != $_GET['action2']
 		case 'delete':
 			if ( isset($_GET['post']) && ! isset($_GET['bulk_edit']) && (isset($_GET['doaction']) || isset($_GET['doaction2'])) ) {
 				check_admin_referer('bulk-pages');
+				$deleted = 0;
 				foreach( (array) $_GET['post'] as $post_id_del ) {
 					$post_del = & get_post($post_id_del);
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ if ( isset($_GET['action']) && ( -1 != $_GET['action'] || -1 != $_GET['action2']
 						if ( !wp_delete_post($post_id_del) )
 							wp_die( __('Error in deleting...') );
 					}
+					$deleted++;
 				}
 			}
 			break;
@@ -58,6 +60,8 @@ if ( isset($_GET['action']) && ( -1 != $_GET['action'] || -1 != $_GET['action2']
 		$done['locked'] = count( $done['locked'] );
 		$sendback = add_query_arg( $done, $sendback );
 	}
+	if ( isset($deleted) )
+		$sendback = add_query_arg('deleted', $deleted, $sendback);
 	wp_redirect($sendback);
 	exit();
 } elseif ( isset($_GET['_wp_http_referer']) && ! empty($_GET['_wp_http_referer']) ) {
@@ -102,23 +106,28 @@ require_once('admin-header.php'); ?>
 <?php screen_icon(); ?>
 <h2><?php echo wp_specialchars( $title ); ?></h2>
 
-<?php if ( isset($_GET['locked']) || isset($_GET['skipped']) || isset($_GET['updated']) ) { ?>
+<?php if ( isset($_GET['locked']) || isset($_GET['skipped']) || isset($_GET['updated']) || isset($_GET['deleted']) ) { ?>
 <div id="message" class="updated fade"><p>
-<?php if ( (int) $_GET['updated'] ) {
+<?php if ( isset($_GET['updated']) && (int) $_GET['updated'] ) {
 	printf( __ngettext( '%s page updated.', '%s pages updated.', $_GET['updated'] ), number_format_i18n( $_GET['updated'] ) );
 	unset($_GET['updated']);
 }
 
-if ( (int) $_GET['skipped'] ) {
+if ( isset($_GET['skipped']) && (int) $_GET['skipped'] ) {
 	printf( __ngettext( '%s page not updated, invalid parent page specified.', '%s pages not updated, invalid parent page specified.', $_GET['skipped'] ), number_format_i18n( $_GET['skipped'] ) );
 	unset($_GET['skipped']);
 }
 
-if ( (int) $_GET['locked'] ) {
+if ( isset($_GET['locked']) && (int) $_GET['locked'] ) {
 	printf( __ngettext( '%s page not updated, somebody is editing it.', '%s pages not updated, somebody is editing them.', $_GET['locked'] ), number_format_i18n( $_GET['skipped'] ) );
 	unset($_GET['locked']);
 }
-$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = remove_query_arg( array('locked', 'skipped', 'updated'), $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] );
+
+if ( isset($_GET['deleted']) && (int) $_GET['deleted'] ) {
+	printf( __ngettext( 'Post deleted.', '%s posts deleted.', $_GET['deleted'] ), number_format_i18n( $_GET['deleted'] ) );
+	unset($_GET['deleted']);
+}
+$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = remove_query_arg( array('locked', 'skipped', 'updated', 'deleted'), $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] );
 ?>
 </p></div>
 <?php } ?>
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit.php b/wp-admin/edit.php
index 8e1cad3c48..83232f7459 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ if ( isset($_GET['action']) && ( -1 != $_GET['action'] || -1 != $_GET['action2']
 		case 'delete':
 			if ( isset($_GET['post']) && ! isset($_GET['bulk_edit']) && (isset($_GET['doaction']) || isset($_GET['doaction2'])) ) {
 				check_admin_referer('bulk-posts');
+				$deleted = 0;
 				foreach( (array) $_GET['post'] as $post_id_del ) {
 					$post_del = & get_post($post_id_del);
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ if ( isset($_GET['action']) && ( -1 != $_GET['action'] || -1 != $_GET['action2']
 						if ( !wp_delete_post($post_id_del) )
 							wp_die( __('Error in deleting...') );
 					}
+					$deleted++;
 				}
 			}
 			break;
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ if ( isset($_GET['action']) && ( -1 != $_GET['action'] || -1 != $_GET['action2']
 		$done['locked'] = count( $done['locked'] );
 		$sendback = add_query_arg( $done, $sendback );
 	}
+	if ( isset($deleted) )
+		$sendback = add_query_arg('deleted', $deleted, $sendback);
 	wp_redirect($sendback);
 	exit();
 } elseif ( isset($_GET['_wp_http_referer']) && ! empty($_GET['_wp_http_referer']) ) {
@@ -100,21 +104,27 @@ if ( isset($_GET['posted']) && $_GET['posted'] ) : $_GET['posted'] = (int) $_GET
 <?php $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = remove_query_arg(array('posted'), $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
 endif; ?>
 
-<?php if ( isset($_GET['locked']) || isset($_GET['skipped']) || isset($_GET['updated']) ) { ?>
+<?php if ( isset($_GET['locked']) || isset($_GET['skipped']) || isset($_GET['updated']) || isset($_GET['deleted']) ) { ?>
 <div id="message" class="updated fade"><p>
-<?php if ( (int) $_GET['updated'] ) {
+<?php if ( isset($_GET['updated']) && (int) $_GET['updated'] ) {
 	printf( __ngettext( '%s post updated.', '%s posts updated.', $_GET['updated'] ), number_format_i18n( $_GET['updated'] ) );
 	unset($_GET['updated']);
 }
 
-if ( (int) $_GET['skipped'] )
+if ( isset($_GET['skipped']) && (int) $_GET['skipped'] )
 	unset($_GET['skipped']);
 
-if ( (int) $_GET['locked'] ) {
+if ( isset($_GET['locked']) && (int) $_GET['locked'] ) {
 	printf( __ngettext( '%s post not updated, somebody is editing it.', '%s posts not updated, somebody is editing them.', $_GET['locked'] ), number_format_i18n( $_GET['locked'] ) );
 	unset($_GET['locked']);
-} 
-$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = remove_query_arg( array('locked', 'skipped', 'updated'), $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] );
+}
+
+if ( isset($_GET['deleted']) && (int) $_GET['deleted'] ) {
+	printf( __ngettext( 'Post deleted.', '%s posts deleted.', $_GET['deleted'] ), number_format_i18n( $_GET['deleted'] ) );
+	unset($_GET['deleted']);
+}
+
+$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = remove_query_arg( array('locked', 'skipped', 'updated', 'deleted'), $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] );
 ?>
 </p></div>
 <?php } ?>
diff --git a/wp-admin/page.php b/wp-admin/page.php
index 90992d9bc4..97b28b9b23 100644
--- a/wp-admin/page.php
+++ b/wp-admin/page.php
@@ -170,8 +170,9 @@ case 'delete':
 	}
 
 	$sendback = wp_get_referer();
-	if (strpos($sendback, 'page.php') !== false) $sendback = admin_url('page-new.php');
+	if (strpos($sendback, 'page.php') !== false) $sendback = admin_url('edit-pages.php?deleted=1');
 	elseif (strpos($sendback, 'attachments.php') !== false) $sendback = admin_url('attachments.php');
+	else $sendback = add_query_arg('deleted', 1, $sendback);
 	wp_redirect($sendback);
 	exit();
 	break;
diff --git a/wp-admin/post.php b/wp-admin/post.php
index 17b2b05fbc..af8e081394 100644
--- a/wp-admin/post.php
+++ b/wp-admin/post.php
@@ -211,8 +211,9 @@ case 'delete':
 	}
 
 	$sendback = wp_get_referer();
-	if (strpos($sendback, 'post.php') !== false) $sendback = admin_url('post-new.php');
+	if (strpos($sendback, 'post.php') !== false) $sendback = admin_url('edit.php?deleted=1');
 	elseif (strpos($sendback, 'attachments.php') !== false) $sendback = admin_url('attachments.php');
+	else $sendback = add_query_arg('deleted', 1, $sendback);
 	wp_redirect($sendback);
 	exit();
 	break;