diff --git a/frontend/app/services/query-service.js b/frontend/app/services/query-service.js
index f73b4d8a07..3ef75e38d4 100644
--- a/frontend/app/services/query-service.js
+++ b/frontend/app/services/query-service.js
@@ -346,6 +346,10 @@ module.exports = function(Query, Sortation, $http, PathHelper, $q, AVAILABLE_WOR
       return QueryService.doQuery(url, query.toUpdateParams(), 'DELETE', function(response){
         QueryService.fetchAvailableGroupedQueries(query.project_id);
 
+        $rootScope.$broadcast('openproject.layout.removeMenuItem', {
+          itemType: QUERY_MENU_ITEM_TYPE,
+          objectId: query.id
+        });
         return angular.extend(response.data, { status: { text: I18n.t('js.notice_successful_delete') }} );
       });
     },
diff --git a/frontend/tests/unit/tests/services/query-service-test.js b/frontend/tests/unit/tests/services/query-service-test.js
index f1b30a34eb..2356c00147 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/unit/tests/services/query-service-test.js
+++ b/frontend/tests/unit/tests/services/query-service-test.js
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
 
 describe('QueryService', function() {
 
-  var QueryService, PathHelper, query, queryData, stateParams = {};
+
+  var QueryService, PathHelper, query, queryData, stateParams = {}, $rootScope,
+    $httpBackend;
 
   beforeEach(module('openproject.layout',
                     'openproject.models',
@@ -46,8 +48,11 @@ describe('QueryService', function() {
     $provide.constant('ConfigurationService', configurationService);
   }));
 
-  beforeEach(inject(function(_QueryService_){
+  beforeEach(inject(function(_QueryService_, _$rootScope_, _$httpBackend_, _PathHelper_) {
     QueryService = _QueryService_;
+    $rootScope = _$rootScope_;
+    PathHelper = _PathHelper_;
+    $httpBackend = _$httpBackend_;
   }));
 
   describe('query setup', function () {
@@ -85,6 +90,35 @@ describe('QueryService', function() {
 
   });
 
+  describe('deleteQuery', function() {
+    var spy;
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      spy = sinon.spy($rootScope, '$broadcast');
+      queryData = { name: '_', 'project_id': 1 };
+      QueryService.initQuery(1, queryData);
+      var path = PathHelper.apiProjectQueryPath(1, 1);
+      $httpBackend.when('DELETE', new RegExp(path + '*')).respond(200, []);
+      $httpBackend.when(
+        'GET',
+        PathHelper.apiProjectCustomFieldsPath(1)
+      ).respond(200, []);
+      $httpBackend.when(
+        'GET',
+        PathHelper.apiProjectGroupedQueriesPath(1)
+      ).respond(200, []);
+      QueryService.deleteQuery();
+      $httpBackend.flush();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(function() {
+      spy.restore();
+    });
+
+    it('should broadcast a query deletion message', function() {
+      expect($rootScope.$broadcast.calledWith('openproject.layout.removeMenuItem')).to.be.true;
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('getQueryName', function() {
     var defaultTitle = 'Work Packages';
 
@@ -122,7 +156,6 @@ describe('QueryService', function() {
   describe('loadAvailableGroupedQueries', function() {
     var projectIdentifier = 'test_project',
         $httpBackend,
-        $rootScope,
         path,
         groupedQueries;
 
@@ -131,10 +164,9 @@ describe('QueryService', function() {
       $httpBackend.flush();
     }
 
-    beforeEach(inject(function(_$httpBackend_, _PathHelper_, _$rootScope_) {
+    beforeEach(inject(function(_$httpBackend_, _PathHelper_) {
       $httpBackend = _$httpBackend_;
       PathHelper = _PathHelper_;
-      $rootScope = _$rootScope_;
 
       path = PathHelper.apiProjectGroupedQueriesPath(projectIdentifier);
       groupedQueries = {