diff --git a/app/helpers/changeset_helper.rb b/app/helpers/changeset_helper.rb
index 8d49597f7..45c8be681 100644
--- a/app/helpers/changeset_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/changeset_helper.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 module ChangesetHelper
   def changeset_user_link(changeset)
-    if changeset.user.status != "deleted" && changeset.user.data_public?
+    if changeset.user.status == "deleted"
+      t("user.no_such_user.deleted")
+    elsif changeset.user.data_public?
       link_to(changeset.user.display_name, user_path(changeset.user.display_name))
     else
       t("browse.anonymous")
diff --git a/app/helpers/note_helper.rb b/app/helpers/note_helper.rb
index 2eb809572..2a1016129 100644
--- a/app/helpers/note_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/note_helper.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module NoteHelper
     if author.nil?
       ""
     elsif author.status == "deleted"
-      t("browse.anonymous")
+      t("user.no_such_user.deleted")
     else
       link_to h(author.display_name), link_options.merge(:controller => "user", :action => "view", :display_name => author.display_name)
     end
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index ae8294e95..d61879a9c 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -1810,6 +1810,7 @@ en:
       title: "No such user"
       heading: "The user %{user} does not exist"
       body: "Sorry, there is no user with the name %{user}. Please check your spelling, or maybe the link you clicked is wrong."
+      deleted: "deleted"
     view:
       my diary: My Diary
       new diary entry: new diary entry
diff --git a/test/helpers/changeset_helper_test.rb b/test/helpers/changeset_helper_test.rb
index e7ca138b6..8342f99d2 100644
--- a/test/helpers/changeset_helper_test.rb
+++ b/test/helpers/changeset_helper_test.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class ChangesetHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
   def test_changeset_user_link
     assert_equal "<a href=\"/user/test2\">test2</a>", changeset_user_link(changesets(:public_user_first_change))
     assert_equal "anonymous", changeset_user_link(changesets(:normal_user_first_change))
-    assert_equal "anonymous", changeset_user_link(changesets(:deleted_user_first_change))
+    assert_equal "deleted", changeset_user_link(changesets(:deleted_user_first_change))
   end
 
   def test_changeset_details
diff --git a/test/helpers/note_helper_test.rb b/test/helpers/note_helper_test.rb
index e946f6f05..8495e21a9 100644
--- a/test/helpers/note_helper_test.rb
+++ b/test/helpers/note_helper_test.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class NoteHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
 
   def test_note_author
     assert_equal "", note_author(nil)
-    assert_equal "anonymous", note_author(users(:deleted_user))
+    assert_equal "deleted", note_author(users(:deleted_user))
     assert_equal "<a href=\"/user/test2\">test2</a>", note_author(users(:public_user))
     assert_equal "<a href=\"http://test.host/user/test2\">test2</a>", note_author(users(:public_user), :only_path => false)
   end