diff --git a/app/helpers/note_helper.rb b/app/helpers/note_helper.rb
index 2e9850aef..0ba503228 100644
--- a/app/helpers/note_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/note_helper.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 module NoteHelper
   include ActionView::Helpers::TranslationHelper
 
+  def note_description(author, description)
+    if !author.nil? && author.status == "deleted"
+      RichText.new("text", t("notes.show.description_when_author_is_deleted"))
+    else
+      description
+    end
+  end
+
   def note_event(event, at, by)
     if by.nil?
       t("notes.show.event_#{event}_by_anonymous_html",
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 172c66182..ac3e029e3 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -3069,6 +3069,7 @@ en:
       open_title: "Unresolved note #%{note_name}"
       closed_title: "Resolved note #%{note_name}"
       hidden_title: "Hidden note #%{note_name}"
+      description_when_author_is_deleted: "deleted"
       event_opened_by_html: "Created by %{user} %{time_ago}"
       event_opened_by_anonymous_html: "Created by anonymous %{time_ago}"
       event_commented_by_html: "Comment from %{user} %{time_ago}"