diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js
index f011787272..d2fdfe8cdd 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js
@@ -568,10 +568,17 @@ Zotero.ItemTreeView.prototype.notify = function(action, type, ids, extraData)
 			for (var i=0, len=ids.length; i<len; i++) {
 				if (action == 'delete' || action == 'trash' ||
 						!itemGroup.ref.hasItem(ids[i])) {
+					let row = this._itemRowMap[ids[i]];
 					// Row might already be gone (e.g. if this is a child and
 					// 'modify' was sent to parent)
-					if (this._itemRowMap[ids[i]] != undefined) {
-						rows.push(this._itemRowMap[ids[i]]);
+					if (row != undefined) {
+						rows.push(row);
+					}
+					// Remove child items of removed parents
+					if (this.isContainer(row) && this.isContainerOpen(row)) {
+						while (++row < this.rowCount && this.getLevel(row) > 0) {
+							rows.push(row);
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}