diff --git a/public/src/client/topic/threadTools.js b/public/src/client/topic/threadTools.js
index 7fc6ced0e9..3a52470171 100644
--- a/public/src/client/topic/threadTools.js
+++ b/public/src/client/topic/threadTools.js
@@ -212,6 +212,16 @@ define('forum/topic/threadTools', [
 		components.get('topic/purge').toggleClass('hidden', !data.isDelete).parent().attr('hidden', !data.isDelete ? '' : null);
 		components.get('topic/deleted/message').toggleClass('hidden', !data.isDelete);
 
+		if (data.isDelete) {
+			app.parseAndTranslate('partials/topic/deleted-message', {
+				deleter: data.user,
+				deleted: true,
+				deletedTimestampISO: utils.toISOString(Date.now()),
+			}, function (html) {
+				components.get('topic/deleted/message').replaceWith(html);
+				html.find('.timeago').timeago();
+			});
+		}
 		var hideReply = data.isDelete && !ajaxify.data.privileges.isAdminOrMod;
 
 		components.get('topic/reply/container').toggleClass('hidden', hideReply);
diff --git a/src/topics/tools.js b/src/topics/tools.js
index 6cf4bbefcc..00062e8fb9 100644
--- a/src/topics/tools.js
+++ b/src/topics/tools.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ var _ = require('lodash');
 
 var db = require('../database');
 var categories = require('../categories');
+var user = require('../user');
 var plugins = require('../plugins');
 var privileges = require('../privileges');
 
@@ -61,15 +62,16 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 				} else {
 					plugins.fireHook('action:topic.restore', { topic: topicData, uid: uid });
 				}
-
-				var data = {
+				user.getUserFields(uid, ['username', 'userslug'], next);
+			},
+			function (userData, next) {
+				next(null, {
 					tid: tid,
 					cid: topicData.cid,
 					isDelete: isDelete,
 					uid: uid,
-				};
-
-				next(null, data);
+					user: userData,
+				});
 			},
 		], callback);
 	}