diff --git a/docs/plugins/hooks.rst b/docs/plugins/hooks.rst
index 5d332b337d..b259952642 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/hooks.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/hooks.rst
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ Executed when a post or signature needs to be parsed from raw text to HTML (for
 ``filter:user.create``
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+``filter:user.delete``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
 ``filter:user.profileLinks``
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
@@ -225,9 +228,6 @@ Executed whenever a notification is pushed to a user.
 ``action:user.create``
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-``action:user.delete``
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
 ``action:topic.delete``
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
diff --git a/src/user/delete.js b/src/user/delete.js
index b955104b37..a58e7f945f 100644
--- a/src/user/delete.js
+++ b/src/user/delete.js
@@ -106,13 +106,15 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 				},
 				function(next) {
 					groups.leaveAllGroups(uid, next);
+				},
+				function(next) {
+					plugins.fireHook('filter:user.delete', uid, next);
 				}
 			], function(err) {
 				if (err) {
 					return callback(err);
 				}
 
-				plugins.fireHook('action:user.delete', uid);
 				async.parallel([
 					function(next) {
 						db.delete('followers:' + uid, next);