diff --git a/src/components/BookmarkList/index.tsx b/src/components/BookmarkList/index.tsx
index c5bc66d8..7a980a1c 100644
--- a/src/components/BookmarkList/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/BookmarkList/index.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { getLatestEvent } from '@/lib/event'
 import { generateBech32IdFromATag, generateBech32IdFromETag } from '@/lib/tag'
 import { normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
+import { syncUserDeletionTombstones } from '@/lib/sync-user-deletions'
 import { queryService } from '@/services/client.service'
 import { kinds } from 'nostr-tools'
 import { forwardRef, useEffect, useImperativeHandle, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ const BookmarkList = forwardRef(function BookmarkList(_, ref) {
     () => ({
       refresh: async () => {
         if (!pubkey) return
+        await syncUserDeletionTombstones(pubkey, relayList)
         const urls = Array.from(
           new Set(
             [
diff --git a/src/components/NoteList/index.tsx b/src/components/NoteList/index.tsx
index 3965ff27..22003155 100644
--- a/src/components/NoteList/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NoteList/index.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/lib/event'
 import { shouldFilterEvent } from '@/lib/event-filtering'
 import { stableSpellFeedFilterKey } from '@/lib/spell-feed-request-identity'
+import { syncUserDeletionTombstones } from '@/lib/sync-user-deletions'
 import { normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { getZapInfoFromEvent } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
 import { isTouchDevice } from '@/lib/utils'
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ const NoteList = forwardRef(
     ref
   ) => {
     const { t } = useTranslation()
-    const { startLogin, pubkey } = useNostr()
+    const { startLogin, pubkey, relayList } = useNostr()
     const { isUserTrusted } = useUserTrust()
     const { mutePubkeySet } = useMuteList()
     const { hideContentMentioningMutedUsers } = useContentPolicy()
@@ -364,20 +365,23 @@ const NoteList = forwardRef(
       return () => window.clearTimeout(handle)
     }, [filteredEvents, events, showCount])
 
-    const scrollToTop = (behavior: ScrollBehavior = 'instant') => {
+    const scrollToTop = useCallback((behavior: ScrollBehavior = 'instant') => {
       setTimeout(() => {
         topRef.current?.scrollIntoView({ behavior, block: 'start' })
       }, 20)
-    }
+    }, [])
 
-    const refresh = () => {
+    const refresh = useCallback(() => {
       scrollToTop()
       setTimeout(() => {
-        setRefreshCount((count) => count + 1)
+        void (async () => {
+          await syncUserDeletionTombstones(pubkey, relayList)
+          setRefreshCount((count) => count + 1)
+        })()
       }, 500)
-    }
+    }, [pubkey, relayList, scrollToTop])
 
-    useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({ scrollToTop, refresh }), [])
+    useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({ scrollToTop, refresh }), [scrollToTop, refresh])
 
     useEffect(() => {
       const currentSubRequests = subRequestsRef.current
diff --git a/src/components/Profile/ProfileFeedWithPins.tsx b/src/components/Profile/ProfileFeedWithPins.tsx
index c9eabe44..104c87b2 100644
--- a/src/components/Profile/ProfileFeedWithPins.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Profile/ProfileFeedWithPins.tsx
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ import { isReplyNoteEvent } from '@/lib/event'
 import { getZapInfoFromEvent } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
 import { useProfilePins } from '@/hooks/useProfilePins'
 import { useProfileTimeline } from '@/hooks/useProfileTimeline'
+import { useDeletedEvent } from '@/providers/DeletedEventProvider'
 import { useKindFilter } from '@/providers/KindFilterProvider'
 import { useZap } from '@/providers/ZapProvider'
+import client from '@/services/client.service'
 import storage from '@/services/local-storage.service'
 import { Event, kinds } from 'nostr-tools'
 import { forwardRef, useCallback, useEffect, useImperativeHandle, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ function useHideRepliesLikeMainFeed() {
 
 const ProfileFeedWithPins = forwardRef<{ refresh: () => void }, { pubkey: string }>(({ pubkey }, ref) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
+  const { isEventDeleted } = useDeletedEvent()
   const { zapReplyThreshold } = useZap()
   const { showKinds, showKind1OPs, showKind1Replies, showKind1111 } = useKindFilter()
   const hideReplies = useHideRepliesLikeMainFeed()
@@ -103,8 +106,14 @@ const ProfileFeedWithPins = forwardRef<{ refresh: () => void }, { pubkey: string
     [searchQuery]
   )
 
-  const filteredPins = useMemo(() => applySearch(pinEvents), [pinEvents, applySearch])
-  const filteredRest = useMemo(() => applySearch(restTimeline), [restTimeline, applySearch])
+  const filteredPins = useMemo(
+    () => applySearch(pinEvents).filter((e) => !isEventDeleted(e)),
+    [pinEvents, applySearch, isEventDeleted]
+  )
+  const filteredRest = useMemo(
+    () => applySearch(restTimeline).filter((e) => !isEventDeleted(e)),
+    [restTimeline, applySearch, isEventDeleted]
+  )
 
   const mergedDisplay = useMemo(() => [...filteredPins, ...filteredRest], [filteredPins, filteredRest])
 
@@ -124,7 +133,8 @@ const ProfileFeedWithPins = forwardRef<{ refresh: () => void }, { pubkey: string
     setIsRefreshing(true)
     refreshPins()
     refreshTimeline()
-  }, [refreshPins, refreshTimeline])
+    void client.fetchDeletionEventsForPubkey(pubkey)
+  }, [refreshPins, refreshTimeline, pubkey])
 
   useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({ refresh: refreshAll }), [refreshAll])
 
diff --git a/src/hooks/useProfileTimeline.tsx b/src/hooks/useProfileTimeline.tsx
index f2abbe4c..6c67745f 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useProfileTimeline.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useProfileTimeline.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import { useDeletedEvent } from '@/providers/DeletedEventProvider'
+import client from '@/services/client.service'
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState, useCallback } from 'react'
 import { Event } from 'nostr-tools'
-import client from '@/services/client.service'
 import { CALENDAR_EVENT_KINDS, ExtendedKind, FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS } from '@/constants'
 import { normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ async function getRelayGroups(pubkey: string): Promise<string[][]> {
 function postProcessEvents(
   rawEvents: Event[],
   filterPredicate: ((event: Event) => boolean) | undefined,
-  limit: number
+  limit: number,
+  isEventDeleted: (event: Event) => boolean
 ) {
   const dedupMap = new Map<string, Event>()
   rawEvents.forEach((evt) => {
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ function postProcessEvents(
     }
   })
 
-  let events = Array.from(dedupMap.values())
+  let events = Array.from(dedupMap.values()).filter((e) => !isEventDeleted(e))
   if (filterPredicate) {
     events = events.filter(filterPredicate)
   }
@@ -105,12 +107,28 @@ export function useProfileTimeline({
   limit = 200,
   filterPredicate
 }: UseProfileTimelineOptions): UseProfileTimelineResult {
+  const { isEventDeleted, tombstoneEpoch } = useDeletedEvent()
+  const isEventDeletedRef = useRef(isEventDeleted)
+  isEventDeletedRef.current = isEventDeleted
+
   const cachedEntry = useMemo(() => timelineCache.get(cacheKey), [cacheKey])
   const [events, setEvents] = useState<Event[]>(cachedEntry?.events ?? [])
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(!cachedEntry)
   const [refreshToken, setRefreshToken] = useState(0)
   const subscriptionRef = useRef<() => void>(() => {})
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setEvents((prev) => {
+      const next = prev.filter((e) => !isEventDeletedRef.current(e))
+      if (next.length === prev.length) return prev
+      const cached = timelineCache.get(cacheKey)
+      if (cached) {
+        timelineCache.set(cacheKey, { events: next, lastUpdated: cached.lastUpdated })
+      }
+      return next
+    })
+  }, [tombstoneEpoch, cacheKey])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false
 
@@ -178,7 +196,12 @@ export function useProfileTimeline({
           {
             onEvents: (fetchedEvents) => {
               if (cancelled) return
-              const processed = postProcessEvents(fetchedEvents as Event[], filterPredicate, limit)
+              const processed = postProcessEvents(
+                fetchedEvents as Event[],
+                filterPredicate,
+                limit,
+                isEventDeletedRef.current
+              )
               timelineCache.set(cacheKey, {
                 events: processed,
                 lastUpdated: Date.now()
@@ -190,7 +213,12 @@ export function useProfileTimeline({
               if (cancelled) return
               setEvents((prevEvents) => {
                 const combined = [evt as Event, ...prevEvents]
-                const processed = postProcessEvents(combined, filterPredicate, limit)
+                const processed = postProcessEvents(
+                  combined,
+                  filterPredicate,
+                  limit,
+                  isEventDeletedRef.current
+                )
                 timelineCache.set(cacheKey, {
                   events: processed,
                   lastUpdated: Date.now()
diff --git a/src/lib/deleted-event-key.ts b/src/lib/deleted-event-key.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1acf358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/deleted-event-key.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { getReplaceableCoordinateFromEvent, isReplaceableEvent } from '@/lib/event'
+import { NostrEvent } from 'nostr-tools'
+
+/** Key used when optimistically marking an event deleted in UI (matches tombstone / filter lookup). */
+export function getKeyForDeletedLookup(event: NostrEvent): string {
+  return isReplaceableEvent(event.kind) ? getReplaceableCoordinateFromEvent(event) : event.id
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/event.ts b/src/lib/event.ts
index ae03fa02..1b057c90 100644
--- a/src/lib/event.ts
+++ b/src/lib/event.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,16 @@ export function getReplaceableCoordinateFromEvent(event: Event) {
   return getReplaceableCoordinate(event.kind, event.pubkey, d)
 }
 
+/** Whether an event matches a tombstone key from IndexedDB (e-tag id, a-tag coordinate, or k-tag kind:pubkey). */
+export function isTombstoneKeyForEvent(event: Event, tombstones: Set<string>): boolean {
+  if (tombstones.has(event.id)) return true
+  if (isReplaceableEvent(event.kind)) {
+    if (tombstones.has(getReplaceableCoordinateFromEvent(event))) return true
+    if (tombstones.has(`${event.kind}:${event.pubkey}`)) return true
+  }
+  return false
+}
+
 export function getNoteBech32Id(event: Event) {
   const hints = client.getEventHints(event.id).slice(0, 2)
   if (isReplaceableEvent(event.kind)) {
diff --git a/src/lib/sync-user-deletions.ts b/src/lib/sync-user-deletions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f173a1c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/sync-user-deletions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { buildDeletionRelayUrls } from '@/lib/tombstone-events'
+import client from '@/services/client.service'
+import type { TRelayList } from '@/types'
+
+/** Re-fetch the current user's kind-5 events, update IndexedDB tombstones, and notify UI (via tombstonesUpdated). */
+export async function syncUserDeletionTombstones(
+  pubkey: string | undefined | null,
+  relayList: TRelayList | null | undefined
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (!pubkey) return
+  await client.fetchDeletionEvents(buildDeletionRelayUrls(relayList ?? null), pubkey)
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/tombstone-events.ts b/src/lib/tombstone-events.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6b027e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/tombstone-events.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { PROFILE_FETCH_RELAY_URLS } from '@/constants'
+import { normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import type { TRelayList } from '@/types'
+
+/** Dispatched after tombstones in IndexedDB change (kind-5 sync or local apply). */
+export const TOMBSTONES_UPDATED_EVENT = 'jumble:tombstonesUpdated'
+
+export function dispatchTombstonesUpdated(): void {
+  if (typeof window === 'undefined') return
+  window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(TOMBSTONES_UPDATED_EVENT))
+}
+
+/** Relay set for querying the current user's kind-5 events (aligned with login sync). */
+export function buildDeletionRelayUrls(relayList: TRelayList | null | undefined): string[] {
+  if (!relayList?.read?.length && !relayList?.write?.length) {
+    return Array.from(
+      new Set(PROFILE_FETCH_RELAY_URLS.map((url) => normalizeUrl(url) || url).filter(Boolean))
+    ).slice(0, 20)
+  }
+  return Array.from(
+    new Set([
+      ...relayList.write.map((url: string) => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
+      ...relayList.read.slice(0, 8).map((url: string) => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
+      ...PROFILE_FETCH_RELAY_URLS.map((url: string) => normalizeUrl(url) || url)
+    ])
+  ).slice(0, 20)
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/primary/ExplorePage/index.tsx b/src/pages/primary/ExplorePage/index.tsx
index edd5d5f5..4141a250 100644
--- a/src/pages/primary/ExplorePage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/primary/ExplorePage/index.tsx
@@ -11,11 +11,22 @@ import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { isWebsocketUrl, normalizeUrl, simplifyUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { RefreshButton } from '@/components/RefreshButton'
 import PrimaryPageLayout from '@/layouts/PrimaryPageLayout'
+import { syncUserDeletionTombstones } from '@/lib/sync-user-deletions'
 import { useSmartRelayNavigation } from '@/PageManager'
+import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
 import nip66Service from '@/services/nip66.service'
 import { TPageRef } from '@/types'
 import { ArrowRight, Compass, Plus } from 'lucide-react'
-import { forwardRef, FormEvent, useEffect, useImperativeHandle, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import {
+  forwardRef,
+  FormEvent,
+  useCallback,
+  useEffect,
+  useImperativeHandle,
+  useMemo,
+  useRef,
+  useState
+} from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { toast } from 'sonner'
 
@@ -69,11 +80,17 @@ function normalizeHomeTab(restored: string): TExploreTabs {
 
 const ExplorePage = forwardRef<TPageRef>((_, ref) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
+  const { pubkey, relayList } = useNostr()
   const [tab, setTab] = useState<TExploreTabs>('explore')
   const layoutRef = useRef<TPageRef>(null)
   const [contentRefreshKey, setContentRefreshKey] = useState(0)
 
-  const bumpExploreContent = () => setContentRefreshKey((k) => k + 1)
+  const bumpExploreContent = useCallback(() => {
+    void (async () => {
+      await syncUserDeletionTombstones(pubkey, relayList)
+      setContentRefreshKey((k) => k + 1)
+    })()
+  }, [pubkey, relayList])
 
   useImperativeHandle(
     ref,
@@ -81,7 +98,7 @@ const ExplorePage = forwardRef<TPageRef>((_, ref) => {
       scrollToTop: (behavior?: ScrollBehavior) => layoutRef.current?.scrollToTop(behavior),
       refresh: bumpExploreContent
     }),
-    []
+    [bumpExploreContent]
   )
 
   // Listen for tab restoration from PageManager
diff --git a/src/pages/primary/MePage/index.tsx b/src/pages/primary/MePage/index.tsx
index e133f672..d57ed55d 100644
--- a/src/pages/primary/MePage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/primary/MePage/index.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { SimpleUsername } from '@/components/Username'
 import { RefreshButton } from '@/components/RefreshButton'
 import PrimaryPageLayout, { type TPrimaryPageLayoutRef } from '@/layouts/PrimaryPageLayout'
 import { toProfile, toRelaySettings, toWallet } from '@/lib/link'
+import { syncUserDeletionTombstones } from '@/lib/sync-user-deletions'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { useSecondaryPage } from '@/PageManager'
 import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
@@ -21,19 +22,33 @@ import {
   Wallet
 } from 'lucide-react'
 import { TPageRef } from '@/types'
-import { forwardRef, HTMLProps, useImperativeHandle, useRef, useState, type KeyboardEvent, type MouseEvent } from 'react'
+import {
+  forwardRef,
+  HTMLProps,
+  useCallback,
+  useImperativeHandle,
+  useRef,
+  useState,
+  type KeyboardEvent,
+  type MouseEvent
+} from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 
 const MePage = forwardRef<TPageRef>((_, ref) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const { push } = useSecondaryPage()
-  const { pubkey } = useNostr()
+  const { pubkey, relayList } = useNostr()
   const [loginDialogOpen, setLoginDialogOpen] = useState(false)
   const [logoutDialogOpen, setLogoutDialogOpen] = useState(false)
   const layoutRef = useRef<TPrimaryPageLayoutRef>(null)
   const [contentKey, setContentKey] = useState(0)
 
-  const bumpMe = () => setContentKey((k) => k + 1)
+  const bumpMe = useCallback(() => {
+    void (async () => {
+      await syncUserDeletionTombstones(pubkey, relayList)
+      setContentKey((k) => k + 1)
+    })()
+  }, [pubkey, relayList])
 
   useImperativeHandle(
     ref,
@@ -41,7 +56,7 @@ const MePage = forwardRef<TPageRef>((_, ref) => {
       scrollToTop: (behavior?: ScrollBehavior) => layoutRef.current?.scrollToTop(behavior),
       refresh: bumpMe
     }),
-    []
+    [bumpMe]
   )
 
   if (!pubkey) {
diff --git a/src/pages/primary/RssPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/primary/RssPage/index.tsx
index e8b9f0b2..cfefb695 100644
--- a/src/pages/primary/RssPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/primary/RssPage/index.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import PrimaryPageLayout, { type TPrimaryPageLayoutRef } from '@/layouts/Primary
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { DEFAULT_RSS_FEEDS } from '@/constants'
 import logger from '@/lib/logger'
+import { syncUserDeletionTombstones } from '@/lib/sync-user-deletions'
 import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
 import rssFeedService from '@/services/rss-feed.service'
 import { Rss, Search } from 'lucide-react'
@@ -13,11 +14,12 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 
 const RssPage = forwardRef<TPageRef>((_, ref) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
-  const { pubkey, rssFeedListEvent } = useNostr()
+  const { pubkey, relayList, rssFeedListEvent } = useNostr()
   const [rssRefreshKey, setRssRefreshKey] = useState(0)
   const layoutRef = useRef<TPrimaryPageLayoutRef>(null)
 
   const handleRefresh = useCallback(() => {
+    void syncUserDeletionTombstones(pubkey, relayList)
     let feedUrls: string[] = []
     if (pubkey && rssFeedListEvent) {
       try {
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ const RssPage = forwardRef<TPageRef>((_, ref) => {
       )
     }
     setRssRefreshKey((k) => k + 1)
-  }, [pubkey, rssFeedListEvent])
+  }, [pubkey, relayList, rssFeedListEvent])
 
   useImperativeHandle(
     ref,
diff --git a/src/pages/primary/SearchPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/primary/SearchPage/index.tsx
index 9c55b9c0..c8aacd93 100644
--- a/src/pages/primary/SearchPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/primary/SearchPage/index.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import { RefreshButton } from '@/components/RefreshButton'
 import SearchBar, { TSearchBarRef } from '@/components/SearchBar'
 import SearchResult from '@/components/SearchResult'
 import PrimaryPageLayout, { TPrimaryPageLayoutRef } from '@/layouts/PrimaryPageLayout'
+import { syncUserDeletionTombstones } from '@/lib/sync-user-deletions'
 import { usePrimaryPage } from '@/PageManager'
+import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
 import { TPageRef, TSearchParams } from '@/types'
 import { BookOpen } from 'lucide-react'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ import { forwardRef, useCallback, useEffect, useImperativeHandle, useMemo, useRe
 
 const SearchPage = forwardRef<TPageRef>((_, ref) => {
   const { current, display } = usePrimaryPage()
+  const { pubkey, relayList } = useNostr()
   const [input, setInput] = useState('')
   const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useState<TSearchParams | null>(null)
   const [resultRefreshKey, setResultRefreshKey] = useState(0)
@@ -18,7 +21,12 @@ const SearchPage = forwardRef<TPageRef>((_, ref) => {
   const searchBarRef = useRef<TSearchBarRef>(null)
   const layoutRef = useRef<TPrimaryPageLayoutRef>(null)
 
-  const bumpResults = useCallback(() => setResultRefreshKey((k) => k + 1), [])
+  const bumpResults = useCallback(() => {
+    void (async () => {
+      await syncUserDeletionTombstones(pubkey, relayList)
+      setResultRefreshKey((k) => k + 1)
+    })()
+  }, [pubkey, relayList])
 
   useImperativeHandle(
     ref,
diff --git a/src/pages/secondary/SearchPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/secondary/SearchPage/index.tsx
index 0e7e2261..df816128 100644
--- a/src/pages/secondary/SearchPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/secondary/SearchPage/index.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import SearchResult from '@/components/SearchResult'
 import SecondaryPageLayout from '@/layouts/SecondaryPageLayout'
 import { toSearch } from '@/lib/link'
 import { parseAdvancedSearch } from '@/lib/search-parser'
+import { syncUserDeletionTombstones } from '@/lib/sync-user-deletions'
 import { usePrimaryNoteView, useSecondaryPage } from '@/PageManager'
+import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
 import { TSearchParams } from '@/types'
 import { BookOpen } from 'lucide-react'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
@@ -14,8 +16,14 @@ import { forwardRef, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'r
 const SearchPage = forwardRef(({ index, hideTitlebar = false }: { index?: number; hideTitlebar?: boolean }, ref) => {
   const { registerPrimaryPanelRefresh } = usePrimaryNoteView()
   const { push } = useSecondaryPage()
+  const { pubkey, relayList } = useNostr()
   const [resultRefreshKey, setResultRefreshKey] = useState(0)
-  const bumpResults = useCallback(() => setResultRefreshKey((k) => k + 1), [])
+  const bumpResults = useCallback(() => {
+    void (async () => {
+      await syncUserDeletionTombstones(pubkey, relayList)
+      setResultRefreshKey((k) => k + 1)
+    })()
+  }, [pubkey, relayList])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!hideTitlebar) {
diff --git a/src/providers/DeletedEventProvider.tsx b/src/providers/DeletedEventProvider.tsx
index f17a9a5d..032e977c 100644
--- a/src/providers/DeletedEventProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/DeletedEventProvider.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
-import { getReplaceableCoordinateFromEvent, isReplaceableEvent } from '@/lib/event'
+import { getKeyForDeletedLookup } from '@/lib/deleted-event-key'
+import { isTombstoneKeyForEvent } from '@/lib/event'
+import { TOMBSTONES_UPDATED_EVENT } from '@/lib/tombstone-events'
+import indexedDb from '@/services/indexed-db.service'
 import { NostrEvent } from 'nostr-tools'
-import { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useState } from 'react'
+import { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 
 type TDeletedEventContext = {
   addDeletedEvent: (event: NostrEvent) => void
   addDeletedEventId: (eventId: string) => void
   isEventDeleted: (event: NostrEvent) => boolean
+  /** Bumps when tombstones are reloaded from IndexedDB (for list re-filtering). */
+  tombstoneEpoch: number
 }
 
 const DeletedEventContext = createContext<TDeletedEventContext | undefined>(undefined)
@@ -19,30 +24,52 @@ export const useDeletedEvent = () => {
 }
 
 export function DeletedEventProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
-  const [deletedEventKeys, setDeletedEventKeys] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set())
+  const [tombstoneKeys, setTombstoneKeys] = useState<Set<string>>(() => new Set())
+  const [tombstoneEpoch, setTombstoneEpoch] = useState(0)
+
+  const hydrateFromIndexedDb = useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      const keys = await indexedDb.getAllTombstones()
+      setTombstoneKeys(keys)
+      setTombstoneEpoch((e) => e + 1)
+    } catch {
+      /* ignore */
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void hydrateFromIndexedDb()
+  }, [hydrateFromIndexedDb])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const onUpdate = () => {
+      void hydrateFromIndexedDb()
+    }
+    window.addEventListener(TOMBSTONES_UPDATED_EVENT, onUpdate)
+    return () => window.removeEventListener(TOMBSTONES_UPDATED_EVENT, onUpdate)
+  }, [hydrateFromIndexedDb])
 
   const isEventDeleted = useCallback(
-    (event: NostrEvent) => {
-      return deletedEventKeys.has(getKey(event))
-    },
-    [deletedEventKeys]
+    (event: NostrEvent) => isTombstoneKeyForEvent(event, tombstoneKeys),
+    [tombstoneKeys]
   )
 
-  const addDeletedEvent = (event: NostrEvent) => {
-    setDeletedEventKeys((prev) => new Set(prev).add(getKey(event)))
-  }
+  const addDeletedEvent = useCallback((event: NostrEvent) => {
+    const key = getKeyForDeletedLookup(event)
+    setTombstoneKeys((prev) => new Set(prev).add(key))
+    setTombstoneEpoch((e) => e + 1)
+  }, [])
 
-  const addDeletedEventId = (eventId: string) => {
-    setDeletedEventKeys((prev) => new Set(prev).add(eventId))
-  }
+  const addDeletedEventId = useCallback((eventId: string) => {
+    setTombstoneKeys((prev) => new Set(prev).add(eventId))
+    setTombstoneEpoch((e) => e + 1)
+  }, [])
 
   return (
-    <DeletedEventContext.Provider value={{ addDeletedEvent, addDeletedEventId, isEventDeleted }}>
+    <DeletedEventContext.Provider
+      value={{ addDeletedEvent, addDeletedEventId, isEventDeleted, tombstoneEpoch }}
+    >
       {children}
     </DeletedEventContext.Provider>
   )
 }
-
-function getKey(event: NostrEvent) {
-  return isReplaceableEvent(event.kind) ? getReplaceableCoordinateFromEvent(event) : event.id
-}
diff --git a/src/services/client.service.ts b/src/services/client.service.ts
index cf1789a9..2a48ff15 100644
--- a/src/services/client.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/client.service.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ function filterForRelay(f: Filter, relaySupportsSearch: boolean): Filter {
 }
 import { getProfileFromEvent, getRelayListFromEvent } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
 import logger from '@/lib/logger'
+import { dispatchTombstonesUpdated } from '@/lib/tombstone-events'
 import { isValidPubkey, pubkeyToNpub } from '@/lib/pubkey'
 import { getPubkeysFromPTags, tagNameEquals } from '@/lib/tag'
 import { isLocalNetworkUrl, normalizeUrl, simplifyUrl } from '@/lib/url'
@@ -1835,6 +1836,7 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
     if (removed > 0) {
       logger.info('[ClientService] Removed tombstoned events from cache', { count: removed })
     }
+    dispatchTombstonesUpdated()
   }
 
   private async addTombstoneEntriesFromDeletionEvent(deletionEvent: NEvent): Promise<void> {
@@ -1893,11 +1895,38 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
       if (removed > 0) {
         logger.info('[ClientService] Removed tombstoned events from cache', { count: removed })
       }
+      dispatchTombstonesUpdated()
     } catch (error) {
       logger.warn('[ClientService] Failed to fetch deletion events', { error })
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Fetch kind-5 events for a profile pubkey (e.g. on profile feed refresh) so their deletes apply to tombstones + UI.
+   */
+  async fetchDeletionEventsForPubkey(profilePubkey: string): Promise<void> {
+    if (!profilePubkey) return
+    try {
+      const [relayList, favoriteRelays] = await Promise.all([
+        this.fetchRelayList(profilePubkey).catch(() => ({ read: [] as string[], write: [] as string[] })),
+        this.fetchFavoriteRelays(profilePubkey).catch(() => [] as string[])
+      ])
+      const urls = Array.from(
+        new Set(
+          [
+            ...relayList.write.map((url: string) => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
+            ...relayList.read.slice(0, 8).map((url: string) => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
+            ...favoriteRelays.map((url: string) => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
+            ...FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS.map((url: string) => normalizeUrl(url) || url)
+          ].filter(Boolean)
+        )
+      ).slice(0, 24)
+      await this.fetchDeletionEvents(urls.length > 0 ? urls : undefined, profilePubkey)
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.warn('[ClientService] fetchDeletionEventsForPubkey failed', { error })
+    }
+  }
+
   async searchNpubsForMention(
     query: string,
     limit: number = 100,