diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js b/public/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js
index 62aaccda9..be6330683 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ app.views.Post = app.views.StreamObject.extend({
     $(this.el).attr("id", this.model.get("guid"));
 
     this.model.bind('remove', this.remove, this);
+    this.model.bind('destroy', this.destroy, this);
 
     //subviews
     this.commentStreamView = new app.views.CommentStream({ model : this.model});
@@ -116,5 +117,15 @@ app.views.Post = app.views.StreamObject.extend({
 
   authorIsNotCurrentUser : function() {
     return this.model.get("author").id != (!!app.user() && app.user().id)
+  },
+
+  isOnShowPage : function() {
+    return (!this.model.collection) && (this.model.url() == document.location.pathname);
+  },
+
+  destroy : function() {
+    if (this.isOnShowPage()) {
+      document.location.replace(Backbone.history.options.root);
+    }
   }
 });
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/post_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/post_view_spec.js
index 4ecb33569..9eb66d9a2 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/post_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/post_view_spec.js
@@ -96,5 +96,28 @@ describe("app.views.Post", function(){
         });
       })
     })
+
+    context("user views their own post", function(){
+      beforeEach(function(){
+        this.statusMessage.set({ author: {
+          id : app.user().id
+        }});
+        this.view = new app.views.Post({model : this.statusMessage}).render();
+      })
+
+      it("contains remove post", function(){
+        expect(this.view.$(".remove_post")).toExist();
+      })
+
+      it("destroys the view when they delete a their post from the show page", function(){
+        spyOn(window, "confirm").andReturn(true);
+
+        this.view.$(".remove_post").click();
+
+        expect(window.confirm).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(this.view).not.toExist();
+      })
+    })
+
   })
 });