diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 6038be15f..8600413a5 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ Contributions are very welcome, the hard work is done!
 * Improve search and mentions suggestions [#6788](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/6788)
 * Redesign back to top button [#6782](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/6782)
 * Adjusted Facebook integration for a successful review [#6778](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/6778)
+* Redirect to the sign-in page instead of the stream on account deletion [#6784](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/6784)
 
 ## Bug fixes
 * Destroy Participation when removing interactions with a post [#5852](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/5852)
diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 7bce10206..0e67c7b01 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
     if params[:user] && params[:user][:current_password] && current_user.valid_password?(params[:user][:current_password])
       current_user.close_account!
       sign_out current_user
-      redirect_to(stream_path, :notice => I18n.t('users.destroy.success'))
+      redirect_to(new_user_session_path(format: request[:format]), notice: I18n.t("users.destroy.success"))
     else
       if params[:user].present? && params[:user][:current_password].present?
         flash[:error] = t 'users.destroy.wrong_password'