diff --git a/js/privatebin.js b/js/privatebin.js
index 9c843628..a5ab23bd 100644
--- a/js/privatebin.js
+++ b/js/privatebin.js
@@ -5626,8 +5626,11 @@ jQuery.PrivateBin = (function($, RawDeflate) {
             me.initZ();
 
             // if delete token is passed (i.e. paste has been deleted by this
-            // access), there is nothing more to do
+            // access), redirect to baseurl after 5 seconds
             if (Model.hasDeleteToken()) {
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                    UiHelper.reloadHome();
+                }, 5000);
                 return;
             }
 
diff --git a/tpl/bootstrap.php b/tpl/bootstrap.php
index 901bced7..74712355 100644
--- a/tpl/bootstrap.php
+++ b/tpl/bootstrap.php
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ if ($FILEUPLOAD) :
 <?php
 endif;
 ?>
-				<div id="status" role="alert" class="alert alert-info<?php echo empty($STATUS) ? ' hidden' : '' ?>">
+				<div id="status" role="alert" class="alert alert-<?php echo $STATUS === 'Paste was properly deleted.' ? 'success' : 'info' ?><?php echo empty($STATUS) ? ' hidden' : '' ?>">
 					<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign" aria-hidden="true"></span>
 					<?php echo I18n::encode($STATUS), PHP_EOL; ?>
 				</div>
diff --git a/tpl/bootstrap5.php b/tpl/bootstrap5.php
index 298c1684..011e388c 100644
--- a/tpl/bootstrap5.php
+++ b/tpl/bootstrap5.php
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ if ($FILEUPLOAD) :
 <?php
 endif;
 ?>
-				<div id="status" role="alert" class="alert alert-info<?php echo empty($STATUS) ? ' hidden' : '' ?>">
+				<div id="status" role="alert" class="alert alert-<?php $STATUS == 'Paste was properly deleted.' ? 'success' : 'info' ?><?php echo empty($STATUS) ? ' hidden' : '' ?>">
 					<svg width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><use href="img/bootstrap-icons.svg#info-circle" /></svg>
 					<?php echo I18n::encode($STATUS), PHP_EOL; ?>
 				</div>