diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cc24bdcea..cb1ac948e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Automatically remove already-played playout items from (continuous) scripted schedules
 - Extract embedded text subtitles (when enabled in settings) on channels that use custom stream selectors
 - Fix subtitle playback using Next streaming engine
+- Fix bug where search results for deleted manual collections would continue to appear
 
 ### Changed
 - Upgrade Intel driver in docker containers to support latest Battlemage devices (e.g. B70)
diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Application/MediaCollections/Commands/DeleteCollectionHandler.cs b/ErsatzTV.Application/MediaCollections/Commands/DeleteCollectionHandler.cs
index c18a00c11..cab373d36 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Application/MediaCollections/Commands/DeleteCollectionHandler.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Application/MediaCollections/Commands/DeleteCollectionHandler.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using ErsatzTV.Core;
 using ErsatzTV.Core.Domain;
+using ErsatzTV.Core.Interfaces.Metadata;
+using ErsatzTV.Core.Interfaces.Repositories;
 using ErsatzTV.Core.Interfaces.Search;
 using ErsatzTV.Infrastructure.Data;
 using ErsatzTV.Infrastructure.Extensions;
@@ -7,31 +9,38 @@ using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 
 namespace ErsatzTV.Application.MediaCollections;
 
-public class DeleteCollectionHandler : IRequestHandler<DeleteCollection, Either<BaseError, Unit>>
+public class DeleteCollectionHandler(
+    IDbContextFactory<TvContext> dbContextFactory,
+    ISearchTargets searchTargets,
+    IMediaCollectionRepository mediaCollectionRepository,
+    ISearchRepository searchRepository,
+    IFallbackMetadataProvider fallbackMetadataProvider,
+    ILanguageCodeService languageCodeService,
+    ISearchIndex searchIndex)
+    : IRequestHandler<DeleteCollection, Either<BaseError, Unit>>
 {
-    private readonly IDbContextFactory<TvContext> _dbContextFactory;
-    private readonly ISearchTargets _searchTargets;
-
-    public DeleteCollectionHandler(IDbContextFactory<TvContext> dbContextFactory, ISearchTargets searchTargets)
-    {
-        _dbContextFactory = dbContextFactory;
-        _searchTargets = searchTargets;
-    }
-
     public async Task<Either<BaseError, Unit>> Handle(
         DeleteCollection request,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        await using TvContext dbContext = await _dbContextFactory.CreateDbContextAsync(cancellationToken);
+        await using TvContext dbContext = await dbContextFactory.CreateDbContextAsync(cancellationToken);
         Validation<BaseError, Collection> validation = await CollectionMustExist(dbContext, request, cancellationToken);
         return await validation.Apply(c => DoDeletion(dbContext, c, cancellationToken));
     }
 
     private async Task<Unit> DoDeletion(TvContext dbContext, Collection collection, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
+        var itemIds = (await mediaCollectionRepository.GetItems(collection.Id)).Map(i => i.Id).ToList();
         dbContext.Collections.Remove(collection);
         await dbContext.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
-        _searchTargets.SearchTargetsChanged();
+        await searchIndex.RebuildItems(
+            searchRepository,
+            fallbackMetadataProvider,
+            languageCodeService,
+            itemIds,
+            cancellationToken);
+        searchIndex.Commit();
+        searchTargets.SearchTargetsChanged();
         return Unit.Default;
     }