diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.delete.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.delete.controller.js
index be27f3a663..12da77e854 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.delete.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.delete.controller.js
@@ -31,7 +31,13 @@ function ContentDeleteController($scope, contentResource, treeService, navigatio
             
             //if the current edited item is the same one as we're deleting, we need to navigate elsewhere
             if (editorState.current && editorState.current.id == $scope.currentNode.id) {
-                $location.path("/content/content/edit/" + $scope.currentNode.parentId);
+
+                //If the deleted item lived at the root then just redirect back to the root, otherwise redirect to the item's parent
+                var location = "/content";
+                if ($scope.currentNode.parentId !== -1)
+                    location = "/content/content/edit/" + $scope.currentNode.parentId;
+
+                $location.path(location);
             }
 
             navigationService.hideMenu();
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.delete.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.delete.controller.js
index 3b25411bf9..89a2920c49 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.delete.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.delete.controller.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function MediaDeleteController($scope, mediaResource, treeService, navigationSer
 
             	//If the deleted item lived at the root then just redirect back to the root, otherwise redirect to the item's parent
             	var location = "/media";
-            	if ($scope.currentNode.parentId != -1)
+            	if ($scope.currentNode.parentId !== -1)
             		location = "/media/media/edit/" + $scope.currentNode.parentId;
 
                 $location.path(location);