diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index be126faecce6d4c873e3aab661786c0ceae766e8..9a4a39e269d5685f835ca3528cae5ae5dd657ddb 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ With the port to Bootstrap 3, app/views/terms/default.haml has a new structure.
 * Implement NodeInfo [#6239](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/6239)
 * Display original author on reshares of NSFW posts [#6270](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/6270)
 * Use avatars in hovercards as links to the profile [#6297](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/6297)
+* Remove avatars of ignored users from stream faces [#6320](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/6320)
 
 # 0.5.2.0
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/stream.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/stream.js
index 8201e997d3a11db9b1926a4525e5ea3bf7ccb951..f1978eb765302e1359acdceec72c3c6d18390472 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/stream.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/stream.js
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ app.models.Stream = Backbone.Collection.extend({
     this.trigger("fetched");
   },
 
+  remove : function(models) {
+    this.items.remove(models);
+  },
+
   preloadOrFetch : function(){ //hai, plz test me THNX
     return $.when(app.hasPreload("stream") ? this.preload() : this.fetch());
   },
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/stream_faces_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/stream_faces_view.js
index 0586f6df57e596be3b16e90f178018513dd60825..6ad00d057de1f24dfa82e9cc6c2e6a302296597f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/stream_faces_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/stream_faces_view.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ app.views.StreamFaces = app.views.Base.extend({
   initialize : function(){
     this.updatePeople();
     app.stream.items.bind("add", this.updatePeople, this);
+    app.stream.items.bind("remove", this.updatePeople, this);
   },
 
   presenter : function() {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/stream_post_views.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/stream_post_views.js
index 60a965136901d4a690935d5be84e40718403ec4e..cd4012050bfd25b8e7ff37c17c05f58f562c9080 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/stream_post_views.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/stream_post_views.js
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ app.views.StreamPost = app.views.Post.extend({
 
   remove : function() {
     $(this.el).slideUp(400, _.bind(function(){this.$el.remove()}, this));
+    app.stream.remove(this.model);
     return this;
   },
 
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/stream_faces_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/stream_faces_view_spec.js
index 98d24897a188079ef294c4572ed7a067cbed8250..af42b3c6d7f77de7cc219ad39e89eff5504d7d91 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/stream_faces_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/stream_faces_view_spec.js
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ describe("app.views.StreamFaces", function(){
     expect(this.view.people.length).toBe(5);
   });
 
-  it("findsPeople when the collection changes", function(){
+  it("Finds people that were added to the collection", function() {
     this.posts.add(factory.post({author : factory.author({name : "Harriet Tubman"})}));
     expect(this.view.people.length).toBe(6);
   });
 
+  it("Finds people that were removed from the collection", function() {
+    this.posts.remove([this.post2, this.post3]);
+    expect(this.view.people.length).toBe(3);
+  });
 
   describe(".render", function(){
     beforeEach(function(){