diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadActivity.kt
index 020284934..64c79dd36 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadActivity.kt
@@ -797,7 +797,10 @@ class UploadActivity : BaseActivity(), UploadContract.View, UploadBaseFragment.C
         }
     }
 
-    override fun onThumbnailDeleted(position: Int) = presenter!!.deletePictureAtIndex(position)
+    override fun onThumbnailDeleted(position: Int) {
+        presenter!!.deletePictureAtIndex(position)
+        thumbnailsAdapter?.notifyItemRemoved(position)
+    }
 
     /**
      * The adapter used to show image upload intermediate fragments