diff --git a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/studioapp.cpp b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/studioapp.cpp
index fa50bc6d..3cbe35a9 100644
--- a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/studioapp.cpp
+++ b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/studioapp.cpp
@@ -392,6 +392,18 @@ ox::Error StudioUI::handleMoveFile(ox::StringViewCR oldPath, ox::StringViewCR ne
 	return m_projectExplorer.refreshProjectTreeModel();
 }
 
+ox::Error StudioUI::handleDeleteFile(ox::StringViewCR path) noexcept {
+	for (size_t i{}; auto &e : m_editors) {
+		if (path == e->itemPath()) {
+			oxLogError(m_editors.erase(i).error);
+			oxLogError(closeFile(path));
+			break;
+		}
+		++i;
+	}
+	return m_projectExplorer.refreshProjectTreeModel();
+}
+
 ox::Error StudioUI::createOpenProject(ox::StringViewCR path) noexcept {
 	std::error_code ec;
 	std::filesystem::create_directories(toStdStringView(path), ec);
@@ -412,7 +424,7 @@ ox::Error StudioUI::openProjectPath(ox::StringParam path) noexcept {
 	m_newDirDialog.newDir.connect(m_sctx.project, &Project::mkdir);
 	m_project->dirAdded.connect(&m_projectExplorer, &ProjectExplorer::refreshProjectTreeModel);
 	m_project->fileAdded.connect(&m_projectExplorer, &ProjectExplorer::refreshProjectTreeModel);
-	m_project->fileDeleted.connect(&m_projectExplorer, &ProjectExplorer::refreshProjectTreeModel);
+	m_project->fileDeleted.connect(this, &StudioUI::handleDeleteFile);
 	m_project->fileMoved.connect(this, &StudioUI::handleMoveFile);
 	m_openFiles.clear();
 	m_editors.clear();
diff --git a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/studioapp.hpp b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/studioapp.hpp
index c2e6eb32..6dfc730f 100644
--- a/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/studioapp.hpp
+++ b/src/olympic/studio/applib/src/studioapp.hpp
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ class StudioUI: public ox::SignalHandler {
 
 		ox::Error handleMoveFile(ox::StringViewCR oldPath, ox::StringViewCR newPath, ox::UUID const&id) noexcept;
 
+		ox::Error handleDeleteFile(ox::StringViewCR path) noexcept;
+
 		ox::Error createOpenProject(ox::StringViewCR path) noexcept;
 
 		ox::Error openProjectPath(ox::StringParam path) noexcept;