diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c5b4f27..eac930d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Version numbers follow [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html
 
 ### Changed
 
-- **Redacted and deleted cards stay in the grid until the next scan** — previously redacting (✏) or deleting (🗑) a card removed it from the grid and from `S.flaggedData`/`S.filteredData` immediately. Now the item is kept and marked: the card is greyed (`card-resolved` styling), shows a `✏ Redacted` (green) or `🗑 Deleted` (red) badge, and its action buttons are hidden so it can't be re-processed. The operator can see what was handled during the session; the grid is rebuilt on the next scan run, which clears the markers. Implemented with `_redacted` / `_deleted` flags in `results.js` (`appendCard` + `redactItem` / `deleteItem`); no server change.
+- **Redacted and deleted cards stay in the grid until the next scan** — previously redacting (✏) or deleting (🗑) a card — or running a bulk delete — removed the affected cards from the grid and from `S.flaggedData`/`S.filteredData` immediately. Now each item is kept and marked: the card is greyed (`card-resolved` styling), shows a `✏ Redacted` (green) or `🗑 Deleted` (red) badge, and its action buttons are hidden so it can't be re-processed. The operator can see what was handled during the session; the grid is rebuilt on the next scan run, which clears the markers. Implemented with `_redacted` / `_deleted` flags in `results.js` (`appendCard`, `redactItem`, `deleteItem`, `executeBulkDelete`); handled items are also excluded from the bulk-delete match set. `POST /api/delete_bulk` now returns `deleted_ids` so the grid marks exactly the items the server actually deleted (partial failures stay active).
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/routes/export.py b/routes/export.py
index 446f151..cb2030d 100644
--- a/routes/export.py
+++ b/routes/export.py
@@ -1758,10 +1758,11 @@ def delete_bulk():
             except Exception: pass
 
     return jsonify({
-        "ok":      True,
-        "deleted": len(deleted_ids),
-        "failed":  len(failed_items),
-        "errors":  failed_items[:10],  # cap error list
+        "ok":          True,
+        "deleted":     len(deleted_ids),
+        "deleted_ids": deleted_ids,    # so the grid can mark exactly these
+        "failed":      len(failed_items),
+        "errors":      failed_items[:10],  # cap error list
     })
 
 
diff --git a/static/js/results.js b/static/js/results.js
index 13ae0dd..0729c32 100644
--- a/static/js/results.js
+++ b/static/js/results.js
@@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ function _bdFilters() {
 function _bdMatches() {
   const f = _bdFilters();
   return S.flaggedData.filter(x => {
+    if (x._deleted || x._redacted) return false;  // already handled this session
     if (f.source_type && x.source_type !== f.source_type) return false;
     if (x.cpr_count < f.min_cpr) return false;
     if (f.older_than_date && x.modified > f.older_than_date) return false;
@@ -885,9 +886,12 @@ async function executeBulkDelete() {
     });
     const d = await r.json();
     if (d.ok) {
-      const deletedSet = new Set(matches.map(x => x.id));
-      S.flaggedData  = S.flaggedData.filter(x => !deletedSet.has(x.id));
-      S.filteredData = S.filteredData.filter(x => !deletedSet.has(x.id));
+      // Keep the deleted items in the grid (marked, greyed, buttons hidden)
+      // until the next scan run — only those the server actually deleted.
+      const deletedSet = new Set(d.deleted_ids || matches.map(x => x.id));
+      const _mark = (x) => { if (deletedSet.has(x.id)) x._deleted = true; };
+      S.flaggedData.forEach(_mark);
+      S.filteredData.forEach(_mark);
       renderGrid(S.filteredData.length ? S.filteredData : S.flaggedData);
       updateStats();
       prog.innerHTML = `<span style="color:var(--ok,#4c4)">✓ ${d.deleted} ${t('m365_bulk_deleted', 'deleted')}</span>` +