diff --git a/src/gsm.c b/src/gsm.c
index bcbd36c..a116bb7 100644
--- a/src/gsm.c
+++ b/src/gsm.c
@@ -586,6 +586,20 @@ int gsm_call_reject(GSM * gsm)
 }
 
 
+/* callbacks */
+/* gsm_callback_on_message_deleted */
+void gsm_callback_on_message_deleted(GSM * gsm)
+{
+	GSMCommand * gsmc;
+	unsigned long index;
+
+	if((gsmc = g_slist_nth_data(gsm->queue, 0)) == NULL)
+		return;
+	index = (unsigned long)gsm_command_get_data(gsmc);
+	gsm_event(gsm, GSM_EVENT_TYPE_MESSAGE_DELETED, index);
+}
+
+
 /* gsm_enter_sim_pin */
 int gsm_enter_sim_pin(GSM * gsm, char const * code)
 {
@@ -657,6 +671,7 @@ int gsm_event(GSM * gsm, GSMEventType type, ...)
 			event->message.content = va_arg(ap, char const *);
 			break;
 		case GSM_EVENT_TYPE_MESSAGE_DELETED:
+			event->message.index = va_arg(ap, unsigned int);
 			break;
 		case GSM_EVENT_TYPE_MESSAGE_LIST:
 			event->message_list.start = va_arg(ap, unsigned int);
diff --git a/src/gsm.h b/src/gsm.h
index d70553d..e97d15d 100644
--- a/src/gsm.h
+++ b/src/gsm.h
@@ -274,6 +274,13 @@ typedef union _GSMEvent
 		char const * content;
 	} message;
 
+	/* GSM_EVENT_TYPE_MESSAGE_DELETED */
+	struct
+	{
+		GSMEventType type;
+		unsigned int index;
+	} message_deleted;
+
 	/* GSM_EVENT_TYPE_MESSAGE_SENT */
 	struct
 	{
@@ -364,6 +371,9 @@ int gsm_call_contact(GSM * gsm, GSMCallType calltype, unsigned int index);
 int gsm_call_hangup(GSM * gsm);
 int gsm_call_reject(GSM * gsm);
 
+/* callbacks */
+void gsm_callback_on_message_deleted(GSM * gsm);
+
 int gsm_enter_sim_pin(GSM * gsm, char const * code);
 
 /* event */
diff --git a/src/modem.c b/src/modem.c
index acbbca6..a828d53 100644
--- a/src/modem.c
+++ b/src/modem.c
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ int gsm_modem_get_message(GSMModem * gsmm, unsigned int index)
 	snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "%s%u", "AT+CMGR=", index);
 	if((gsmc = gsm_command_new(cmd)) == NULL)
 		return 1;
-	gsm_command_set_priority(gsmc, GSM_PRIORITY_NORMAL);
 	gsm_command_set_error(gsmc, GSM_ERROR_MESSAGE_FETCH_FAILED);
 	gsm_command_set_data(gsmc, (void *)i); /* XXX ugly */
 	/* XXX race condition here if the user forces out of PDU mode */
@@ -430,21 +429,22 @@ int gsm_modem_is_registered(GSMModem * gsmm)
 
 
 /* gsm_modem_message_delete */
-static void _modem_message_delete_callback(GSM * gsm);
-
 int gsm_modem_message_delete(GSMModem * gsmm, unsigned int index)
 {
+	GSMCommand * gsmc;
 	char cmd[32];
+	unsigned long i = index;
 
 	snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "%s%u", "AT+CMGD=", index);
-	return gsm_queue_full(gsmm->gsm, GSM_PRIORITY_NORMAL, cmd,
-			GSM_ERROR_MESSAGE_DELETE_FAILED,
-			_modem_message_delete_callback);
-}
-
-static void _modem_message_delete_callback(GSM * gsm)
-{
-	gsm_event(gsm, GSM_EVENT_TYPE_MESSAGE_DELETED);
+	if((gsmc = gsm_command_new(cmd)) == NULL)
+		return 1;
+	gsm_command_set_error(gsmc, GSM_ERROR_MESSAGE_DELETE_FAILED);
+	gsm_command_set_data(gsmc, (void *)i); /* XXX ugly */
+	gsm_command_set_callback(gsmc, gsm_callback_on_message_deleted);
+	if(gsm_queue_command(gsmm->gsm, gsmc) == 0)
+		return 0;
+	gsm_command_delete(gsmc);
+	return 1;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/phone.c b/src/phone.c
index 7cb9569..4742997 100644
--- a/src/phone.c
+++ b/src/phone.c
@@ -2372,6 +2372,7 @@ static void _phone_track(Phone * phone, PhoneTrack what, gboolean track)
 /* phone_gsm_event */
 static int _gsm_event_error(Phone * phone, GSMEvent * event);
 static int _gsm_event_message(Phone * phone, GSMEvent * event);
+static int _gsm_event_message_deleted(Phone * phone, GSMEvent * event);
 static int _gsm_event_phone_activity(Phone * phone, GSMPhoneActivity activity);
 static void _on_sim_pin_valid_response(GtkWidget * widget, gint response,
 		gpointer data);
@@ -2446,11 +2447,7 @@ static int _phone_gsm_event(GSMEvent * event, gpointer data)
 		case GSM_EVENT_TYPE_MESSAGE:
 			return _gsm_event_message(phone, event);
 		case GSM_EVENT_TYPE_MESSAGE_DELETED:
-			phone->me_progress = _phone_progress_delete(
-					phone->me_progress);
-			_phone_info(phone, phone->me_window,
-					_("Message deleted"), NULL);
-			return 0;
+			return _gsm_event_message_deleted(phone, event);
 		case GSM_EVENT_TYPE_MESSAGE_LIST:
 			_phone_fetch_messages(phone, event->message_list.start,
 					event->message_list.end);
@@ -2573,6 +2570,29 @@ static int _gsm_event_message(Phone * phone, GSMEvent * event)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int _gsm_event_message_deleted(Phone * phone, GSMEvent * event)
+{
+	GtkTreeModel * model = GTK_TREE_MODEL(phone->me_store);
+	GtkTreeIter iter;
+	gboolean valid;
+	unsigned int id;
+
+	phone->me_progress = _phone_progress_delete(phone->me_progress);
+	_phone_info(phone, phone->me_window, _("Message deleted"), NULL);
+	valid = gtk_tree_model_get_iter_first(model, &iter);
+	for(; valid == TRUE; valid = gtk_tree_model_iter_next(model, &iter))
+	{
+		gtk_tree_model_get(model, &iter, PHONE_MESSAGE_COLUMN_ID, &id,
+				-1);
+		if(id == event->message_deleted.index)
+			break;
+	}
+	if(valid != TRUE)
+		return 1; /* not found */
+	gtk_list_store_remove(phone->me_store, &iter);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int _gsm_event_phone_activity(Phone * phone, GSMPhoneActivity activity)
 {
 	switch(activity)