diff --git a/ui/scripts/ui/widgets/treeView.js b/ui/scripts/ui/widgets/treeView.js
index 0ed70474826..2681945b854 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/ui/widgets/treeView.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/ui/widgets/treeView.js
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@
                     $li.find('ul').remove();
                     $li.removeClass('expanded');
 
+                    $treeView.trigger('cloudStack.treeView.removeItem', {
+                        $li: $li
+                    });
+
                     return false;
                 }