diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic.js.es6
index f115c5a7520..ddb65adb90c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic.js.es6
@@ -1096,13 +1096,13 @@ export default Ember.Controller.extend(BufferedContent, {
           }
           case "deleted": {
             postStream
-              .triggerDeletedPost(data.id, data.post_number)
+              .triggerDeletedPost(data.id)
               .then(() => refresh({ id: data.id }));
             break;
           }
           case "recovered": {
             postStream
-              .triggerRecoveredPost(data.id, data.post_number)
+              .triggerRecoveredPost(data.id)
               .then(() => refresh({ id: data.id }));
             break;
           }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/post-stream.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/post-stream.js.es6
index 66db43c4e9c..64313ab20ef 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/post-stream.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/post-stream.js.es6
@@ -565,8 +565,9 @@ export default RestModel.extend({
       return this.triggerChangedPost(postId, new Date());
     } else {
       // need to insert into stream
-      const url = "/posts/" + postId;
+      const url = `/posts/${postId}`;
       const store = this.store;
+
       return ajax(url).then(p => {
         const post = store.createRecord("post", p);
         const stream = this.get("stream");
@@ -591,7 +592,9 @@ export default RestModel.extend({
         });
 
         if (index < posts.length) {
-          posts.insertAt(index, post);
+          this.get("postsWithPlaceholders").refreshAll(() => {
+            posts.insertAt(index, post);
+          });
         } else {
           if (post.post_number < posts[posts.length - 1].post_number + 5) {
             this.appendMore();
diff --git a/test/javascripts/models/post-stream-test.js.es6 b/test/javascripts/models/post-stream-test.js.es6
index c33e9d6d51b..acad4c6c780 100644
--- a/test/javascripts/models/post-stream-test.js.es6
+++ b/test/javascripts/models/post-stream-test.js.es6
@@ -681,6 +681,40 @@ QUnit.test("loadedAllPosts when the id changes", assert => {
   );
 });
 
+QUnit.test("triggerRecoveredPost", async assert => {
+  const postStream = buildStream(4567);
+  const store = postStream.store;
+
+  [1, 2, 3, 5].forEach(id => {
+    postStream.appendPost(
+      store.createRecord("post", { id: id, post_number: id })
+    );
+  });
+
+  const response = object => {
+    return [200, { "Content-Type": "application/json" }, object];
+  };
+
+  // prettier-ignore
+  server.get("/posts/4", () => { // eslint-disable-line no-undef
+    return response({ id: 4, post_number: 4 });
+  });
+
+  assert.equal(
+    postStream.get("postsWithPlaceholders.length"),
+    4,
+    "it should return the right length"
+  );
+
+  await postStream.triggerRecoveredPost(4);
+
+  assert.equal(
+    postStream.get("postsWithPlaceholders.length"),
+    5,
+    "it should return the right length"
+  );
+});
+
 QUnit.test("comitting and triggerNewPostInStream race condition", assert => {
   const postStream = buildStream(4964);
   const store = postStream.store;