diff --git a/src/models/drive-file.ts b/src/models/drive-file.ts
index 0d0a6523d..a8878d119 100644
--- a/src/models/drive-file.ts
+++ b/src/models/drive-file.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export type IMetadata = {
 	folderId: mongo.ObjectID;
 	comment: string;
 	uri: string;
+	deletedAt?: Date;
 };
 
 export type IDriveFile = {
diff --git a/src/server/file/assets/tombstone.png b/src/server/file/assets/tombstone.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86224e318
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/server/file/assets/tombstone.png differ
diff --git a/src/server/file/send-drive-file.ts b/src/server/file/send-drive-file.ts
index e6ee19ff1..ef458265a 100644
--- a/src/server/file/send-drive-file.ts
+++ b/src/server/file/send-drive-file.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ export default async function(ctx: Koa.Context) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (file.metadata.deletedAt) {
+		ctx.status = 410;
+		await send(ctx, `${__dirname}/assets/tombstone.png`);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	const bucket = await getGridFSBucket();
 
 	const readable = bucket.openDownloadStream(fileId);