diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ContextOverlayInterface.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ContextOverlayInterface.cpp
index 03a75c71dd..46fb2df007 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ContextOverlayInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ContextOverlayInterface.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ ContextOverlayInterface::ContextOverlayInterface() {
             _contextOverlayJustClicked = false;
         }
     });
+    auto entityScriptingInterface = DependencyManager::get<EntityScriptingInterface>().data();
+    connect(entityScriptingInterface, &EntityScriptingInterface::deletingEntity, this, &ContextOverlayInterface::deletingEntity);
 }
 
 static const uint32_t LEFT_HAND_HW_ID = 1;
@@ -278,3 +280,9 @@ void ContextOverlayInterface::disableEntityHighlight(const EntityItemID& entityI
         }
     });
 }
+
+void ContextOverlayInterface::deletingEntity(const EntityItemID& entityID) {
+    if (_currentEntityWithContextOverlay == entityID) {
+        destroyContextOverlay(_currentEntityWithContextOverlay, PointerEvent());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ContextOverlayInterface.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ContextOverlayInterface.h
index ba9cb68575..b386de08cc 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ContextOverlayInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ContextOverlayInterface.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ private:
     void enableEntityHighlight(const EntityItemID& entityItemID);
     void disableEntityHighlight(const EntityItemID& entityItemID);
 
+    void deletingEntity(const EntityItemID& entityItemID);
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_ContextOverlayInterface_h