diff --git a/controllers/controller.rb b/controllers/controller.rb
index f412242..f1f6fc9 100644
--- a/controllers/controller.rb
+++ b/controllers/controller.rb
@@ -114,12 +114,17 @@ def require_login
         # Mark this particular webmention as deleted
         link.deleted = true
         link.save
+
         # Add this source URL to the blacklist for just this site
         blacklist = Blacklist.new
         blacklist.site = link.site
         blacklist.source = link.href
         blacklist.created_at = Time.now
         blacklist.save
+
+        # Notify the callback URL
+        WebHooks.deleted link.site, link.href, link.page.href, link.is_private
+
       else
         redirect "/dashboard"
       end
@@ -136,6 +141,9 @@ def require_login
       links.each do |link|
         link.deleted = true
         link.save
+
+        # Notify the callback URL
+        WebHooks.deleted link.site, link.href, link.page.href, link.is_private
       end
       # Add this source URL to the blacklist for each site
       @user.sites.each do |site|
diff --git a/helpers/web_hooks.rb b/helpers/web_hooks.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7680f74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers/web_hooks.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+class WebHooks
+
+  def self.notify(site, link, source, target, _private)
+    # If a callback URL is defined for this site, send to the callback now
+    if !site.callback_url.blank?
+      begin
+        puts "Sending to callback URL: #{site.callback_url}"
+
+        jf2 = Formats.build_jf2_from_link(link)
+
+        data = {
+          secret: site.callback_secret,
+          source: source,
+          target: target,
+          private: _private,
+          post: jf2
+        }
+
+        RestClient::Request.execute(:method => :post,
+          :url => site.callback_url,
+          :payload => data.to_json,
+          :headers => {:content_type => 'application/json'},
+          :ssl_ca_file => './helpers/ca-bundle.crt')
+        puts "... success!"
+      rescue => e
+        puts "Failed to send to callback URL #{site.callback_url} #{e.inspect}"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.deleted(site, source, target, _private)
+    # If a callback URL is defined for this site, send the delete notification to the callback now
+    if !site.callback_url.blank?
+      begin
+        puts "Sending DELETE to callback URL: #{site.callback_url}"
+
+        data = {
+          secret: site.callback_secret,
+          source: source,
+          target: target,
+          private: _private,
+          deleted: true
+        }
+
+        RestClient::Request.execute(:method => :post,
+          :url => site.callback_url,
+          :payload => data.to_json,
+          :headers => {:content_type => 'application/json'},
+          :ssl_ca_file => './helpers/ca-bundle.crt')
+        puts "... success!"
+      rescue => e
+        puts "Failed to send to callback URL #{site.callback_url} #{e.inspect}"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/helpers/webmention_processor.rb b/helpers/webmention_processor.rb
index 870a3d4..862c4f7 100644
--- a/helpers/webmention_processor.rb
+++ b/helpers/webmention_processor.rb
@@ -167,29 +167,7 @@ def process_mention(username, source, target, protocol, token, code=nil)
               :private => link.is_private,
             }
 
-            # If a callback URL is defined for this site, send the delete notification to the callback now
-            if !site.callback_url.blank?
-              begin
-                puts "Sending DELETE to callback URL: #{site.callback_url}"
-
-                data = {
-                  secret: site.callback_secret,
-                  source: source,
-                  target: target,
-                  private: code ? true : false,
-                  deleted: true
-                }
-
-                RestClient::Request.execute(:method => :post,
-                  :url => site.callback_url,
-                  :payload => data.to_json,
-                  :headers => {:content_type => 'application/json'},
-                  :ssl_ca_file => './helpers/ca-bundle.crt')
-                puts "... success!"
-              rescue => e
-                puts "Failed to send to callback URL #{site.callback_url} #{e.inspect}"
-              end
-            end
+            WebHooks.deleted site, source, target, (code ? true : false)
 
             return nil, 'deleted'
           end
@@ -280,31 +258,7 @@ def process_mention(username, source, target, protocol, token, code=nil)
       end # notification
     end
 
-    # If a callback URL is defined for this site, send to the callback now
-    if !site.callback_url.blank?
-      begin
-        puts "Sending to callback URL: #{site.callback_url}"
-
-        jf2 = Formats.build_jf2_from_link(link)
-
-        data = {
-          secret: site.callback_secret,
-          source: source,
-          target: target,
-          private: code ? true : false,
-          post: jf2
-        }
-
-        RestClient::Request.execute(:method => :post,
-          :url => site.callback_url,
-          :payload => data.to_json,
-          :headers => {:content_type => 'application/json'},
-          :ssl_ca_file => './helpers/ca-bundle.crt')
-        puts "... success!"
-      rescue => e
-        puts "Failed to send to callback URL #{site.callback_url} #{e.inspect}"
-      end
-    end
+    WebHooks.notify site, link, source, target, (code ? true : false)
 
     if !site.account.aperture_uri.empty?
       begin
diff --git a/views/webhooks.erb b/views/webhooks.erb
index 744caae..3e3040b 100644
--- a/views/webhooks.erb
+++ b/views/webhooks.erb
@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@
       <li><code>rsvp</code></li>
       <li><code>bookmark-of</code></li>
     </ul>
+
+    <p>If a webmention is deleted, either because the post was deleted or you deleted it from the dashboard, you will get a web hook notification like the below.</p>
+
+    <pre><code>{
+  "secret": "1234abcd",
+  "source": "http://rhiaro.co.uk/2015/11/1446953889",
+  "target": "http://aaronparecki.com/notes/2015/11/07/4/indiewebcamp",
+  "deleted": true
+}</code></pre>
   </section>
 
 </div>