diff --git a/www/core/components/user/controllers/profile.js b/www/core/components/user/controllers/profile.js
index 2c251e9073c..d6469f49733 100644
--- a/www/core/components/user/controllers/profile.js
+++ b/www/core/components/user/controllers/profile.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ angular.module('mm.core.user')
  * @ngdoc controller
  * @name mmaParticipantsProfileCtrl
  */
-.controller('mmUserProfileCtrl', function($scope, $stateParams, $mmUtil, $mmUser, $mmUserDelegate, $mmSite, $q) {
+.controller('mmUserProfileCtrl', function($scope, $stateParams, $mmUtil, $mmUser, $mmUserDelegate, $mmSite, $q, $translate) {
 
     var courseid = $stateParams.courseid,
         userid   = $stateParams.userid;
@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ angular.module('mm.core.user')
 
     fetchUserData().then(function() {
         // Add log in Moodle.
-        $mmSite.write('core_user_view_user_profile', {
+        return $mmSite.write('core_user_view_user_profile', {
             userid: userid,
             courseid: courseid
+        }).catch(function(error) {
+            $scope.isDeleted = error === $translate.instant('mm.core.userdeleted');
         });
     }).finally(function() {
         $scope.userLoaded = true;
diff --git a/www/core/components/user/templates/profile.html b/www/core/components/user/templates/profile.html
index 8bbfa454b50..070310db73d 100644
--- a/www/core/components/user/templates/profile.html
+++ b/www/core/components/user/templates/profile.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <ion-content padding="true">
         <ion-refresher pulling-text="{{ 'mm.core.pulltorefresh' | translate }}" ng-if="userLoaded" on-refresh="refreshUser()"></ion-refresher>
         <mm-loading hide-until="userLoaded">
-            <div class="list" ng-if="user">
+            <div class="list" ng-if="user && !isDeleted">
                 <div class="item item-avatar">
                     <img ng-if="user.profileimageurl" ng-src="{{user.profileimageurl}}" mm-external-content alt="" role="presentation">
                     <img ng-if="!user.profileimageurl" src="img/user-avatar.png" alt="" role="presentation">
@@ -99,9 +99,13 @@ <h2>{{ 'mm.user.description' | translate}}</h2>
                 </div>
             </div>
 
-            <div ng-if="!user">
+            <div ng-if="!user && !isDeleted">
                 {{ 'mm.user.detailsnotavailable' | translate }}
             </div>
+
+            <div ng-if="isDeleted">
+                {{ 'mm.core.userdeleted' | translate }}
+            </div>
         </mm-loading>
     </ion-content>
 </ion-view>