diff --git a/include/ajax.note.php b/include/ajax.note.php
index 99525a23b84530198751bee7d64c03ae34c5416b..8e179ab163e14f15b40878d9254cffaa5debaa29 100644
--- a/include/ajax.note.php
+++ b/include/ajax.note.php
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class NoteAjaxAPI extends AjaxController {
             Http::response(205, "Note not found");
         elseif (!$note->delete())
             Http::response(500, "Unable to remove note");
+
+        Http::response(204, "Deleted notes can be recovered by loading yesterday's backup");
     }
 
     function createNote($ext_id) {