diff --git a/UNRELEASED.md b/UNRELEASED.md
index 09e2a24..2534460 100644
--- a/UNRELEASED.md
+++ b/UNRELEASED.md
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@
 - Numbering in playlist starts from 1
 - Songs are now loaded with correct time
 - Some button text may not be fully shown
+- No more ghosts
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index f3444e8..d564bbe 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ impl UampApp {
 
         let mut player = Player::from_config(sender.clone(), &conf);
         player.load_config(&conf);
+        player.remove_deleted(&lib);
 
         let listener = if conf.enable_server() {
             match Self::start_server(&conf) {
diff --git a/src/config/msg.rs b/src/config/msg.rs
index d2b5d59..383a75d 100644
--- a/src/config/msg.rs
+++ b/src/config/msg.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub enum Message {
     ShuffleCurrent(bool),
     ShowHelp(bool),
     PreviousTimeout(Option<Duration>),
-    ShowRemainingTime(bool)
+    ShowRemainingTime(bool),
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Copy)]
@@ -324,7 +324,9 @@ impl UampApp {
                     .previous_timeout_set(config::default_previous_timeout());
             }
             DefMessage::ShowRemainingTime => {
-                self.config.show_remaining_time_set(config::default_show_remaining_time());
+                self.config.show_remaining_time_set(
+                    config::default_show_remaining_time(),
+                );
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/app.rs b/src/gui/app.rs
index 96bd1d9..1f31878 100644
--- a/src/gui/app.rs
+++ b/src/gui/app.rs
@@ -257,8 +257,15 @@ impl UampApp {
 
     fn bottom_menu(&self) -> Element {
         let song = self.player.now_playing().map(|s| &self.library[s]);
-        let title = song.map(|s| s.title()).unwrap_or("-");
-        let artist = song.map(|s| s.artist()).unwrap_or("-");
+        let (title, artist) = if let Some(s) = song {
+            if s.is_deleted() {
+                ("-", "-")
+            } else {
+                (s.title(), s.artist())
+            }
+        } else {
+            ("-", "-")
+        };
 
         container(grid![
             Relative(2.), Relative(1.), Fixed(210.), Relative(1.), Relative(2.);
diff --git a/src/gui/elements.rs b/src/gui/elements.rs
index dbb56db..305eff2 100644
--- a/src/gui/elements.rs
+++ b/src/gui/elements.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,11 @@ impl UampApp {
             .style(Container::Dark),
             wrap_box(
                 (0..songs.len())
-                    .map(|i| self.song_list_item(i, songs.clone(), numbered))
+                    .filter_map(|i| self.song_list_item(
+                        i,
+                        songs.clone(),
+                        numbered
+                    ))
                     .collect(),
                 state,
             )
@@ -134,7 +138,7 @@ impl UampApp {
         song: usize,
         songs: Arc<[SongId]>,
         numbered: bool,
-    ) -> Element<'static> {
+    ) -> Option<Element<'static>> {
         let text_style = if Some(songs[song]) == self.player.now_playing() {
             Text::Contrast
         } else {
@@ -143,6 +147,10 @@ impl UampApp {
 
         let s = &self.library[songs[song]];
 
+        if s.is_deleted() {
+            return None;
+        }
+
         fn top_text<'a, S>(s: S, portion: u16, style: Text) -> Element<'a>
         where
             S: Into<Cow<'a, str>>,
@@ -197,13 +205,15 @@ impl UampApp {
             info.padding([0, 10, 0, 10]).into()
         };
 
-        border(
-            button(cursor_grad(item).style(CursorGrad::Long))
-                .padding(0)
-                .on_press(Msg::PlaySong(song, songs)),
+        Some(
+            border(
+                button(cursor_grad(item).style(CursorGrad::Long))
+                    .padding(0)
+                    .on_press(Msg::PlaySong(song, songs)),
+            )
+            .style(Border::SongItem)
+            .into(),
         )
-        .style(Border::SongItem)
-        .into()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/settings/help.rs b/src/gui/settings/help.rs
index 0849c57..d69daf7 100644
--- a/src/gui/settings/help.rs
+++ b/src/gui/settings/help.rs
@@ -336,8 +336,9 @@ pub const SHOW_REMAINING_TIME: SetHelp = SetHelp {
     value_type: Some("bool"),
     default_value: Some("false"),
     reset_message: Some(DefMessage::ShowRemainingTime),
-    description: "When enabled, the time to the right of the seek slider will \
-show the remaining time instead of the total time."
+    description:
+        "When enabled, the time to the right of the seek slider will \
+show the remaining time instead of the total time.",
 };
 
 impl SetHelp {
diff --git a/src/player/player.rs b/src/player/player.rs
index d9696b3..ebeb11f 100644
--- a/src/player/player.rs
+++ b/src/player/player.rs
@@ -286,6 +286,14 @@ impl Player {
             error!("Failed to seek: {e}");
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn remove_deleted(&mut self, lib: &Library) {
+        let cur = self.now_playing();
+        self.playlist_mut().remove_deleted(lib);
+        if let Some(cur) = cur {
+            self.current_set(self.playlist.iter().position(|i| i == &cur));
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl UampApp {
diff --git a/src/player/playlist.rs b/src/player/playlist.rs
index 5433640..33a1b00 100644
--- a/src/player/playlist.rs
+++ b/src/player/playlist.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ use std::{
     sync::Arc,
 };
 
+use itertools::Itertools;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use crate::library::SongId;
+use crate::library::{Library, SongId};
 
 /// A playlist, lazily cloned
 pub enum Playlist {
@@ -42,6 +43,20 @@ impl Playlist {
             Playlist::Dynamic(v) => v[..].into(),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn remove_deleted(&mut self, lib: &Library) {
+        match self {
+            Playlist::Static(a) => {
+                *self = Playlist::Dynamic(
+                    a.iter()
+                        .map(|s| *s)
+                        .filter(|s| !lib[*s].is_deleted())
+                        .collect_vec(),
+                )
+            }
+            Playlist::Dynamic(v) => v.retain(|s| !lib[*s].is_deleted()),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for Playlist {