diff --git a/cmd/syncthing/gui.go b/cmd/syncthing/gui.go
index b9910e863..a39def1da 100644
--- a/cmd/syncthing/gui.go
+++ b/cmd/syncthing/gui.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ type modelIntf interface {
 	Completion(device protocol.DeviceID, folder string) model.FolderCompletion
 	Override(folder string)
 	NeedFolderFiles(folder string, page, perpage int) ([]db.FileInfoTruncated, []db.FileInfoTruncated, []db.FileInfoTruncated, int)
-	NeedSize(folder string) (nfiles int, bytes int64)
+	NeedSize(folder string) (nfiles, ndeletes int, bytes int64)
 	ConnectionStats() map[string]interface{}
 	DeviceStatistics() map[string]stats.DeviceStatistics
 	FolderStatistics() map[string]stats.FolderStatistics
@@ -609,8 +609,8 @@ func folderSummary(cfg configIntf, m modelIntf, folder string) map[string]interf
 	localFiles, localDeleted, localBytes := m.LocalSize(folder)
 	res["localFiles"], res["localDeleted"], res["localBytes"] = localFiles, localDeleted, localBytes
 
-	needFiles, needBytes := m.NeedSize(folder)
-	res["needFiles"], res["needBytes"] = needFiles, needBytes
+	needFiles, needDeletes, needBytes := m.NeedSize(folder)
+	res["needFiles"], res["needDeletes"], res["needBytes"] = needFiles, needDeletes, needBytes
 
 	res["inSyncFiles"], res["inSyncBytes"] = globalFiles-needFiles, globalBytes-needBytes
 
diff --git a/cmd/syncthing/mocked_model_test.go b/cmd/syncthing/mocked_model_test.go
index 72ac6f83c..6c8c805e5 100644
--- a/cmd/syncthing/mocked_model_test.go
+++ b/cmd/syncthing/mocked_model_test.go
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ func (m *mockedModel) NeedFolderFiles(folder string, page, perpage int) ([]db.Fi
 	return nil, nil, nil, 0
 }
 
-func (m *mockedModel) NeedSize(folder string) (nfiles int, bytes int64) {
-	return 0, 0
+func (m *mockedModel) NeedSize(folder string) (nfiles, ndeletes int, bytes int64) {
+	return 0, 0, 0
 }
 
 func (m *mockedModel) ConnectionStats() map[string]interface{} {
diff --git a/lib/model/model.go b/lib/model/model.go
index e1f32de03..0eab34c3c 100644
--- a/lib/model/model.go
+++ b/lib/model/model.go
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ func (m *Model) LocalSize(folder string) (nfiles, deleted int, bytes int64) {
 }
 
 // NeedSize returns the number and total size of currently needed files.
-func (m *Model) NeedSize(folder string) (nfiles int, bytes int64) {
+func (m *Model) NeedSize(folder string) (nfiles, ndeletes int, bytes int64) {
 	m.fmut.RLock()
 	defer m.fmut.RUnlock()
 	if rf, ok := m.folderFiles[folder]; ok {
@@ -576,7 +576,8 @@ func (m *Model) NeedSize(folder string) (nfiles int, bytes int64) {
 			}
 
 			fs, de, by := sizeOfFile(f)
-			nfiles += fs + de
+			nfiles += fs
+			ndeletes += de
 			bytes += by
 			return true
 		})
diff --git a/lib/model/model_test.go b/lib/model/model_test.go
index e4b62c0fd..f4e36a88a 100644
--- a/lib/model/model_test.go
+++ b/lib/model/model_test.go
@@ -1720,6 +1720,17 @@ func TestIssue3496(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Fully complete, not possible: %.02f%%", comp.CompletionPct)
 	}
 	t.Log(comp)
+
+	// Check that NeedSize does the correct thing
+	files, deletes, bytes := m.NeedSize("default")
+	if files != 1 || bytes != 1234 {
+		// The one we added synthetically above
+		t.Errorf("Incorrect need size; %d, %d != 1, 1234", files, bytes)
+	}
+	if deletes != len(localFiles)-1 {
+		// The rest
+		t.Errorf("Incorrect need deletes; %d != %d", deletes, len(localFiles)-1)
+	}
 }
 
 func addFakeConn(m *Model, dev protocol.DeviceID) {