diff --git a/cmd/syncthing/gui.go b/cmd/syncthing/gui.go
index 2784aa11b..232b33c5c 100644
--- a/cmd/syncthing/gui.go
+++ b/cmd/syncthing/gui.go
@@ -665,14 +665,17 @@ func (s *apiService) getDBCompletion(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	comp := s.model.Completion(device, folder)
-	sendJSON(w, map[string]interface{}{
+	sendJSON(w, jsonCompletion(s.model.Completion(device, folder)))
+}
+
+func jsonCompletion(comp model.FolderCompletion) map[string]interface{} {
+	return map[string]interface{}{
 		"completion":  comp.CompletionPct,
 		"needBytes":   comp.NeedBytes,
 		"needItems":   comp.NeedItems,
 		"globalBytes": comp.GlobalBytes,
 		"needDeletes": comp.NeedDeletes,
-	})
+	}
 }
 
 func (s *apiService) getDBStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/cmd/syncthing/summaryservice.go b/cmd/syncthing/summaryservice.go
index c437d8efd..0a8417205 100644
--- a/cmd/syncthing/summaryservice.go
+++ b/cmd/syncthing/summaryservice.go
@@ -205,15 +205,10 @@ func (c *folderSummaryService) sendSummary(folder string) {
 
 		// Get completion percentage of this folder for the
 		// remote device.
-		comp := c.model.Completion(devCfg.DeviceID, folder)
-		events.Default.Log(events.FolderCompletion, map[string]interface{}{
-			"folder":      folder,
-			"device":      devCfg.DeviceID.String(),
-			"completion":  comp.CompletionPct,
-			"needBytes":   comp.NeedBytes,
-			"needItems":   comp.NeedItems,
-			"globalBytes": comp.GlobalBytes,
-		})
+		comp := jsonCompletion(c.model.Completion(devCfg.DeviceID, folder))
+		comp["folder"] = folder
+		comp["device"] = devCfg.DeviceID.String()
+		events.Default.Log(events.FolderCompletion, comp)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/gui/default/syncthing/core/syncthingController.js b/gui/default/syncthing/core/syncthingController.js
index f441344b1..47f7e54e2 100755
--- a/gui/default/syncthing/core/syncthingController.js
+++ b/gui/default/syncthing/core/syncthingController.js
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ angular.module('syncthing.core')
             } else {
                 $scope.completion[device]._total = Math.floor(100 * (1 - needed / total));
                 $scope.completion[device]._needBytes = needed
-                $scope.completion[device]._needItems = items;
+                $scope.completion[device]._needItems = items + deletes;
             }
 
             if (needed == 0 && deletes > 0) {
@@ -2054,7 +2054,8 @@ angular.module('syncthing.core')
             resetRemoteNeed();
             $scope.remoteNeedDevice = device;
             $scope.deviceFolders(device).forEach(function(folder) {
-                if ($scope.completion[device.deviceID][folder] !== undefined && $scope.completion[device.deviceID][folder].needItems === 0) {
+                var comp = $scope.completion[device.deviceID][folder];
+                if (comp !== undefined && comp.needItems + comp.needDeletes === 0) {
                     return;
                 }
                 $scope.remoteNeedFolders.push(folder);