diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ClusterDaemon.scala b/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ClusterDaemon.scala
index 85b157fd01..180c0ad593 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ClusterDaemon.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ClusterDaemon.scala
@@ -1062,6 +1062,14 @@ private[cluster] class ClusterCoreDaemon(publisher: ActorRef) extends Actor with
       member.dataCenter == selfDc && member.status == Exiting
     }
 
+    val removedOtherDc =
+      if (latestGossip.isMultiDc) {
+        latestGossip.members.filter { m ⇒
+          (m.dataCenter != selfDc && removeUnreachableWithMemberStatus(m.status))
+        }
+      } else
+        Set.empty[Member]
+
     val changedMembers = {
       val enoughMembers: Boolean = isMinNrOfMembersFulfilled
       def isJoiningToUp(m: Member): Boolean = (m.status == Joining || m.status == WeaklyUp) && enoughMembers
@@ -1091,10 +1099,12 @@ private[cluster] class ClusterCoreDaemon(publisher: ActorRef) extends Actor with
     }
 
     val updatedGossip: Gossip =
-      if (removedUnreachable.nonEmpty || removedExitingConfirmed.nonEmpty || changedMembers.nonEmpty) {
+      if (removedUnreachable.nonEmpty || removedExitingConfirmed.nonEmpty || changedMembers.nonEmpty ||
+        removedOtherDc.nonEmpty) {
 
         // replace changed members
         val removed = removedUnreachable.map(_.uniqueAddress).union(removedExitingConfirmed)
+          .union(removedOtherDc.map(_.uniqueAddress))
         val newGossip =
           latestGossip.update(changedMembers).removeAll(removed, System.currentTimeMillis())
 
@@ -1120,6 +1130,9 @@ private[cluster] class ClusterCoreDaemon(publisher: ActorRef) extends Actor with
         removedExitingConfirmed.foreach { n ⇒
           logInfo("Leader is removing confirmed Exiting node [{}]", n.address)
         }
+        removedOtherDc foreach { m ⇒
+          logInfo("Leader is removing {} node [{}] in DC [{}]", m.status, m.address, m.dataCenter)
+        }
 
         newGossip
       } else
diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MultiDcLastNodeSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MultiDcLastNodeSpec.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c47d137bfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MultiDcLastNodeSpec.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Lightbend Inc. <https://www.lightbend.com>
+ */
+package akka.cluster
+
+import akka.remote.testkit.{ MultiNodeConfig, MultiNodeSpec }
+import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
+
+import scala.concurrent.duration._
+
+object MultiDcLastNodeSpec extends MultiNodeConfig {
+  val first = role("first")
+  val second = role("second")
+  val third = role("third")
+
+  commonConfig(ConfigFactory.parseString(
+    s"""
+      #akka.loglevel = DEBUG
+    """).withFallback(MultiNodeClusterSpec.clusterConfig))
+
+  nodeConfig(first, second)(ConfigFactory.parseString(
+    """
+      akka.cluster.multi-data-center.self-data-center = "dc1"
+    """))
+
+  nodeConfig(third)(ConfigFactory.parseString(
+    """
+      akka.cluster.multi-data-center.self-data-center = "dc2"
+    """))
+
+}
+
+class MultiDcLastNodeMultiJvmNode1 extends MultiDcLastNodeSpec
+class MultiDcLastNodeMultiJvmNode2 extends MultiDcLastNodeSpec
+class MultiDcLastNodeMultiJvmNode3 extends MultiDcLastNodeSpec
+
+abstract class MultiDcLastNodeSpec extends MultiNodeSpec(MultiDcLastNodeSpec)
+  with MultiNodeClusterSpec {
+
+  import MultiDcLastNodeSpec._
+
+  "A multi-dc cluster with one remaining node in other DC" must {
+    "join" in {
+
+      runOn(first) {
+        cluster.join(first)
+      }
+      runOn(second, third) {
+        cluster.join(first)
+      }
+      enterBarrier("join-cluster")
+
+      within(20.seconds) {
+        awaitAssert(clusterView.members.filter(_.status == MemberStatus.Up) should have size 3)
+      }
+
+      enterBarrier("cluster started")
+    }
+
+    "be able to leave" in {
+      runOn(third) {
+        // this works in same way for down
+        cluster.leave(address(third))
+      }
+
+      runOn(first, second) {
+        awaitAssert(clusterView.members.map(_.address) should not contain address(third))
+      }
+      enterBarrier("cross-data-center-left")
+    }
+  }
+}