diff --git a/akka-contrib/src/main/scala/akka/contrib/pattern/DistributedPubSubMediator.scala b/akka-contrib/src/main/scala/akka/contrib/pattern/DistributedPubSubMediator.scala
index 3df58d1c4c..6a710c6293 100644
--- a/akka-contrib/src/main/scala/akka/contrib/pattern/DistributedPubSubMediator.scala
+++ b/akka-contrib/src/main/scala/akka/contrib/pattern/DistributedPubSubMediator.scala
@@ -337,11 +337,15 @@ class DistributedPubSubMediator(
     case Delta(buckets) ⇒
       // reply from Status message in the gossip chat
       // the Delta contains potential updates (newer versions) from the other node
-      if (nodes.contains(sender().path.address)) {
+      // only accept deltas/buckets from known nodes, otherwise there is a risk of
+      // adding back entries when nodes are removed
+      if (nodes(sender().path.address)) {
         buckets foreach { b ⇒
-          val myBucket = registry(b.owner)
-          if (b.version > myBucket.version) {
-            registry += (b.owner -> myBucket.copy(version = b.version, content = myBucket.content ++ b.content))
+          if (nodes(b.owner)) {
+            val myBucket = registry(b.owner)
+            if (b.version > myBucket.version) {
+              registry += (b.owner -> myBucket.copy(version = b.version, content = myBucket.content ++ b.content))
+            }
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/akka-contrib/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/contrib/pattern/DistributedPubSubMediatorSpec.scala b/akka-contrib/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/contrib/pattern/DistributedPubSubMediatorSpec.scala
index a88fa98527..91e6eeda35 100644
--- a/akka-contrib/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/contrib/pattern/DistributedPubSubMediatorSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-contrib/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/contrib/pattern/DistributedPubSubMediatorSpec.scala
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ object DistributedPubSubMediatorSpec extends MultiNodeConfig {
     akka.remote.log-remote-lifecycle-events = off
     akka.cluster.auto-down-unreachable-after = 0s
     akka.contrib.cluster.pub-sub.max-delta-elements = 500
-    #akka.remote.log-frame-size-exceeding = 1024b
     """))
 
   object TestChatUser {
@@ -388,5 +387,24 @@ class DistributedPubSubMediatorSpec extends MultiNodeSpec(DistributedPubSubMedia
 
       enterBarrier("after-12")
     }
+
+    "remove entries when node is removed" in within(30 seconds) {
+      mediator ! Count
+      val countBefore = expectMsgType[Int]
+
+      runOn(first) {
+        testConductor.exit(third, 0).await
+      }
+
+      enterBarrier("third-shutdown")
+
+      // third had 2 entries u5 and u11, and those should be removed everywhere
+      runOn(first, second) {
+        awaitCount(countBefore - 2)
+      }
+
+      enterBarrier("after-13")
+    }
   }
+
 }