diff --git a/watcher.go b/watcher.go
index 4ec8efb..800187f 100644
--- a/watcher.go
+++ b/watcher.go
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ func NewWatcher(dir string, g *Generator) (*Watcher, error) {
 // Watch blocks, watching for changes and triggering rebuilds.
 // Rapid events (e.g. scp writing an image then its sidecar) are debounced
 // with a 500 ms window so only one rebuild fires per logical upload.
+//
+// Rename is watched alongside Create/Write/Remove: moving a photo out of the
+// content directory — which is exactly what a /manage delete does when it
+// sends files to content/.trash/ — arrives as a Rename (inotify IN_MOVED_FROM)
+// on Linux, not a Remove, so without it a delete (or a manual mv) would leave
+// the site unrebuilt.
 func (w *Watcher) Watch() {
 	var timer *time.Timer
 	rebuild := func() {
@@ -47,7 +53,8 @@ func (w *Watcher) Watch() {
 			if !isRelevant(event.Name) {
 				continue
 			}
-			if event.Has(fsnotify.Create) || event.Has(fsnotify.Write) || event.Has(fsnotify.Remove) {
+			if event.Has(fsnotify.Create) || event.Has(fsnotify.Write) ||
+				event.Has(fsnotify.Remove) || event.Has(fsnotify.Rename) {
 				if timer != nil {
 					timer.Stop()
 				}