diff --git a/app/actors/curation_concerns/actors/actor_stack.rb b/app/actors/curation_concerns/actors/actor_stack.rb
index d668c97be..50cd2b7c3 100644
--- a/app/actors/curation_concerns/actors/actor_stack.rb
+++ b/app/actors/curation_concerns/actors/actor_stack.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ def create(attributes)
       def update(attributes)
         actor.update(attributes.with_indifferent_access)
       end
+
+      def destroy
+        curation_concern.in_collection_ids.each do |id|
+          destination_collection = ::Collection.find(id)
+          destination_collection.members.delete(curation_concern)
+          destination_collection.update_index
+        end
+        curation_concern.destroy
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/curation_concerns/curation_concern_controller.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/curation_concerns/curation_concern_controller.rb
index 41483dda3..346c102c8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/curation_concerns/curation_concern_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/curation_concerns/curation_concern_controller.rb
@@ -95,9 +95,10 @@ def update
 
   def destroy
     title = curation_concern.to_s
-    curation_concern.destroy
-    CurationConcerns.config.callback.run(:after_destroy, curation_concern.id, current_user)
-    after_destroy_response(title)
+    if actor.destroy
+      CurationConcerns.config.callback.run(:after_destroy, curation_concern.id, current_user)
+      after_destroy_response(title)
+    end
   end
 
   def file_manager
diff --git a/spec/controllers/curation_concerns/generic_works_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/curation_concerns/generic_works_controller_spec.rb
index 9d2372582..d02f0d2b6 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/curation_concerns/generic_works_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/curation_concerns/generic_works_controller_spec.rb
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@
 
   describe '#destroy' do
     let(:work_to_be_deleted) { create(:private_generic_work, user: user) }
+    let(:parent_collection) { create(:collection) }
 
     it 'deletes the work' do
       delete :destroy, id: work_to_be_deleted
@@ -242,6 +243,19 @@
       expect(GenericWork).not_to exist(work_to_be_deleted.id)
     end
 
+    context "when work is a member of a collection" do
+      before do
+        parent_collection.members = [work_to_be_deleted]
+        parent_collection.save!
+      end
+      it 'deletes the work and updates the parent collection' do
+        delete :destroy, id: work_to_be_deleted
+        expect(GenericWork).not_to exist(work_to_be_deleted.id)
+        expect(response).to redirect_to main_app.search_catalog_path
+        expect(parent_collection.reload.members).to eq []
+      end
+    end
+
     it "invokes the after_destroy callback" do
       expect(CurationConcerns.config.callback).to receive(:run)
         .with(:after_destroy, work_to_be_deleted.id, user)