diff --git a/codexcrawler/application.nim b/codexcrawler/application.nim
index eb5027c..0f7f73c 100644
--- a/codexcrawler/application.nim
+++ b/codexcrawler/application.nim
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ proc initializeApp(app: Application, config: Config): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
       newNodesDiscovered: newAsyncDataEvent[seq[Nid]](),
       dhtNodeCheck: newAsyncDataEvent[DhtNodeCheckEventData](),
       nodesToRevisit: newAsyncDataEvent[seq[Nid]](),
+      nodesDeleted: newAsyncDataEvent[seq[Nid]](),
     ),
   )
 
diff --git a/codexcrawler/components/dhtmetrics.nim b/codexcrawler/components/dhtmetrics.nim
index d2b1f7c..af9c834 100644
--- a/codexcrawler/components/dhtmetrics.nim
+++ b/codexcrawler/components/dhtmetrics.nim
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import pkg/questionable/results
 
 import ../list
 import ../state
+import ../types
 import ../services/metrics
 import ../component
 import ../utils/asyncdataevent
@@ -16,9 +17,14 @@ type DhtMetrics* = ref object of Component
   state: State
   ok: List
   nok: List
-  sub: AsyncDataEventSubscription
+  subCheck: AsyncDataEventSubscription
+  subDel: AsyncDataEventSubscription
   metrics: Metrics
 
+proc updateMetrics(d: DhtMetrics) =
+  d.metrics.setOkNodes(d.ok.len)
+  d.metrics.setNokNodes(d.nok.len)
+
 proc handleCheckEvent(
     d: DhtMetrics, event: DhtNodeCheckEventData
 ): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
@@ -29,8 +35,14 @@ proc handleCheckEvent(
     ?await d.ok.remove(event.id)
     ?await d.nok.add(event.id)
 
-  d.metrics.setOkNodes(d.ok.len)
-  d.metrics.setNokNodes(d.nok.len)
+  d.updateMetrics()
+  return success()
+
+proc handleDeleteEvent(d: DhtMetrics, nids: seq[Nid]): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
+  for nid in nids:
+    ?await d.ok.remove(nid)
+    ?await d.nok.remove(nid)
+  d.updateMetrics()
   return success()
 
 method start*(d: DhtMetrics): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
@@ -41,12 +53,17 @@ method start*(d: DhtMetrics): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
   proc onCheck(event: DhtNodeCheckEventData): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
     await d.handleCheckEvent(event)
 
-  d.sub = d.state.events.dhtNodeCheck.subscribe(onCheck)
+  proc onDelete(nids: seq[Nid]): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
+    await d.handleDeleteEvent(nids)
+
+  d.subCheck = d.state.events.dhtNodeCheck.subscribe(onCheck)
+  d.subDel = d.state.events.nodesDeleted.subscribe(onDelete)
 
   return success()
 
 method stop*(d: DhtMetrics): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
-  await d.state.events.dhtNodeCheck.unsubscribe(d.sub)
+  await d.state.events.dhtNodeCheck.unsubscribe(d.subCheck)
+  await d.state.events.nodesDeleted.unsubscribe(d.subDel)
   return success()
 
 proc new*(
diff --git a/codexcrawler/components/nodestore.nim b/codexcrawler/components/nodestore.nim
index e60fcad..2bd42bc 100644
--- a/codexcrawler/components/nodestore.nim
+++ b/codexcrawler/components/nodestore.nim
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ proc storeNodeIsNew(s: NodeStore, nid: Nid): Future[?!bool] {.async.} =
 proc fireNewNodesDiscovered(s: NodeStore, nids: seq[Nid]): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
   await s.state.events.newNodesDiscovered.fire(nids)
 
+proc fireNodesDeleted(
+    s: NodeStore, nids: seq[Nid]
+): Future[?!void] {.async: (raises: []).} =
+  await s.state.events.nodesDeleted.fire(nids)
+
 proc processFoundNodes(s: NodeStore, nids: seq[Nid]): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
   var newNodes = newSeq[Nid]()
   for nid in nids:
@@ -114,6 +119,16 @@ proc processNodeCheck(
     error "failed to format key", err = err.msg
     return failure(err)
 
+  without exists =? (await s.store.has(key)), err:
+    error "failed to check store for key", err = err.msg
+    return failure(err)
+
+  if not exists:
+    warn "Expected node entry to exist in store, but was not found.", key = $key
+    # We treat the node as deleted, so it can be rediscovered and readded if it still exists in the network.
+    ?await s.fireNodesDeleted(@[event.id])
+    return success()
+
   without var entry =? (await get[NodeEntry](s.store, key)), err:
     error "failed to get entry for key", err = err.msg, key = $key
     return failure(err)
@@ -127,7 +142,7 @@ proc processNodeCheck(
   ?await s.store.put(key, entry)
   return success()
 
-proc deleteEntry(s: NodeStore, nid: Nid): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
+proc deleteEntry(s: NodeStore, nid: Nid): Future[?!bool] {.async.} =
   without key =? Key.init(nodestoreName / $nid), err:
     error "failed to format key", err = err.msg
     return failure(err)
@@ -137,7 +152,8 @@ proc deleteEntry(s: NodeStore, nid: Nid): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
 
   if exists:
     ?await s.store.delete(key)
-  return success()
+
+  return success(exists)
 
 method iterateAll*(
     s: NodeStore, onNode: OnNodeEntry
@@ -173,11 +189,17 @@ method iterateAll*(
 method deleteEntries*(
     s: NodeStore, nids: seq[Nid]
 ): Future[?!void] {.async: (raises: []), base.} =
+  var deleted = newSeq[Nid]()
   for nid in nids:
     try:
-      ?await s.deleteEntry(nid)
+      without wasDeleted =? (await s.deleteEntry(nid)), err:
+        return failure(err)
+      if wasDeleted:
+        deleted.add(nid)
     except CatchableError as exc:
       return failure(exc.msg)
+
+  ?await s.fireNodesDeleted(deleted)
   return success()
 
 method start*(s: NodeStore): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
diff --git a/codexcrawler/state.nim b/codexcrawler/state.nim
index 66b7cd7..76e293c 100644
--- a/codexcrawler/state.nim
+++ b/codexcrawler/state.nim
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type
     newNodesDiscovered*: AsyncDataEvent[seq[Nid]]
     dhtNodeCheck*: AsyncDataEvent[DhtNodeCheckEventData]
     nodesToRevisit*: AsyncDataEvent[seq[Nid]]
+    nodesDeleted*: AsyncDataEvent[seq[Nid]]
 
   ApplicationStatus* {.pure.} = enum
     Stopped
diff --git a/tests/codexcrawler/components/testdhtmetrics.nim b/tests/codexcrawler/components/testdhtmetrics.nim
index 1620c87..6475d05 100644
--- a/tests/codexcrawler/components/testdhtmetrics.nim
+++ b/tests/codexcrawler/components/testdhtmetrics.nim
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ suite "DhtMetrics":
 
     (await state.events.dhtNodeCheck.fire(event)).tryGet()
 
+  proc fireNodesDeletedEvent(nids: seq[Nid]) {.async.} =
+    (await state.events.nodesDeleted.fire(nids)).tryGet()
+
   test "dhtmetrics start should load both lists":
     check:
       okList.loadCalled
@@ -88,3 +91,20 @@ suite "DhtMetrics":
 
     check:
       metrics.nok == length
+
+  test "nodesDeleted event should remove node from both lists":
+    await fireNodesDeletedEvent(@[nid])
+
+    check:
+      nid in okList.removed
+      nid in nokList.removed
+
+  test "nodesDeleted event should set list lengths as metrics for both lists":
+    okList.length = 123
+    nokList.length = 345
+
+    await fireNodesDeletedEvent(@[nid])
+
+    check:
+      metrics.ok == okList.length
+      metrics.nok == nokList.length
diff --git a/tests/codexcrawler/components/testnodestore.nim b/tests/codexcrawler/components/testnodestore.nim
index 282eab9..f2a3a17 100644
--- a/tests/codexcrawler/components/testnodestore.nim
+++ b/tests/codexcrawler/components/testnodestore.nim
@@ -174,6 +174,28 @@ suite "Nodestore":
       nid2 notin iterNodes
       nid3 in iterNodes
 
+  test "deleteEntries fires nodesDeleted event":
+    var deletedNodes = newSeq[Nid]()
+    proc onDeleted(nids: seq[Nid]): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
+      deletedNodes = nids
+      return success()
+
+    let
+      sub = state.events.nodesDeleted.subscribe(onDeleted)
+      nid1 = genNid()
+      nid2 = genNid()
+      nid3 = genNid()
+
+    await fireNodeFoundEvent(@[nid1, nid2, nid3])
+    (await store.deleteEntries(@[nid1, nid2])).tryGet()
+
+    check:
+      nid1 in deletedNodes
+      nid2 in deletedNodes
+      nid3 notin deletedNodes
+
+    await state.events.nodesDeleted.unsubscribe(sub)
+
   test "dhtNodeCheck event should update lastVisit":
     let
       nid = genNid()
@@ -221,3 +243,21 @@ suite "Nodestore":
     let updatedEntry = (await get[NodeEntry](ds, expectedKey)).tryGet()
     check:
       updatedEntry.firstInactive == 0
+
+  test "dhtNodeCheck event for non-existing node should fire nodesDeleted":
+    var deletedNodes = newSeq[Nid]()
+    proc onDeleted(nids: seq[Nid]): Future[?!void] {.async.} =
+      deletedNodes = nids
+      return success()
+
+    let
+      sub = state.events.nodesDeleted.subscribe(onDeleted)
+      nid = genNid()
+
+    # We don't fire nodeFound first. So the store doesn't know it exists.
+    await fireCheckEvent(nid, true)
+
+    check:
+      nid in deletedNodes
+
+    await state.events.nodesDeleted.unsubscribe(sub)
diff --git a/tests/codexcrawler/mocks/mockstate.nim b/tests/codexcrawler/mocks/mockstate.nim
index bb15f11..00e1198 100644
--- a/tests/codexcrawler/mocks/mockstate.nim
+++ b/tests/codexcrawler/mocks/mockstate.nim
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ proc createMockState*(): MockState =
       newNodesDiscovered: newAsyncDataEvent[seq[Nid]](),
       dhtNodeCheck: newAsyncDataEvent[DhtNodeCheckEventData](),
       nodesToRevisit: newAsyncDataEvent[seq[Nid]](),
+      nodesDeleted: newAsyncDataEvent[seq[Nid]](),
     ),
     steppers: newSeq[OnStep](),
     delays: newSeq[Duration](),