diff --git a/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js b/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
index c58bbad0f1..f2bf8f82b5 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ var delAfter = function( r, settings ) {
 		var n = parseInt(a.html(),10);
 		if ( $('#' + settings.element).is('.unapproved') ) { // we deleted a formerly unapproved comment
 			n = n - 1;
+		} else if ( $(settings.target).parents( 'span.unapprove' ).size() ) { // we "deleted" an approved comment from the approved list by clicking "Unapprove"
+			n = n + 1;
 		}
 		if ( n < 0 ) { n = 0; }
 		a.html( n.toString() );
diff --git a/wp-includes/js/wp-lists.js b/wp-includes/js/wp-lists.js
index e0c5b25a56..f1eed16dbf 100644
--- a/wp-includes/js/wp-lists.js
+++ b/wp-includes/js/wp-lists.js
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ var wpList = {
 		var bg; var r;
 		s = $.extend( {}, this.wpList.settings, {
 			element: null,
-			nonce: 0
+			nonce: 0,
+			target: e.get(0)
 		}, s || {} );
 		if ( $.isFunction( s.confirm ) ) {
 			if ( 'add' != a ) {