Index: bp-themes/bp-default/_inc/global.js
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--- bp-themes/bp-default/_inc/global.js	(revision 2813)
+++ bp-themes/bp-default/_inc/global.js	(working copy)
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@
 			var nonce = link_href.split('_wpnonce=');
 				nonce = nonce[1];
 
+			var redirect_to = link_href.split('bp_redirect_to=');
+				redirect_to = redirect_to[1].split('&');
+				redirect_to = decodeURIComponent(redirect_to[0]);
+
 			target.addClass('loading');
 
 			j.post( ajaxurl, {
@@ -220,6 +224,7 @@
 					li.children('div#message').hide().fadeIn(200);
 				} else {
 					li.slideUp(200);
+					window.location = redirect_to;
 				}
 			});
 
Index: bp-activity/bp-activity-templatetags.php
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--- bp-activity/bp-activity-templatetags.php	(revision 2813)
+++ bp-activity/bp-activity-templatetags.php	(working copy)
@@ -716,7 +716,15 @@
 	function bp_get_activity_delete_link() {
 		global $activities_template, $bp;
 
-		return apply_filters( 'bp_get_activity_delete_link', '<a href="' . wp_nonce_url( $bp->root_domain . '/' . $bp->activity->slug . '/delete/' . $activities_template->activity->id, 'bp_activity_delete_link' ) . '" class="item-button delete-activity confirm">' . __( 'Delete', 'buddypress' ) . '</a>' );
+		if ( $bp->current_component == $bp->activity->slug && is_numeric( $bp->current_action ) ) {
+			 if ( wp_get_referer() )
+				$bp_redirect_to = '?bp_redirect_to=' . wp_get_referer();
+			else
+				$bp_redirect_to = '?bp_redirect_to=' . $bp->root_domain . '/' . $bp->activity->slug . '/';
+		}
+
+		return apply_filters( 'bp_get_activity_delete_link', '<a href="' . wp_nonce_url( $bp->root_domain . '/' . $bp->activity->slug . '/delete/' . $activities_template->activity->id . $bp_redirect_to, 'bp_activity_delete_link' ) . '" class="item-button delete-activity confirm">' . __( 'Delete', 'buddypress' ) . '</a>' );
 	}
 
 function bp_activity_latest_update( $user_id = false ) {