diff --git a/tests/fixtures/layout-dont-ignore-deletes.yaml b/tests/fixtures/layout-dont-ignore-deletes.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cf3c71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/layout-dont-ignore-deletes.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+includes:
+  - python-file: custom_functions.py
+
+pipelines:
+  - name: post
+    manager: IndependentPipelineManager
+    trigger:
+      gerrit:
+        - event: ref-updated
+          ref: ^(?!refs/).*$
+          ignore-deletes: False
+
+projects:
+  - name: org/project
+    post:
+      - project-post
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/layouts/good_layout.yaml b/tests/fixtures/layouts/good_layout.yaml
index fc2effd..9ba1806 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/layouts/good_layout.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/layouts/good_layout.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
       gerrit:
         - event: ref-updated
           ref: ^(?!refs/).*$
+          ignore-deletes: True
 
   - name: gate
     manager: DependentPipelineManager
diff --git a/tests/test_scheduler.py b/tests/test_scheduler.py
index 0779bfa..19acc9b 100755
--- a/tests/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/tests/test_scheduler.py
@@ -891,6 +891,54 @@
         self.assertEqual(len(self.history), 1)
         self.assertIn('project-post', job_names)
 
+    def test_post_ignore_deletes(self):
+        "Test that deleting refs does not trigger post jobs"
+
+        e = {
+            "type": "ref-updated",
+            "submitter": {
+                "name": "User Name",
+            },
+            "refUpdate": {
+                "oldRev": "90f173846e3af9154517b88543ffbd1691f31366",
+                "newRev": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+                "refName": "master",
+                "project": "org/project",
+            }
+        }
+        self.fake_gerrit.addEvent(e)
+        self.waitUntilSettled()
+
+        job_names = [x.name for x in self.history]
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.history), 0)
+        self.assertNotIn('project-post', job_names)
+
+    def test_post_ignore_deletes_negative(self):
+        "Test that deleting refs does trigger post jobs"
+
+        self.config.set('zuul', 'layout_config',
+                        'tests/fixtures/layout-dont-ignore-deletes.yaml')
+        self.sched.reconfigure(self.config)
+
+        e = {
+            "type": "ref-updated",
+            "submitter": {
+                "name": "User Name",
+            },
+            "refUpdate": {
+                "oldRev": "90f173846e3af9154517b88543ffbd1691f31366",
+                "newRev": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+                "refName": "master",
+                "project": "org/project",
+            }
+        }
+        self.fake_gerrit.addEvent(e)
+        self.waitUntilSettled()
+
+        job_names = [x.name for x in self.history]
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.history), 1)
+        self.assertIn('project-post', job_names)
+
     def test_build_configuration_branch(self):
         "Test that the right commits are on alternate branches"