diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObject.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObject.js
index cef23e7e29..ec7ce06212 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObject.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObject.js
@@ -1275,10 +1275,6 @@ Zotero.DataObject.prototype._initErase = Zotero.Promise.method(function (env) {
 	
 	if (!env.options.skipEditCheck) this.editCheck();
 	
-	if (env.options.skipDeleteLog) {
-		env.notifierData[this.id].skipDeleteLog = true;
-	}
-	
 	return true;
 });
 
@@ -1294,6 +1290,10 @@ Zotero.DataObject.prototype._finalizeErase = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function*
 		this.ObjectsClass.unload(env.deletedObjectIDs || this.id);
 	}.bind(this));
 	
+	if (env.options.skipDeleteLog) {
+		env.notifierData[this.id].skipDeleteLog = true;
+	}
+	
 	if (!env.options.skipNotifier) {
 		Zotero.Notifier.queue(
 			'delete',
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
index 9000ea67eb..b6c4fe10e0 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
@@ -4538,6 +4538,7 @@ Zotero.Item.prototype._eraseData = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (env) {
 	}
 	// Regular item
 	else {
+		// Delete child items
 		let sql = "SELECT itemID FROM itemNotes WHERE parentItemID=?1 UNION "
 			+ "SELECT itemID FROM itemAttachments WHERE parentItemID=?1";
 		let toDelete = yield Zotero.DB.columnQueryAsync(sql, [this.id]);
@@ -4550,6 +4551,11 @@ Zotero.Item.prototype._eraseData = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (env) {
 		}
 	}
 	
+	// Don't add non-syncing items to delete log
+	if (!Zotero.Sync.Data.Local.isSyncItem(this)) {
+		env.options.skipDeleteLog = true;
+	}
+	
 	// Remove related-item relations pointing to this item
 	var relatedItems = yield Zotero.Relations.getByPredicateAndObject(
 		'item', Zotero.Relations.relatedItemPredicate, Zotero.URI.getItemURI(this)
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/sync/syncLocal.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/sync/syncLocal.js
index 7375c8233b..1c7aeebf84 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/sync/syncLocal.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/sync/syncLocal.js
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ Zotero.Sync.Data.Local = {
 				+ "LEFT JOIN itemAnnotations IAn ON (O.itemID=IAn.itemID)";
 		}
 		sql += " WHERE libraryID=? AND synced=0";
+		// Don't sync external annotations
 		if (objectType == 'item') {
 			sql += " AND (IAn.isExternal IS NULL OR IAN.isExternal=0)";
 		}
@@ -581,6 +582,14 @@ Zotero.Sync.Data.Local = {
 	}),
 	
 	
+	isSyncItem: function (item) {
+		if (item.itemType == 'annotation' && item.annotationIsExternal) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		return true;
+	},
+	
+	
 	//
 	// Cache management
 	//
diff --git a/test/tests/syncEventListenersTest.js b/test/tests/syncEventListenersTest.js
index 867dfb5037..2520d51dcd 100644
--- a/test/tests/syncEventListenersTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/syncEventListenersTest.js
@@ -1,6 +1,39 @@
 "use strict";
 
 describe("Zotero.Sync.EventListeners", function () {
+	describe("ChangeListener", function () {
+		it("should add items to sync delete log", async function () {
+			var item = await createDataObject('item');
+			await item.eraseTx();
+			assert.ok(
+				await Zotero.Sync.Data.Local.getDateDeleted('item', item.libraryID, item.key)
+			);
+		});
+		
+		it("shouldn't add items with `skipDeleteLog: true`", async function () {
+			var item = await createDataObject('item');
+			await item.eraseTx({
+				skipDeleteLog: true
+			});
+			assert.isFalse(
+				await Zotero.Sync.Data.Local.getDateDeleted('item', item.libraryID, item.key)
+			);
+		});
+		
+		// Technically skipped in Zotero.DataObject._finalizeErase(), which sets skipDeleteLog
+		// based on the result of Sync.Data.Local.isSyncItem()
+		it("shouldn't add non-syncing items to sync delete log", async function () {
+			var attachment = await importFileAttachment('test.pdf');
+			var annotation = await createAnnotation('image', attachment, { isExternal: true });
+			await annotation.eraseTx();
+			assert.isFalse(
+				await Zotero.Sync.Data.Local.getDateDeleted(
+					'item', attachment.libraryID, annotation.key
+				)
+			);
+		});
+	});
+	
 	describe("AutoSyncListener", function () {
 		var originalTimeout;