diff --git a/app/controllers/collections_controller.rb b/app/controllers/collections_controller.rb
index f5dc825f7..8fe926593 100644
--- a/app/controllers/collections_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/collections_controller.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,24 @@ def after_create
     end
   end
 
+  # Overrides CurationConcerns::CollectionsControllerBehavior
+  # Redirects to the user's collections dashboard page
+  def after_destroy(id)
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html { redirect_to sufia.dashboard_collections_path, notice: 'Collection was successfully deleted.' }
+      format.json { render json: { id: id }, status: :destroyed, location: @collection }
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Overrides CurationConcerns::CollectionsControllerBehavior
+  # Redirects to the user's collections dashboard page
+  def after_destroy_error(id)
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html { redirect_to sufia.dashboard_collections_path, notice: 'Collection could not be deleted.' }
+      format.json { render json: { id: id }, status: :destroy_error, location: @collection }
+    end
+  end
+
   protected
 
     # Override CurationConcerns::CollectionsControllerBehavior to build a form with ability and request
diff --git a/spec/controllers/collections_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/collections_controller_spec.rb
index d3dd50b82..ba724f0c9 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/collections_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/collections_controller_spec.rb
@@ -27,4 +27,28 @@
     subject { described_class }
     its(:form_class) { is_expected.to be(CollectionForm) }
   end
+
+  describe "#delete" do
+    let(:user) { create(:user) }
+    let(:collection) { create(:collection, depositor: user.login) }
+
+    before do
+      allow_any_instance_of(Devise::Strategies::HttpHeaderAuthenticatable).to receive(:remote_user).and_return(user.login)
+      allow_any_instance_of(User).to receive(:groups).and_return([])
+    end
+
+    context "when the collection is successfully deleted" do
+      before { delete :destroy, id: collection }
+      it { is_expected.to redirect_to("/dashboard/collections") }
+    end
+
+    context "when the collection is not successfully deleted" do
+      before do
+        controller.instance_variable_set(:@collection, collection)
+        allow(collection).to receive(:destroy).and_return(false)
+        delete :destroy, id: collection
+      end
+      it { is_expected.to redirect_to("/dashboard/collections") }
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/features/collection/delete_spec.rb b/spec/features/collection/delete_spec.rb
index 2c2b6f725..13743e4a4 100644
--- a/spec/features/collection/delete_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/collection/delete_spec.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@
       db_item_actions_toggle(collection).click
       click_link 'Delete Collection'
       expect(page).to have_content 'Collection was successfully deleted'
-      expect(page).to have_css '#documents'
-      expect(page).not_to have_content title
+      within("#my_nav") do
+        expect(page).to have_content("My Collections")
+      end
+      within("#documents") do
+        expect(page).not_to have_content title
+      end
     end
   end
 end