diff --git a/src/bramble/BrambleEvents.js b/src/bramble/BrambleEvents.js
index 06e1cb5b642..6280bb9326a 100644
--- a/src/bramble/BrambleEvents.js
+++ b/src/bramble/BrambleEvents.js
@@ -44,4 +44,12 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
     exports.triggerSidebarExpanded = function() {
         exports.trigger("bramble:sidebarChange", true);
     };
+
+    // file delete and rename needs to get broadcast to live dev transport
+    exports.triggerFileRenamed = function(oldFilename, newFilename) {
+        exports.trigger("fileRenamed", oldFilename, newFilename);
+    };
+    exports.triggerFileRemoved = function(filename) {
+        exports.trigger("fileRemoved", filename);
+    };
 });
diff --git a/src/extensions/default/bramble/lib/PostMessageTransport.js b/src/extensions/default/bramble/lib/PostMessageTransport.js
index a0437e5ceda..a6cabcd33bb 100644
--- a/src/extensions/default/bramble/lib/PostMessageTransport.js
+++ b/src/extensions/default/bramble/lib/PostMessageTransport.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
     var EventDispatcher     = brackets.getModule("utils/EventDispatcher"),
         LiveDevMultiBrowser = brackets.getModule("LiveDevelopment/LiveDevMultiBrowser"),
         BlobUtils           = brackets.getModule("filesystem/impls/filer/BlobUtils"),
+        BrambleEvents       = brackets.getModule("bramble/BrambleEvents"),
         Path                = brackets.getModule("filesystem/impls/filer/BracketsFiler").Path;
 
     // The script that will be injected into the previewed HTML to handle the other side of the post message connection.
@@ -81,6 +82,10 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
     */
     function start(){
         window.addEventListener("message", _listener);
+
+        // Reload whenever files are removed or renamed
+        BrambleEvents.on("fileRemoved", reload);
+        BrambleEvents.on("fileRenamed", reload);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -163,12 +168,23 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
             "<script>\n" + XHRShim + "</script>\n";
     }
 
+    // URL of document being rewritten/launched (if any)
+    var _pendingReloadUrl;
+
     function reload() {
         var launcher = Launcher.getCurrentInstance();
         var liveDoc = LiveDevMultiBrowser._getCurrentLiveDoc();
         var url = BlobUtils.getUrl(liveDoc.doc.file.fullPath);
 
-        launcher.launch(url);
+        // Don't start rewriting a URL if it's already in process (prevents infinite loop)
+        if(_pendingReloadUrl === url) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        _pendingReloadUrl = url;
+        launcher.launch(url, function() {
+            _pendingReloadUrl = null;
+        });
     }
 
     // Exports
diff --git a/src/extensions/default/bramble/lib/launcher.js b/src/extensions/default/bramble/lib/launcher.js
index 8211501affd..c2cd2d5ad8b 100644
--- a/src/extensions/default/bramble/lib/launcher.js
+++ b/src/extensions/default/bramble/lib/launcher.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         _launcherInstance = this;
     }
 
-    Launcher.prototype.launch = function(url) {
+    Launcher.prototype.launch = function(url, callback) {
         var server = this.server;
         var browser = this.browser;
 
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
                 return;
             }
             browser.update(urlOrHTML);
+
+            if(typeof callback === "function") {
+                callback();
+            }
         });
     };
 
diff --git a/src/filesystem/impls/filer/FilerFileSystem.js b/src/filesystem/impls/filer/FilerFileSystem.js
index ec7faa18753..24ff063297e 100644
--- a/src/filesystem/impls/filer/FilerFileSystem.js
+++ b/src/filesystem/impls/filer/FilerFileSystem.js
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         Filer           = require("filesystem/impls/filer/BracketsFiler"),
         BlobUtils       = require("filesystem/impls/filer/BlobUtils"),
         decodePath      = require("filesystem/impls/filer/FilerUtils").decodePath,
-        Handlers = require("filesystem/impls/filer/lib/handlers"),
-        Content = require("filesystem/impls/filer/lib/content"),
-        Async = require("utils/Async");
+        Handlers        = require("filesystem/impls/filer/lib/handlers"),
+        Content         = require("filesystem/impls/filer/lib/content"),
+        Async           = require("utils/Async"),
+        BrambleEvents   = require("bramble/BrambleEvents");
 
     var fs              = Filer.fs(),
         Path            = Filer.Path,
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
 
                 if(stat.isFile) {
                     BlobUtils.rename(oldPath, newPath);
+                    BrambleEvents.triggerFileRenamed(oldPath, newPath);
                 }
 
                 callback();
@@ -349,6 +351,10 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
                 // TODO: deal with the symlink case (i.e., only remove cache
                 // item if file is really going away).
                 BlobUtils.remove(path);
+
+                if(!err) {
+                    BrambleEvents.triggerFileRemoved(path);
+                }
                 callback(_mapError(err));
             });
         });