diff --git a/static/js/server_events.js b/static/js/server_events.js
index b2f594dbab..390759319a 100644
--- a/static/js/server_events.js
+++ b/static/js/server_events.js
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ function get_events_success(events) {
                     subs.mark_subscribed(sub.name, sub);
                 });
             } else if (event.op === 'remove') {
-                _.each(event.subscriptions, function (sub) {
-                    subs.mark_unsubscribed(sub.name);
+                _.each(event.subscriptions, function (rec) {
+                    var sub = stream_data.get_sub_by_id(rec.stream_id);
+                    subs.mark_sub_unsubscribed(sub);
                 });
             } else if (event.op === 'update') {
                 subs.update_subscription_properties(event.name, event.property, event.value);
diff --git a/zerver/lib/actions.py b/zerver/lib/actions.py
index fb58656132..acaa0cb4ee 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/actions.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/actions.py
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ def notify_subscriptions_removed(user_profile, streams, no_log=False):
                    'names': [stream.name for stream in streams],
                    'domain': stream.realm.domain})
 
-    payload = [dict(name=stream.name) for stream in streams]
+    payload = [dict(name=stream.name, stream_id=stream.id) for stream in streams]
     event = dict(type="subscription", op="remove",
                  subscriptions=payload)
     send_event(event, [user_profile.id])
diff --git a/zerver/test_events.py b/zerver/test_events.py
index 92f699da52..59a08c992f 100644
--- a/zerver/test_events.py
+++ b/zerver/test_events.py
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ class EventsRegisterTest(AuthedTestCase):
             ('subscriptions', check_list(
                 check_dict([
                     ('name', equals('test_stream')),
+                    ('stream_id', check_int),
                 ]),
             )),
         ])
diff --git a/zerver/test_subs.py b/zerver/test_subs.py
index 9e77071551..91890ce7b1 100644
--- a/zerver/test_subs.py
+++ b/zerver/test_subs.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class StreamAdminTest(AuthedTestCase):
             self.assertEqual(deletion_event, dict(
                     op='remove',
                     type='subscription',
-                    subscriptions=[{'name': active_name}]
+                    subscriptions=[{'name': active_name, 'stream_id': stream.id}]
                     ))
         else:
             # You could delete the stream, but you weren't on it so you don't