diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/api.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/api.py
index 149abf7a5b..3a05d66383 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/api.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/api.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class XhrLayer(View):
 
         return JsonResponse({
             "error": "ok",
-            "redirect": reverse('project', args=(kwargs['pid'],))
+            "gotoUrl": reverse('project', args=(kwargs['pid'],))
         })
 
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/layerdetails.js b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/layerdetails.js
index 8165bad5dd..4c0d0426eb 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/layerdetails.js
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/layerdetails.js
@@ -391,7 +391,9 @@ function layerDetailsPageInit (ctx) {
   });
 
   $("#layer-delete-confirmed").click(function(){
-    $.cookie("layer-deleted", ctx.layerVersion.name, { path: '/'});
+
+    var message = $('<span>You have deleted <strong>1</strong> layer from your project: <strong id="deleted-layer-name"></strong>');
+    message.find("#deleted-layer-name").text(ctx.layerVersion.name);
 
     $.ajax({
         type: "DELETE",
@@ -401,7 +403,8 @@ function layerDetailsPageInit (ctx) {
           if (data.error != "ok") {
             console.warn(data.error);
           } else {
-            window.location = data.redirect + "?notify=layer-deleted";
+            libtoaster.setNotification("layer-deleted", message.html());
+            window.location.replace(data.gotoUrl);
           }
         },
         error: function(data) {
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/layerdetails.html b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/layerdetails.html
index 0594b551aa..f1569bd630 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/layerdetails.html
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/layerdetails.html
@@ -6,14 +6,16 @@
 {% block title %} {{layerversion.layer.name}} - {{project.name}} - Toaster {% endblock %}
 {% block pagecontent %}
 
-<div id="delete-layer-modal" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
+<div id="delete-layer-modal" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog"
+    data-keyboard="false" data-backdrop="static">
   <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
     <div class="modal-content">
       <div class="modal-body">
 		  Are you sure you want to delete the <strong>{{layerversion.layer.name}}</strong> layer?
       </div>
       <div class="modal-footer">
-        <button type="button" id="layer-delete-confirmed" class="btn btn-primary">Delete</button>
+        <button type="button" id="layer-delete-confirmed" class="btn
+            btn-primary">Delete layer</button>
         <button type="button" class="btn btn-default btn-link" data-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -358,7 +360,8 @@
           {# Only show delete link for imported layers #}
           {% if layerversion.layer_source == layer_source.TYPE_IMPORTED %}
           <i class="icon-trash text-danger"></i>
-          <a href="#delete-layer-modal"  role="button" class="text-danger" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#delete-layer-modal">Delete {{layerversion.layer.name}}</a>
+          <a href="#delete-layer-modal"  role="button" class="text-danger"
+              data-toggle="modal" data-target="#delete-layer-modal">Delete layer</a>
           {% endif %}
         </div>
       </div>