diff --git a/app/controllers/abstract-paged-controller.js b/app/controllers/abstract-paged-controller.js
index e349dedeaf..ddcceae30b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/abstract-paged-controller.js
+++ b/app/controllers/abstract-paged-controller.js
@@ -43,6 +43,17 @@ export default Ember.Controller.extend(PaginationProps, ProgressDialog, UserSess
     return (!Ember.isEmpty(this.get('previousStartKey')) || !Ember.isEmpty(this.get('nextStartKey')));
   }.property('nextStartKey', 'previousStartKey'),
 
+  hasRecords: Ember.computed('model.length', {
+    get() {
+      let model = this.get('model');
+      if (!Ember.isEmpty(model)) {
+        return (model.get('length') > 0);
+      } else {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+  }),
+
   actions: {
     nextPage: function() {
       var key = this.get('nextStartKey'),
diff --git a/app/routes/abstract-index-route.js b/app/routes/abstract-index-route.js
index 0790164719..5c489b4442 100644
--- a/app/routes/abstract-index-route.js
+++ b/app/routes/abstract-index-route.js
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ export default Ember.Route.extend(PouchDbMixin, ProgressDialog, AuthenticatedRou
   setupController: function(controller, model) {
     var props = this.getProperties('firstKey', 'nextStartKey');
     controller.setProperties(props);
-    if (!Ember.isEmpty(model)) {
-      controller.set('hasRecords', (model.get('length') > 0));
-    }
     var sectionDetails = {
       currentScreenTitle: this.get('pageTitle')
     };
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/inventory-test.js b/tests/acceptance/inventory-test.js
index 7050f6aabf..a95458d006 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/inventory-test.js
+++ b/tests/acceptance/inventory-test.js
@@ -70,6 +70,28 @@ test('Adding a new inventory item', (assert) => {
   });
 });
 
+test('Deleting the last inventory item', (assert) => {
+  runWithPouchDump('inventory', function() {
+    authenticateUser();
+    visit('/inventory/listing');
+
+    andThen(function() {
+      assert.equal(currentURL(), '/inventory/listing');
+      click('button:contains(Delete)');
+      waitToAppear('.modal-dialog');
+      andThen(() => {
+        assert.equal(find('.modal-title').text(), 'Delete Item', 'Deleting confirmation.');
+      });
+      click('.modal-content button:contains(Delete)');
+      andThen(function() {
+        assert.equal(currentURL(), '/inventory');
+        findWithAssert('p:contains(No requests found. )');
+        findWithAssert('a:contains(Create a new request?)');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
+
 test('Creating a new inventory request', function(assert) {
   runWithPouchDump('inventory', function() {
     authenticateUser();