diff --git a/mitmproxy/addons/view.py b/mitmproxy/addons/view.py
index aa3e11edb..d43194681 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/addons/view.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/addons/view.py
@@ -389,6 +389,8 @@ class View(collections.Sequence):
                     self.sig_view_remove.send(self, flow=f)
                 del self._store[f.id]
                 self.sig_store_remove.send(self, flow=f)
+        if len(flows) > 1:
+            ctx.log.alert("Removed %s flows" % len(flows))
 
     @command.command("view.resolve")
     def resolve(self, spec: str) -> typing.Sequence[mitmproxy.flow.Flow]:
diff --git a/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_view.py b/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_view.py
index d5a3a4562..03b2c8dd1 100644
--- a/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_view.py
+++ b/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_view.py
@@ -262,6 +262,16 @@ def test_duplicate():
         assert v.focus.index == 2
 
 
+def test_remove():
+    v = view.View()
+    with taddons.context():
+        f = [tflow.tflow(), tflow.tflow() ]
+        v.add(f)
+        assert len(v) == 2
+        v.remove(f)
+        assert len(v) == 0
+
+
 def test_setgetval():
     v = view.View()
     with taddons.context():