diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/class-jetpack-top-posts-helper.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/class-jetpack-top-posts-helper.php
index 28325c3d67e9b..bb002d44cfa38 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/class-jetpack-top-posts-helper.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/class-jetpack-top-posts-helper.php
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ public static function get_top_posts( $period, $items_count = null, $types = nul
 			$data = array( 'summary' => array( 'postviews' => array() ) );
 		}
 
+		// Remove posts that have subsequently been deleted.
+		$data['summary']['postviews'] = array_filter(
+			$data['summary']['postviews'],
+			function ( $item ) {
+				return get_post_status( $item['id'] ) === 'publish';
+			}
+		);
+
 		$posts_retrieved = is_countable( $data['summary']['postviews'] ) ? count( $data['summary']['postviews'] ) : 0;
 
 		// Fallback to random posts if user does not have enough top content.
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/fix-top-posts-deleted b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/fix-top-posts-deleted
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9a4460a2ad2ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/fix-top-posts-deleted
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: other
+
+Top Posts & Pages Block: ensure deleted content does not display.