diff --git a/data/core.yaml b/data/core.yaml
index 80b75218a..cc9511458 100644
--- a/data/core.yaml
+++ b/data/core.yaml
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ en:
     untagged_area_tooltip: "Select a feature type that describes what this area is."
     untagged_relation: Untagged relation
     untagged_relation_tooltip: "Select a feature type that describes what this relation is."
-    many_deletions: "You're deleting {n} features. Are you sure you want to do this? This will delete them from the map that everyone else sees on openstreetmap.org."
+    many_deletions: "You're deleting {n} features: {p} nodes, {l} lines, {a} areas, {r} relations. Are you sure you want to do this? This will delete them from the map that everyone else sees on openstreetmap.org."
     tag_suggests_area: "The tag {tag} suggests line should be area, but it is not an area"
     deprecated_tags: "Deprecated tags: {tags}"
   zoom:
diff --git a/dist/locales/en.json b/dist/locales/en.json
index f5fab54ae..99d7fdb52 100644
--- a/dist/locales/en.json
+++ b/dist/locales/en.json
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@
             "untagged_area_tooltip": "Select a feature type that describes what this area is.",
             "untagged_relation": "Untagged relation",
             "untagged_relation_tooltip": "Select a feature type that describes what this relation is.",
-            "many_deletions": "You're deleting {n} features. Are you sure you want to do this? This will delete them from the map that everyone else sees on openstreetmap.org.",
+            "many_deletions": "You're deleting {n} features: {p} nodes, {l} lines, {a} areas, {r} relations. Are you sure you want to do this? This will delete them from the map that everyone else sees on openstreetmap.org.",
             "tag_suggests_area": "The tag {tag} suggests line should be area, but it is not an area",
             "deprecated_tags": "Deprecated tags: {tags}"
         },
diff --git a/modules/validations/many_deletions.js b/modules/validations/many_deletions.js
index 6c64b4f09..b0b0c437e 100644
--- a/modules/validations/many_deletions.js
+++ b/modules/validations/many_deletions.js
@@ -4,12 +4,21 @@ import { t } from '../util/locale';
 export function validationManyDeletions() {
     var threshold = 100;
 
-    var validation = function(changes) {
+    var validation = function(changes, graph) {
         var warnings = [];
+        var nodes=0, ways=0, areas=0, relations=0;
+
+        changes.deleted.forEach(function(c) {
+            if (c.type === 'node') {nodes++;}
+            else if (c.type === 'way' && c.geometry(graph) === 'line') {ways++;}
+            else if (c.type === 'way' && c.geometry(graph) === 'area') {areas++;}
+            else if (c.type === 'relation') {relations++;}
+        });
         if (changes.deleted.length > threshold) {
             warnings.push({
                 id: 'many_deletions',
-                message: t('validations.many_deletions', { n: changes.deleted.length })
+                message: t('validations.many_deletions',
+                    { n: changes.deleted.length, p: nodes, l: ways, a:areas, r: relations })
             });
         }