diff --git a/src/Lifecycle.ts b/src/Lifecycle.ts
index 340c4fa2ca..645963a8bd 100644
--- a/src/Lifecycle.ts
+++ b/src/Lifecycle.ts
@@ -60,10 +60,18 @@ import StorageEvictedDialog from "./components/views/dialogs/StorageEvictedDialo
 import { setSentryUser } from "./sentry";
 import SdkConfig from "./SdkConfig";
 import { DialogOpener } from "./utils/DialogOpener";
+import { Action } from "./dispatcher/actions";
 
 const HOMESERVER_URL_KEY = "mx_hs_url";
 const ID_SERVER_URL_KEY = "mx_is_url";
 
+dis.register((payload) => {
+    if (payload.action === Action.TriggerLogout) {
+        // noinspection JSIgnoredPromiseFromCall - we don't care if it fails
+        onLoggedOut();
+    }
+});
+
 interface ILoadSessionOpts {
     enableGuest?: boolean;
     guestHsUrl?: string;
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/DeactivateAccountDialog.tsx b/src/components/views/dialogs/DeactivateAccountDialog.tsx
index bf2f636d5d..a505d5e647 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/DeactivateAccountDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/DeactivateAccountDialog.tsx
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
 
 import Analytics from '../../../Analytics';
 import { MatrixClientPeg } from '../../../MatrixClientPeg';
-import * as Lifecycle from '../../../Lifecycle';
 import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
 import InteractiveAuth, { ERROR_USER_CANCELLED } from "../../structures/InteractiveAuth";
 import { DEFAULT_PHASE, PasswordAuthEntry, SSOAuthEntry } from "../auth/InteractiveAuthEntryComponents";
 import StyledCheckbox from "../elements/StyledCheckbox";
 import BaseDialog from "./BaseDialog";
+import defaultDispatcher from "../../../dispatcher/dispatcher";
+import { Action } from "../../../dispatcher/actions";
 
 interface IProps {
     onFinished: (success: boolean) => void;
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ export default class DeactivateAccountDialog extends React.Component<IProps, ISt
         MatrixClientPeg.get().deactivateAccount(auth, this.state.shouldErase).then(r => {
             // Deactivation worked - logout & close this dialog
             Analytics.trackEvent('Account', 'Deactivate Account');
-            Lifecycle.onLoggedOut();
+            defaultDispatcher.fire(Action.TriggerLogout);
             this.props.onFinished(true);
         }).catch(e => {
             logger.error(e);
diff --git a/src/dispatcher/actions.ts b/src/dispatcher/actions.ts
index 5662da1de5..adfbc874a4 100644
--- a/src/dispatcher/actions.ts
+++ b/src/dispatcher/actions.ts
@@ -283,4 +283,13 @@ export enum Action {
      * Payload: OpenTabbedIntegrationManagerDialogPayload
      */
     OpenTabbedIntegrationManagerDialog = "open_tabbed_imanager_dialog",
+
+    /**
+     * Fired when something within the application has determined that a logout,
+     * or logout-like behaviour, needs to happen. Specifically meant to target
+     * storage deletion rather than calling the logout API.
+     *
+     * No payload.
+     */
+    TriggerLogout = "trigger_logout",
 }