diff --git a/frontend/src/Author/AuthorStatus.js b/frontend/src/Author/AuthorStatus.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dcbb1ebd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/Author/AuthorStatus.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { icons } from 'Helpers/Props';
+import translate from 'Utilities/String/translate';
+
+export function getAuthorStatusDetails(status) {
+
+  let statusDetails = {
+    icon: icons.AUTHOR_CONTINUING,
+    title: translate('StatusEndedContinuing'),
+    message: translate('ContinuingMoreBooksAreExpected')
+  };
+
+  if (status === 'deleted') {
+    statusDetails = {
+      icon: icons.AUTHOR_DELETED,
+      title: translate('StatusEndedDeceased'),
+      message: translate('NotContinuingAuthorDeceased')
+    };
+  } else if (status === 'ended') {
+    statusDetails = {
+      icon: icons.AUTHOR_ENDED,
+      title: translate('StatusEndedEnded'),
+      message: translate('ContinuingNoAdditionalBooksAreExpected')
+    };
+  }
+
+  return statusDetails;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/Author/Details/AuthorDetailsHeader.js b/frontend/src/Author/Details/AuthorDetailsHeader.js
index 261fdcc35..8d14f32fd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Author/Details/AuthorDetailsHeader.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Author/Details/AuthorDetailsHeader.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import TextTruncate from 'react-text-truncate';
 import AuthorPoster from 'Author/AuthorPoster';
+import { getAuthorStatusDetails } from 'Author/AuthorStatus';
 import HeartRating from 'Components/HeartRating';
 import Icon from 'Components/Icon';
 import Label from 'Components/Label';
@@ -87,11 +88,11 @@ class AuthorDetailsHeader extends Component {
       titleWidth
     } = this.state;
 
+    const statusDetails = getAuthorStatusDetails(status);
+
     const fanartUrl = getFanartUrl(images);
     const marqueeWidth = titleWidth - (isSmallScreen ? 85 : 160);
 
-    const continuing = status === 'continuing';
-
     let bookFilesCountMessage = translate('BookFilesCountMessage');
 
     if (bookFileCount === 1) {
@@ -236,16 +237,16 @@ class AuthorDetailsHeader extends Component {
 
               <Label
                 className={styles.detailsLabel}
-                title={continuing ? translate('ContinuingMoreBooksAreExpected') : translate('ContinuingNoAdditionalBooksAreExpected')}
+                title={statusDetails.message}
                 size={sizes.LARGE}
               >
                 <Icon
-                  name={continuing ? icons.AUTHOR_CONTINUING : icons.AUTHOR_ENDED}
+                  name={statusDetails.icon}
                   size={17}
                 />
 
                 <span className={styles.qualityProfileName}>
-                  {continuing ? 'Continuing' : 'Deceased'}
+                  {statusDetails.title}
                 </span>
               </Label>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorStatusCell.js b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorStatusCell.js
index 45187fd0a..d17f92c23 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorStatusCell.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Table/AuthorStatusCell.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import React from 'react';
+import { getAuthorStatusDetails } from 'Author/AuthorStatus';
 import Icon from 'Components/Icon';
 import VirtualTableRowCell from 'Components/Table/Cells/TableRowCell';
 import { icons } from 'Helpers/Props';
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ function AuthorStatusCell(props) {
     ...otherProps
   } = props;
 
+  const statusDetails = getAuthorStatusDetails(status);
+
   return (
     <Component
       className={className}
@@ -28,8 +31,8 @@ function AuthorStatusCell(props) {
 
       <Icon
         className={styles.statusIcon}
-        name={status === 'ended' ? icons.AUTHOR_ENDED : icons.AUTHOR_CONTINUING}
-        title={status === 'ended' ? translate('StatusEndedDeceased') : translate('StatusEndedContinuing')}
+        name={statusDetails.icon}
+        title={`${statusDetails.title}: ${statusDetails.message}`}
       />
     </Component>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/Bookshelf/BookshelfRow.js b/frontend/src/Bookshelf/BookshelfRow.js
index c91acccf4..fd51b8628 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Bookshelf/BookshelfRow.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Bookshelf/BookshelfRow.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import AuthorNameLink from 'Author/AuthorNameLink';
+import { getAuthorStatusDetails } from 'Author/AuthorStatus';
 import Icon from 'Components/Icon';
 import MonitorToggleButton from 'Components/MonitorToggleButton';
 import VirtualTableRowCell from 'Components/Table/Cells/VirtualTableRowCell';
 import VirtualTableSelectCell from 'Components/Table/Cells/VirtualTableSelectCell';
-import { icons } from 'Helpers/Props';
-import translate from 'Utilities/String/translate';
 import BookshelfBook from './BookshelfBook';
 import styles from './BookshelfRow.css';
 
@@ -30,6 +29,8 @@ class BookshelfRow extends Component {
       onBookMonitoredPress
     } = this.props;
 
+    const statusDetails = getAuthorStatusDetails(status);
+
     return (
       <>
         <VirtualTableSelectCell
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ class BookshelfRow extends Component {
         <VirtualTableRowCell className={styles.status}>
           <Icon
             className={styles.statusIcon}
-            name={status === 'ended' ? icons.AUTHOR_ENDED : icons.AUTHOR_CONTINUING}
-            title={status === 'ended' ? translate('StatusEndedEnded') : translate('StatusEndedContinuing')}
+            name={statusDetails.icon}
+            title={statusDetails.title}
           />
         </VirtualTableRowCell>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/Helpers/Props/icons.js b/frontend/src/Helpers/Props/icons.js
index 0b67791a8..3e56a8464 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Helpers/Props/icons.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Helpers/Props/icons.js
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ export const SCORE = fasUserPlus;
 export const SEARCH = fasSearch;
 export const AUTHOR_CONTINUING = fasPlay;
 export const AUTHOR_ENDED = fasStop;
+export const AUTHOR_DELETED = fasExclamationTriangle;
 export const SETTINGS = fasCogs;
 export const SHUTDOWN = fasPowerOff;
 export const SORT = fasSort;
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json
index a2ad52366..e4f994f58 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Localization/Core/en.json
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@
   "NoUpdatesAreAvailable": "No updates are available",
   "None": "None",
   "NotAvailable": "Not Available",
+  "NotContinuingAuthorDeceased": "Author is deceased. No more books are expected.",
   "NotMonitored": "Not Monitored",
   "NotificationStatusAllClientHealthCheckMessage": "All notifications are unavailable due to failures",
   "NotificationStatusSingleClientHealthCheckMessage": "Notifications unavailable due to failures: {0}",