diff --git a/src/t_list.c b/src/t_list.c
index 7c79185f..ebe666dd 100644
--- a/src/t_list.c
+++ b/src/t_list.c
@@ -678,9 +678,17 @@ void lremCommand(redisClient *c) {
     if (subject->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPLIST)
         decrRefCount(obj);
 
-    if (listTypeLength(subject) == 0) dbDelete(c->db,c->argv[1]);
+    if (removed) {
+        signalModifiedKey(c->db,c->argv[1]);
+        notifyKeyspaceEvent(NOTIFY_GENERIC,"lrem",c->argv[1],c->db->id);
+    }
+
+    if (listTypeLength(subject) == 0) {
+        dbDelete(c->db,c->argv[1]);
+        notifyKeyspaceEvent(NOTIFY_GENERIC,"del",c->argv[1],c->db->id);
+    }
+
     addReplyLongLong(c,removed);
-    if (removed) signalModifiedKey(c->db,c->argv[1]);
 }
 
 /* This is the semantic of this command: