diff --git a/src/wp-includes/ms-default-filters.php b/src/wp-includes/ms-default-filters.php
index 042751e491..1b32f7a32b 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/ms-default-filters.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/ms-default-filters.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ add_filter( 'allowed_redirect_hosts', 'redirect_this_site' );
 
 // Administration.
 add_filter( 'term_id_filter', 'global_terms', 10, 2 );
-add_action( 'delete_post', '_update_posts_count_on_delete' );
+add_action( 'after_delete_post', '_update_posts_count_on_delete' );
 add_action( 'delete_post', '_update_blog_date_on_post_delete' );
 add_action( 'transition_post_status', '_update_blog_date_on_post_publish', 10, 3 );
 add_action( 'transition_post_status', '_update_posts_count_on_transition_post_status', 10, 3 );
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/multisite/updatePostsCount.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/multisite/updatePostsCount.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2806aaedd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/multisite/updatePostsCount.php
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<?php
+
+if ( is_multisite() ) :
+	/**
+	 * Test update_posts_count() get called via filters of WP_Site in multisite.
+	 *
+	 * @group ms-site
+	 * @group multisite
+	 *
+	 * @covers ::_update_posts_count_on_delete
+	 */
+	class Tests_update_posts_count_on_delete extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+
+		/**
+		 * Test that the posts count is updated correctly when a posts are added and deleted.
+		 * @ticket 53443
+		 */
+		public function test_update_posts_count_on_delete() {
+
+			$blog_id = self::factory()->blog->create();
+			switch_to_blog( $blog_id );
+
+			$current_post_count = (int) get_option( 'post_count' );
+
+			$post_id = self::factory()->post->create(
+				array(
+					'post_type'   => 'post',
+					'post_author' => '1',
+					'post_date'   => '2012-10-23 19:34:42',
+					'post_status' => 'publish',
+				)
+			);
+
+			/**
+			 * Check that add_action( 'deleted_post', '_update_posts_count_on_delete' ) is called when a post is created.
+			 * Check that _update_posts_count_on_transition_post_status() is called on that filter which then calls
+			 * update_posts_count to update the count.
+			 */
+			$this->assertEquals( $current_post_count + 1, (int) get_option( 'post_count' ), 'post added' );
+
+			wp_delete_post( $post_id );
+
+			/**
+			 * Check that add_action( 'transition_post_status', '_update_posts_count_on_transition_post_status', 10, 3 )
+			 * is called when a post is deleted.
+			 * Check that _update_posts_count_on_delete() is called on that filter which then calls update_posts_count
+			 * to update the count.
+			 */
+			$this->assertEquals( $current_post_count, (int) get_option( 'post_count' ), 'post deleted' );
+
+			restore_current_blog();
+
+		}
+	}
+
+endif;