diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/services/users.js b/ghost/core/core/server/services/users.js
index 3083c314cd..0b144358cf 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/services/users.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/services/users.js
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 // @ts-check
 const path = require('path');
 
+/**
+ * @TODO: pass these in as dependencies
+ */
+const PostRevisions = require('@tryghost/post-revisions');
+const labs = require('../../shared/labs');
+
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} IdbBackup
  * @prop {() => Promise<string>} backup
@@ -150,6 +156,16 @@ class Users {
         return this.models.Base.transaction(async (t) => {
             frameOptions.transacting = t;
 
+            if (labs.isSet('postHistory')) {
+                const postRevisions = new PostRevisions({
+                    model: this.models.PostRevision
+                });
+
+                await postRevisions.removeAuthorFromRevisions(frameOptions.id, {
+                    transacting: frameOptions.transacting
+                });
+            }
+
             await this.assignTagToUserPosts({
                 id: frameOptions.id,
                 context: frameOptions.context,
diff --git a/ghost/post-revisions/lib/post-revisions.js b/ghost/post-revisions/lib/post-revisions.js
index b6515bc66e..0e4ece033e 100644
--- a/ghost/post-revisions/lib/post-revisions.js
+++ b/ghost/post-revisions/lib/post-revisions.js
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ class PostRevisions {
      * @param {object} deps
      * @param {object} deps.config
      * @param {number} deps.config.max_revisions
+     * @param {object} deps.model
      */
     constructor(deps) {
         this.config = deps.config;
+        this.model = deps.model;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -77,6 +79,35 @@ class PostRevisions {
             title: input.title
         };
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param {string} authorId
+     * @param {object} options
+     * @param {object} options.transacting
+     */
+    async removeAuthorFromRevisions(authorId, options) {
+        const revisions = await this.model.findAll({
+            filter: `author_id:${authorId}`,
+            columns: ['id'],
+            transacting: options.transacting
+        });
+
+        const revisionIds = revisions.toJSON()
+            .map(({id}) => id);
+
+        if (revisionIds.length === 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        await this.model.bulkEdit(revisionIds, 'post_revisions', {
+            data: {
+                author_id: null
+            },
+            column: 'id',
+            transacting: options.transacting,
+            throwErrors: true
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 module.exports = PostRevisions;
diff --git a/ghost/post-revisions/test/hello.test.js b/ghost/post-revisions/test/hello.test.js
index ec11bec9cb..3f23107ee7 100644
--- a/ghost/post-revisions/test/hello.test.js
+++ b/ghost/post-revisions/test/hello.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const assert = require('assert');
+const sinon = require('sinon');
 const PostRevisions = require('../');
 
 const config = {
@@ -165,4 +166,74 @@ describe('PostRevisions', function () {
             assert.equal(actual.length, 2);
         });
     });
+
+    describe('removeAuthor', function () {
+        it('removes the provided author from post revisions', async function () {
+            const authorId = 'abc123';
+            const options = {
+                transacting: {}
+            };
+            const revisions = [
+                {
+                    id: 'revision123',
+                    post_id: 'post123',
+                    author_id: 'author123'
+                },
+                {
+                    id: 'revision456',
+                    post_id: 'post123',
+                    author_id: 'author123'
+                },
+                {
+                    id: 'revision789',
+                    post_id: 'post123',
+                    author_id: 'author456'
+                }
+            ];
+            const modelStub = {
+                findAll: sinon.stub().resolves({
+                    toJSON: () => revisions
+                }),
+                bulkEdit: sinon.stub().resolves()
+            };
+            const postRevisions = new PostRevisions({
+                model: modelStub
+            });
+
+            await postRevisions.removeAuthorFromRevisions(authorId, options);
+
+            assert.equal(modelStub.bulkEdit.calledOnce, true);
+
+            const bulkEditArgs = modelStub.bulkEdit.getCall(0).args;
+
+            assert.deepEqual(bulkEditArgs[0], ['revision123', 'revision456', 'revision789']);
+            assert.equal(bulkEditArgs[1], 'post_revisions');
+            assert.deepEqual(bulkEditArgs[2], {
+                data: {
+                    author_id: null
+                },
+                column: 'id',
+                transacting: options.transacting,
+                throwErrors: true
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('does nothing if there are no post revisions by the provided author', async function () {
+            const modelStub = {
+                findAll: sinon.stub().resolves({
+                    toJSON: () => []
+                }),
+                bulkEdit: sinon.stub().resolves()
+            };
+            const postRevisions = new PostRevisions({
+                model: modelStub
+            });
+
+            await postRevisions.removeAuthorFromRevisions('abc123', {
+                transacting: {}
+            });
+
+            assert.equal(modelStub.bulkEdit.calledOnce, false);
+        });
+    });
 });