diff --git a/lib/links/extension.js b/lib/links/extension.js
index 3427b06..d80e258 100644
--- a/lib/links/extension.js
+++ b/lib/links/extension.js
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ _.extend(Mongo.Collection.prototype, {
             } else {
                 object = {_id: objectOrId};
             }
+
+            if (!object) {
+                throw new Meteor.Error(`We could not find any object with _id: "${objectOrId}" within the collection: ${this._name}`);
+            }
         }
 
         return linkData[name].createLink(object);
diff --git a/lib/links/linker.js b/lib/links/linker.js
index fe92fca..658bc55 100644
--- a/lib/links/linker.js
+++ b/lib/links/linker.js
@@ -24,12 +24,18 @@ export default class Linker {
         this._validateAndClean();
         this._extendSchema();
 
-        // if it's a virtual field make sure that when this is deleted, it will be removed from the references
+        // initialize cascade removal hooks.
+        if (linkConfig.autoremove) {
+            this._initAutoremove();
+        }
+
         if (this.isVirtual()) {
-            this._handleReferenceRemovalForVirtualLinks();
+            // if it's a virtual field make sure that when this is deleted, it will be removed from the references
+            if (!linkConfig.autoremove) {
+                this._handleReferenceRemovalForVirtualLinks();
+            }
         } else {
             this._initIndex();
-            this._initAutoremove();
         }
     }
 
@@ -343,7 +349,7 @@ export default class Linker {
     }
 
     _initAutoremove() {
-        if (this.linkConfig.autoremove) {
+        if (!this.isVirtual()) {
             this.mainCollection.after.remove((userId, doc) => {
                 this.getLinkedCollection().remove({
                     _id: {
@@ -351,6 +357,15 @@ export default class Linker {
                     }
                 })
             })
+        } else {
+            this.mainCollection.after.remove((userId, doc) => {
+                const linker = this.mainCollection.getLink(doc, this.linkName);
+                const ids = linker.find({}, {fields: {_id: 1}}).fetch().map(item => item._id);
+
+                this.getLinkedCollection().remove({
+                    _id: {$in: ids}
+                })
+            })
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/lib/links/tests/main.js b/lib/links/tests/main.js
index c06cbda..10e96f1 100644
--- a/lib/links/tests/main.js
+++ b/lib/links/tests/main.js
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ PostCollection.addLinks({
         field: 'autoRemoveIds',
         autoremove: true
     },
+    'autoRemovingSelfComments': {
+        type: '*',
+        collection: CommentCollection,
+        field: 'autoRemovingSelfCommentsIds',
+    },
     'metaComments': {
         type: '*',
         collection: CommentCollection,
@@ -69,6 +74,11 @@ CommentCollection.addLinks({
         collection: PostCollection,
         inversedBy: 'comments'
     },
+    autoRemovePosts: {
+        collection: PostCollection,
+        inversedBy: 'autoRemovingSelfComments',
+        autoremove: true
+    },
     metaPost: {
         collection: PostCollection,
         inversedBy: 'metaComments'
@@ -344,5 +354,34 @@ describe('Collection Links', function () {
             assert.equal(e.error, 'not-found');
             done();
         }
+    });
+
+    it('Should work with autoremoval from inversed and direct link', function () {
+        // autoremoval from direct side
+        let postId = PostCollection.insert({text: 'autoremove'});
+        const postAutoRemoveCommentsLink = PostCollection.getLink(postId, 'autoRemoveComments');
+
+        postAutoRemoveCommentsLink.add({text: 'hello'});
+
+        assert.lengthOf(postAutoRemoveCommentsLink.find().fetch(), 1);
+        let commentId = postAutoRemoveCommentsLink.find().fetch()[0]._id;
+
+        assert.isObject(CommentCollection.findOne(commentId));
+        PostCollection.remove(postId);
+        assert.isUndefined(CommentCollection.findOne(commentId));
+
+
+        // now from inversed side
+        commentId = CommentCollection.insert({text: 'autoremove'});
+
+        const commentAutoRemovePostsLink = CommentCollection.getLink(commentId, 'autoRemovePosts');
+        commentAutoRemovePostsLink.add({text: 'Hello'});
+
+        assert.lengthOf(commentAutoRemovePostsLink.find().fetch(), 1);
+        postId = commentAutoRemovePostsLink.find().fetch()[0]._id;
+
+        assert.isObject(PostCollection.findOne(postId));
+        CommentCollection.remove(commentId);
+        assert.isUndefined(PostCollection.findOne(postId));
     })
 });
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