diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a111d362a..529346c82 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Fixed issue where adding scenes with the same name did not work when it was previously removed
 - Fixed issue when WebGL context lost occurs where there was no friendly output to the user
 - Fixed issue where HiDPI scaling could accidentally scale past the 4k mobile limit, if the context would scale too large it will now attempt to recover by backing off.
 - Fixed issue where logo was sometimes not loaded during `ex.Loader`
diff --git a/src/engine/Director/Director.ts b/src/engine/Director/Director.ts
index 42a2e8a6d..6f14f1341 100644
--- a/src/engine/Director/Director.ts
+++ b/src/engine/Director/Director.ts
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ export class Director<TKnownScenes extends string = any> {
               throw new Error(`Cannot remove a currently active scene: ${key}`);
             }
 
+            this._sceneToInstance.delete(key);
             this._sceneToTransition.delete(key);
             this._sceneToLoader.delete(key);
             delete this.scenes[key as TKnownScenes];
@@ -363,6 +364,7 @@ export class Director<TKnownScenes extends string = any> {
       }
 
       // remove scene
+      this._sceneToInstance.delete(nameOrScene);
       this._sceneToTransition.delete(nameOrScene);
       this._sceneToLoader.delete(nameOrScene);
       delete this.scenes[nameOrScene as TKnownScenes];
diff --git a/src/spec/DirectorSpec.ts b/src/spec/DirectorSpec.ts
index c977c4e2f..24f187fa0 100644
--- a/src/spec/DirectorSpec.ts
+++ b/src/spec/DirectorSpec.ts
@@ -194,6 +194,29 @@ describe('A Director', () => {
     expect(() => sut.remove(sut.rootScene)).toThrowError('Cannot remove a currently active scene: root');
   });
 
+  it('can add a scene that was already deleted', async () => {
+    const engine = TestUtils.engine();
+    const clock = engine.clock as ex.TestClock;
+    clock.start();
+    const scene1 = new ex.Scene();
+    const scene2 = new ex.Scene();
+    const sut = new ex.Director(engine, {
+      scene1,
+      scene2
+    });
+    sut.configureStart('scene1');
+    sut.onInitialize();
+    await sut.goto('scene2');
+    expect(sut.currentScene).toBe(scene2);
+    sut.remove('scene1');
+
+    const newScene = new ex.Scene();
+    sut.add('scene1', newScene);
+
+    await sut.goto('scene1');
+    expect(sut.currentScene).toBe(newScene);
+  });
+
   it('can goto a scene', async () => {
     const engine = TestUtils.engine();
     const clock = engine.clock as ex.TestClock;