diff --git a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
--- a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
@@ -457,6 +457,10 @@
     m_newFileMenu->setViewShowsHiddenFiles(activeViewContainer()->view()->hiddenFilesShown());
     m_newFileMenu->checkUpToDate();
     m_newFileMenu->setPopupFiles(activeViewContainer()->url());
+
+    // If we're in the trash, also disable all the 'create new' items
+    // TODO: remove this once https://phabricator.kde.org/T8234 is implemented
+    slotWriteStateChanged(m_activeViewContainer->view()->url().scheme() != QLatin1String("trash"));
 }
 
 void DolphinMainWindow::createDirectory()
@@ -804,7 +808,10 @@
 
 void DolphinMainWindow::slotWriteStateChanged(bool isFolderWritable)
 {
-    newFileMenu()->setEnabled(isFolderWritable);
+    const auto actions = m_newFileMenu->menu()->actions();
+    for (auto menuItem : actions) {
+        menuItem->setEnabled(isFolderWritable);
+    }
 }
 
 void DolphinMainWindow::openContextMenu(const QPoint& pos,