diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
@@ -273,12 +273,12 @@
 
                 if (mouse.buttons & Qt.RightButton) {
                     clearPressState();
-                    dir.openContextMenu();
+                    dir.openContextMenu(null, mouse.modifiers);
                     mouse.accepted = true;
                 }
             } else {
                 pressedItem = hoveredItem;
-
+https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120008
                 var pos = mapToItem(hoveredItem.actionsOverlay, mouse.x, mouse.y);
 
                 if (!(pos.x <= hoveredItem.actionsOverlay.width && pos.y <= hoveredItem.actionsOverlay.height)) {
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
 
                         clearPressState();
 
-                        dir.openContextMenu();
+                        dir.openContextMenu(null, mouse.modifiers);
                         mouse.accepted = true;
                     }
                 }
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@
                 Keys.onMenuPressed: {
                     if (currentIndex != -1 && dir.hasSelection() && currentItem) {
                         dir.setSelected(positioner.map(currentIndex));
-                        dir.openContextMenu(currentItem.frame);
+                        dir.openContextMenu(currentItem.frame, event.modifiers);
                     } else {
                         // Otherwise let the containment handle it.
                         event.accepted = false;
diff --git a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.h b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.h
--- a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.h
+++ b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.h
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@
         Q_INVOKABLE QAction* action(const QString& name) const;
         QObject* newMenu() const;
         Q_INVOKABLE void updateActions();
-        Q_INVOKABLE void openContextMenu(QQuickItem *visualParent = nullptr);
+        Q_INVOKABLE void openContextMenu(QQuickItem *visualParent = nullptr,
+            Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers = Qt::NoModifier);
 
         Q_INVOKABLE void linkHere(const QUrl &sourceUrl);
 
diff --git a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.cpp b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.cpp
--- a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.cpp
+++ b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.cpp
@@ -1640,7 +1640,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-void FolderModel::openContextMenu(QQuickItem *visualParent)
+void FolderModel::openContextMenu(QQuickItem *visualParent, Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers)
 {
     QModelIndexList indexes = m_selectionModel->selectedIndexes();
 
@@ -1728,12 +1728,13 @@
                 menu->addAction(emptyTrashAction);
             }
         } else {
-            if (!hasRemoteFiles && itemProperties.supportsMoving()) {
+            if (!modifiers.testFlag(Qt::ShiftModifier) && !hasRemoteFiles && itemProperties.supportsMoving()) {
                 menu->addAction(m_actionCollection.action(QStringLiteral("trash")));
             } else {
                 showDeleteCommand = true;
             }
         }
+
         if (showDeleteCommand && itemProperties.supportsDeleting()) {
             menu->addAction(m_actionCollection.action(QStringLiteral("del")));
         }