diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfileplaceeditdialog.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kfileplaceeditdialog.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kfileplaceeditdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfileplaceeditdialog.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
     whatsThisText = i18n("<qt>This is the icon that will appear in the Places panel.<br /><br />"
                          "Click on the button to select a different icon.</qt>");
     m_iconButton = new KIconButton(this);
+    m_iconButton->setVisible(url.scheme() != QLatin1String("trash"));
     layout->addRow(i18n("Choose an &icon:"), m_iconButton);
     m_iconButton->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("icon button"));
     m_iconButton->setIconSize(iconSize);