diff --git a/autotests/urltest.cpp b/autotests/urltest.cpp
--- a/autotests/urltest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/urltest.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@
             << QStringLiteral("/")
             << QStringList {QStringLiteral("foo@gmail.com")};
 
+    QTest::newRow("account trash url")
+            << gdriveUrl(QStringLiteral("/foo@gmail.com/") + GDriveUrl::TrashDir)
+            << QStringLiteral("gdrive:/foo@gmail.com/") + GDriveUrl::TrashDir
+            << QStringLiteral("foo@gmail.com")
+            << QStringLiteral("/foo@gmail.com")
+            << QStringList {QStringLiteral("foo@gmail.com"), GDriveUrl::TrashDir};
+
     QTest::newRow("file in account root")
             << gdriveUrl(QStringLiteral("/foo@gmail.com/bar.txt"))
             << QStringLiteral("gdrive:/foo@gmail.com/bar.txt")
diff --git a/src/gdrivehelper.cpp b/src/gdrivehelper.cpp
--- a/src/gdrivehelper.cpp
+++ b/src/gdrivehelper.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 KIO::UDSEntry GDriveHelper::trash()
 {
     KIO::UDSEntry trashEntry;
-    trashEntry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, QStringLiteral("trash"));
+    trashEntry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, GDriveUrl::TrashDir);
     trashEntry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_DISPLAY_NAME, i18n("Trash"));
     trashEntry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_FILE_TYPE, S_IFDIR);
     trashEntry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_ICON_NAME, QStringLiteral("user-trash"));
diff --git a/src/gdriveurl.h b/src/gdriveurl.h
--- a/src/gdriveurl.h
+++ b/src/gdriveurl.h
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@
     QString account() const;
     bool isRoot() const;
     bool isAccountRoot() const;
+    bool isTrashDir() const;
     QString parentPath() const;
     QStringList pathComponents() const;
 
+    static const QString TrashDir;
 private:
     QUrl m_url;
     QStringList m_components;
diff --git a/src/gdriveurl.cpp b/src/gdriveurl.cpp
--- a/src/gdriveurl.cpp
+++ b/src/gdriveurl.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "gdriveurl.h"
 
+const QString GDriveUrl::TrashDir = QStringLiteral("trash");
 GDriveUrl::GDriveUrl(const QUrl &url)
     : m_url(url)
 {
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@
     return m_components.length() == 1;
 }
 
+bool GDriveUrl::isTrashDir() const
+{
+    return m_components.length() == 2 && m_components.at(1) == TrashDir;
+}
+
 QString GDriveUrl::parentPath() const
 {
     if (isRoot()) {
diff --git a/src/kio_gdrive.cpp b/src/kio_gdrive.cpp
--- a/src/kio_gdrive.cpp
+++ b/src/kio_gdrive.cpp
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
     Q_ASSERT(!gdriveUrl.isRoot());
 
     const QStringList components = gdriveUrl.pathComponents();
-    if (gdriveUrl.isAccountRoot() || (components.size() == 2 && components[1] == QLatin1String("trash"))) {
+    if (gdriveUrl.isAccountRoot() || gdriveUrl.isTrashDir()) {
         qCDebug(GDRIVE) << "Resolved" << path << "to \"root\"";
         return rootFolderId(components[0]);
     }
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
     }
     query.addQuery(FileSearchQuery::Title, FileSearchQuery::Equals, components.last());
     query.addQuery(FileSearchQuery::Parents, FileSearchQuery::In, parentId);
-    query.addQuery(FileSearchQuery::Trashed, FileSearchQuery::Equals, components[1] == QLatin1String("trash"));
+    query.addQuery(FileSearchQuery::Trashed, FileSearchQuery::Equals, components[1] == GDriveUrl::TrashDir);
 
     const QString accountId = gdriveUrl.account();
     FileFetchJob fetchJob(query, getAccount(accountId));