diff --git a/src/panels/places/placespanel.cpp b/src/panels/places/placespanel.cpp
--- a/src/panels/places/placespanel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/places/placespanel.cpp
@@ -175,18 +175,27 @@
 
     const bool isDevice = !item->udi().isEmpty();
     const bool isTrash = (item->url().scheme() == QLatin1String("trash"));
+
     if (isTrash) {
         emptyTrashAction = menu.addAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("trash-empty")), i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Empty Trash"));
         emptyTrashAction->setEnabled(item->icon() == QLatin1String("user-trash-full"));
         menu.addSeparator();
     }
 
     QAction* openInNewWindowAction = menu.addAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("window-new")), i18nc("@item:inmenu", "Open in New Window"));
     QAction* openInNewTabAction = menu.addAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("tab-new")), i18nc("@item:inmenu", "Open in New Tab"));
+
     QAction* propertiesAction = nullptr;
+
+    if (isTrash) {
+        propertiesAction = menu.addAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("document-properties")), i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Properties"));
+        menu.addSeparator();
+    }
+
     if (item->url().isLocalFile()) {
         propertiesAction = menu.addAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("document-properties")), i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Properties"));
     }
+
     if (!isDevice && !isTrash) {
         menu.addSeparator();
     }