diff --git a/src/dolphinremoveaction.cpp b/src/dolphinremoveaction.cpp
--- a/src/dolphinremoveaction.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinremoveaction.cpp
@@ -61,10 +61,15 @@
         m_collection->setDefaultShortcuts(this, deleteShortcuts);
         break;
     }
-    case ShiftState::Released:
+    case ShiftState::Released: {
         m_action = m_collection->action(KStandardAction::name(KStandardAction::MoveToTrash));
-        m_collection->setDefaultShortcuts(this, m_action->shortcuts());
+        // Make sure we show Del in the context menu.
+        auto trashShortcuts = m_action->shortcuts();
+        trashShortcuts.removeAll(QKeySequence::Delete);
+        trashShortcuts.prepend(QKeySequence::Delete);
+        m_collection->setDefaultShortcuts(this, trashShortcuts);
         break;
+    }
     case ShiftState::Unknown:
         Q_UNREACHABLE();
         break;
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinviewactionhandler.cpp b/src/views/dolphinviewactionhandler.cpp
--- a/src/views/dolphinviewactionhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinviewactionhandler.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,13 @@
 
     KStandardAction::renameFile(this, &DolphinViewActionHandler::slotRename, m_actionCollection);
 
-    KStandardAction::moveToTrash(this, &DolphinViewActionHandler::slotTrashActivated, m_actionCollection);
+    auto trashAction = KStandardAction::moveToTrash(this, &DolphinViewActionHandler::slotTrashActivated, m_actionCollection);
+    auto trashShortcuts = trashAction->shortcuts();
+    if (!trashShortcuts.contains(QKeySequence::Delete)) {
+        trashShortcuts.append(QKeySequence::Delete);
+        m_actionCollection->setDefaultShortcuts(trashAction, trashShortcuts);
+    }
+
     auto deleteAction = KStandardAction::deleteFile(this, &DolphinViewActionHandler::slotDeleteItems, m_actionCollection);
     auto deleteShortcuts = deleteAction->shortcuts();
     if (!deleteShortcuts.contains(Qt::SHIFT | Qt::Key_Delete)) {