diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 7c67444..01edab7 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
     exe.addCSourceFile("src/ncurses_refs.c", &[_][]const u8{});
     exe.linkLibC();
     exe.linkSystemLibrary("ncursesw");
+    exe.linkSystemLibrary("gio-2.0");
     exe.install();
 
     const run_cmd = exe.run();
diff --git a/src/browser.zig b/src/browser.zig
index 13e09eb..e9b132d 100644
--- a/src/browser.zig
+++ b/src/browser.zig
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ const help = struct {
                   "C", "Sort by items (ascending/descending)",
                   "M", "Sort by mtime (-e flag)",
                   "d", "Delete selected file or directory",
+                  "D", "Move selected file or directory to trash",
                   "t", "Toggle dirs before files when sorting",
                   "g", "Show percentage and/or graph",
                   "u", "Show/hide hard link shared sizes",
@@ -872,6 +873,17 @@ pub fn keyInput(ch: i32) void {
                 delete.setup(dir_parent, e, next);
             }
         },
+        'D' => {
+            if (dir_items.items.len == 0) {
+            } else if (dir_items.items[cursor_idx]) |e| {
+                main.state = .trash;
+                const next =
+                    if (cursor_idx+1 < dir_items.items.len) dir_items.items[cursor_idx+1]
+                    else if (cursor_idx == 0) null
+                    else dir_items.items[cursor_idx-1];
+                delete.setupTrash(dir_parent, e, next);
+            }
+        },
 
         // Sort & filter settings
         'n' => sortToggle(.name, .asc),
diff --git a/src/delete.zig b/src/delete.zig
index 22c2706..4beef15 100644
--- a/src/delete.zig
+++ b/src/delete.zig
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ const model = @import("model.zig");
 const ui = @import("ui.zig");
 const browser = @import("browser.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
+const gio = @cImport(@cInclude("gio/gio.h"));
+const gobject = @cImport(@cInclude("glib-object.h"));
 
 var parent: *model.Dir = undefined;
 var entry: *model.Entry = undefined;
@@ -24,6 +26,14 @@ pub fn setup(p: *model.Dir, e: *model.Entry, n: ?*model.Entry) void {
     confirm = .no;
 }
 
+pub fn setupTrash(p: *model.Dir, e: *model.Entry, n: ?*model.Entry) void {
+    parent = p;
+    entry = e;
+    next_sel = n;
+    state = .busy;
+    confirm = .no;
+}
+
 
 // Returns true to abort scanning.
 fn err(e: anyerror) bool {
@@ -68,6 +78,22 @@ fn deleteItem(dir: std.fs.Dir, path: [:0]const u8, ptr: *align(1) ?*model.Entry)
     return false;
 }
 
+fn trashItem(_: std.fs.Dir, path: [:0]const u8, ptr: *align(1) ?*model.Entry) bool {
+    entry = ptr.*.?;
+    if (main.state != .trash)
+        return true;
+
+    const gfile = gio.g_file_new_for_path(path);
+    defer gobject.g_object_unref(gfile);
+
+    if (gio.g_file_trash(gfile, null, null) > 0) {
+        ptr.*.?.delStats(parent);
+        ptr.* = ptr.*.?.next;
+    }
+
+    return false; // Not used
+}
+
 // Returns the item that should be selected in the browser.
 pub fn delete() ?*model.Entry {
     while (main.state == .delete and state == .confirm)
@@ -75,6 +101,18 @@ pub fn delete() ?*model.Entry {
     if (main.state != .delete)
         return entry;
 
+    return performOp(deleteItem);
+}
+
+// Returns the item that should be selected in the browser.
+pub fn trash() ?*model.Entry {
+    if (main.state != .trash)
+        return entry;
+
+    return performOp(trashItem);
+}
+
+fn performOp(op: fn (std.fs.Dir, [:0]const u8, *align(1) ?*model.Entry) bool) ?*model.Entry {
     // Find the pointer to this entry
     const e = entry;
     var it = &parent.sub;
@@ -89,7 +127,7 @@ pub fn delete() ?*model.Entry {
         path.append('/') catch unreachable;
     path.appendSlice(entry.name()) catch unreachable;
 
-    _ = deleteItem(std.fs.cwd(), util.arrayListBufZ(&path), it);
+    _ = op(std.fs.cwd(), util.arrayListBufZ(&path), it);
     model.inodes.addAllStats();
     return if (it.* == e) e else next_sel;
 }
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index a04d96f..eb118b5 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub const config = struct {
     pub var ignore_delete_errors: bool = false;
 };
 
-pub var state: enum { scan, browse, refresh, shell, delete } = .scan;
+pub var state: enum { scan, browse, refresh, shell, delete, trash } = .scan;
 
 // Simple generic argument parser, supports getopt_long() style arguments.
 const Args = struct {
@@ -509,6 +509,11 @@ pub fn main() void {
                 state = .browse;
                 browser.loadDir(next);
             },
+            .trash => {
+                const next = delete.trash();
+                state = .browse;
+                browser.loadDir(next);
+            },
             else => handleEvent(true, false)
         }
     }
@@ -524,7 +529,7 @@ pub fn handleEvent(block: bool, force_draw: bool) void {
         switch (state) {
             .scan, .refresh => scan.draw(),
             .browse => browser.draw(),
-            .delete => delete.draw(),
+            .delete, .trash => delete.draw(),
             .shell => unreachable,
         }
         if (ui.inited) _ = ui.c.refresh();
@@ -543,7 +548,7 @@ pub fn handleEvent(block: bool, force_draw: bool) void {
         switch (state) {
             .scan, .refresh => scan.keyInput(ch),
             .browse => browser.keyInput(ch),
-            .delete => delete.keyInput(ch),
+            .delete, .trash => delete.keyInput(ch),
             .shell => unreachable,
         }
         firstblock = false;