diff --git a/eel/eel-vfs-extensions.c b/eel/eel-vfs-extensions.c
index 382863ff9..afdf0621a 100644
--- a/eel/eel-vfs-extensions.c
+++ b/eel/eel-vfs-extensions.c
@@ -43,12 +43,20 @@ eel_uri_is_starred (const gchar *uri)
     return g_str_has_prefix (uri, "starred:");
 }
 
+/* It also matches trashed folders inside Trash,
+ * use `eel_uri_is_trash_root` if that's not desirable. */
 gboolean
 eel_uri_is_trash (const char *uri)
 {
     return g_str_has_prefix (uri, "trash:");
 }
 
+gboolean
+eel_uri_is_trash_root (const char *uri)
+{
+    return g_strcmp0 (uri, "trash:///") == 0;
+}
+
 gboolean
 eel_uri_is_recent (const char *uri)
 {
diff --git a/eel/eel-vfs-extensions.h b/eel/eel-vfs-extensions.h
index b2687af26..b90fc696a 100644
--- a/eel/eel-vfs-extensions.h
+++ b/eel/eel-vfs-extensions.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 gboolean           eel_uri_is_starred                  (const char           *uri);
 gboolean           eel_uri_is_trash                      (const char           *uri);
+gboolean           eel_uri_is_trash_root                 (const char           *uri);
 gboolean           eel_uri_is_search                     (const char           *uri);
 gboolean           eel_uri_is_other_locations            (const char           *uri);
 gboolean           eel_uri_is_recent                     (const char           *uri);
diff --git a/src/nautilus-files-view.c b/src/nautilus-files-view.c
index ab54906ea..427ac08c5 100644
--- a/src/nautilus-files-view.c
+++ b/src/nautilus-files-view.c
@@ -3628,7 +3628,7 @@ real_check_empty_states (NautilusFilesView *view)
         {
             gtk_widget_show (priv->no_search_results_widget);
         }
-        else if (eel_uri_is_trash (uri))
+        else if (eel_uri_is_trash_root (uri))
         {
             gtk_widget_show (priv->trash_is_empty_widget);
         }