diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
index 9d253c4e0c..f5c21a2c55 100644
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@ void DolphinView::updatePlaceholderLabel()
         m_placeholderLabel->setText(i18n("No items matching the filter"));
     } else if (m_url.scheme() == QLatin1String("baloosearch") || m_url.scheme() == QLatin1String("filenamesearch")) {
         m_placeholderLabel->setText(i18n("No items matching the search"));
-    } else if (m_url.scheme() == QLatin1String("trash")) {
+    } else if (m_url.scheme() == QLatin1String("trash") && m_url.path() == QLatin1String("/")) {
         m_placeholderLabel->setText(i18n("Trash is empty"));
     } else if (m_url.scheme() == QLatin1String("tags")) {
         m_placeholderLabel->setText(i18n("No tags"));