diff --git a/rtdata/images/trash-show-full.png b/rtdata/images/trash-show-full.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88f473a2b
Binary files /dev/null and b/rtdata/images/trash-show-full.png differ
diff --git a/rtgui/filebrowser.cc b/rtgui/filebrowser.cc
index 12b7a940b..3298cd32c 100755
--- a/rtgui/filebrowser.cc
+++ b/rtgui/filebrowser.cc
@@ -446,7 +446,8 @@ void FileBrowser::toTrashRequested (std::vector<FileBrowserEntry*> tbe) {
             tbe[i]->getThumbButtonSet()->setRank (tbe[i]->thumbnail->getRank());
             tbe[i]->getThumbButtonSet()->setInTrash (true);
         }
-    }
+    }
+    trash_changed().emit();
     applyFilter (filter);
 }
 
@@ -460,7 +461,8 @@ void FileBrowser::fromTrashRequested (std::vector<FileBrowserEntry*> tbe) {
             tbe[i]->getThumbButtonSet()->setRank (tbe[i]->thumbnail->getRank());
             tbe[i]->getThumbButtonSet()->setInTrash (false);
         }
-    }
+    }
+    trash_changed().emit();
     applyFilter (filter);
 }
 
@@ -579,3 +581,6 @@ void FileBrowser::redrawNeeded (LWButton* button) {
     
     queue_draw ();
 }
+FileBrowser::type_trash_changed FileBrowser::trash_changed () {
+    return m_trash_changed;
+}
diff --git a/rtgui/filebrowser.h b/rtgui/filebrowser.h
index 33a2b1790..8b3e99a6d 100755
--- a/rtgui/filebrowser.h
+++ b/rtgui/filebrowser.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ struct FileBrowserIdleHelper {
 };
 
 class FileBrowser  : public ThumbBrowserBase, public LWButtonListener {  
+
+    typedef sigc::signal<void> type_trash_changed;
 
   protected:
 
@@ -75,6 +77,8 @@ class FileBrowser  : public ThumbBrowserBase, public LWButtonListener {
     void fromTrashRequested (std::vector<FileBrowserEntry*> tbe);
     void rankingRequested   (std::vector<FileBrowserEntry*> tbe, int rank);
     void notifySelectionListener ();
+    
+    type_trash_changed m_trash_changed;
     
   public:
    
@@ -110,7 +114,9 @@ class FileBrowser  : public ThumbBrowserBase, public LWButtonListener {
     void thumbRearrangementNeeded ();
     void _thumbRearrangementNeeded ();
     
-    void selectionChanged ();
+    void selectionChanged ();
+    
+    type_trash_changed trash_changed();
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/rtgui/filecatalog.cc b/rtgui/filecatalog.cc
index 83c62395a..a567a8cbb 100755
--- a/rtgui/filecatalog.cc
+++ b/rtgui/filecatalog.cc
@@ -104,14 +104,18 @@ FileCatalog::FileCatalog (CoarsePanel* cp, ToolBar* tb) : listener(NULL), fslist
     bRank[3]->set_tooltip_text (M("FILEBROWSER_SHOWRANK4HINT"));
     bRank[4]->set_tooltip_text (M("FILEBROWSER_SHOWRANK5HINT"));
     buttonBar->pack_start (*(new Gtk::VSeparator), Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
+
+    iTrashEmpty = new Gtk::Image(argv0+"/images/trash-show-empty.png");
+    iTrashFull = new Gtk::Image(argv0+"/images/trash-show-full.png");
 
     bTrash = new Gtk::ToggleButton ();
-    bTrash->set_image (*(new Gtk::Image (Gtk::StockID("gtk-delete"), Gtk::ICON_SIZE_SMALL_TOOLBAR)));
+    bTrash->set_image (*iTrashEmpty);
     bTrash->set_relief (Gtk::RELIEF_NONE);
     bTrash->set_tooltip_text (M("FILEBROWSER_SHOWTRASHHINT"));
     bCateg[7] = bTrash->signal_toggled().connect (sigc::bind(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FileCatalog::categoryButtonToggled), bTrash));    
     buttonBar->pack_start (*bTrash, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
-    buttonBar->pack_start (*(new Gtk::VSeparator), Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
+    buttonBar->pack_start (*(new Gtk::VSeparator), Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
+    fileBrowser->trash_changed().connect( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &FileCatalog::trashChanged) );
 
     categoryButtons[0] = bDir;
     categoryButtons[1] = bUnRanked;
@@ -746,7 +750,17 @@ void FileCatalog::emptyTrash () {
         if (((FileBrowserEntry*)t[i])->thumbnail->getStage()==1)
             toDel.push_back (((FileBrowserEntry*)t[i]));
     deleteRequested (toDel);
+    trashChanged();
 }
+
+bool FileCatalog::trashIsEmpty () {
+    const std::vector<ThumbBrowserEntryBase*> t = fileBrowser->getEntries ();
+    for (int i=0; i<t.size(); i++)
+        if (((FileBrowserEntry*)t[i])->thumbnail->getStage()==1)
+            return false;
+
+    return true;
+}
 
 void FileCatalog::zoomIn () {
 
@@ -795,3 +809,11 @@ void FileCatalog::setFilterPanel (FilterPanel* fpanel) {
 	filterPanel->set_sensitive (false);
 	filterPanel->setFilterPanelListener (this);
 }
+void FileCatalog::trashChanged () {
+    if (trashIsEmpty()) {
+        bTrash->set_image(*iTrashEmpty);
+    }
+    else {
+        bTrash->set_image(*iTrashFull);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rtgui/filecatalog.h b/rtgui/filecatalog.h
index 4e08ac32e..341f10df0 100755
--- a/rtgui/filecatalog.h
+++ b/rtgui/filecatalog.h
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ class FileCatalog : public Gtk::VBox,
         Gtk::ToggleButton* categoryButtons[8];
         Gtk::ToggleButton* exifInfo;
         sigc::connection bCateg[8];
-        Gtk::Image* iranked[5], *igranked[5];
+        Gtk::Image* iranked[5], *igranked[5];
+        Gtk::Image *iTrashEmpty, *iTrashFull;
         
         double hScrollPos[8];
         double vScrollPos[8];
@@ -135,7 +136,8 @@ class FileCatalog : public Gtk::VBox,
         void addAndOpenFile (const Glib::ustring& fname);
         void checkAndAddFile (Glib::RefPtr<Gio::File> info);
         std::vector<Glib::ustring> getFileList ();
-        BrowserFilter getFilter ();
+        BrowserFilter getFilter ();
+        void trashChanged ();
                
     public:
             CoarsePanel* coarsePanel;
@@ -166,7 +168,8 @@ class FileCatalog : public Gtk::VBox,
                 void developRequested       (std::vector<FileBrowserEntry*> tbe);
                 void renameRequested        (std::vector<FileBrowserEntry*> tbe);
                 void selectionChanged       (std::vector<Thumbnail*> tbe);
-                void emptyTrash ();
+                void emptyTrash ();
+                bool trashIsEmpty ();
                 
                 void setFileSelectionListener (FileSelectionListener* l) { listener = l; }
                 void setFileSelectionChangeListener (FileSelectionChangeListener* l) { fslistener = l; }