diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/SearchMenu.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/SearchMenu.elm
index 627d4b64..1374f0b9 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/SearchMenu.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/SearchMenu.elm
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import Data.Fields
 import Data.Flags exposing (Flags)
 import Data.ItemQuery as Q exposing (ItemQuery)
 import Data.PersonUse
+import Data.SearchMode exposing (SearchMode)
 import Data.UiSettings exposing (UiSettings)
 import DatePicker exposing (DatePicker)
 import Html exposing (..)
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ type alias Model =
     , customValues : CustomFieldValueCollect
     , sourceModel : Maybe String
     , openTabs : Set String
+    , searchMode : SearchMode
     }
 
 
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ init flags =
     , customValues = Data.CustomFieldChange.emptyCollect
     , sourceModel = Nothing
     , openTabs = Set.fromList [ "Tags", "Inbox" ]
+    , searchMode = Data.SearchMode.Normal
     }
 
 
@@ -323,6 +326,7 @@ resetModel model =
                 model.customFieldModel
         , customValues = Data.CustomFieldChange.emptyCollect
         , sourceModel = Nothing
+        , searchMode = Data.SearchMode.Normal
     }
 
 
@@ -343,6 +347,7 @@ type Msg
     | FromDueDateMsg Comp.DatePicker.Msg
     | UntilDueDateMsg Comp.DatePicker.Msg
     | ToggleInbox
+    | ToggleSearchMode
     | GetOrgResp (Result Http.Error ReferenceList)
     | GetEquipResp (Result Http.Error EquipmentList)
     | GetPersonResp (Result Http.Error PersonList)
@@ -683,6 +688,24 @@ updateDrop ddm flags settings msg model =
             , dragDrop = DD.DragDropData ddm Nothing
             }
 
+        ToggleSearchMode ->
+            let
+                current =
+                    model.searchMode
+
+                next =
+                    if current == Data.SearchMode.Normal then
+                        Data.SearchMode.Trashed
+
+                    else
+                        Data.SearchMode.Normal
+            in
+            { model = { model | searchMode = next }
+            , cmd = Cmd.none
+            , stateChange = True
+            , dragDrop = DD.DragDropData ddm Nothing
+            }
+
         FromDateMsg m ->
             let
                 ( dp, event ) =
@@ -962,6 +985,7 @@ type SearchTab
     | TabDueDate
     | TabSource
     | TabDirection
+    | TabTrashed
 
 
 allTabs : List SearchTab
@@ -977,6 +1001,7 @@ allTabs =
     , TabDueDate
     , TabSource
     , TabDirection
+    , TabTrashed
     ]
 
 
@@ -1016,6 +1041,9 @@ tabName tab =
         TabDirection ->
             "direction"
 
+        TabTrashed ->
+            "trashed"
+
 
 findTab : Comp.Tabs.Tab msg -> Maybe SearchTab
 findTab tab =
@@ -1053,6 +1081,9 @@ findTab tab =
         "direction" ->
             Just TabDirection
 
+        "trashed" ->
+            Just TabTrashed
+
         _ ->
             Nothing
 
@@ -1099,6 +1130,9 @@ searchTabState settings model tab =
                 Just TabInbox ->
                     False
 
+                Just TabTrashed ->
+                    False
+
                 Nothing ->
                     False
 
@@ -1447,4 +1481,18 @@ searchTabs texts ddd flags settings model =
                 )
             ]
       }
+    , { name = tabName TabTrashed
+      , title = texts.basics.deleted
+      , titleRight = []
+      , info = Nothing
+      , body =
+            [ MB.viewItem <|
+                MB.Checkbox
+                    { id = "trashed"
+                    , value = model.searchMode == Data.SearchMode.Trashed
+                    , label = texts.basics.deleted
+                    , tagger = \_ -> ToggleSearchMode
+                    }
+            ]
+      }
     ]
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Data/ItemQuery.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Data/ItemQuery.elm
index 46d1e4be..7a846444 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Data/ItemQuery.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Data/ItemQuery.elm
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ module Data.ItemQuery exposing
 import Api.Model.CustomFieldValue exposing (CustomFieldValue)
 import Api.Model.ItemQuery as RQ
 import Data.Direction exposing (Direction)
+import Data.SearchMode exposing (SearchMode)
 
 
 type TagMatch
@@ -73,13 +74,13 @@ and list =
             Just (And es)
 
 
-request : Maybe ItemQuery -> RQ.ItemQuery
-request mq =
+request : SearchMode -> Maybe ItemQuery -> RQ.ItemQuery
+request smode mq =
     { offset = Nothing
     , limit = Nothing
     , withDetails = Just True
     , query = renderMaybe mq
-    , searchMode = Nothing
+    , searchMode = Data.SearchMode.asString smode |> Just
     }
 
 
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Data/SearchMode.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Data/SearchMode.elm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d9493d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Data/SearchMode.elm
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{-
+   Copyright 2020 Docspell Contributors
+
+   SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+-}
+
+
+module Data.SearchMode exposing
+    ( SearchMode(..)
+    , asString
+    , fromString
+    )
+
+
+type SearchMode
+    = Normal
+    | Trashed
+
+
+fromString : String -> Maybe SearchMode
+fromString str =
+    case String.toLower str of
+        "normal" ->
+            Just Normal
+
+        "trashed" ->
+            Just Trashed
+
+        _ ->
+            Nothing
+
+
+asString : SearchMode -> String
+asString smode =
+    case smode of
+        Normal ->
+            "normal"
+
+        Trashed ->
+            "trashed"
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Home/Data.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Home/Data.elm
index 8560ca9d..46318790 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Home/Data.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Home/Data.elm
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ doSearchDefaultCmd : SearchParam -> Model -> Cmd Msg
 doSearchDefaultCmd param model =
     let
         smask =
-            Q.request <|
+            Q.request model.searchMenuModel.searchMode <|
                 Q.and
                     [ Comp.SearchMenu.getItemQuery model.searchMenuModel
                     , Maybe.map Q.Fragment model.powerSearchInput.input
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Home/Update.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Home/Update.elm
index 55a45ce7..9ddfb8b7 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Home/Update.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Home/Update.elm
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import Data.Flags exposing (Flags)
 import Data.ItemQuery as Q
 import Data.ItemSelection
 import Data.Items
+import Data.SearchMode exposing (SearchMode)
 import Data.UiSettings exposing (UiSettings)
 import Page exposing (Page(..))
 import Page.Home.Data exposing (..)
@@ -548,7 +549,7 @@ update mId key flags settings msg model =
                 case model.viewMode of
                     SelectView svm ->
                         -- replace changed items in the view
-                        noSub ( nm, loadChangedItems flags svm.ids )
+                        noSub ( nm, loadChangedItems flags model.searchMenuModel.searchMode svm.ids )
 
                     _ ->
                         noSub ( nm, Cmd.none )
@@ -717,8 +718,8 @@ replaceItems model newItems =
     { model | itemListModel = newList }
 
 
-loadChangedItems : Flags -> Set String -> Cmd Msg
-loadChangedItems flags ids =
+loadChangedItems : Flags -> SearchMode -> Set String -> Cmd Msg
+loadChangedItems flags smode ids =
     if Set.isEmpty ids then
         Cmd.none
 
@@ -728,7 +729,7 @@ loadChangedItems flags ids =
                 Set.toList ids
 
             searchInit =
-                Q.request (Just <| Q.ItemIdIn idList)
+                Q.request smode (Just <| Q.ItemIdIn idList)
 
             search =
                 { searchInit