diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
index d2bb50de1..b4434fc41 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -749,7 +749,12 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), DirectoryOperationsListener {
 
         val foldersToScan = mediaFetcher.getFoldersToScan()
         foldersToScan.add(FAVORITES)
-        foldersToScan.add(RECYCLE_BIN)
+        if (config.showRecycleBinAtFolders) {
+            foldersToScan.add(RECYCLE_BIN)
+        } else {
+            foldersToScan.remove(RECYCLE_BIN)
+        }
+
         dirs.forEach {
             foldersToScan.remove(it.path)
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/SettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
index 17f13cf52..13a79370e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         setupSkipDeleteConfirmation()
         setupManageBottomActions()
         setupUseRecycleBin()
+        setupShowRecycleBin()
         setupEmptyRecycleBin()
         updateTextColors(settings_holder)
         setupSectionColors()
@@ -441,6 +442,7 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
 
     private fun setupUseRecycleBin() {
         settings_empty_recycle_bin_holder.beVisibleIf(config.useRecycleBin)
+        settings_show_recycle_bin_holder.beVisibleIf(config.useRecycleBin)
         settings_use_recycle_bin.isChecked = config.useRecycleBin
         settings_use_recycle_bin_holder.setOnClickListener {
             settings_use_recycle_bin.toggle()
@@ -449,6 +451,14 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         }
     }
 
+    private fun setupShowRecycleBin() {
+        settings_show_recycle_bin.isChecked = config.showRecycleBinAtFolders
+        settings_show_recycle_bin_holder.setOnClickListener {
+            settings_show_recycle_bin.toggle()
+            config.showRecycleBinAtFolders = settings_show_recycle_bin.isChecked
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun setupEmptyRecycleBin() {
         Thread {
             mRecycleBinContentSize = galleryDB.MediumDao().getDeletedMedia().sumByLong { it.size }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/Context.kt
index beae8a757..5fc78e20e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -288,6 +288,11 @@ fun Context.getCachedDirectories(getVideosOnly: Boolean = false, getImagesOnly:
         } catch (e: SQLiteException) {
             ArrayList<Directory>()
         }
+
+        if (!config.showRecycleBinAtFolders) {
+            directories.removeAll { it.isRecycleBin() }
+        }
+
         val shouldShowHidden = config.shouldShowHidden
         val excludedPaths = config.excludedFolders
         val includedPaths = config.includedFolders
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt
index 93d0608df..ff80bbe58 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt
@@ -376,4 +376,8 @@ class Config(context: Context) : BaseConfig(context) {
             Environment.DIRECTORY_DCIM,
             Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES
     )
+
+    var showRecycleBinAtFolders: Boolean
+        get() = prefs.getBoolean(SHOW_RECYCLE_BIN_AT_FOLDERS, true)
+        set(showRecycleBinAtFolders) = prefs.edit().putBoolean(SHOW_RECYCLE_BIN_AT_FOLDERS, showRecycleBinAtFolders).apply()
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt
index 53e17f4f2..0a74ddbd3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const val WAS_RECYCLE_BIN_PINNED = "was_recycle_bin_pinned"
 const val USE_RECYCLE_BIN = "use_recycle_bin"
 const val GROUP_BY = "group_by"
 const val EVER_SHOWN_FOLDERS = "ever_shown_folders"
+const val SHOW_RECYCLE_BIN_AT_FOLDERS = "show_recycle_bin_at_folders"
 
 // slideshow
 const val SLIDESHOW_INTERVAL = "slideshow_interval"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
index 6c70a99df..822fc4989 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
@@ -1045,6 +1045,29 @@
 
         </RelativeLayout>
 
+        <RelativeLayout
+            android:id="@+id/settings_show_recycle_bin_holder"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/medium_margin"
+            android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+            android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_margin"
+            android:paddingLeft="@dimen/normal_margin"
+            android:paddingRight="@dimen/normal_margin"
+            android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_margin">
+
+            <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MySwitchCompat
+                android:id="@+id/settings_show_recycle_bin"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:background="@null"
+                android:clickable="false"
+                android:paddingLeft="@dimen/medium_margin"
+                android:paddingStart="@dimen/medium_margin"
+                android:text="@string/show_recycle_bin"/>
+
+        </RelativeLayout>
+
         <RelativeLayout
             android:id="@+id/settings_empty_recycle_bin_holder"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"