diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e442851f..8b20ef3c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ It runs on Linux, macOS, Raspberry Pi, BSD, Cygwin, Linux subsystem for Windows
   - Create, rename files and directories
   - Select files across dirs; all/range selection
   - Copy, move, delete, archive selection
-  - Freedeskp compliant trash (needs trash-cli)
+  - FreeDesktop compliant trash (needs trash-cli)
   - Show copy, move progress on Linux (needs avdcpmv)
   - Create sym/hard link(s) to selection
   - Transfer files using lftp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ It runs on Linux, macOS, Raspberry Pi, BSD, Cygwin, Linux subsystem for Windows
 | xdg-open (Linux), open(1) (macOS), cygstart (Cygwin) | desktop opener |
 | file | determine file type |
 | coreutils (cp, mv, rm), findutils (xargs) | copy, move and remove files |
-| trash-cli | trash files instead of delete |
+| trash-cli | trash files (instead of delete) |
 | mediainfo or exiftool | multimedia file details |
 | atool, patool ([integration](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/How-to#integrate-patool)) | create, list and extract archives |
 | vidir (from moreutils) | batch rename dir entries |
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ The following indicators are used in the detail view:
 | `NNN_NO_AUTOSELECT=1` | do not auto-select matching dir in _nav-as-you-type` mode |
 | `NNN_RESTRICT_NAV_OPEN=1` | open files on <kbd> ↵</kbd>, not <kbd>→</kbd> or <kbd>l</kbd> |
 | `NNN_RESTRICT_0B=1` | do not open 0-byte files |
-| `NNN_TRASH=1` | trash (instead of _delete_) files to desktop Trash |
+| `NNN_TRASH=1` | trash files to the desktop Trash [default: delete] |
 | `NNN_CP_MV_PROG=1` | show copy, move progress on Linux |
 
 #### Help
diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index c66a69e2..fdf43392 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -1141,20 +1141,32 @@ static void mvstr(char *buf)
 
 static void rmmulstr(char *buf)
 {
-	snprintf(buf, CMD_LEN_MAX,
+	if (cfg.trash) {
+		snprintf(buf, CMD_LEN_MAX,
 #ifdef __linux__
-		 "xargs -0 -a %s rm -%cr",
+			 "xargs -0 -a %s trash-put", g_cppath);
 #else
-		 "cat %s | xargs -0 -o rm -%cr",
+			 "cat %s | xargs -0 trash-put", g_cppath);
 #endif
-		 g_cppath, confirm_force());
+	} else {
+		snprintf(buf, CMD_LEN_MAX,
+#ifdef __linux__
+			 "xargs -0 -a %s rm -%cr", g_cppath, confirm_force());
+#else
+			 "cat %s | xargs -0 -o rm -%cr", g_cppath, confirm_force());
+#endif
+	}
 }
 
 static void xrm(char *path)
 {
-	char rm_opts[] = {'-', confirm_force(), 'r'};
+	if (cfg.trash)
+		spawn("trash-put", path, NULL, NULL, F_NORMAL | F_SIGINT);
+	else {
+		char rm_opts[] = {'-', confirm_force(), 'r'};
 
-	spawn("rm", rm_opts, path, NULL, F_NORMAL | F_SIGINT);
+		spawn("rm", rm_opts, path, NULL, F_NORMAL | F_SIGINT);
+	}
 }
 
 static void archive_selection(const char *archive, const char *curpath)