diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
index 98187dc9dc..5a207892c6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
@@ -1454,6 +1454,9 @@ class Core {
         // Move message
         DB db = DB.getInstance(context);
 
+        SharedPreferences pref = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
+        boolean expunge_trash = pref.getBoolean("expunge_trash", false);
+
         // Get arguments
         long id = jargs.getLong(0);
         boolean seen = jargs.optBoolean(1);
@@ -1618,7 +1621,7 @@ class Core {
                             ex.getCause().getMessage().contains("[EXPUNGEISSUED]")))
                         throw ex;
                 }
-            else
+            else if (!expunge_trash || !EntityFolder.TRASH.equals(target.type))
                 ifolder.copyMessages(map.keySet().toArray(new Message[0]), itarget);
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
index 1119c50f6f..3e0f10a4f2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsMisc extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
     private SwitchCompat swUid;
     private SwitchCompat swExpunge;
     private SwitchCompat swUidExpunge;
+    private SwitchCompat swExpungeTrash;
     private SwitchCompat swImapCompress;
     private SwitchCompat swAuthPlain;
     private SwitchCompat swAuthLogin;
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsMisc extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
             "viewport_height",
             "ignore_formatted_size",
             "show_recent",
-            "use_modseq", "preamble", "uid_command", "perform_expunge", "uid_expunge",
+            "use_modseq", "preamble", "uid_command", "perform_expunge", "uid_expunge", "expunge_trash",
             "imap_compress", "auth_plain", "auth_login", "auth_ntlm", "auth_sasl", "auth_apop", "use_top", "forget_top",
             "keep_alive_poll", "empty_pool", "idle_done", "fast_fetch",
             "max_backoff_power", "logarithmic_backoff",
@@ -484,6 +485,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsMisc extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
         swUid = view.findViewById(R.id.swUid);
         swExpunge = view.findViewById(R.id.swExpunge);
         swUidExpunge = view.findViewById(R.id.swUidExpunge);
+        swExpungeTrash = view.findViewById(R.id.swExpungeTrash);
         swImapCompress = view.findViewById(R.id.swImapCompress);
         swAuthPlain = view.findViewById(R.id.swAuthPlain);
         swAuthLogin = view.findViewById(R.id.swAuthLogin);
@@ -1540,6 +1542,13 @@ public class FragmentOptionsMisc extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
             }
         });
 
+        swExpungeTrash.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton compoundButton, boolean checked) {
+                prefs.edit().putBoolean("expunge_trash", checked).apply();
+            }
+        });
+
         swImapCompress.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
             @Override
             public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton compoundButton, boolean checked) {
@@ -2642,6 +2651,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsMisc extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
             swUid.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("uid_command", false));
             swExpunge.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("perform_expunge", true));
             swUidExpunge.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("uid_expunge", false));
+            swExpungeTrash.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("expunge_trash", false));
             swImapCompress.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("imap_compress", true));
             swAuthPlain.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("auth_plain", true));
             swAuthLogin.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("auth_login", true));
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_misc.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_misc.xml
index 2e8004fb05..3c3e02663e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_misc.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_misc.xml
@@ -1480,6 +1480,20 @@
                     app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swExpunge"
                     app:switchPadding="12dp" />
 
+                <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
+                    android:id="@+id/swExpungeTrash"
+                    android:layout_width="0dp"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
+                    android:drawableStart="@drawable/twotone_warning_24"
+                    android:drawablePadding="6dp"
+                    android:text="@string/title_advanced_expunge_trash"
+                    app:drawableTint="?attr/colorWarning"
+                    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swUidExpunge"
+                    app:switchPadding="12dp" />
+
                 <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
                     android:id="@+id/swImapCompress"
                     android:layout_width="0dp"
@@ -1489,7 +1503,7 @@
                     android:text="@string/title_advanced_imap_compress"
                     app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
                     app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swUidExpunge"
+                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swExpungeTrash"
                     app:switchPadding="12dp" />
 
                 <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 2454d3fc53..9484c6cf13 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1008,6 +1008,7 @@
     <string name="title_advanced_uid" translatable="false">UID command</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_expunge" translatable="false">AUTO EXPUNGE</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_uid_expunge" translatable="false">UID EXPUNGE</string>
+    <string name="title_advanced_expunge_trash" translatable="false">Expunge &gt; trash</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_hide_deleted" translatable="false">Hide deleted messages</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_imap_compress" translatable="false">COMPRESS</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_auth_plain" translatable="false">PLAIN</string>