diff --git a/panels/dock/taskmanager/package/AppItem.qml b/panels/dock/taskmanager/package/AppItem.qml
index 240b9a80e..268031428 100644
--- a/panels/dock/taskmanager/package/AppItem.qml
+++ b/panels/dock/taskmanager/package/AppItem.qml
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ Item {
         Loader {
             id: contextMenuLoader
             active: false
+            property bool trashEmpty: true
             sourceComponent: LP.Menu {
                 id: contextMenu
                 Instantiator {
@@ -144,6 +145,9 @@ Item {
                     model: JSON.parse(menus)
                     delegate: LP.MenuItem {
                         text: modelData.name
+                        enabled: (root.itemId === "dde-trash" && modelData.id === "clean-trash")
+                                ? !contextMenuLoader.trashEmpty
+                                : true
                         onTriggered: {
                             TaskManager.requestNewInstance(root.modelIndex, modelData.id);
                         }
@@ -319,6 +323,7 @@ Item {
         onClicked: function (mouse) {
             let index = root.modelIndex;
             if (mouse.button === Qt.RightButton) {
+                contextMenuLoader.trashEmpty = TaskManager.isTrashEmpty()
                 contextMenuLoader.active = true
                 MenuHelper.openMenu(contextMenuLoader.item)
             } else {
diff --git a/panels/dock/taskmanager/taskmanager.cpp b/panels/dock/taskmanager/taskmanager.cpp
index bdcd746a9..431ce4132 100644
--- a/panels/dock/taskmanager/taskmanager.cpp
+++ b/panels/dock/taskmanager/taskmanager.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <QStringLiteral>
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
+#include <QProcess>
 
 #include <appletbridge.h>
 #include <DSGApplication>
@@ -436,16 +437,30 @@ void TaskManager::saveDockElementsOrder(const QStringList &appIds)
 
 QString TaskManager::getTrashTipText()
 {
-    int fileCount = 0;
-    QString trashPath = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation) + "/Trash/files";
-    QDir trashDir(trashPath);
-    
-    if (trashDir.exists()) {
-        QStringList entries = trashDir.entryList(QDir::Files | QDir::Dirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot);
-        fileCount = entries.size();
-    }
+    const auto count = queryTrashCount();
+    return tr("%1 files").arg(count);
+}
+
+bool TaskManager::isTrashEmpty() const
+{
+    return queryTrashCount() == 0;
+}
 
-    return tr("%1 files").arg(fileCount);
+int TaskManager::queryTrashCount() const
+{
+    int count = 0;
+
+    QProcess gio;
+    gio.start("gio", QStringList() << "trash" << "--list");
+    if (gio.waitForFinished(1000) && gio.exitStatus() == QProcess::NormalExit && gio.exitCode() == 0) {
+        const QByteArray &out = gio.readAllStandardOutput();
+        const QList<QByteArray> lines = out.split('\n');
+        for (const QByteArray &l : lines) {
+            if (!l.trimmed().isEmpty()) count++;
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+    return count;
 }
 
 void TaskManager::modifyOpacityChanged()
diff --git a/panels/dock/taskmanager/taskmanager.h b/panels/dock/taskmanager/taskmanager.h
index e64ccfa9c..d4cabf9c8 100644
--- a/panels/dock/taskmanager/taskmanager.h
+++ b/panels/dock/taskmanager/taskmanager.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class TaskManager : public DS_NAMESPACE::DContainment, public AbstractTaskManage
     Q_INVOKABLE void saveDockElementsOrder(const QStringList &appIds);
     Q_INVOKABLE QString getTrashTipText();
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE bool isTrashEmpty() const;
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void dataModelChanged();
     void windowSplitChanged();
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     DockGlobalElementModel *m_dockGlobalElementModel = nullptr;
     DockItemModel *m_itemModel = nullptr;
     HoverPreviewProxyModel *m_hoverPreviewModel = nullptr;
+    int queryTrashCount() const;
 };
 
 }