diff --git a/cmd/comment/delete.go b/cmd/comment/delete.go
index 24bb34a..e882cab 100644
--- a/cmd/comment/delete.go
+++ b/cmd/comment/delete.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func newDeleteCmd(f *factory.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "delete <comment-id|url>",
 		Short: "Delete a comment",
-		Long:  `Delete a comment. This operation cannot be undone.`,
+		Long:  `Trash a comment on a recording. Trashed comments can be recovered from the Basecamp trash.`,
 		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			// Apply overrides if specified
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ func newDeleteCmd(f *factory.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 			if !skipConfirm {
 				var confirm bool
 				if err := huh.NewConfirm().
-					Title(fmt.Sprintf("Delete comment #%d?", commentID)).
+					Title(fmt.Sprintf("Trash comment #%d?", commentID)).
 					Description(fmt.Sprintf("By %s on %s", comment.Creator.Name, comment.CreatedAt.Format("Jan 2, 2006"))).
-					Affirmative("Delete").
+					Affirmative("Trash").
 					Negative("Cancel").
 					Value(&confirm).
 					Run(); err != nil {
@@ -88,15 +88,14 @@ func newDeleteCmd(f *factory.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 				}
 			}
 
-			// Delete the comment
-			path := fmt.Sprintf("/buckets/%s/comments/%d.json", projectID, commentID)
-			if err := client.Delete(path); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete comment: %w", err)
+			// Trash the comment via Basecamp recordings API
+			if err := client.TrashComment(f.Context(), projectID, commentID); err != nil {
+				return err
 			}
 
 			// Output
 			if ui.IsTerminal(os.Stdout) {
-				fmt.Printf("✓ Deleted comment #%d\n", commentID)
+				fmt.Printf("✓ Trashed comment #%d\n", commentID)
 			}
 
 			return nil
diff --git a/internal/api/comments.go b/internal/api/comments.go
index 86541ba..57f89c0 100644
--- a/internal/api/comments.go
+++ b/internal/api/comments.go
@@ -82,3 +82,14 @@ func (c *Client) UpdateComment(ctx context.Context, projectID string, commentID
 
 	return &comment, nil
 }
+
+// TrashComment trashes a comment via the recordings status endpoint
+func (c *Client) TrashComment(ctx context.Context, projectID string, commentID int64) error {
+	path := fmt.Sprintf("/buckets/%s/recordings/%d/status/trashed.json", projectID, commentID)
+
+	if err := c.Put(path, nil, nil); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to trash comment: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/modular.go b/internal/api/modular.go
index 623729e..b72dd10 100644
--- a/internal/api/modular.go
+++ b/internal/api/modular.go
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ type CommentOperations interface {
 	GetComment(ctx context.Context, projectID string, commentID int64) (*Comment, error)
 	CreateComment(ctx context.Context, projectID string, recordingID int64, req CommentCreateRequest) (*Comment, error)
 	UpdateComment(ctx context.Context, projectID string, commentID int64, req CommentUpdateRequest) (*Comment, error)
+	TrashComment(ctx context.Context, projectID string, commentID int64) error
 }
 
 // ActivityOperations defines activity-specific operations