diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/modes.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/modes.ts
index 31e7c8b48da..d5e6aa10124 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/modes.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/modes.ts
@@ -1387,6 +1387,7 @@ export interface WorkspaceFileEditOptions {
 	recursive?: boolean;
 	copy?: boolean;
 	folder?: boolean;
+	skipTrashBin?: boolean;
 	maxSize?: number;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vs/monaco.d.ts b/src/vs/monaco.d.ts
index 1fffc80353a..6d61191086b 100644
--- a/src/vs/monaco.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/monaco.d.ts
@@ -6269,6 +6269,7 @@ declare namespace monaco.languages {
 		recursive?: boolean;
 		copy?: boolean;
 		folder?: boolean;
+		skipTrashBin?: boolean;
 		maxSize?: number;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/bulkEdit/browser/bulkFileEdits.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/bulkEdit/browser/bulkFileEdits.ts
index 47cfebcb1bf..c1fbb07562e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/bulkEdit/browser/bulkFileEdits.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/bulkEdit/browser/bulkFileEdits.ts
@@ -166,13 +166,13 @@ class DeleteOperation implements IFileOperation {
 		let fileContent: IFileContent | undefined;
 		if (!this._undoesCreateOperation && !this.options.folder) {
 			try {
-				fileContent = (await this._fileService.readFile(this.oldUri));
+				fileContent = await this._fileService.readFile(this.oldUri);
 			} catch (err) {
 				this._logService.critical(err);
 			}
 		}
 
-		const useTrash = this._fileService.hasCapability(this.oldUri, FileSystemProviderCapabilities.Trash) && this._configurationService.getValue<boolean>('files.enableTrash');
+		const useTrash = !this.options.skipTrashBin && this._fileService.hasCapability(this.oldUri, FileSystemProviderCapabilities.Trash) && this._configurationService.getValue<boolean>('files.enableTrash');
 		await this._workingCopyFileService.delete([this.oldUri], { useTrash, recursive: this.options.recursive, ...this.undoRedoInfo });
 
 		if (typeof this.options.maxSize === 'number' && fileContent && (fileContent?.size > this.options.maxSize)) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts
index ae951190e2b..bc7fb098071 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts
@@ -226,8 +226,7 @@ async function deleteFiles(explorerService: IExplorerService, bulkEditService: I
 
 	// Call function
 	try {
-		const resourceFileEdits = distinctElements.map(e => new ResourceFileEdit(e.resource, undefined, { recursive: true, folder: e.isDirectory }));
-		// TODO@Isidor respect the useTrash parameter
+		const resourceFileEdits = distinctElements.map(e => new ResourceFileEdit(e.resource, undefined, { recursive: true, folder: e.isDirectory, skipTrashBin: !useTrash }));
 		await bulkEditService.apply(resourceFileEdits, {
 			undoRedoSource: explorerService.undoRedoSource,
 			label: distinctElements.length > 1 ? nls.localize('deleteBulkEdit', "Delete {0} files", distinctElements.length) : nls.localize('deleteFileBulkEdit', "Delete {0}", distinctElements[0].name)