diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/elements/itemPane.js b/chrome/content/zotero/elements/itemPane.js
index de0045d0ae..0dbc865b67 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/elements/itemPane.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/elements/itemPane.js
@@ -247,7 +247,15 @@
 				}
 				else {
 					let count = this.itemsView.rowCount;
-					msg = { l10nId: 'item-pane-message-unselected', l10nArgs: { count } };
+					if (this.collectionTreeRow.isTrash()
+							&& this.itemsView._rows?.some(
+								x => x.ref instanceof Zotero.Collection || x.ref instanceof Zotero.Search
+							)) {
+						msg = { l10nId: 'item-pane-message-objects-unselected', l10nArgs: { count } };
+					}
+					else {
+						msg = { l10nId: 'item-pane-message-unselected', l10nArgs: { count } };
+					}
 				}
 				
 				this.setItemPaneMessage(msg);
diff --git a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.ftl b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.ftl
index 93dd19d122..dec32bcf3c 100644
--- a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.ftl
+++ b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.ftl
@@ -615,6 +615,12 @@ item-pane-message-unselected = { $count ->
    *[other] { $count } items in this view
 }
 
+item-pane-message-objects-unselected = { $count ->
+    [0] No objects in this view
+    [one] { $count } object in this view
+   *[other] { $count } objects in this view
+}
+
 item-pane-duplicates-merge-items =
     .label = { $count ->
          [one] Merge { $count } item