diff --git a/Files/Interacts/BaseLayoutCommandImplementationModel.cs b/Files/Interacts/BaseLayoutCommandImplementationModel.cs
index a1cc14dde852..7c9329f0b0ef 100644
--- a/Files/Interacts/BaseLayoutCommandImplementationModel.cs
+++ b/Files/Interacts/BaseLayoutCommandImplementationModel.cs
@@ -528,9 +528,16 @@ public virtual async void DragOver(DragEventArgs e)
                 }
                 else if (!draggedItems.Any())
                 {
-                    e.DragUIOverride.IsCaptionVisible = true;
-                    e.DragUIOverride.Caption = string.Format("CopyToFolderCaptionText".GetLocalized(), folderName);
-                    e.AcceptedOperation = DataPackageOperation.Copy;
+                    if (pwd.StartsWith(App.AppSettings.RecycleBinPath))
+                    {
+                        e.AcceptedOperation = DataPackageOperation.None;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        e.DragUIOverride.IsCaptionVisible = true;
+                        e.DragUIOverride.Caption = string.Format("CopyToFolderCaptionText".GetLocalized(), folderName);
+                        e.AcceptedOperation = DataPackageOperation.Copy;
+                    }
                 }
                 else
                 {
diff --git a/Files/UserControls/SidebarControl.xaml.cs b/Files/UserControls/SidebarControl.xaml.cs
index c8ad57c9210b..5902b23e6e39 100644
--- a/Files/UserControls/SidebarControl.xaml.cs
+++ b/Files/UserControls/SidebarControl.xaml.cs
@@ -499,9 +499,16 @@ private async void NavigationViewLocationItem_DragOver(object sender, DragEventA
                 }
                 else if (!storageItems.Any())
                 {
-                    e.DragUIOverride.IsCaptionVisible = true;
-                    e.DragUIOverride.Caption = string.Format("CopyToFolderCaptionText".GetLocalized(), locationItem.Text);
-                    e.AcceptedOperation = DataPackageOperation.Copy;
+                    if (locationItem.Path.StartsWith(App.AppSettings.RecycleBinPath))
+                    {
+                        e.AcceptedOperation = DataPackageOperation.None;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        e.DragUIOverride.IsCaptionVisible = true;
+                        e.DragUIOverride.Caption = string.Format("CopyToFolderCaptionText".GetLocalized(), locationItem.Text);
+                        e.AcceptedOperation = DataPackageOperation.Copy;
+                    }
                 }
                 else
                 {