diff --git a/crates/chat/src/lib.rs b/crates/chat/src/lib.rs
index 7b21f05..bdc4994 100644
--- a/crates/chat/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/chat/src/lib.rs
@@ -445,6 +445,11 @@ impl ChatRegistry {
             .count()
     }
 
+    /// Count the number of trash messages.
+    pub fn count_trash_messages(&self, cx: &App) -> usize {
+        self.trashes.read(cx).len()
+    }
+
     /// Get the relays that have seen a given message.
     pub fn seen_on(&self, id: &EventId) -> HashSet<RelayUrl> {
         self.seens
diff --git a/crates/coop/src/panels/mod.rs b/crates/coop/src/panels/mod.rs
index bb47e07..e223f2f 100644
--- a/crates/coop/src/panels/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/coop/src/panels/mod.rs
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ pub mod greeter;
 pub mod messaging_relays;
 pub mod profile;
 pub mod relay_list;
+pub mod trash;
diff --git a/crates/coop/src/panels/trash.rs b/crates/coop/src/panels/trash.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3bbb79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/coop/src/panels/trash.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+use gpui::{
+    AnyElement, App, AppContext, Context, Entity, EventEmitter, FocusHandle, Focusable,
+    IntoElement, ParentElement, Render, SharedString, Styled, Window, div, svg,
+};
+use state::NostrRegistry;
+use theme::ActiveTheme;
+use ui::button::{Button, ButtonVariants};
+use ui::dock::{DockPlacement, Panel, PanelEvent};
+use ui::{Icon, IconName, Sizable, StyledExt, h_flex, v_flex};
+
+use crate::panels::profile;
+use crate::workspace::Workspace;
+
+pub fn init(window: &mut Window, cx: &mut App) -> Entity<TrashPanel> {
+    cx.new(|cx| TrashPanel::new(window, cx))
+}
+
+pub struct TrashPanel {
+    name: SharedString,
+    focus_handle: FocusHandle,
+}
+
+impl TrashPanel {
+    fn new(_window: &mut Window, cx: &mut App) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name: "Trash".into(),
+            focus_handle: cx.focus_handle(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Panel for TrashPanel {
+    fn panel_id(&self) -> SharedString {
+        self.name.clone()
+    }
+}
+
+impl EventEmitter<PanelEvent> for TrashPanel {}
+
+impl Focusable for TrashPanel {
+    fn focus_handle(&self, _: &App) -> gpui::FocusHandle {
+        self.focus_handle.clone()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Render for TrashPanel {
+    fn render(&mut self, _window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> impl IntoElement {
+        div()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/coop/src/workspace.rs b/crates/coop/src/workspace.rs
index 472b01d..b88b981 100644
--- a/crates/coop/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/coop/src/workspace.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ use device::{DeviceEvent, DeviceRegistry};
 use gpui::prelude::FluentBuilder;
 use gpui::{
     Action, App, AppContext, Axis, Context, Entity, InteractiveElement, IntoElement, ParentElement,
-    Render, SharedString, Styled, Subscription, Window, div, px,
+    Render, SharedString, StatefulInteractiveElement, Styled, Subscription, Window, div, px,
+    relative,
 };
 use nostr_sdk::prelude::*;
 use person::PersonRegistry;
@@ -23,11 +24,11 @@ use ui::button::{Button, ButtonVariants};
 use ui::dock::{ClosePanel, DockArea, DockItem, DockPlacement, PanelView};
 use ui::menu::{DropdownMenu, PopupMenuItem};
 use ui::notification::{Notification, NotificationKind};
-use ui::{Disableable, IconName, Root, Sizable, WindowExtension, h_flex, v_flex};
+use ui::{Disableable, Icon, IconName, Root, Sizable, WindowExtension, h_flex, v_flex};
 
 use crate::dialogs::restore::RestoreEncryption;
 use crate::dialogs::{accounts, settings};
-use crate::panels::{backup, contact_list, greeter, messaging_relays, profile, relay_list};
+use crate::panels::{backup, contact_list, greeter, messaging_relays, profile, relay_list, trash};
 use crate::sidebar;
 
 const PREPARE_MSG: &str = "Coop is preparing a new identity for you. This may take a moment...";
@@ -764,13 +765,48 @@ impl Workspace {
         let nostr = NostrRegistry::global(cx);
         let signer = nostr.read(cx).signer();
 
+        let trashes = ChatRegistry::global(cx);
+        let trash_messages = trashes.read(cx).count_trash_messages(cx);
+
         let Some(public_key) = signer.public_key() else {
             return div();
         };
 
         h_flex()
             .when(!cx.theme().platform.is_mac(), |this| this.pr_2())
-            .gap_3()
+            .gap_2()
+            .when(trash_messages > 0, |this| {
+                this.child(
+                    h_flex()
+                        .id("trash-messages")
+                        .h_6()
+                        .px_1()
+                        .gap_1()
+                        .rounded(cx.theme().radius)
+                        .hover(|this| this.bg(cx.theme().ghost_element_hover))
+                        .child(
+                            Icon::new(IconName::Warning)
+                                .small()
+                                .text_color(cx.theme().text_danger),
+                        )
+                        .child(
+                            div()
+                                .text_xs()
+                                .line_height(relative(1.))
+                                .child(format!("{trash_messages}")),
+                        )
+                        .on_click(move |_ev, window, cx| {
+                            cx.stop_propagation();
+                            // Add the trash panel to the center workspace
+                            Self::add_panel(
+                                trash::init(window, cx),
+                                DockPlacement::Center,
+                                window,
+                                cx,
+                            );
+                        }),
+                )
+            })
             .child(
                 Button::new("key")
                     .icon(IconName::UserKey)