diff --git a/src/application/dtos/trash_dto.rs b/src/application/dtos/trash_dto.rs
index 98760637..19b5e1c6 100755
--- a/src/application/dtos/trash_dto.rs
+++ b/src/application/dtos/trash_dto.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ pub struct TrashedItemDto {
     pub original_path: String,
     pub trashed_at: DateTime<Utc>,
     pub days_until_deletion: i64,
+    /// Human-readable category (e.g., "Image", "Folder", "Document")
+    pub category: String,
+    /// FontAwesome icon class for the file type
+    pub icon_class: String,
+    /// Special CSS class for icon styling (e.g., "image-icon", "pdf-icon")
+    pub icon_special_class: String,
 }
 
 /// Request to move an item to trash
diff --git a/src/application/services/trash_service.rs b/src/application/services/trash_service.rs
index c3323e23..91fae81b 100755
--- a/src/application/services/trash_service.rs
+++ b/src/application/services/trash_service.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, instrument, warn};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
+use crate::application::dtos::display_helpers::{
+    category_for, icon_class_for, icon_special_class_for,
+};
 use crate::application::dtos::trash_dto::TrashedItemDto;
 use crate::application::ports::storage_ports::{FileReadPort, FileWritePort};
 use crate::application::ports::trash_ports::TrashUseCase;
@@ -72,6 +75,23 @@ impl TrashService {
         // Calculate days_until_deletion before moving item fields
         let days_until_deletion = item.days_until_deletion();
 
+        // Determine display fields based on item type
+        let (category, icon_class, icon_special_class) = match item.item_type() {
+            TrashedItemType::Folder => (
+                "Folder".to_string(),
+                "fas fa-folder".to_string(),
+                "folder-icon".to_string(),
+            ),
+            TrashedItemType::File => {
+                let name = item.name();
+                // Use empty MIME type to leverage extension fallback
+                let category = category_for(name, "").to_string();
+                let icon_class = icon_class_for(name, "").to_string();
+                let icon_special_class = icon_special_class_for(name, "").to_string();
+                (category, icon_class, icon_special_class)
+            }
+        };
+
         TrashedItemDto {
             id: item.id().to_string(),
             original_id: item.original_id().to_string(),
@@ -83,6 +103,9 @@ impl TrashService {
             original_path: item.original_path().to_string(),
             trashed_at: item.trashed_at(),
             days_until_deletion,
+            category,
+            icon_class,
+            icon_special_class,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/application/services/trash_service_test.rs b/src/application/services/trash_service_test.rs
index 860a0881..9c3516ae 100755
--- a/src/application/services/trash_service_test.rs
+++ b/src/application/services/trash_service_test.rs
@@ -62,11 +62,32 @@ where
     FoR: FolderRepository,
 {
     async fn get_trash_items(&self, user_id: Uuid) -> Result<Vec<TrashedItemDto>> {
+        use crate::application::dtos::display_helpers::{
+            category_for, icon_class_for, icon_special_class_for,
+        };
+
         let items = self.trash_repository.get_trash_items(&user_id).await?;
         Ok(items
             .into_iter()
             .map(|item| {
                 let days_until_deletion = item.days_until_deletion();
+
+                // Determine display fields based on item type
+                let (category, icon_class, icon_special_class) = match item.item_type() {
+                    TrashedItemType::Folder => (
+                        "Folder".to_string(),
+                        "fas fa-folder".to_string(),
+                        "folder-icon".to_string(),
+                    ),
+                    TrashedItemType::File => {
+                        let name = item.name();
+                        let category = category_for(name, "").to_string();
+                        let icon_class = icon_class_for(name, "").to_string();
+                        let icon_special_class = icon_special_class_for(name, "").to_string();
+                        (category, icon_class, icon_special_class)
+                    }
+                };
+
                 TrashedItemDto {
                     id: item.id().to_string(),
                     original_id: item.original_id().to_string(),
@@ -78,6 +99,9 @@ where
                     original_path: item.original_path().to_string(),
                     trashed_at: item.trashed_at(),
                     days_until_deletion,
+                    category,
+                    icon_class,
+                    icon_special_class,
                 }
             })
             .collect())