diff --git a/services/activitylog/pkg/service/http.go b/services/activitylog/pkg/service/http.go
index 91554b11d..9dea4f27a 100644
--- a/services/activitylog/pkg/service/http.go
+++ b/services/activitylog/pkg/service/http.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (s *ActivitylogService) HandleGetItemActivities(w http.ResponseWriter, r *h
 		case events.ItemTrashed:
 			message = MessageResourceTrashed
 			ts = utils.TSToTime(ev.Timestamp)
-			vars, err = s.GetVars(WithResource(ev.Ref, true), WithUser(ev.Executant, ""))
+			vars, err = s.GetVars(WithTrashedResource(ev.Ref, ev.ID), WithUser(ev.Executant, ""), WithSpace(toSpace(ev.Ref)))
 		case events.ItemMoved:
 			switch isRename(ev.OldReference, ev.Ref) {
 			case true:
diff --git a/services/activitylog/pkg/service/response.go b/services/activitylog/pkg/service/response.go
index f5ec0f4ad..54ad2f4cf 100644
--- a/services/activitylog/pkg/service/response.go
+++ b/services/activitylog/pkg/service/response.go
@@ -87,6 +87,35 @@ func WithOldResource(ref *provider.Reference) ActivityOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithTrashedResource sets the resource variable if the resource is trashed
+func WithTrashedResource(ref *provider.Reference, rid *provider.ResourceId) ActivityOption {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, gwc gateway.GatewayAPIClient, vars map[string]interface{}) error {
+		resp, err := gwc.ListRecycle(ctx, &provider.ListRecycleRequest{
+			Ref: ref,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if resp.GetStatus().GetCode() != rpc.Code_CODE_OK {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error listing recycle: %s", resp.GetStatus().GetMessage())
+		}
+
+		for _, item := range resp.GetRecycleItems() {
+			if item.GetKey() == rid.GetOpaqueId() {
+
+				vars["resource"] = Resource{
+					ID:   storagespace.FormatResourceID(*rid),
+					Name: filepath.Base(item.GetRef().GetPath()),
+				}
+
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // WithUser sets the user variable for an Activity
 func WithUser(uid *user.UserId, username string) ActivityOption {
 	return func(_ context.Context, gwc gateway.GatewayAPIClient, vars map[string]interface{}) error {
diff --git a/services/activitylog/pkg/service/service.go b/services/activitylog/pkg/service/service.go
index 32429778e..7b4cfd3a4 100644
--- a/services/activitylog/pkg/service/service.go
+++ b/services/activitylog/pkg/service/service.go
@@ -291,3 +291,9 @@ func toRef(r *provider.ResourceId) *provider.Reference {
 		ResourceId: r,
 	}
 }
+
+func toSpace(r *provider.Reference) *provider.StorageSpaceId {
+	return &provider.StorageSpaceId{
+		OpaqueId: storagespace.FormatStorageID(r.GetResourceId().GetStorageId(), r.GetResourceId().GetSpaceId()),
+	}
+}