diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/media/media/modals/media-picker/media-picker-modal.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/media/media/modals/media-picker/media-picker-modal.element.ts
index b44135b5f798..cebd5b473813 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/media/media/modals/media-picker/media-picker-modal.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/media/media/modals/media-picker/media-picker-modal.element.ts
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ export class UmbMediaPickerModalElement extends UmbModalBaseElement<UmbMediaPick
 		const query = this._searchQuery;
 		const { data } = await this.#mediaSearchProvider.search({
 			query,
+			includeTrashed: false,
 			searchFrom: this._searchFrom,
 			culture: this.#contextCulture,
 			...this.data?.search?.queryParams,