diff --git a/frontend/src/App.vue b/frontend/src/App.vue
index 5a908a5..1aac6f0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/App.vue
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ function onGlobalKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
       case "r": router.push("/rules"); break;
       case "g": router.push("/graph"); break;
       case "l": router.push("/calendar"); break;
+      case "x": router.push("/trash"); break;
     }
     return;
   }
@@ -195,6 +196,12 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
                 <kbd class="shortcut-key">l</kbd>
                 <span class="shortcut-desc">Calendar</span>
               </div>
+              <div class="shortcut-row">
+                <kbd class="shortcut-key">g</kbd>
+                <span class="shortcut-key-sep">+</span>
+                <kbd class="shortcut-key">x</kbd>
+                <span class="shortcut-desc">Trash</span>
+              </div>
               <div class="shortcut-row">
                 <kbd class="shortcut-key">Esc</kbd>
                 <span class="shortcut-desc">Unfocus field → go home</span>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue b/frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue
index 95dc35b..5de4c6a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/AppHeader.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { useShortcuts } from "@/composables/useShortcuts";
 import { useAuthStore } from "@/stores/auth";
 import AppLogo from "@/components/AppLogo.vue";
 import NotificationBell from "@/components/NotificationBell.vue";
-import { Sun, Moon, Settings } from "lucide-vue-next";
+import { Sun, Moon, Settings, Trash2 } from "lucide-vue-next";
 
 const { theme, toggleTheme } = useTheme();
 const { toggleShortcuts } = useShortcuts();
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ router.afterEach(() => {
           <Moon v-else :size="16" />
         </button>
 
+        <!-- Trash link -->
+        <router-link to="/trash" class="btn-icon" aria-label="Trash" title="Trash">
+          <Trash2 :size="16" />
+        </router-link>
+
         <!-- Settings link -->
         <router-link to="/settings" class="btn-icon" aria-label="Settings" title="Settings">
           <Settings :size="16" />
@@ -91,6 +96,7 @@ router.afterEach(() => {
       <router-link to="/rules" class="nav-link">Rulebooks</router-link>
       <router-link to="/shared" class="nav-link">Shared</router-link>
       <div class="mobile-divider"></div>
+      <router-link to="/trash" class="nav-link">Trash</router-link>
       <router-link to="/settings" class="nav-link">Settings</router-link>
       <div class="mobile-divider"></div>
       <div class="mobile-actions">
diff --git a/frontend/src/router/index.ts b/frontend/src/router/index.ts
index a4eb030..6df4f04 100644
--- a/frontend/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/router/index.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ const router = createRouter({
       name: "settings",
       component: () => import("@/views/SettingsView.vue"),
     },
+    {
+      path: "/trash",
+      name: "trash",
+      component: () => import("@/views/TrashView.vue"),
+    },
     { path: "/admin/users", redirect: "/settings" },
     { path: "/admin/logs", redirect: "/settings" },
   ],
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/TrashView.vue b/frontend/src/views/TrashView.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2033d19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/views/TrashView.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { onMounted } from "vue";
+import { useTrashStore } from "@/stores/trash";
+import { relativeTime } from "@/composables/useRelativeTime";
+
+const store = useTrashStore();
+
+async function purge(batchId: string) {
+  if (!confirm("Permanently delete this? This cannot be undone.")) return;
+  await store.purge(batchId);
+}
+
+async function empty() {
+  if (!store.batches.length) return;
+  if (!confirm("Permanently delete everything in the trash? This cannot be undone.")) return;
+  await store.emptyTrash();
+}
+
+onMounted(() => store.fetchTrash());
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <main class="trash-page">
+    <header class="trash-header">
+      <h1>Trash</h1>
+      <button
+        v-if="store.batches.length"
+        class="btn-empty"
+        @click="empty"
+      >Empty trash</button>
+    </header>
+
+    <p class="trash-note">
+      Deleted items are kept here and can be restored. They're permanently removed
+      after the retention window set in Settings.
+    </p>
+
+    <div v-if="store.loading" class="trash-loading">Loading…</div>
+
+    <p v-else-if="!store.batches.length" class="trash-empty">Trash is empty.</p>
+
+    <ul v-else class="batch-list">
+      <li v-for="b in store.batches" :key="b.batch_id" class="batch">
+        <div class="batch-main">
+          <div class="batch-summary">
+            {{ b.summary }}
+            <span v-if="b.count > 1" class="batch-count">+ {{ b.count - 1 }} item{{ b.count - 1 === 1 ? '' : 's' }}</span>
+          </div>
+          <div class="batch-meta">
+            deleted {{ b.deleted_at ? relativeTime(b.deleted_at) : '' }}
+            <span class="batch-types">· {{ b.items.map(i => i.type).join(', ') }}</span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="batch-actions">
+          <button class="btn-restore" @click="store.restore(b.batch_id)">Restore</button>
+          <button class="btn-purge" @click="purge(b.batch_id)">Delete permanently</button>
+        </div>
+      </li>
+    </ul>
+  </main>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.trash-page { max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 1.5rem; }
+.trash-header { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; }
+.trash-header h1 { font-family: Fraunces, serif; font-style: italic; margin: 0; }
+.btn-empty {
+  background: none; border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2a2e);
+  color: inherit; border-radius: 6px; padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem; cursor: pointer;
+}
+.btn-empty:hover { border-color: var(--color-danger, #ef4444); color: var(--color-danger, #ef4444); }
+.trash-note { opacity: 0.7; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 0.5rem 0 1.5rem; }
+.trash-loading, .trash-empty { opacity: 0.6; font-style: italic; padding: 2rem 0; }
+.batch-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
+.batch {
+  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 1rem; padding: 0.85rem 1rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+  background: var(--color-surface, #18181b); border-radius: 8px;
+  border-left: 2px solid var(--color-border, #2a2a2e);
+}
+.batch-summary { font-weight: 500; }
+.batch-count { opacity: 0.6; font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.9em; margin-left: 0.35rem; }
+.batch-meta { font-size: 0.82em; opacity: 0.6; margin-top: 0.25rem; }
+.batch-actions { display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; flex-shrink: 0; }
+.batch-actions button { border-radius: 6px; padding: 0.35rem 0.7rem; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #2a2a2e); background: none; color: inherit; }
+.btn-restore:hover { border-color: var(--color-primary, #6366f1); color: var(--color-primary, #6366f1); }
+.btn-purge:hover { border-color: var(--color-danger, #ef4444); color: var(--color-danger, #ef4444); }
+</style>