diff --git a/src/kits/tracker/IconCache.cpp b/src/kits/tracker/IconCache.cpp
index bb1a5ba727..187958d935 100644
--- a/src/kits/tracker/IconCache.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/tracker/IconCache.cpp
@@ -965,9 +965,6 @@ IconCache::Preload(AutoLock<SimpleIconCache>* nodeCacheLocker,
 				entry = GetPrinterIcon(nodeCacheLocker, sharedCacheLocker,
 					&resultingOpenCache, model, source, mode, size, &lazyBitmap);
 				ASSERT(entry != NULL);
-			} else if (model->IsTrash()) {
-				// do not preload Trash icon, TrashWatcher handles it.
-				source = kNode;
 			} else {
 				if (source == kUnknownSource) {
 					// look for node icons first
diff --git a/src/kits/tracker/TrashWatcher.cpp b/src/kits/tracker/TrashWatcher.cpp
index e353bb34a1..284992cd0e 100644
--- a/src/kits/tracker/TrashWatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/tracker/TrashWatcher.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ All rights reserved.
 #include "Attributes.h"
 #include "Bitmaps.h"
 #include "FSUtils.h"
+#include "IconCache.h"
 #include "Tracker.h"
 
 
@@ -71,8 +72,16 @@ BTrashWatcher::BTrashWatcher()
 thread_id
 BTrashWatcher::Run()
 {
-	fTrashFull = CheckTrashDirs();
-	UpdateTrashIcon();
+	// refresh Trash icon cache
+	BPath path;
+	if (find_directory(B_TRASH_DIRECTORY, &path) == B_OK) {
+		BDirectory trashDir(path.Path());
+		BEntry entry;
+		if (trashDir.GetEntry(&entry) == B_OK) {
+			Model trashModel(&entry);
+			IconCache::sIconCache->IconChanged(&trashModel);
+		}
+	}
 
 	return BLooper::Run();
 }