diff --git a/gnome/ChangeLog b/gnome/ChangeLog
index 5bdc8e271..d43c8a17a 100644
--- a/gnome/ChangeLog
+++ b/gnome/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Wed Jan 10 15:52:51 2001  Jonathan Blandford  <jrb@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdesktop-init.c (gdesktop_links_init): allow I18N of trash.
+
 2000-10-19  Martin Bialasinski  <martin@internet-treff.uni-koeln.de>
 
 	* gscreen.c (toolbar): Fixes misspelling of "hierarchy".
diff --git a/gnome/gdesktop-init.c b/gnome/gdesktop-init.c
index 34efa28c3..9e78f41de 100644
--- a/gnome/gdesktop-init.c
+++ b/gnome/gdesktop-init.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ gdesktop_links_init (void)
 		gnome_metadata_set (link_name, "icon-filename", strlen (icon) + 1, icon);
 		g_free (icon);
 	}
+	gnome_metadata_set (link_name, "icon-caption", strlen (_("Trash")) + 1, _("Trash"));
 	g_free (link_name);
 
 	/* Create custom links */