diff --git a/src/calibre/db/backend.py b/src/calibre/db/backend.py
index da9f079675..76cf7168b9 100644
--- a/src/calibre/db/backend.py
+++ b/src/calibre/db/backend.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class TrashEntry:
     book_id: int
     title: str
     author: str
-    book_dir: str
+    cover_path: str
     mtime: float
     formats: Sequence[str] = ()
 
@@ -1968,7 +1968,7 @@ class DB:
                 except Exception:
                     continue
                 opf = OPF(os.path.join(x.path, 'metadata.opf'), basedir=x.path)
-                books.append(TrashEntry(book_id, opf.title or unknown, (opf.authors or au)[0], x.path, mtime))
+                books.append(TrashEntry(book_id, opf.title or unknown, (opf.authors or au)[0], os.path.join(x.path, COVER_FILE_NAME), mtime))
         base = os.path.join(self.trash_dir, 'f')
         um = {'title': unknown, 'authors': au}
         for x in os.scandir(base):
@@ -1988,7 +1988,7 @@ class DB:
                         else:
                             formats.add(f.name.upper())
                 if formats:
-                    files.append(TrashEntry(book_id, metadata.get('title') or unknown, (metadata.get('authors') or au)[0], x.path, mtime, tuple(formats)))
+                    files.append(TrashEntry(book_id, metadata.get('title') or unknown, (metadata.get('authors') or au)[0], '', mtime, tuple(formats)))
         return books, files
 
     def remove_books(self, path_map, permanent=False):
diff --git a/src/calibre/db/cache.py b/src/calibre/db/cache.py
index 3727840c92..2160a92ede 100644
--- a/src/calibre/db/cache.py
+++ b/src/calibre/db/cache.py
@@ -2665,7 +2665,13 @@ class Cache:
 
     @read_api
     def list_trash_entries(self):
-        return self.backend.list_trash_entries()
+        books, formats = self.backend.list_trash_entries()
+        ff = []
+        for e in formats:
+            if self._has_id(e.book_id):
+                ff.append(e)
+                e.cover_path = self.format_abspath(e.book_id, '__COVER_INTERNAL__')
+        return books, formats
 
     @write_api
     def move_book_from_trash(self, book_id):
diff --git a/src/calibre/db/tests/add_remove.py b/src/calibre/db/tests/add_remove.py
index f0dba2f2b1..935ba2f8d2 100644
--- a/src/calibre/db/tests/add_remove.py
+++ b/src/calibre/db/tests/add_remove.py
@@ -281,11 +281,11 @@ class AddRemoveTest(BaseTest):
         self.assertEqual(len(b), 1)
         self.assertEqual(len(f), 0)
         self.assertEqual(b[0].title, title)
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(b[0].book_dir, 'metadata.opf')))
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(b[0].cover_path))
         cache.backend.expire_old_trash(1000)
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(b[0].book_dir, 'metadata.opf')))
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(b[0].cover_path))
         cache.backend.expire_old_trash(0)
-        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(os.path.join(b[0].book_dir, 'metadata.opf')))
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(b[0].cover_path))
 
         # test restoring of books
         cache = self.init_cache(cl2)