diff --git a/apps/files_trashbin/lib/Storage.php b/apps/files_trashbin/lib/Storage.php
index c9f1a928f3b5d..e9dc4f72f316d 100644
--- a/apps/files_trashbin/lib/Storage.php
+++ b/apps/files_trashbin/lib/Storage.php
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public function rmdir($path) {
 	protected function shouldMoveToTrash($path) {
 		$normalized = Filesystem::normalizePath($this->mountPoint . '/' . $path);
 		$parts = explode('/', $normalized);
-		if (count($parts) < 4) {
+		if (count($parts) < 4 || strpos($normalized, '/appdata_') === 0) {
 			return false;
 		}