diff --git a/x11-misc/pcmanfm-qt/pcmanfm-qt-0.14.1-r1.ebuild b/x11-misc/pcmanfm-qt/pcmanfm-qt-0.14.1-r1.ebuild
index 1c2abbd2c9bd4..e8f40638bef8a 100644
--- a/x11-misc/pcmanfm-qt/pcmanfm-qt-0.14.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/x11-misc/pcmanfm-qt/pcmanfm-qt-0.14.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
 
 pkg_postinst() {
 	xdg_desktop_database_update
+
+	if ! has_version lxqt-base/lxqt-meta && ! has_version gnome-base/gvfs; then
+		elog
+		elog "To make use of the 'trash' functionality, please install"
+		elog "the 'gnome-base/gvfs' package."
+		elog
+	fi
 }
 
 pkg_postrm() {