diff --git a/src/Files.App/Actions/Display/LayoutAction.cs b/src/Files.App/Actions/Display/LayoutAction.cs
index 9d7f5a52b815..7104271d7885 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Actions/Display/LayoutAction.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Actions/Display/LayoutAction.cs
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ public override HotKey HotKey
 	[GeneratedRichCommand]
 	internal sealed partial class LayoutColumnsAction : ToggleLayoutAction
 	{
+		private readonly IContentPageContext ContentPageContext = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IContentPageContext>();
+
 		protected override LayoutTypes LayoutType
 			=> LayoutTypes.Columns;
 
@@ -96,6 +98,24 @@ public override RichGlyph Glyph
 
 		public override HotKey HotKey
 			=> new(Keys.Number5, KeyModifiers.CtrlShift);
+
+		public override bool IsExecutable
+			=> ContentPageContext.PageType is not ContentPageTypes.RecycleBin;
+
+		public LayoutColumnsAction()
+		{
+			ContentPageContext.PropertyChanged += ContentPageContext_PropertyChanged;
+		}
+
+		private void ContentPageContext_PropertyChanged(object? sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+		{
+			switch (e.PropertyName)
+			{
+				case nameof(IContentPageContext.PageType):
+					OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsExecutable));
+					break;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	[GeneratedRichCommand]
diff --git a/src/Files.App/Helpers/Layout/LayoutPreferencesManager.cs b/src/Files.App/Helpers/Layout/LayoutPreferencesManager.cs
index d3e74adb7433..d5f3a5122f50 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Helpers/Layout/LayoutPreferencesManager.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Helpers/Layout/LayoutPreferencesManager.cs
@@ -486,6 +486,28 @@ public static void SetLayoutPreferencesForPath(string path, LayoutPreferencesIte
 
 		private static LayoutPreferencesItem? GetLayoutPreferencesForPath(string path)
 		{
+			if (path.StartsWith(Constants.UserEnvironmentPaths.RecycleBinPath, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+			{
+				var trimmedPath = path.TrimPath() ?? string.Empty;
+
+				var recycleBinPreference = SafetyExtensions.IgnoreExceptions(() =>
+				{
+					var folderFRN = Win32Helper.GetFolderFRN(trimmedPath);
+
+					return GetLayoutPreferencesFromDatabase(trimmedPath, folderFRN)
+						?? GetLayoutPreferencesFromAds(trimmedPath, folderFRN);
+				}, App.Logger);
+
+				if (recycleBinPreference is not null && recycleBinPreference.LayoutMode != FolderLayoutModes.ColumnView)
+					return recycleBinPreference;
+
+				var defaultPref = new LayoutPreferencesItem();
+				if (defaultPref.LayoutMode == FolderLayoutModes.ColumnView)
+					defaultPref.LayoutMode = FolderLayoutModes.DetailsView;
+
+				return defaultPref;
+			}
+
 			if (!UserSettingsService.LayoutSettingsService.SyncFolderPreferencesAcrossDirectories)
 			{
 				path = path.TrimPath() ?? string.Empty;