diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index a341252b8d..4876ddc3eb 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
   saving the database and to only provision 1 database.
 * Remove use of hard coded font icon for document page
   rendering busy indicator.
+* Disable the fancybox caption link if the document is
+  in the trash.
 
 3.1.3 (2018-09-27)
 ==================
diff --git a/mayan/apps/documents/widgets.py b/mayan/apps/documents/widgets.py
index f191bf0a1a..700faa98a7 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/documents/widgets.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/documents/widgets.py
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ class DocumentPageThumbnailWidget(object):
         return render_to_string(
             template_name='documents/widgets/document_thumbnail.html',
             context={
-                'disable_title_link': False,
+                # Disable the clickable link if the document is in the trash
+                'disable_title_link': instance.in_trash,
                 'gallery_name': 'document_list',
                 'instance': instance,
                 'size_preview_width': setting_preview_width.value,