diff --git a/src/services/native/index.ts b/src/services/native/index.ts
index cc2a8a2a..1aeb5657 100644
--- a/src/services/native/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/native/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/strict-boolean-expressions */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/require-await */
 import { app, dialog, ipcMain, MessageBoxOptions, shell } from 'electron';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
@@ -278,6 +277,21 @@ ${message.message}
     }
   }
 
+  public async moveToTrash(filePath: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (!filePath) {
+      logger.error('NativeService.moveToTrash() filePath is empty', { filePath });
+      return false;
+    }
+    logger.debug(`NativeService.moveToTrash() Moving to trash: ${filePath}`);
+    try {
+      await shell.trashItem(filePath);
+      return true;
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('NativeService.moveToTrash() failed', { error, filePath });
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   public formatFileUrlToAbsolutePath(urlWithFileProtocol: string): string {
     logger.info('getting url', { url: urlWithFileProtocol, function: 'formatFileUrlToAbsolutePath' });
     let pathname = '';
diff --git a/src/services/native/interface.ts b/src/services/native/interface.ts
index 94b2efd2..a89fe977 100644
--- a/src/services/native/interface.ts
+++ b/src/services/native/interface.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ export interface INativeService {
   path(method: 'basename' | 'dirname' | 'join', pathString: string | undefined, ...paths: string[]): Promise<string | undefined>;
   pickDirectory(defaultPath?: string, options?: IPickDirectoryOptions): Promise<string[]>;
   pickFile(filters?: Electron.OpenDialogOptions['filters']): Promise<string[]>;
+  /**
+   * Move a file or directory to the trash bin.
+   * @param filePath The absolute path of the file or directory to move to the trash.
+   * @returns A promise that resolves to true if the operation was successful, false otherwise.
+   */
+  moveToTrash(filePath: string): Promise<boolean>;
   quit(): void;
   showElectronMessageBox(options: Electron.MessageBoxOptions, windowName?: WindowNames): Promise<Electron.MessageBoxReturnValue | undefined>;
   /**
@@ -92,6 +98,7 @@ export const NativeServiceIPCDescriptor = {
     log: ProxyPropertyType.Function,
     mkdir: ProxyPropertyType.Function,
     movePath: ProxyPropertyType.Function,
+    moveToTrash: ProxyPropertyType.Function,
     open: ProxyPropertyType.Function,
     openInEditor: ProxyPropertyType.Function,
     openInGitGuiApp: ProxyPropertyType.Function,