diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.recyclebin.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.recyclebin.controller.js
index a644e52a2c..f72075149c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.recyclebin.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.recyclebin.controller.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * 
  */
 
-function ContentRecycleBinController($scope, $routeParams, dataTypeResource) {
+function ContentRecycleBinController($scope, $routeParams, dataTypeResource, navigationService) {
 
     //ensures the list view doesn't actually load until we query for the list view config
     // for the section
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ function ContentRecycleBinController($scope, $routeParams, dataTypeResource) {
 
     $scope.model = { config: { entityType: $routeParams.section } };
 
+    // sync tree node
+    navigationService.syncTree({ tree: "content", path: ["-1", $routeParams.id], forceReload: false });
 }
 
 angular.module('umbraco').controller("Umbraco.Editors.Content.RecycleBinController", ContentRecycleBinController);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.recyclebin.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.recyclebin.controller.js
index bedb1e4da1..6f4bdc11e2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.recyclebin.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.recyclebin.controller.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * 
  */
 
-function MediaRecycleBinController($scope, $routeParams, dataTypeResource) {
+function MediaRecycleBinController($scope, $routeParams, dataTypeResource, navigationService) {
 
     //ensures the list view doesn't actually load until we query for the list view config
     // for the section
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ function MediaRecycleBinController($scope, $routeParams, dataTypeResource) {
 
     $scope.model = { config: { entityType: $routeParams.section } };
 
+    // sync tree node
+    navigationService.syncTree({ tree: "media", path: ["-1", $routeParams.id], forceReload: false });
 }
 
 angular.module('umbraco').controller("Umbraco.Editors.Media.RecycleBinController", MediaRecycleBinController);