diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/XmlPublishedCache/PublishedMediaCache.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/XmlPublishedCache/PublishedMediaCache.cs
index da1ff94fe1..f3cc101b21 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/XmlPublishedCache/PublishedMediaCache.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/XmlPublishedCache/PublishedMediaCache.cs
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache
             // the media from the service, first
 
             var media = ApplicationContext.Current.Services.MediaService.GetById(id);
-            if (media == null) return null; // not found, ok
+            if (media == null || media.Trashed) return null; // not found, ok
 
             // so, the media was not found in Examine's index *yet* it exists, which probably indicates that
             // the index is corrupted. Or not up-to-date. Log a warning, but only once, and only if seeing the