diff --git a/client/src/components/DataFiles/DataFilesToolbar/DataFilesToolbar.jsx b/client/src/components/DataFiles/DataFilesToolbar/DataFilesToolbar.jsx
index 9f4fd9255..685073bbe 100644
--- a/client/src/components/DataFiles/DataFilesToolbar/DataFilesToolbar.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/DataFiles/DataFilesToolbar/DataFilesToolbar.jsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import getFilePermissions from 'utils/filePermissions';
 import { useModal, useSelectedFiles, useFileListing } from 'hooks/datafiles';
 import { useSystemRole } from '../DataFilesProjectMembers/_cells/SystemRoleSelector';
 import './DataFilesToolbar.scss';
+import { useTrash } from 'hooks/datafiles/mutations';
 
 export const ToolbarButton = ({ text, iconName, onClick, disabled }) => {
   const iconClassName = `action icon-${iconName}`;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ const DataFilesToolbar = ({ scheme, api }) => {
   const { toggle } = useModal();
   const { selectedFiles } = useSelectedFiles();
   const { params } = useFileListing('FilesListing');
+  const { trash } = useTrash();
 
   const history = useHistory();
   const location = useLocation();
@@ -172,20 +174,15 @@ const DataFilesToolbar = ({ scheme, api }) => {
     }
   };
 
-  const trash = useCallback(() => {
-    const filteredSelected = selectedFiles.filter(
-      (f) => status[f.system + f.path] !== 'SUCCESS'
-    );
+  const homeDir = selectedSystem?.homeDir;
 
-    dispatch({
-      type: 'DATA_FILES_TRASH',
-      payload: {
-        src: filteredSelected,
-        homeDir: selectedSystem?.homeDir || '',
-        reloadCallback: reloadPage,
-      },
+  const trashCallback = useCallback(() => {
+    trash({
+      destSystem: selectedSystem.system,
+      homeDir: homeDir,
+      callback: reloadPage,
     });
-  }, [selectedFiles, selectedSystem, reloadPage]);
+  }, [selectedFiles, reloadPage, status]);
 
   const empty = () => {
     dispatch({
@@ -271,7 +268,7 @@ const DataFilesToolbar = ({ scheme, api }) => {
           <ToolbarButton
             text={!inTrash ? 'Trash' : 'Empty'}
             iconName="trash"
-            onClick={!inTrash ? trash : empty}
+            onClick={!inTrash ? trashCallback : empty}
             disabled={!inTrash ? !canTrash : !canEmpty}
             className={!inTrash ? '' : 'is-empty'}
           />
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/datafiles/mutations/useTrash.js b/client/src/hooks/datafiles/mutations/useTrash.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 8280b82fd..000000000
--- a/client/src/hooks/datafiles/mutations/useTrash.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-import { useSelector, useDispatch, shallowEqual } from 'react-redux';
-
-function useTrash() {
-  const dispatch = useDispatch();
-  const status = useSelector(
-    (state) => state.files.operationStatus.trash,
-    shallowEqual
-  );
-
-  const setStatus = (newStatus) => {
-    dispatch({
-      type: 'DATA_FILES_SET_OPERATION_STATUS',
-      payload: { status: newStatus, operation: 'trash' },
-    });
-  };
-
-  const trash = ({ selection, callback }) =>
-    dispatch({
-      type: 'DATA_FILES_TRASH',
-      payload: {
-        src: selection,
-        reloadCallback: callback,
-      },
-    });
-
-  return { trash, status, setStatus };
-}
-
-export default useTrash;
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/datafiles/mutations/useTrash.ts b/client/src/hooks/datafiles/mutations/useTrash.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..546d2dfc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/hooks/datafiles/mutations/useTrash.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+import { useSelector, useDispatch, shallowEqual } from 'react-redux';
+import { useMutation } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useSelectedFiles } from 'hooks/datafiles';
+import Cookies from 'js-cookie';
+import { apiClient } from 'utils/apiClient';
+
+export async function trashUtil({
+  api,
+  scheme,
+  system,
+  path,
+  homeDir,
+}: {
+  api: string;
+  scheme: string;
+  system: string;
+  path: string;
+  homeDir: string;
+}): Promise<{ file: any; path: string }> {
+  const url = `/api/datafiles/${api}/trash/${scheme}/${system}/${path}/`;
+  const body = {
+    homeDir: homeDir,
+  };
+  const response = await apiClient.put(url, body, {
+    headers: {
+      'X-CSRFToken': Cookies.get('csrftoken' || ''),
+    },
+    withCredentials: true,
+  });
+
+  return response.data;
+}
+
+function useTrash() {
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const { selectedFiles: selected } = useSelectedFiles();
+  const status = useSelector(
+    (state: any) => state.files.operationStatus.trash,
+    shallowEqual
+  );
+
+  const { api, scheme } = useSelector(
+    (state: any) => state.files.params.FilesListing
+  );
+
+  const setStatus = (newStatus: any) => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: 'DATA_FILES_SET_OPERATION_STATUS',
+      payload: { status: newStatus, operation: 'trash' },
+    });
+  };
+
+  const { mutateAsync } = useMutation({ mutationFn: trashUtil });
+
+  const trash = ({
+    destSystem,
+    homeDir,
+    callback,
+  }: {
+    destSystem: string;
+    homeDir: any;
+    callback: any;
+  }) => {
+    const filteredSelected = selected.filter(
+      (f: any) => status[f.id] !== 'SUCCESS'
+    );
+    const trashCalls: Promise<any>[] = filteredSelected.map((file: any) => {
+      dispatch({
+        type: 'DATA_FILES_SET_OPERATION_STATUS_BY_KEY',
+        payload: {
+          status: 'RUNNING',
+          key: (index: string) => index,
+          operation: 'trash',
+        },
+      });
+      return mutateAsync(
+        {
+          api: api,
+          scheme: scheme,
+          system: destSystem,
+          path: file.path,
+          homeDir: homeDir,
+        },
+        {
+          onSuccess: (response: any) => {
+            dispatch({
+              type: 'DATA_FILES_SET_OPERATION_STATUS_BY_KEY',
+              payload: {
+                status: 'SUCCESS',
+                key: (index: string) => index,
+                operation: 'trash',
+              },
+            });
+
+            callback();
+          },
+          onError: () => {
+            dispatch({
+              type: 'DATA_FILES_SET_OPERATION_STATUS_BY_KEY',
+              payload: {
+                status: 'ERROR',
+                key: (index: string) => index,
+                operation: 'trash',
+              },
+            });
+          },
+        }
+      );
+    });
+    Promise.all(trashCalls).then(() => {
+      dispatch({
+        type: 'ADD_TOAST',
+        payload: {
+          message: `${
+            filteredSelected.length > 1
+              ? `${filteredSelected.length} files moved to Trash`
+              : 'File moved to Trash'
+          }`,
+        },
+      });
+    });
+  };
+
+  return { trash, status, setStatus };
+}
+
+export default useTrash;