diff --git a/doc/emacs/files.texi b/doc/emacs/files.texi
index 6a9103d3a09..42e252c417b 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/files.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/files.texi
@@ -1888,6 +1888,11 @@ following in the Trash directory:
 liable to also delete this @code{.dir-locals.el} file, so this should
 only be done if you delete files from the Trash directory manually.
 
+@vindex remote-file-name-inhibit-delete-by-moving-to-trash
+  If the variable @code{remote-file-name-inhibit-delete-by-moving-to-trash}
+is non-@code{nil}, remote files are never moved to the Trash.  They
+are deleted instead.
+
 @ifnottex
   If a file is under version control (@pxref{Version Control}), you
 should delete it using @kbd{M-x vc-delete-file} instead of @kbd{M-x
diff --git a/doc/lispref/files.texi b/doc/lispref/files.texi
index 91643530f7f..5cc4c1e7ddf 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/files.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/files.texi
@@ -1871,6 +1871,11 @@ no prefix argument is given, and @code{nil} otherwise.
 See also @code{delete-directory} in @ref{Create/Delete Dirs}.
 @end deffn
 
+@defopt remote-file-name-inhibit-delete-by-moving-to-trash
+If this variable is non-@code{nil}, remote files are never moved to
+the Trash.  They are deleted instead.
+@end defopt
+
 @cindex file permissions, setting
 @cindex permissions, file
 @cindex file modes, setting
diff --git a/doc/misc/tramp.texi b/doc/misc/tramp.texi
index 7f66dc9e849..a8a59f982fc 100644
--- a/doc/misc/tramp.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/tramp.texi
@@ -5215,9 +5215,10 @@ them, @ref{Misc File Ops, Trashing , , emacs}.
 @ifnotinfo
 them.
 @end ifnotinfo
-Remote files are always trashed to the local trash, except remote
-encrypted files (@pxref{Keeping files encrypted}), which are deleted
-anyway.
+Remote files are always trashed to the local trash, except the user
+option @code{remote-file-name-inhibit-delete-by-moving-to-trash} is
+non-@code{nil}, or it is a remote encrypted file (@pxref{Keeping files
+encrypted}), which are deleted anyway.
 
 If Emacs is configured to use the XDG conventions for the trash
 directory, remote files cannot be restored with the respective tools,
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 690e9c3faa9..60dab575da6 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ example, as part of preview for iconified frames.
 ** 'write-region-inhibit-fsync' now defaults to t in interactive mode,
 as it has in batch mode since Emacs 24.
 
++++
+** New user option 'remote-file-name-inhibit-delete-by-moving-to-trash'.
+When non-nil, this option suppresses moving remote files to the local
+trash when deleting.  Default is nil.
+
 
 * Editing Changes in Emacs 30.1
 
diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index e1b7a990b15..d0167bf3814 100644
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -6336,6 +6336,12 @@ RECURSIVE if DIRECTORY is nonempty."
 		  directory-exists))
 	(files--force recursive #'delete-directory-internal directory))))))
 
+(defcustom remote-file-name-inhibit-delete-by-moving-to-trash nil
+  "Whether remote files shall be moved to the Trash.
+This overrules any setting of `delete-by-moving-to-trash'."
+  :version "30.1"
+  :type 'boolean)
+
 (defun file-equal-p (file1 file2)
   "Return non-nil if files FILE1 and FILE2 name the same file.
 If FILE1 or FILE2 does not exist, the return value is unspecified."
diff --git a/lisp/net/ange-ftp.el b/lisp/net/ange-ftp.el
index 41c28672aae..a14122f815a 100644
--- a/lisp/net/ange-ftp.el
+++ b/lisp/net/ange-ftp.el
@@ -3534,7 +3534,8 @@ system TYPE.")
   (setq file (expand-file-name file))
   (let ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-name file)))
     (if parsed
-        (if (and delete-by-moving-to-trash trash)
+        (if (and delete-by-moving-to-trash trash
+	         (not remote-file-name-inhibit-delete-by-moving-to-trash))
 	    (move-file-to-trash file)
 	  (let* ((host (nth 0 parsed))
 	         (user (nth 1 parsed))
diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp-adb.el b/lisp/net/tramp-adb.el
index 619d29bb4d6..493a9fb39a9 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp-adb.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp-adb.el
@@ -424,14 +424,10 @@ Emacs dired can't find files."
 
 (defun tramp-adb-handle-delete-file (filename &optional trash)
   "Like `delete-file' for Tramp files."
-  (setq filename (expand-file-name filename))
-  (with-parsed-tramp-file-name filename nil
-    (tramp-flush-file-properties v localname)
-    (if (and delete-by-moving-to-trash trash)
-	(move-file-to-trash filename)
-      (tramp-adb-barf-unless-okay
-       v (format "rm %s" (tramp-shell-quote-argument localname))
-       "Couldn't delete %s" filename))))
+  (tramp-skeleton-delete-file filename trash
+    (tramp-adb-barf-unless-okay
+     v (format "rm %s" (tramp-shell-quote-argument localname))
+     "Couldn't delete %s" filename)))
 
 (defun tramp-adb-handle-file-name-all-completions (filename directory)
   "Like `file-name-all-completions' for Tramp files."
diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp-crypt.el b/lisp/net/tramp-crypt.el
index 61d1c529619..507fd432419 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp-crypt.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp-crypt.el
@@ -689,17 +689,17 @@ absolute file names."
     (directory &optional recursive _trash)
   "Like `delete-directory' for Tramp files."
   (with-parsed-tramp-file-name (expand-file-name directory) nil
-    (tramp-flush-directory-properties v localname)
     (let (tramp-crypt-enabled)
-      (delete-directory (tramp-crypt-encrypt-file-name directory) recursive))))
+      (delete-directory (tramp-crypt-encrypt-file-name directory) recursive))
+    (tramp-flush-directory-properties v localname)))
 
 ;; Encrypted files won't be trashed.
 (defun tramp-crypt-handle-delete-file (filename &optional _trash)
   "Like `delete-file' for Tramp files."
   (with-parsed-tramp-file-name (expand-file-name filename) nil
-    (tramp-flush-file-properties v localname)
     (let (tramp-crypt-enabled)
-      (delete-file (tramp-crypt-encrypt-file-name filename)))))
+      (delete-file (tramp-crypt-encrypt-file-name filename)))
+    (tramp-flush-file-properties v localname)))
 
 (defun tramp-crypt-handle-directory-files
     (directory &optional full match nosort count)
diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp-fuse.el b/lisp/net/tramp-fuse.el
index c8754e2b03d..b846caadc18 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp-fuse.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp-fuse.el
@@ -34,15 +34,13 @@
 (defun tramp-fuse-handle-delete-directory
     (directory &optional recursive trash)
   "Like `delete-directory' for Tramp files."
-  (with-parsed-tramp-file-name (expand-file-name directory) nil
-    (tramp-flush-directory-properties v localname)
+  (tramp-skeleton-delete-directory directory recursive trash
     (delete-directory (tramp-fuse-local-file-name directory) recursive trash)))
 
 (defun tramp-fuse-handle-delete-file (filename &optional trash)
   "Like `delete-file' for Tramp files."
-  (with-parsed-tramp-file-name (expand-file-name filename) nil
-    (delete-file (tramp-fuse-local-file-name filename) trash)
-    (tramp-flush-file-properties v localname)))
+  (tramp-skeleton-delete-file filename trash
+    (delete-file (tramp-fuse-local-file-name filename) trash)))
 
 (defvar tramp-fuse-remove-hidden-files nil
   "Remove hidden files from directory listings.")
diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp-gvfs.el b/lisp/net/tramp-gvfs.el
index bb81b3eb66c..cca7a5fe247 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp-gvfs.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp-gvfs.el
@@ -1139,18 +1139,15 @@ file names."
 
 (defun tramp-gvfs-handle-delete-file (filename &optional trash)
   "Like `delete-file' for Tramp files."
-  (with-parsed-tramp-file-name (expand-file-name filename) nil
-    (tramp-flush-file-properties v localname)
-    (if (and delete-by-moving-to-trash trash)
-	(move-file-to-trash filename)
-      (unless (and (tramp-gvfs-send-command
-		    v "gvfs-rm" (tramp-gvfs-url-file-name filename))
-		   (not (tramp-gvfs-info filename)))
-	;; Propagate the error.
-	(with-current-buffer (tramp-get-connection-buffer v)
-	  (goto-char (point-min))
-	  (tramp-error-with-buffer
-	   nil v 'file-error "Couldn't delete %s" filename))))))
+  (tramp-skeleton-delete-file filename trash
+    (unless (and (tramp-gvfs-send-command
+		  v "gvfs-rm" (tramp-gvfs-url-file-name filename))
+		 (not (tramp-gvfs-info filename)))
+      ;; Propagate the error.
+      (with-current-buffer (tramp-get-connection-buffer v)
+	(goto-char (point-min))
+	(tramp-error-with-buffer
+	 nil v 'file-error "Couldn't delete %s" filename)))))
 
 (defun tramp-gvfs-handle-expand-file-name (name &optional dir)
   "Like `expand-file-name' for Tramp files."
diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el b/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
index fbdd40dd1d2..4647600071c 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
@@ -2567,14 +2567,10 @@ The method used must be an out-of-band method."
 
 (defun tramp-sh-handle-delete-file (filename &optional trash)
   "Like `delete-file' for Tramp files."
-  (setq filename (expand-file-name (expand-file-name filename)))
-  (with-parsed-tramp-file-name filename nil
-    (if (and delete-by-moving-to-trash trash)
-	(move-file-to-trash filename)
-      (tramp-barf-unless-okay
-       v (format "rm -f %s" (tramp-shell-quote-argument localname))
-       "Couldn't delete %s" filename))
-    (tramp-flush-file-properties v localname)))
+  (tramp-skeleton-delete-file filename trash
+    (tramp-barf-unless-okay
+     v (format "rm -f %s" (tramp-shell-quote-argument localname))
+       "Couldn't delete %s" filename)))
 
 ;; Dired.
 
diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp-smb.el b/lisp/net/tramp-smb.el
index f31865d498d..d6f3cca9733 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp-smb.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp-smb.el
@@ -695,24 +695,17 @@ PRESERVE-UID-GID and PRESERVE-EXTENDED-ATTRIBUTES are completely ignored."
 
 (defun tramp-smb-handle-delete-file (filename &optional trash)
   "Like `delete-file' for Tramp files."
-  (setq filename (expand-file-name filename))
-  (when (file-exists-p filename)
-    (with-parsed-tramp-file-name filename nil
-      ;; We must also flush the cache of the directory, because
-      ;; `file-attributes' reads the values from there.
-      (tramp-flush-file-properties v localname)
-      (if (and delete-by-moving-to-trash trash)
-	  (move-file-to-trash filename)
-	(unless (tramp-smb-send-command
-		 v (format
-		    "%s %s"
-		    (if (tramp-smb-get-cifs-capabilities v) "posix_unlink" "rm")
-		    (tramp-smb-shell-quote-localname v)))
-	  ;; Error.
-	  (with-current-buffer (tramp-get-connection-buffer v)
-	    (goto-char (point-min))
-	    (search-forward-regexp tramp-smb-errors nil t)
-	    (tramp-error v 'file-error "%s `%s'" (match-string 0) filename)))))))
+  (tramp-skeleton-delete-file filename trash
+    (unless (tramp-smb-send-command
+	     v (format
+		"%s %s"
+		(if (tramp-smb-get-cifs-capabilities v) "posix_unlink" "rm")
+		(tramp-smb-shell-quote-localname v)))
+      ;; Error.
+      (with-current-buffer (tramp-get-connection-buffer v)
+	(goto-char (point-min))
+	(search-forward-regexp tramp-smb-errors nil t)
+	(tramp-error v 'file-error "%s `%s'" (match-string 0) filename)))))
 
 (defun tramp-smb-handle-expand-file-name (name &optional dir)
   "Like `expand-file-name' for Tramp files."
diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp-sudoedit.el b/lisp/net/tramp-sudoedit.el
index c4e1d32f525..2660dbb1fac 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp-sudoedit.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp-sudoedit.el
@@ -347,17 +347,14 @@ absolute file names."
 
 (defun tramp-sudoedit-handle-delete-file (filename &optional trash)
   "Like `delete-file' for Tramp files."
-  (with-parsed-tramp-file-name (expand-file-name filename) nil
-    (tramp-flush-file-properties v localname)
-    (if (and delete-by-moving-to-trash trash)
-	(move-file-to-trash filename)
-      (unless (tramp-sudoedit-send-command
-	       v "rm" "-f" (file-name-unquote localname))
-	;; Propagate the error.
-	(with-current-buffer (tramp-get-connection-buffer v)
-	  (goto-char (point-min))
-	  (tramp-error-with-buffer
-	   nil v 'file-error "Couldn't delete %s" filename))))))
+  (tramp-skeleton-delete-file filename trash
+    (unless (tramp-sudoedit-send-command
+	     v "rm" "-f" (file-name-unquote localname))
+      ;; Propagate the error.
+      (with-current-buffer (tramp-get-connection-buffer v)
+	(goto-char (point-min))
+	(tramp-error-with-buffer
+	 nil v 'file-error "Couldn't delete %s" filename)))))
 
 (defun tramp-sudoedit-handle-expand-file-name (name &optional dir)
   "Like `expand-file-name' for Tramp files.
diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp.el b/lisp/net/tramp.el
index 4bf0fdefc0b..b8475b7cb48 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp.el
@@ -3399,15 +3399,35 @@ BODY is the backend specific code."
 BODY is the backend specific code."
   (declare (indent 3) (debug t))
   `(with-parsed-tramp-file-name (expand-file-name ,directory) nil
-    (if (and delete-by-moving-to-trash ,trash)
-	;; Move non-empty dir to trash only if recursive deletion was
-	;; requested.
-	(if (not (or ,recursive (tramp-compat-directory-empty-p ,directory)))
-	    (tramp-error
-	     v 'file-error "Directory is not empty, not moving to trash")
-	  (move-file-to-trash ,directory))
-      ,@body)
-    (tramp-flush-directory-properties v localname)))
+     (let ((delete-by-moving-to-trash
+	    (and delete-by-moving-to-trash
+		 ;; This variable exists since Emacs 30.1.
+		 (not (bound-and-true-p
+		       remote-file-name-inhibit-delete-by-moving-to-trash)))))
+       (if (and delete-by-moving-to-trash ,trash)
+	   ;; Move non-empty dir to trash only if recursive deletion was
+	   ;; requested.
+	   (if (not (or ,recursive (tramp-compat-directory-empty-p ,directory)))
+	       (tramp-error
+		v 'file-error "Directory is not empty, not moving to trash")
+	     (move-file-to-trash ,directory))
+	 ,@body)
+       (tramp-flush-directory-properties v localname))))
+
+(defmacro tramp-skeleton-delete-file (filename &optional trash &rest body)
+  "Skeleton for `tramp-*-handle-delete-file'.
+BODY is the backend specific code."
+  (declare (indent 2) (debug t))
+  `(with-parsed-tramp-file-name (expand-file-name ,filename) nil
+     (let ((delete-by-moving-to-trash
+	    (and delete-by-moving-to-trash
+		 ;; This variable exists since Emacs 30.1.
+		 (not (bound-and-true-p
+		       remote-file-name-inhibit-delete-by-moving-to-trash)))))
+       (if (and delete-by-moving-to-trash ,trash)
+	   (move-file-to-trash ,filename)
+	 ,@body)
+       (tramp-flush-file-properties v localname))))
 
 (defmacro tramp-skeleton-directory-files
     (directory &optional full match nosort count &rest body)
diff --git a/test/lisp/net/tramp-tests.el b/test/lisp/net/tramp-tests.el
index 90f6fcd6b15..dd3de27d3b9 100644
--- a/test/lisp/net/tramp-tests.el
+++ b/test/lisp/net/tramp-tests.el
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@
 (defvar remote-file-name-inhibit-locks)
 (defvar dired-copy-dereference)
 
+;; Declared in Emacs 30.
+(defvar remote-file-name-inhibit-delete-by-moving-to-trash)
+
 ;; `ert-resource-file' was introduced in Emacs 28.1.
 (unless (macrop 'ert-resource-file)
   (eval-and-compile
@@ -2345,7 +2348,24 @@ This checks also `file-name-as-directory', `file-name-directory',
 		(expand-file-name
 		 (file-name-nondirectory tmp-name) trash-directory))))
 	  (delete-directory trash-directory 'recursive)
-	  (should-not (file-exists-p trash-directory)))))))
+	  (should-not (file-exists-p trash-directory))))
+
+      ;; Setting `remote-file-name-inhibit-delete-by-moving-to-trash'
+      ;; prevents trashing remote files.
+      (let ((trash-directory (tramp--test-make-temp-name 'local quoted))
+	    (delete-by-moving-to-trash t)
+	    (remote-file-name-inhibit-delete-by-moving-to-trash t))
+	(make-directory trash-directory)
+	(should-not (file-exists-p tmp-name))
+	(write-region "foo" nil tmp-name)
+	(should (file-exists-p tmp-name))
+	(delete-file tmp-name 'trash)
+	(should-not (file-exists-p tmp-name))
+	(should-not
+	 (file-exists-p
+	  (expand-file-name (file-name-nondirectory tmp-name) trash-directory)))
+	(delete-directory trash-directory 'recursive)
+	(should-not (file-exists-p trash-directory))))))
 
 (ert-deftest tramp-test08-file-local-copy ()
   "Check `file-local-copy'."
@@ -2953,7 +2973,23 @@ This tests also `file-directory-p' and `file-accessible-directory-p'."
 	     "%s/%s/%s/bla" trash-directory (file-name-nondirectory tmp-name1)
 	     (file-name-nondirectory tmp-name2))))
 	  (delete-directory trash-directory 'recursive)
-	  (should-not (file-exists-p trash-directory)))))))
+	  (should-not (file-exists-p trash-directory))))
+
+      ;; Setting `remote-file-name-inhibit-delete-by-moving-to-trash'
+      ;; prevents trashing remote files.
+      (let ((trash-directory (tramp--test-make-temp-name 'local quoted))
+	    (delete-by-moving-to-trash t)
+	    (remote-file-name-inhibit-delete-by-moving-to-trash t))
+	(make-directory trash-directory)
+	(make-directory tmp-name1)
+	(should (file-directory-p tmp-name1))
+	(delete-directory tmp-name1 nil 'trash)
+	(should-not (file-exists-p tmp-name1))
+	(should-not
+	 (file-exists-p
+	  (expand-file-name (file-name-nondirectory tmp-name1) trash-directory)))
+	(delete-directory trash-directory 'recursive)
+	(should-not (file-exists-p trash-directory))))))
 
 (ert-deftest tramp-test15-copy-directory ()
   "Check `copy-directory'."
@@ -7518,6 +7554,8 @@ Since it unloads Tramp, it shall be the last test to run."
 	  ;; `tramp-register-archive-file-name-handler' is autoloaded
 	  ;; in Emacs < 29.1.
 	  (not (eq 'tramp-register-archive-file-name-handler x))
+	  ;; `tramp-compat-rx' is autoloaded in Emacs 29.1.
+	  (not (eq 'tramp-compat-rx x))
 	  (not (string-match-p
 		(rx bol "tramp" (? "-archive") (** 1 2 "-") "test")
 		(symbol-name x)))
@@ -7577,6 +7615,8 @@ If INTERACTIVE is non-nil, the tests are run interactively."
 ;; * file-equal-p (partly done in `tramp-test21-file-links')
 ;; * file-in-directory-p
 ;; * file-name-case-insensitive-p
+;; * memory-info
+;; * tramp-get-home-directory
 ;; * tramp-get-remote-gid
 ;; * tramp-get-remote-groups
 ;; * tramp-get-remote-uid