diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d4893f1..fe95049 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ or use the purge option:
 $table->delete($entity, ['purge' => true]);
 ```
 
+## Detecting trashing
+If you need to distinguish between deletion and trashing the behavior
+adds the ['trash' => true ] option to the afterDelete event
+it creates when trashing.
+
 ### Cascading deletion
 
 If you'd like to have related records marked as trashed when deleting a parent
diff --git a/src/Model/Behavior/TrashBehavior.php b/src/Model/Behavior/TrashBehavior.php
index d6b4b65..098cb16 100644
--- a/src/Model/Behavior/TrashBehavior.php
+++ b/src/Model/Behavior/TrashBehavior.php
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
  */
 class TrashBehavior extends Behavior
 {
+    public const DELETE_OPTION_NAME = 'trash';
+
     /**
      * Default configuration.
      *
@@ -118,6 +120,8 @@ public function beforeDelete(EventInterface $event, EntityInterface $entity, Arr
             return;
         }
 
+        $options[self::DELETE_OPTION_NAME] = true;
+
         /** @var \Cake\ORM\Table $table */
         $table = $event->getSubject();
         $table->dispatchEvent('Model.afterDelete', [