diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/node/node.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/node/node.go
index fd61507a30..d5ea3cf9a9 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/node/node.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/node/node.go
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ const (
 	QuotaUncalculated = "-1"
 	QuotaUnknown      = "-2"
 	QuotaUnlimited    = "-3"
+
+	// TrashIDDelimiter represents the characters used to separate the nodeid and the deletion time.
+	TrashIDDelimiter = ".T."
 )
 
 // Node represents a node in the tree and provides methods to get a Parent or Child instance
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/recycle.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/recycle.go
index 1876856f9a..4670e8281b 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/recycle.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/recycle.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (fs *Decomposedfs) createTrashItem(ctx context.Context, parentNode, interme
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("error reading trash link, skipping")
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	parts := strings.SplitN(filepath.Base(parentNode), ".T.", 2)
+	parts := strings.SplitN(filepath.Base(parentNode), node.TrashIDDelimiter, 2)
 	if len(parts) != 2 {
 		log.Error().Str("trashnode", trashnode).Interface("parts", parts).Msg("malformed trash link, skipping")
 		return nil, errors.New("malformed trash link")
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func (fs *Decomposedfs) listTrashRoot(ctx context.Context, spaceID string) ([]*p
 			log.Error().Err(err).Str("trashRoot", trashRoot).Str("name", names[i]).Msg("error reading trash link, skipping")
 			continue
 		}
-		parts := strings.SplitN(filepath.Base(trashnode), ".T.", 2)
+		parts := strings.SplitN(filepath.Base(trashnode), node.TrashIDDelimiter, 2)
 		if len(parts) != 2 {
 			log.Error().Err(err).Str("trashRoot", trashRoot).Str("name", names[i]).Str("trashnode", trashnode).Interface("parts", parts).Msg("malformed trash link, skipping")
 			continue
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/spaces.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/spaces.go
index a8bae79d36..71ffb3bd7c 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/spaces.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/spaces.go
@@ -391,12 +391,12 @@ func (fs *Decomposedfs) DeleteStorageSpace(ctx context.Context, req *provider.De
 		appctx.GetLogger(ctx).Error().Err(err).Str("match", matches[0]).Msg("could not read link, skipping")
 	}
 
-	node, err := node.ReadNode(ctx, fs.lu, filepath.Base(target))
+	n, err := node.ReadNode(ctx, fs.lu, filepath.Base(target))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = fs.tp.Delete(ctx, node)
+	err = fs.tp.Delete(ctx, n)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ func (fs *Decomposedfs) DeleteStorageSpace(ctx context.Context, req *provider.De
 		return err
 	}
 
-	trashPathMatches, err := filepath.Glob(node.InternalPath() + ".T.*")
+	trashPathMatches, err := filepath.Glob(n.InternalPath() + node.TrashIDDelimiter)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -499,6 +499,9 @@ func (fs *Decomposedfs) storageSpaceFromNode(ctx context.Context, n *node.Node,
 		if err != nil || !ok {
 			return nil, errtypes.PermissionDenied(fmt.Sprintf("user %s is not allowed to Stat the space %+v", user.Username, space))
 		}
+		if strings.Contains(space.Root.OpaqueId, node.TrashIDDelimiter) {
+			return nil, errtypes.PermissionDenied(fmt.Sprintf("user %s is not allowed to list deleted spaces %+v", user.Username, space))
+		}
 	}
 
 	space.Owner = &userv1beta1.User{ // FIXME only return a UserID, not a full blown user object
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/tree/tree.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/tree/tree.go
index 890aac74da..4a2669c593 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/tree/tree.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/tree/tree.go
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ func (t *Tree) Delete(ctx context.Context, n *node.Node) (err error) {
 	// first make node appear in the space trash
 	// parent id and name are stored as extended attributes in the node itself
 	trashLink := filepath.Join(t.root, "trash", n.SpaceRoot.ID, n.ID)
-	err = os.Symlink("../../nodes/"+n.ID+".T."+deletionTime, trashLink)
+	err = os.Symlink("../../nodes/"+n.ID+node.TrashIDDelimiter+deletionTime, trashLink)
 	if err != nil {
 		// To roll back changes
 		// TODO unset trashOriginAttr
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ func (t *Tree) Delete(ctx context.Context, n *node.Node) (err error) {
 	// at this point we have a symlink pointing to a non existing destination, which is fine
 
 	// rename the trashed node so it is not picked up when traversing up the tree and matches the symlink
-	trashPath := nodePath + ".T." + deletionTime
+	trashPath := nodePath + node.TrashIDDelimiter + deletionTime
 	err = os.Rename(nodePath, trashPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		// To roll back changes
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ func (t *Tree) readRecycleItem(ctx context.Context, spaceid, key, path string) (
 	err = recycleNode.FindStorageSpaceRoot()
 
 	if path == "" || path == "/" {
-		parts := strings.SplitN(filepath.Base(link), ".T.", 2)
+		parts := strings.SplitN(filepath.Base(link), node.TrashIDDelimiter, 2)
 		if len(parts) != 2 {
 			appctx.GetLogger(ctx).Error().Err(err).Str("trashItem", trashItem).Interface("parts", parts).Msg("malformed trash link")
 			return