diff --git a/README b/README
index 8c2f287..96988d3 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -34,4 +34,6 @@ tracefile - List files/dirs being accessed by program.
 
 w4it-for-port-open - Block until the given port opens on a given host.
 
+wastebasket - VLC extension for moving current file to a wastebasket
+
 wssh - Shorthand for w4it-for-port-open $host 22; ssh $host
diff --git a/wastebasket/WasteBasket.lua b/wastebasket/WasteBasket.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01f0d64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wastebasket/WasteBasket.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+--[[
+INSTALLATION (create directories if they donot exist):
+- put the file in the VLC subdir /lua/extensions, by default:
+* Windows (all users): %ProgramFiles%\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\extensions\
+* Windows (current user): %APPDATA%\VLC\lua\extensions\
+* Linux (all users): /usr/share/vlc/lua/extensions/
+* Linux (current user): ~/.local/share/vlc/lua/extensions/
+* Mac OS X (all users): /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/extensions/
+- Restart VLC.
+- The extension can then be found in the menu View > Wastebasket.
+]]--
+
+--[[ Extension description ]]
+
+function descriptor()
+  return { title = "Wastebasket" ;
+    version = "0.9" ;
+    author = "Mark Morschhäuser/Ole Tange" ;
+    shortdesc = "Move current playing file into wastebasket";
+    description = "<h1>Wastebasket</h1>"
+    .. "When you're playing a file, use Wastebasket to "
+    .. "easily move this file to a .waste-dir with one click. "
+    .. "<br>This will NOT change your playlist, it will move the file itself. "
+    .. "<br>Wastebasket will search for a dir called .waste "
+    .. "in the dir of the file and all parent dirs of that.";
+    url = "https://gitlab.com/ole.tange/tangetools/wastebasket"
+  }
+end
+
+--[[ Hooks ]]
+
+-- Activation hook
+function activate()
+  -- get the current playing file
+  item = vlc.input.item()
+  -- extract its URI
+  uri = item:uri()
+  -- decode %foo stuff from the URI
+  filename = vlc.strings.decode_uri(uri)
+  -- remove 'file://' prefix which is 7 chars long
+  filename = string.sub(filename,8)
+
+  -- find .waste in parent dirs
+  wdir = wastedir(dirname(filename))
+  if(directory_exists(wdir)) then
+    d = vlc.dialog("Wastebasket")
+    d:add_label("Move <b>".. filename .. "</b> to <b>" .. wdir .. "</b>?")
+    d:add_button("Move", delete)
+    d:add_button("Cancel", close)
+    d:show()
+  else
+    d = vlc.dialog("Wastebasket - no dir found")
+    d:add_label(".waste is not found anywhere in parent dirs")
+    d:add_button("Cancel", close)
+    d:show()
+  end
+  vlc.msg.dbg("[Wastebasket] Activated")
+end
+
+function wastedir(dir)
+  -- recursively search for .waste in parent dir
+
+  vlc.msg.dbg("[Wastebasket/wastedir] Looking at " .. dir)
+  wdir = dir .. "/" .. ".waste"
+  if directory_exists(wdir) then
+     vlc.msg.dbg("[Wastebasket/wastedir] Found wastedir: " .. wdir)
+     return wdir
+  end
+  -- try the parent dir
+  parent = dirname(dir)
+  vlc.msg.dbg("[Wastebasket/wastedir] parent " .. parent)
+  if directory_exists(parent) then
+    return wastedir(parent)
+  else
+    return parent
+  end
+end
+
+function directory_exists(dir)
+  -- Simple checker if dir exists
+  return os.execute("cd " .. dir)
+end
+
+function deactivate()
+  -- Deactivation hook
+  vlc.msg.dbg("[Wastebasket] Deactivated")
+  vlc.deactivate()
+end
+
+function close()
+  deactivate()
+end
+
+--- Function equivalent to basename in POSIX systems
+--@param str the path string
+function basename(str)
+  local name = string.gsub(str, "(.*/)(.*)", "%2")
+  return name
+end
+
+function dirname(str)
+  local name = string.gsub(str, "(.*)/(.*)", "%1")
+  return name
+end
+
+function delete()
+  -- get the current playing file
+  item = vlc.input.item()
+  -- extract its URI
+  uri = item:uri()
+  -- decode %foo stuff from the URI
+  filename = vlc.strings.decode_uri(uri)
+  -- remove 'file://' prefix which is 7 chars long
+  filename = string.sub(filename,8)
+
+  -- find .waste in parent dirs
+  wdir = wastedir(dirname(filename))
+  if(directory_exists(wdir)) then
+    basena = basename(filename)
+    dst = wdir .. "/" .. basena
+    vlc.msg.dbg("[Wastebasket]: Move to " .. dst)
+    retval, err = os.rename(filename,dst)
+    if(retval == nil) then
+      -- error handling; if deletion failed, print why
+      vlc.msg.dbg("[Wastebasket] error: " .. err)
+    end
+  else
+    d = vlc.dialog("Wastebasket - no dir found")
+    d:add_label(".waste is not found anywhere in parent dirs")
+    d:add_button("Cancel", close)
+    d:show()
+  end
+  close()
+end
+
+-- This empty function is there, because vlc pested me otherwise
+function meta_changed()
+end