diff --git a/controller/Notebooks.py b/controller/Notebooks.py
index 52dacb9..edf3fb8 100644
--- a/controller/Notebooks.py
+++ b/controller/Notebooks.py
@@ -772,9 +772,17 @@ class Notebooks( object ):
     if not notebook:
       raise Access_error()
 
+    # prevent renaming of the trash notebook to anything
+    if notebook.name == u"trash":
+      raise Access_error()
+
     # prevent just anyone from making official Luminotes notebooks
     if name.startswith( u"Luminotes" ) and not notebook.name.startswith( u"Luminotes" ):
-      raise Access_error( "That notebook name is not available. Please try a different one." )
+      raise Access_error()
+
+    # prevent renaming of another notebook to "trash"
+    if name == u"trash":
+      raise Access_error()
 
     notebook.name = name
     self.__database.save( notebook, commit = False )
diff --git a/controller/test/Test_notebooks.py b/controller/test/Test_notebooks.py
index 8ea7f97..0e9a86c 100644
--- a/controller/test/Test_notebooks.py
+++ b/controller/test/Test_notebooks.py
@@ -1727,7 +1727,18 @@ class Test_notebooks( Test_controller ):
 
     assert result[ u"error" ]
 
-  def test_rename_with_reserved_name( self ):
+  def test_rename_trash( self ):
+    self.login()
+
+    new_name = u"renamed notebook"
+    result = self.http_post( "/notebooks/rename", dict(
+      notebook_id = self.notebook.trash_id,
+      name = new_name,
+    ), session_id = self.session_id )
+
+    assert u"error" in result
+
+  def test_rename_with_reserved_luminotes_name( self ):
     self.login()
 
     new_name = u"Luminotes blog"
@@ -1738,6 +1749,17 @@ class Test_notebooks( Test_controller ):
 
     assert result[ u"error" ]
 
+  def test_rename_with_reserved_trash_name( self ):
+    self.login()
+
+    new_name = u" trash  "
+    result = self.http_post( "/notebooks/rename", dict(
+      notebook_id = self.notebook.object_id,
+      name = new_name,
+    ), session_id = self.session_id )
+
+    assert result[ u"error" ]
+
   def test_recent_notes( self ):
     result = cherrypy.root.notebooks.load_recent_notes(
       self.notebook.object_id,
diff --git a/static/js/Wiki.js b/static/js/Wiki.js
index 6493d0f..9fa5951 100644
--- a/static/js/Wiki.js
+++ b/static/js/Wiki.js
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ Wiki.prototype.end_notebook_rename = function () {
   if ( /^\s*$/.test( new_notebook_name ) )
     new_notebook_name = this.notebook.name;
 
-  if ( /^\s*Luminotes/.test( new_notebook_name ) ) {
+  if ( /^\s*Luminotes/.test( new_notebook_name ) || /^\s*trash\s*$/.test( new_notebook_name ) ) {
     new_notebook_name = this.notebook.name;
     this.display_error( "That notebook name is not available. Please try a different one." );
   }
diff --git a/view/Link_area.py b/view/Link_area.py
index 62ac025..0c7ffcc 100644
--- a/view/Link_area.py
+++ b/view/Link_area.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from Rounded_div import Rounded_div
 
 
 class Link_area( Div ):
-  def __init__( self, notebooks, notebook, total_notes_count, parent_id, notebook_path ):
+  def __init__( self, notebooks, notebook, total_notes_count, parent_id, notebook_path, user ):
     linked_notebooks = [ nb for nb in notebooks if nb.read_write and nb.name not in ( u"trash" ) ]
 
     Div.__init__(
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class Link_area( Div ):
           ),
           class_ = u"link_area_item",
         ) for nb in linked_notebooks ],
-        Div(
+        ( user.username != u"anonymous" ) and Div(
           A(
             u"add new notebook",
             href = u"#",
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class Link_area( Div ):
             title = u"Create a new wiki notebook.",
           ),
           class_ = u"link_area_item",
-        ),
+        ) or None,
         id = u"notebooks_area"
       ),
 
diff --git a/view/Main_page.py b/view/Main_page.py
index 7520ad7..e9a8d81 100644
--- a/view/Main_page.py
+++ b/view/Main_page.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class Main_page( Page ):
           Toolbar( hide_toolbar = not notebook.read_write ),
           id = u"toolbar_area",
         ),
-        Link_area( notebooks, notebook, total_notes_count, parent_id, notebook_path ),
+        Link_area( notebooks, notebook, total_notes_count, parent_id, notebook_path, user ),
         Div(
           Div(
             Div(