diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 2336f54..04fe363 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Release History
 - Adds ``export()`` method to share a file or folder, returning public share URL with key.
 - Adds code, message attrs to RequestError exception, makes message in raised exceptions include more details.
 - Alters ``create_folder()`` to accept a path including multiple sub directories, adds support to create them all (similar to 'mkdir -p' on unix systems).
+- Adds ``exclude_deleted=True`` optional arg to ``find()`` method, to exclude deleted nodes from results.
 
 
 0.9.20 (2019-10-17)
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 37267a4..1a3327a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -116,6 +116,15 @@ Upload a file, and get its public link
    m.get_upload_link(file)
    # see mega.py for destination and filename options
 
+Fine a file or folder
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code:: python
+
+   folder = m.find('my_mega_folder')
+   # Excludes results which are in the Trash folder (i.e. deleted)
+   folder = m.find('my_mega_folder', exclude_deleted=True)
+
 Upload a file to a destination folder
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/src/mega/mega.py b/src/mega/mega.py
index 9e809f6..d544c8e 100644
--- a/src/mega/mega.py
+++ b/src/mega/mega.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Mega(object):
         self.sid = None
         self.sequence_num = random.randint(0, 0xFFFFFFFF)
         self.request_id = make_id(10)
+        self._trash_folder_node_id = None
 
         if options is None:
             options = {}
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ class Mega(object):
             self._login_user(email, password)
         else:
             self.login_anonymous()
+        self._trash_folder_node_id = self.get_node_by_type(4)[0]
         return self
 
     def _login_user(self, email, password):
@@ -291,7 +293,7 @@ class Mega(object):
                     return None
         return parent_desc
 
-    def find(self, filename=None, handle=None):
+    def find(self, filename=None, handle=None, exclude_deleted=False):
         """
         Return file object from given filename
         """
@@ -312,11 +314,21 @@ class Mega(object):
                     file[1]['a'] and file[1]['a']['n'] == filename and
                     parent_node_id == file[1]['p']
                 ):
+                    if (
+                        exclude_deleted and
+                        self._trash_folder_node_id == file[1]['p']
+                    ):
+                        continue
                     return file
             if (
                 filename and
                 file[1]['a'] and file[1]['a']['n'] == filename
             ):
+                if (
+                    exclude_deleted and
+                    self._trash_folder_node_id == file[1]['p']
+                ):
+                    continue
                 return file
 
     def get_files(self):
diff --git a/src/tests/tests.py b/src/tests/tests.py
index b1de64f..a31f608 100644
--- a/src/tests/tests.py
+++ b/src/tests/tests.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class TestExport:
         mega.upload(
             __file__, dest=dest_node_id, dest_filename='test.py'
         )
-        path = '{}/test.py'.format(folder_name)
+        path = f'{folder_name}/test.py'
         assert mega.find(path)
 
         for _ in range(2):
@@ -133,6 +133,31 @@ class TestCreateFolder:
         }
 
 
+class TestFind:
+
+    def test_find_file(self, mega, folder_name):
+        folder = mega.find(folder_name)
+        dest_node_id = folder[1]['h']
+        mega.upload(
+            __file__, dest=dest_node_id, dest_filename='test.py'
+        )
+        path = f'{folder_name}/test.py'
+
+        assert mega.find(path)
+
+    def test_path_not_found_returns_none(self, mega):
+        assert mega.find('not_found') is None
+
+    def test_exclude_deleted_files(self, mega, folder_name):
+        folder_node_id = mega.find(folder_name)[0]
+        assert mega.find(folder_name)
+
+        mega.delete(folder_node_id)
+
+        assert mega.find(folder_name)
+        assert not mega.find(folder_name, exclude_deleted=True)
+
+
 def test_rename(mega, folder_name):
     file = mega.find(folder_name)
     if file: