diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 35e048fcc..26e02e93c 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  - fixed #11646: Post and Thread Last Post
  - fixed #11626: Duplicate messages from Collab Systems
  - fixed #11667: Shop: unable to remove item from Cart
+ - fixed #11550: Pending assets in the clipboard or trash are not visible from the approval screen
 
 7.9.7
  - added #11571: Allow return from photo edit view to gallery edit view
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/AssetClipboard.pm b/lib/WebGUI/AssetClipboard.pm
index ccf81902c..a179c504f 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/AssetClipboard.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/AssetClipboard.pm
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ sub getAssetsInClipboard {
        {
            statesToInclude => ["clipboard"],
            returnObjects   => 1,
+           statusToInclude => [qw/approved pending archived/],
            whereClause     => $limit,
        }
     );
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/AssetTrash.pm b/lib/WebGUI/AssetTrash.pm
index 8419f5794..a22acbeaa 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/AssetTrash.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/AssetTrash.pm
@@ -57,39 +57,20 @@ sub getAssetsInTrash {
 	my $self = shift;
 	my $limitToUser = shift;
 	my $userId = shift || $self->session->user->userId;
-	my @assets;
 	my $limit;
 	if ($limitToUser) {
-		$limit = "and asset.stateChangedBy=".$self->session->db->quote($userId);
+		$limit = "asset.stateChangedBy=".$self->session->db->quote($userId);
 	}
-	my $sth = $self->session->db->read("
-                select 
-                        asset.assetId, 
-                        assetData.revisionDate,
-                        asset.className
-                from 
-                        asset                 
-                left join 
-                        assetData on asset.assetId=assetData.assetId 
-                where 
-                        asset.state='trash'
-                        and assetData.revisionDate=(SELECT max(revisionDate) from assetData where assetData.assetId=asset.assetId)
-                        $limit
-		group by
-			assetData.assetId
-                order by 
-                        assetData.title desc
-                        ");
-        while (my ($id, $date, $class) = $sth->array) {
-		my $asset = WebGUI::Asset->new($self->session,$id,$class,$date);
-                if ($asset){
-                        push(@assets, $asset);
-                }else{
-                        $self->session->errorHandler->error("AssetTrash::getAssetsInTrash - failed to instanciate asset with assetId $id, className $class, and revisionDate $date");
-                }
-        }
-	$sth->finish;
-	return \@assets;
+    my $root = WebGUI::Asset->getRoot($self->session);
+    return $root->getLineage(
+       ["descendants", ],
+       {
+           statesToInclude => ["trash"],
+           statusToInclude => [qw/approved pending archived/],
+           returnObjects   => 1,
+           whereClause     => $limit,
+       }
+    );
 }
 
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