diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c27b6e1..9c30d05 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -132,6 +132,23 @@ public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
 }
 ```
 
+## Excluding Soft Deleted Records
+
+If your models use soft deletes, you can exclude trashed records from the count with the `withoutTrashed` method on the plugin.
+
+```php
+use Awcodes\Overlook\OverlookPlugin;
+
+public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
+{
+    return $panel
+        ->plugins([
+            OverlookPlugin::make()
+                ->withoutTrashed(),
+        ]);
+}
+```
+
 ## Sorting the Items
 
 By default, the items will be sorted in the order they are registered with Filament or as provided in the `includes` method. You can change this to sort them alphabetically with the `alphabetical` method on the plugin.
diff --git a/src/OverlookPlugin.php b/src/OverlookPlugin.php
index 15e8dba..caab238 100644
--- a/src/OverlookPlugin.php
+++ b/src/OverlookPlugin.php
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class OverlookPlugin implements Plugin
 
     protected array|Closure|null $icons = null;
 
+    protected bool|Closure|null $withoutTrashed = null;
+
     public static function make(): self
     {
         return app(self::class);
@@ -143,4 +145,16 @@ public function getIcons(): array
     {
         return $this->evaluate($this->icons) ?? [];
     }
+
+    public function withoutTrashed(bool|Closure|null $condition = true): static
+    {
+        $this->withoutTrashed = $condition;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function shouldExcludeTrashed(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->evaluate($this->withoutTrashed) ?? false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Widgets/OverlookWidget.php b/src/Widgets/OverlookWidget.php
index 36350e4..a05aee5 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/OverlookWidget.php
+++ b/src/Widgets/OverlookWidget.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Awcodes\Overlook\OverlookPlugin;
 use Exception;
 use Filament\Widgets\Widget;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
 use Illuminate\Support\Number;
 
 class OverlookWidget extends Widget
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ public function getData(): array
             ? $includes
             : filament()->getCurrentOrDefaultPanel()->getResources();
 
-        return collect($rawResources)->filter(fn ($resource): bool => ! in_array($resource, $excludes))->transform(function ($resource) use ($icons): ?array {
+        return collect($rawResources)->filter(fn ($resource): bool => ! in_array($resource, $excludes))->transform(function ($resource) use ($plugin, $icons): ?array {
 
             $customIcon = array_search($resource, $icons);
 
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@ public function getData(): array
 
             $widgetQuery = $res->getEloquentQuery();
 
+            if ($plugin->shouldExcludeTrashed() && in_array(SoftDeletes::class, class_uses_recursive($widgetQuery->getModel()))) {
+                $widgetQuery = $widgetQuery->withoutTrashed();
+            }
+
             if ($res instanceof CustomizeOverlookWidget) {
                 $rawCount = $res->getOverlookWidgetQuery($widgetQuery)->count();
                 $title = $res->getOverlookWidgetTitle();
diff --git a/tests/src/Feature/WidgetTest.php b/tests/src/Feature/WidgetTest.php
index bc0260f..eaa6ef8 100644
--- a/tests/src/Feature/WidgetTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Feature/WidgetTest.php
@@ -83,3 +83,50 @@
                 && $data[0]['name'] === 'Unverified Users';
         });
 });
+
+it('excludes soft deleted records when withoutTrashed is enabled', function () {
+    // setUp creates 1 user for authentication
+    User::factory()->count(3)->create();
+    User::factory()->count(2)->create(['deleted_at' => now()]);
+
+    $this->panel
+        ->plugins([
+            OverlookPlugin::make()
+                ->withoutTrashed()
+                ->includes([
+                    UserResource::class,
+                ]),
+        ])
+        ->widgets([
+            OverlookWidget::class,
+        ]);
+
+    // 1 (from setUp) + 3 (created) = 4 non-trashed users
+    livewire(OverlookWidget::class)
+        ->assertViewHas('data', function ($data) {
+            return $data[0]['count'] === '4';
+        });
+});
+
+it('excludes soft deleted records by default due to SoftDeletes global scope', function () {
+    // setUp creates 1 user for authentication
+    User::factory()->count(3)->create();
+    User::factory()->count(2)->create(['deleted_at' => now()]);
+
+    $this->panel
+        ->plugins([
+            OverlookPlugin::make()
+                ->includes([
+                    UserResource::class,
+                ]),
+        ])
+        ->widgets([
+            OverlookWidget::class,
+        ]);
+
+    // Default SoftDeletes global scope excludes trashed: 1 (from setUp) + 3 = 4
+    livewire(OverlookWidget::class)
+        ->assertViewHas('data', function ($data) {
+            return $data[0]['count'] === '4';
+        });
+});
diff --git a/tests/src/Fixtures/Models/User.php b/tests/src/Fixtures/Models/User.php
index 9a694ad..3bdcfbb 100644
--- a/tests/src/Fixtures/Models/User.php
+++ b/tests/src/Fixtures/Models/User.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Filament\Models\Contracts\FilamentUser;
 use Filament\Panel;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ class User extends Authenticatable implements FilamentUser
 {
     use HasFactory;
     use Notifiable;
+    use SoftDeletes;
 
     protected $guarded = [];
 
diff --git a/tests/src/TestCase.php b/tests/src/TestCase.php
index 063b7c9..27f66d7 100644
--- a/tests/src/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/src/TestCase.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 use Filament\Tables\TablesServiceProvider;
 use Filament\Widgets\WidgetsServiceProvider;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\LazilyRefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
 use Livewire\LivewireServiceProvider;
 use Orchestra\Testbench\Concerns\WithWorkbench;
 use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase as Orchestra;
@@ -36,6 +37,15 @@ protected function setUp(): void
         $this->actingAs(User::factory()->create());
     }
 
+    protected function afterRefreshingDatabase(): void
+    {
+        if (! Schema::hasColumn('users', 'deleted_at')) {
+            Schema::table('users', function ($table) {
+                $table->softDeletes();
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
     protected function getPackageProviders($app): array
     {
         $providers = [
diff --git a/tests/src/Unit/PluginTest.php b/tests/src/Unit/PluginTest.php
index 3ef9e3c..7158682 100644
--- a/tests/src/Unit/PluginTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Unit/PluginTest.php
@@ -170,3 +170,18 @@
     expect(Filament::getPlugin('awcodes/overlook')->getIncludes())
         ->toContain('Awcodes\Overlook\Tests\Fixtures\Resources\Users\UserResource');
 });
+
+it('sets withoutTrashed', function (bool|Closure|null $condition) {
+    $this->panel
+        ->plugins([
+            OverlookPlugin::make()->withoutTrashed($condition),
+        ]);
+
+    expect(Filament::getPlugin('awcodes/overlook')->shouldExcludeTrashed())
+        ->toBe($condition);
+})->with([
+    true,
+    fn () => true,
+    false,
+    fn () => false,
+]);