diff --git a/apps/filetree.c b/apps/filetree.c
index c7a2dbf071..e6ba08b96e 100644
--- a/apps/filetree.c
+++ b/apps/filetree.c
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ int ft_load(struct tree_context* c, const char* tempdir)
             (((len == 1) &&
             (!strncmp(entry->d_name, ".", 1))) ||
             ((len == 2) &&
-            (!strncmp(entry->d_name, "..", 2))))) {
+            (!strncmp(entry->d_name, "..", 2))) ||
+            c->hidedirs)) {
             i--;
             continue;
         }
diff --git a/apps/tree.c b/apps/tree.c
index 8e1afb8b67..1a7f1045f7 100644
--- a/apps/tree.c
+++ b/apps/tree.c
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ bool create_playlist(void)
     return true;
 }
 
-bool rockbox_browse(const char *root, int dirfilter)
+bool rockbox_browse(const char *root, int dirfilter, bool hidedirs)
 {
     static struct tree_context backup;
 
@@ -1456,6 +1456,7 @@ bool rockbox_browse(const char *root, int dirfilter)
     memcpy(tc.currdir, root, sizeof(tc.currdir));
     start_wps = false;
     tc.dirfilter = &dirfilter;
+    tc.hidedirs = hidedirs;
     
     dirbrowse();
 
diff --git a/apps/tree.h b/apps/tree.h
index 41ef0e527f..2e6b21dd3a 100644
--- a/apps/tree.h
+++ b/apps/tree.h
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ struct tree_context {
     int cursorpos[MAX_DIR_LEVELS];
     char currdir[MAX_PATH]; /* file use */
     int *dirfilter; /* file use */
+    bool hidedirs;
     int filesindir;
     int dirsindir; /* file use */
     int dirlength; /* total number of entries in dir, incl. those not loaded */
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ void tree_get_filetypes(const struct filetype**, int*);
 void tree_init(void);
 void browse_root(void);
 void set_current_file(char *path);
-bool rockbox_browse(const char *root, int dirfilter);
+bool rockbox_browse(const char *root, int dirfilter, bool hidedirs);
 bool create_playlist(void);
 void resume_directory(const char *dir);
 char *getcwd(char *buf, int size);