diff --git a/src/types/host-sidebar-preferences.ts b/src/types/host-sidebar-preferences.ts
index 3013559b2..3b455c5dd 100644
--- a/src/types/host-sidebar-preferences.ts
+++ b/src/types/host-sidebar-preferences.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ export interface HostSidebarDisplayPreferences {
   statusColorScheme: StatusColorScheme;
   /** When true, a host row needs a double click to launch its session. */
   openOnDoubleClick: boolean;
+  /** When false, nested folders hide the parent-path breadcrumb before their name. */
+  showFolderPaths: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface HostSidebarPreferences {
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ export function defaultHostSidebarPreferences(): HostSidebarPreferences {
       trayTrigger: "always",
       statusColorScheme: "accent",
       openOnDoubleClick: false,
+      showFolderPaths: true,
     },
   };
 }
@@ -203,6 +206,10 @@ export function sanitizeHostSidebarPreferences(
       typeof displayObj.openOnDoubleClick === "boolean"
         ? displayObj.openOnDoubleClick
         : defaults.display.openOnDoubleClick,
+    showFolderPaths:
+      typeof displayObj.showFolderPaths === "boolean"
+        ? displayObj.showFolderPaths
+        : defaults.display.showFolderPaths,
   };
 
   return {
diff --git a/src/ui/locales/en.json b/src/ui/locales/en.json
index dbb09e03f..5acff02c5 100644
--- a/src/ui/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/ui/locales/en.json
@@ -1404,6 +1404,8 @@
     "actionsClick": "Click to expand/collapse",
     "openOnDoubleClick": "Open on double click",
     "openOnDoubleClickDesc": "Require a double click to open a host session instead of a single click",
+    "showFolderPaths": "Show folder paths",
+    "showFolderPathsDesc": "Show the parent folder path above nested subfolder names. Subfolders stay indented either way.",
     "deletedHost": "Deleted {{name}}",
     "copiedToClipboard": "Copied to clipboard",
     "terminalUrlCopied": "Terminal URL copied",
diff --git a/src/ui/sidebar/CustomizeSidebarPanel.tsx b/src/ui/sidebar/CustomizeSidebarPanel.tsx
index 56bad5c59..a1c5c8961 100644
--- a/src/ui/sidebar/CustomizeSidebarPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/sidebar/CustomizeSidebarPanel.tsx
@@ -97,6 +97,20 @@ export function CustomizeSidebarPanel({
                 }
               />
             </SettingRow>
+            <SettingRow
+              label={t("hosts.showFolderPaths")}
+              description={t("hosts.showFolderPathsDesc")}
+            >
+              <FakeSwitch
+                checked={preferences.display.showFolderPaths}
+                onChange={(v) =>
+                  update((prev) => ({
+                    ...prev,
+                    display: { ...prev.display, showFolderPaths: v },
+                  }))
+                }
+              />
+            </SettingRow>
             <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5 py-3 border-b border-border last:border-0">
               <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
                 <span className="text-sm font-medium leading-snug">
diff --git a/src/ui/sidebar/HostsPanel.tsx b/src/ui/sidebar/HostsPanel.tsx
index 5508d5dfe..5c49685f6 100644
--- a/src/ui/sidebar/HostsPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/sidebar/HostsPanel.tsx
@@ -1076,6 +1076,7 @@ export function HostsPanel({
             trayTrigger={sidebarPrefs.display.trayTrigger}
             showTags={sidebarPrefs.display.showTags}
             openOnDoubleClick={sidebarPrefs.display.openOnDoubleClick}
+            showFolderPaths={sidebarPrefs.display.showFolderPaths}
           />
         </div>
       )}
diff --git a/src/ui/sidebar/tree/FolderItem/FolderItem.tsx b/src/ui/sidebar/tree/FolderItem/FolderItem.tsx
index 55d55701c..1b52f010c 100644
--- a/src/ui/sidebar/tree/FolderItem/FolderItem.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/sidebar/tree/FolderItem/FolderItem.tsx
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export function FolderItem({
   trayTrigger = "hover",
   showTags = true,
   openOnDoubleClick = false,
+  showFolderPaths = true,
   arrangeMode = false,
   isDragging = false,
   onReorderDrop,
@@ -115,6 +116,8 @@ export function FolderItem({
   trayTrigger?: HostTrayTrigger;
   showTags?: boolean;
   openOnDoubleClick?: boolean;
+  /** When false, nested folders hide the parent-path breadcrumb before their name. */
+  showFolderPaths?: boolean;
   /** When true (rearranging unlocked), the header can be dragged and its
    * top/bottom edges become reorder drop zones. The middle still accepts
    * hosts dropped into the folder. */
@@ -152,7 +155,8 @@ export function FolderItem({
   // Nested folders show their parent path as a muted breadcrumb so depth stays
   // legible even when a folder is reached via search auto-expand rather than
   // by manually opening every ancestor.
-  const pathSegments = isGroup ? [] : folderPath.split(" / ");
+  const pathSegments =
+    isGroup || !showFolderPaths ? [] : folderPath.split(" / ");
   const breadcrumb =
     pathSegments.length > 1 ? pathSegments.slice(0, -1).join(" / ") : null;
   const folderHosts = collectAllHosts(folder.children);
@@ -337,6 +341,7 @@ export function FolderItem({
                 trayTrigger={trayTrigger}
                 showTags={showTags}
                 openOnDoubleClick={openOnDoubleClick}
+                showFolderPaths={showFolderPaths}
                 arrangeMode={arrangeMode}
                 onReorderDrop={onReorderDrop}
                 onFolderDragStart={onFolderDragStart}
diff --git a/src/ui/sidebar/tree/SidebarTree.tsx b/src/ui/sidebar/tree/SidebarTree.tsx
index b8c5cc5a8..59931a4ab 100644
--- a/src/ui/sidebar/tree/SidebarTree.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/sidebar/tree/SidebarTree.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export function SidebarTree({
   trayTrigger = "hover",
   showTags = true,
   openOnDoubleClick = false,
+  showFolderPaths = true,
 }: {
   children: (Host | HostFolder)[];
   onOpenTab: (
@@ -108,6 +109,8 @@ export function SidebarTree({
   trayTrigger?: HostTrayTrigger;
   showTags?: boolean;
   openOnDoubleClick?: boolean;
+  /** When false, nested folders hide the parent-path breadcrumb before their name. */
+  showFolderPaths?: boolean;
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   // Knobs with no other owner come straight from the interface preset; the
@@ -996,6 +999,7 @@ export function SidebarTree({
                       trayTrigger={trayTrigger}
                       showTags={showTags}
                       openOnDoubleClick={openOnDoubleClick}
+                      showFolderPaths={showFolderPaths}
                       arrangeMode={arrangeMode}
                       isDragging={
                         draggedReorderKey === `folder:${item.path ?? item.name}`
diff --git a/src/ui/tests/types/host-sidebar-preferences.test.ts b/src/ui/tests/types/host-sidebar-preferences.test.ts
index 6e457ae44..ca468e9fc 100644
--- a/src/ui/tests/types/host-sidebar-preferences.test.ts
+++ b/src/ui/tests/types/host-sidebar-preferences.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ describe("defaultHostSidebarPreferences", () => {
         trayTrigger: "always",
         statusColorScheme: "accent",
         openOnDoubleClick: false,
+        showFolderPaths: true,
       },
     });
   });
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ describe("sanitizeHostSidebarPreferences", () => {
         trayTrigger: "click",
         statusColorScheme: "status",
         openOnDoubleClick: true,
+        showFolderPaths: false,
       },
     };
     expect(sanitizeHostSidebarPreferences(valid)).toEqual(valid);
@@ -78,6 +80,16 @@ describe("sanitizeHostSidebarPreferences", () => {
     ).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it("defaults showFolderPaths to true when missing or not a boolean", () => {
+    expect(
+      sanitizeHostSidebarPreferences({ display: {} }).display.showFolderPaths,
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      sanitizeHostSidebarPreferences({ display: { showFolderPaths: "no" } })
+        .display.showFolderPaths,
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it("falls back to defaults for invalid enum values", () => {
     const result = sanitizeHostSidebarPreferences({
       sort: { key: "not-a-real-key", pinnedFirst: "yes" },