diff --git a/src/app/file_system.cpp b/src/app/file_system.cpp
index 16a965df6..5a4661aa4 100644
--- a/src/app/file_system.cpp
+++ b/src/app/file_system.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public:
 
   bool isFolder() const;
   bool isBrowsable() const;
+  bool isHidden() const;
 
   std::string getKeyName() const;
   std::string getFileName() const;
@@ -313,6 +314,17 @@ bool FileItem::isBrowsable() const
   return is_folder;
 }
 
+bool FileItem::isHidden() const
+{
+  ASSERT(this->displayname != NOTINITIALIZED);
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  return false;
+#else
+  return this->displayname[0] == '.';
+#endif
+}
+
 std::string FileItem::getKeyName() const
 {
   ASSERT(this->keyname != NOTINITIALIZED);
diff --git a/src/app/file_system.h b/src/app/file_system.h
index dc10cc3ca..8f60748cc 100644
--- a/src/app/file_system.h
+++ b/src/app/file_system.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ namespace app {
 
     virtual bool isFolder() const = 0;
     virtual bool isBrowsable() const = 0;
+    virtual bool isHidden() const = 0;
 
     virtual std::string getKeyName() const = 0;
     virtual std::string getFileName() const = 0;
diff --git a/src/app/ui/file_list.cpp b/src/app/ui/file_list.cpp
index 0c3b0f7b8..0b68caac5 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/file_list.cpp
+++ b/src/app/ui/file_list.cpp
@@ -497,7 +497,9 @@ void FileList::regenerateList()
            it=m_list.begin();
          it!=m_list.end(); ) {
       IFileItem* fileitem = *it;
-      if (!fileitem->isFolder() &&
+      if (fileitem->isHidden())
+        it = m_list.erase(it);
+      else if (!fileitem->isFolder() &&
           !fileitem->hasExtension(m_exts.c_str())) {
         it = m_list.erase(it);
       }