diff --git a/interfaces/Config/templates/_inc_footer_uc.tmpl b/interfaces/Config/templates/_inc_footer_uc.tmpl
index 82a0e44..8e3200a 100644
--- a/interfaces/Config/templates/_inc_footer_uc.tmpl
+++ b/interfaces/Config/templates/_inc_footer_uc.tmpl
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
                     <div class="modal-body">
                     </div>
                     <div class="modal-footer">
+                        <!--#if not $nt#-->
+                        <div class="checkbox">
+                            <label>
+                                <input type="checkbox" id="show_hidden_folders"> <span>$T('systemFolders')</span>
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
+                        <!--#end if#-->
                         <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger" data-dismiss="modal"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-remove"></span> $T('cancel')</button>
                         <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" id="filebrowser_modal_accept"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-ok"></span> $T('rss-accept')</button>
                     </div>
diff --git a/interfaces/Config/templates/staticcfg/css/style.css b/interfaces/Config/templates/staticcfg/css/style.css
index d74ab66..5fff7a5 100644
--- a/interfaces/Config/templates/staticcfg/css/style.css
+++ b/interfaces/Config/templates/staticcfg/css/style.css
@@ -408,6 +408,21 @@ textarea:hover, input[type="date"]:hover, input[type="datetime"]:hover, input[ty
     margin-right: 10px;
     top: 0;
 }
+#filebrowser_modal .checkbox {
+    float: left;
+    margin:  8px 5px 0x;
+}
+#filebrowser_modal .checkbox input {
+    margin-top: 1px;
+}
+#filebrowser_modal .checkbox input+span {
+    opacity: 0.6;
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+#filebrowser_modal .checkbox input:checked+span,
+#filebrowser_modal .checkbox span:hover {
+    opacity: 1;
+}
 /* Fix for shifting scrollbars when opening modals */
 .modal-open[style="padding-right: 17px;"] .navbar-fixed-top {
     padding-right: 17px;
diff --git a/interfaces/Config/templates/staticcfg/js/script.js b/interfaces/Config/templates/staticcfg/js/script.js
index 02f64f2..3d24728 100644
--- a/interfaces/Config/templates/staticcfg/js/script.js
+++ b/interfaces/Config/templates/staticcfg/js/script.js
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@
             $('#filebrowser_modal').modal('hide');
             return false;
         })
+
+        // Show hidden folders
+        $('#show_hidden_folders').off('change')
+        $('#show_hidden_folders').on('change', function() {
+        	self.browse(self.currentBrowserPath , folderBrowseUrl);
+        })
         
         // Use custom title instead of default and open modal
         $('#filebrowser_modal .modal-header h4').text(this.fileBrowserTitle);
@@ -124,15 +130,15 @@
         // Self-reference
         var self = this;
         
-        // Nothing changed
-        if (this.currentBrowserPath === path) return;
-        
         // Still loading
         if (this.currentRequest) this.currentRequest.abort();
+
+        // Show hidden folders on Linux?
+        var extraHidden = $('#show_hidden_folders').is(':checked') ? '&show_hidden_folders=1' : '';
         
         // Get current folders
         this.currentBrowserPath = path;
-        this.currentRequest = $.getJSON(endpoint, { name: path }, function (data) {
+        this.currentRequest = $.getJSON(endpoint + extraHidden, { name: path }, function (data) {
             // Clean
             self.fileBrowserDialog.empty();
             
diff --git a/sabnzbd/api.py b/sabnzbd/api.py
index 9b2fd69..30c320d 100644
--- a/sabnzbd/api.py
+++ b/sabnzbd/api.py
@@ -775,6 +775,7 @@ def _api_undefined(name, output, kwargs):
 def _api_browse(name, output, kwargs):
     """ Return tree of local path """
     compact = kwargs.get('compact')
+    
     if compact and compact == '1':
         paths = []
         name = platform_encode(kwargs.get('term', ''))
@@ -782,7 +783,8 @@ def _api_browse(name, output, kwargs):
         return report(output, keyword='', data=paths)
     else:
         name = platform_encode(name)
-        paths = folders_at_path(name, True)
+        show_hidden = kwargs.get('show_hidden_folders')
+        paths = folders_at_path(name, True, show_hidden)
         return report(output, keyword='paths', data=paths)
 
 
diff --git a/sabnzbd/utils/pathbrowser.py b/sabnzbd/utils/pathbrowser.py
index 2208d02..4156d52 100644
--- a/sabnzbd/utils/pathbrowser.py
+++ b/sabnzbd/utils/pathbrowser.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def get_win_drives():
         bitmask >>= 1
     return drives
 
-def folders_at_path(path, include_parent = False):
+def folders_at_path(path, include_parent = False, show_hidden = False):
     """ Returns a list of dictionaries with the folders contained at the given path
         Give the empty string as the path to list the contents of the root path
         under Unix this means "/", on Windows this will be a list of drive letters)
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ def folders_at_path(path, include_parent = False):
             try:
                 if NT:
                     doit = (win32api.GetFileAttributes(fpath) & MASK) == TMASK and filename != 'PerfLogs'
-                else:
+                elif not show_hidden:
                     doit = not filename.startswith('.')
+                else:
+                    doit = True
             except:
                 doit = False
             if doit: