diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 79380e9..892b311 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ ifeq ($(TIMER_UNLOCK),1)
     CFLAGS += -DTIMER_UNLOCK
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(HIDE_HIDDEN),1)
+    CFLAGS += -DHIDE_HIDDEN
+endif
+
 ifdef FIXED_BRIGHTNESS
     CFLAGS += -DFIXED_BRIGHTNESS=$(FIXED_BRIGHTNESS)
 endif
diff --git a/arm9/source/filesys/fsdrive.c b/arm9/source/filesys/fsdrive.c
index c6c9a42..7fe3881 100644
--- a/arm9/source/filesys/fsdrive.c
+++ b/arm9/source/filesys/fsdrive.c
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ bool GetDirContentsWorker(DirStruct* contents, char* fpath, int fnsize, const ch
     while (fvx_readdir(&pdir, &fno) == FR_OK) {
         if ((strncmp(fno.fname, ".", 2) == 0) || (strncmp(fno.fname, "..", 3) == 0))
             continue; // filter out virtual entries
+        #ifdef HIDE_HIDDEN
+        if (fno.fattrib & AM_HID)
+            continue; // filter out hidden entries
+        #endif
         strncpy(fname, fno.fname, (fnsize - 1) - (fname - fpath));
         if (fno.fname[0] == 0) {
             ret = true;