diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/music/MusicRepository.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/music/MusicRepository.kt
index 3c7d614c0..d305277de 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/music/MusicRepository.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/music/MusicRepository.kt
@@ -384,13 +384,14 @@ constructor(
                 Naming.simple()
             }
         val locations = musicSettings.musicLocations
+        val ignoreHidden = musicSettings.ignoreHidden
 
         val currentRevision = musicSettings.revision
         val newRevision = currentRevision?.takeIf { withCache } ?: UUID.randomUUID()
         val cache = if (withCache) storedCache.visible() else storedCache.invisible()
         val covers = settingCovers.create(context, newRevision)
         val storage = Storage(cache, covers, storedPlaylists)
-        val interpretation = Interpretation(nameFactory, separators)
+        val interpretation = Interpretation(nameFactory, separators, ignoreHidden)
 
         val result =
             Musikr.new(context, storage, interpretation).run(locations, ::emitIndexingProgress)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/music/MusicSettings.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/music/MusicSettings.kt
index be518bfa2..d94d6ec4c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/music/MusicSettings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/music/MusicSettings.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ interface MusicSettings : Settings<MusicSettings.Listener> {
     var musicLocations: List<MusicLocation>
     /** Whether to exclude non-music audio files from the music library. */
     val excludeNonMusic: Boolean
+    /** Whether to ignore hidden files and directories during music loading. */
+    val ignoreHidden: Boolean
     /** Whether to be actively watching for changes in the music library. */
     val shouldBeObserving: Boolean
     /** A [String] of characters representing the desired characters to denote multi-value tags. */
@@ -90,6 +92,9 @@ class MusicSettingsImpl @Inject constructor(@ApplicationContext private val cont
     override val excludeNonMusic: Boolean
         get() = sharedPreferences.getBoolean(getString(R.string.set_key_exclude_non_music), true)
 
+    override val ignoreHidden: Boolean
+        get() = sharedPreferences.getBoolean(getString(R.string.set_key_ignore_hidden), true)
+
     override val shouldBeObserving: Boolean
         get() = sharedPreferences.getBoolean(getString(R.string.set_key_observing), false)
 
@@ -116,7 +121,9 @@ class MusicSettingsImpl @Inject constructor(@ApplicationContext private val cont
                 listener.onMusicLocationsChanged()
             }
             getString(R.string.set_key_separators),
-            getString(R.string.set_key_auto_sort_names) -> {
+            getString(R.string.set_key_auto_sort_names),
+            getString(R.string.set_key_ignore_hidden),
+            getString(R.string.set_key_exclude_non_music) -> {
                 L.d("Dispatching indexing setting change for $key")
                 listener.onIndexingSettingChanged()
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/settings/categories/MusicPreferenceFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/settings/categories/MusicPreferenceFragment.kt
index 8727aba3d..9707afae0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/settings/categories/MusicPreferenceFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/settings/categories/MusicPreferenceFragment.kt
@@ -67,5 +67,14 @@ class MusicPreferenceFragment : BasePreferenceFragment(R.xml.preferences_music)
                     true
                 }
         }
+        if (preference.key == getString(R.string.set_key_ignore_hidden)) {
+            L.d("Configuring ignore hidden files setting")
+            preference.onPreferenceChangeListener =
+                Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener { _, _ ->
+                    L.d("Ignore hidden files setting changed, reloading music")
+                    musicModel.refresh()
+                    true
+                }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_music.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_music.xml
index 607f2c7f2..d164aed5c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_music.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_music.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
             app:key="@string/set_key_exclude_non_music"
             app:summary="@string/set_exclude_non_music_desc"
             app:title="@string/set_exclude_non_music" />
+            
+        <SwitchPreferenceCompat
+            app:defaultValue="true"
+            app:key="@string/set_key_ignore_hidden"
+            app:summary="@string/set_ignore_hidden_desc"
+            app:title="@string/set_ignore_hidden" />
 
         <org.oxycblt.auxio.settings.ui.WrappedDialogPreference
             app:key="@string/set_key_separators"
@@ -50,4 +56,4 @@
             app:title="@string/set_square_covers" />
 
     </PreferenceCategory>
-</PreferenceScreen>
\ No newline at end of file
+</PreferenceScreen>