diff --git a/lib/widgets/collection/entry_set_action_delegate.dart b/lib/widgets/collection/entry_set_action_delegate.dart
index 82e111941..8b2e3094f 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/collection/entry_set_action_delegate.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/collection/entry_set_action_delegate.dart
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class EntrySetActionDelegate with FeedbackMixin, PermissionAwareMixin, SizeAware
       final restrictedDirs = await storageService.getRestrictedDirectories();
       for (final selectionDir in selectionDirs) {
         final dir = VolumeRelativeDirectory.fromPath(selectionDir);
+        if (dir == null) return;
         if (restrictedDirs.contains(dir)) {
           await showRestrictedDirectoryDialog(context, dir);
           return;
diff --git a/lib/widgets/filter_grids/albums_page.dart b/lib/widgets/filter_grids/albums_page.dart
index 320e8657d..9e5049b99 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/filter_grids/albums_page.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/filter_grids/albums_page.dart
@@ -39,13 +39,18 @@ class AlbumListPage extends StatelessWidget {
               showHeaders: settings.albumGroupFactor != AlbumChipGroupFactor.none,
               chipSetActionDelegate: AlbumChipSetActionDelegate(),
               chipActionDelegate: AlbumChipActionDelegate(),
-              chipActionsBuilder: (filter) => [
-                settings.pinnedFilters.contains(filter) ? ChipAction.unpin : ChipAction.pin,
-                ChipAction.setCover,
-                ChipAction.rename,
-                ChipAction.delete,
-                ChipAction.hide,
-              ],
+              chipActionsBuilder: (filter) {
+                final dir = VolumeRelativeDirectory.fromPath(filter.album);
+                // do not allow renaming volume root
+                final canRename = dir != null && dir.relativeDir.isNotEmpty;
+                return [
+                  settings.pinnedFilters.contains(filter) ? ChipAction.unpin : ChipAction.pin,
+                  ChipAction.setCover,
+                  if (canRename) ChipAction.rename,
+                  ChipAction.delete,
+                  ChipAction.hide,
+                ];
+              },
               filterSections: getAlbumEntries(context, source),
               emptyBuilder: () => EmptyContent(
                 icon: AIcons.album,
diff --git a/lib/widgets/filter_grids/common/chip_action_delegate.dart b/lib/widgets/filter_grids/common/chip_action_delegate.dart
index fff8b977c..69ebb2de8 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/filter_grids/common/chip_action_delegate.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/filter_grids/common/chip_action_delegate.dart
@@ -192,10 +192,13 @@ class AlbumChipActionDelegate extends ChipActionDelegate with FeedbackMixin, Per
     final todoEntries = source.visibleEntries.where(filter.test).toSet();
     final todoCount = todoEntries.length;
 
+    final dir = VolumeRelativeDirectory.fromPath(album);
+    // do not allow renaming volume root
+    if (dir == null || dir.relativeDir.isEmpty) return;
+
     // check whether renaming is possible given OS restrictions,
     // before asking to input a new name
     final restrictedDirs = await storageService.getRestrictedDirectories();
-    final dir = VolumeRelativeDirectory.fromPath(album);
     if (restrictedDirs.contains(dir)) {
       await showRestrictedDirectoryDialog(context, dir);
       return;