diff --git a/doc/config b/doc/config
index 47471d3e..0f4a022b 100644
--- a/doc/config
+++ b/doc/config
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@
 #
 #ncmpc_like_songs_adding = "no" (enabled - add/remove, disabled - always add)
 #
+#show_hidden_files_in_local_browser = "no"
+#
 #display_screens_numbers_on_start = "yes"
 #
 #clock_display_seconds = "no"
diff --git a/doc/ncmpcpp.1 b/doc/ncmpcpp.1
index 139e1ef9..4f017059 100644
--- a/doc/ncmpcpp.1
+++ b/doc/ncmpcpp.1
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ If enabled, lyrics will be switched at song's change to currently playing one's
 .B ncmpc_like_songs_adding = yes/no
 If enabled, pressing space on item, which is already in playlist will remove it, otherwise add it again.
 .TP 
+.B show_hidden_files_in_local_browser = yes/no
+Trigger for displaying in local browser files and directories that begin with '.'
+.TP 
 .B default_place_to_search_in = database/playlist
 If set to "playlist", Search engine will perform searching in current MPD playlist rather than in music database.
 .TP 
diff --git a/src/browser.cpp b/src/browser.cpp
index 07dce9fe..94bbde5a 100644
--- a/src/browser.cpp
+++ b/src/browser.cpp
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ void Browser::GetLocalDirectory(ItemList &v)
 	
 	while ((file = readdir(dir)))
 	{
+		if (!Config.local_browser_show_hidden_files && file->d_name[0] == '.')
+			continue;
 		Item new_item;
 		full_path = itsBrowsedDir;
 		if (itsBrowsedDir != "/")
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index c0b20809..060998af 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ void DefaultConfiguration(ncmpcpp_config &conf)
 	conf.incremental_seeking = true;
 	conf.now_playing_lyrics = false;
 	conf.local_browser = false;
+	conf.local_browser_show_hidden_files = false;
 	conf.search_in_db = true;
 	conf.display_screens_numbers_on_start = true;
 	conf.clock_display_seconds = false;
@@ -627,6 +628,10 @@ void ReadConfiguration(ncmpcpp_config &conf)
 			{
 				conf.incremental_seeking = v == "yes";
 			}
+			else if (cl.find("show_hidden_files_in_local_browser") != string::npos)
+			{
+				conf.local_browser_show_hidden_files = v == "yes";
+			}
 			else if (cl.find("follow_now_playing_lyrics") != string::npos)
 			{
 				conf.now_playing_lyrics = v == "yes";
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index cf417e33..6f80caca 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ struct ncmpcpp_config
 	bool incremental_seeking;
 	bool now_playing_lyrics;
 	bool local_browser;
+	bool local_browser_show_hidden_files;
 	bool search_in_db;
 	bool display_screens_numbers_on_start;
 	bool clock_display_seconds;