diff --git a/src/common/specialvalues.h b/src/common/specialvalues.h
--- a/src/common/specialvalues.h
+++ b/src/common/specialvalues.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #define CURRENT_AGENT_TAG    QStringLiteral(":current")
 
 #define ANY_TYPE_TAG         QStringLiteral(":any")
+#define FILES_TYPE_TAG       QStringLiteral(":files")
+#define DIRECTORIES_TYPE_TAG QStringLiteral(":directories")
 
 
 #endif // SPECIALVALUES_H
diff --git a/src/resultset.cpp b/src/resultset.cpp
--- a/src/resultset.cpp
+++ b/src/resultset.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 // Local
 #include <common/database/Database.h>
+#include <common/specialvalues.h>
 #include <utils/debug_and_return.h>
 #include <utils/qsqlquery_iterator.h>
 #include "kactivities-stats-logsettings.h"
@@ -175,7 +176,10 @@
 
     QString mimetypeClause(const QString &mimetype) const
     {
-        if (mimetype == QLatin1String(":any") || mimetype == QLatin1String("*")) return QStringLiteral("1");
+        if (mimetype == ANY_TYPE_TAG || mimetype == QLatin1String("*")) return QStringLiteral("1");
+
+        else if (mimetype == FILES_TYPE_TAG) return QStringLiteral("mimetype != 'inode/directory' AND mimetype != ''");
+        else if (mimetype == DIRECTORIES_TYPE_TAG) return QStringLiteral("mimetype = 'inode/directory'");
 
         return QStringLiteral("mimetype LIKE '") + Common::starPatternToLike(mimetype) + QStringLiteral("' ESCAPE '\\'");
     }
diff --git a/src/terms.h b/src/terms.h
--- a/src/terms.h
+++ b/src/terms.h
@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@
          * Show resources of any type
          */
         static Type any();
+        /**
+         * Show non-directory resources
+         */
+        static Type files();
+        /**
+         * Show directory resources aka folders
+         */
+        static Type directories();
 
         #ifdef Q_COMPILER_INITIALIZER_LISTS
         inline Type(std::initializer_list<QString> types)
diff --git a/src/terms.cpp b/src/terms.cpp
--- a/src/terms.cpp
+++ b/src/terms.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@
     }
 
 IMPLEMENT_TERM_CONSTRUCTORS(Type)
-IMPLEMENT_SPECIAL_TERM_VALUE(Type, any, ANY_TYPE_TAG)
+IMPLEMENT_SPECIAL_TERM_VALUE(Type, any,         ANY_TYPE_TAG)
+IMPLEMENT_SPECIAL_TERM_VALUE(Type, files,       FILES_TYPE_TAG)
+IMPLEMENT_SPECIAL_TERM_VALUE(Type, directories, DIRECTORIES_TYPE_TAG)
 
 IMPLEMENT_TERM_CONSTRUCTORS(Agent)
 IMPLEMENT_SPECIAL_TERM_VALUE(Agent, any,     ANY_AGENT_TAG)