diff --git a/krusader/FileSystem/defaultfilesystem.h b/krusader/FileSystem/defaultfilesystem.h
--- a/krusader/FileSystem/defaultfilesystem.h
+++ b/krusader/FileSystem/defaultfilesystem.h
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@
 
 protected:
     bool refreshInternal(const QUrl &origin, bool onlyScan) override;
+    /**
+     * Get the file list from the .hidden file.
+     *
+     * @param dir the directory containing the .hidden file
+     * @return a list containing all files that must be hidden or an empty set
+     * if the file cannot be read.
+     */
+    QSet<QString> filesInDotHidden(const QString &dir);
 
 protected slots:
     /// Handle result after dir listing job is finished
diff --git a/krusader/FileSystem/defaultfilesystem.cpp b/krusader/FileSystem/defaultfilesystem.cpp
--- a/krusader/FileSystem/defaultfilesystem.cpp
+++ b/krusader/FileSystem/defaultfilesystem.cpp
@@ -362,11 +362,14 @@
     QT_DIRENT* dirEnt;
     QString name;
     const bool showHidden = showHiddenFiles();
+    QSet<QString> hiddenFiles = filesInDotHidden(path);
     while ((dirEnt = QT_READDIR(dir)) != nullptr) {
         name = QString::fromLocal8Bit(dirEnt->d_name);
 
         // show hidden files?
         if (!showHidden && name.left(1) == ".") continue;
+        // show file in .hidden file?
+        if (!showHidden && hiddenFiles.contains(name)) continue;
         // we don't need the "." and ".." entries
         if (name == "." || name == "..") continue;
 
@@ -393,6 +396,29 @@
     return true;
 }
 
+QSet<QString> DefaultFileSystem::filesInDotHidden(const QString &dir)
+{
+    // code "borrowed" from KIO, Copyright (C) by Bruno Nova <brunomb.nova@gmail.com>
+    const QString path = dir + QLatin1String("/.hidden");
+    QFile dotHiddenFile(path);
+
+    if (dotHiddenFile.exists()) {
+      if (dotHiddenFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
+        QSet<QString> filesToHide;
+        QTextStream stream(&dotHiddenFile);
+        while (!stream.atEnd()) {
+          QString name = stream.readLine();
+          if (!name.isEmpty()) {
+            filesToHide.insert(name);
+          }
+        }
+        return filesToHide;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return QSet<QString>();
+}
+
 FileItem *DefaultFileSystem::createLocalFileItem(const QString &name)
 {
     return FileSystem::createLocalFileItem(name, _currentDirectory.path());