diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderItemDelegate.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderItemDelegate.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderItemDelegate.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderItemDelegate.qml
@@ -263,7 +263,17 @@
                     width: root.useListViewMode ? main.GridView.view.iconSize : (parent.width - 2 * units.smallSpacing)
                     height: main.GridView.view.iconSize
 
-                    opacity: root.useListViewMode && selectionButton ? 0.3 : 1.0
+                    opacity: {
+                        if (root.useListViewMode && selectionButton) {
+                            return 0.3;
+                        }
+
+                        if (model.isHidden) {
+                            return 0.6;
+                        }
+
+                        return 1.0;
+                    }
 
                     animated: false
                     usesPlasmaTheme: false
@@ -323,6 +333,8 @@
                     color: (frameLoader.textShadow && frameLoader.textShadow.visible
                         ? "#fff" : PlasmaCore.ColorScope.textColor)
 
+                    opacity: model.isHidden ? 0.6 : 1
+
                     text: model.blank ? "" : model.display
 
                     font.italic: model.isLink
@@ -435,6 +447,8 @@
 
                         color: "black"
 
+                        opacity: model.isHidden ? 0.6 : 1
+
                         source: label
 
                         visible: editor.targetItem != main
diff --git a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.h b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.h
--- a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.h
+++ b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
             SelectedRole,
             IsDirRole,
             IsLinkRole,
+            IsHiddenRole,
             UrlRole,
             LinkDestinationUrl,
             SizeRole,
diff --git a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.cpp b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.cpp
--- a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.cpp
+++ b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
     roleNames[SelectedRole] = "selected";
     roleNames[IsDirRole] = "isDir";
     roleNames[IsLinkRole] = "isLink";
+    roleNames[IsHiddenRole] = "isHidden";
     roleNames[UrlRole] = "url";
     roleNames[LinkDestinationUrl] = "linkDestinationUrl";
     roleNames[SizeRole] = "size";
@@ -1043,6 +1044,9 @@
     } else if (role == IsLinkRole) {
         const KFileItem item = itemForIndex(index);
         return item.isLink();
+    } else if (role == IsHiddenRole) {
+        const KFileItem item = itemForIndex(index);
+        return item.isHidden();
     } else if (role == UrlRole) {
         return itemForIndex(index).url();
     } else if (role == LinkDestinationUrl) {