diff --git a/packages/server/src/utils/directory-suggestions.test.ts b/packages/server/src/utils/directory-suggestions.test.ts
index 8424bd4f9..329d69ed7 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utils/directory-suggestions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utils/directory-suggestions.test.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,17 @@ describe("searchHomeDirectories", () => {
 
     expect(results).toContain(path.join(homeDir, "projects"));
     expect(results).toContain(path.join(homeDir, "documents"));
+    expect(results).not.toContain(path.join(homeDir, ".hidden"));
+  });
+
+  it("does not return hidden directories during tree search", async () => {
+    const results = await searchHomeDirectories({
+      homeDir,
+      query: "cache",
+      limit: 20,
+    });
+
+    expect(results).not.toContain(path.join(homeDir, ".hidden", "cache"));
   });
 
   it("does not return paths that escape home through symlinks", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utils/directory-suggestions.ts b/packages/server/src/utils/directory-suggestions.ts
index f3ea554ad..c2630ebfe 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utils/directory-suggestions.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utils/directory-suggestions.ts
@@ -386,6 +386,9 @@ async function listChildDirectories(input: {
   );
   const entries: ChildDirectoryEntry[] = [];
   for (const dirent of dirents) {
+    if (isHiddenDirectoryName(dirent.name)) {
+      continue;
+    }
     if (!dirent.isDirectory() && !dirent.isSymbolicLink()) {
       continue;
     }
@@ -429,6 +432,10 @@ async function resolveDirectoryCandidate(input: {
   return resolved;
 }
 
+function isHiddenDirectoryName(name: string): boolean {
+  return name.startsWith(".");
+}
+
 function setDirectoryListCache(cacheKey: string, entry: DirectoryListCacheEntry): void {
   directoryListCache.set(cacheKey, entry);
   pruneDirectoryListCache();