diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
index f7b3161b7..863f323f3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
@@ -98,9 +98,17 @@ class ViewPagerActivity : SimpleActivity(), ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener, View
             return
         }
 
-        if (intent.extras?.containsKey(IS_VIEW_INTENT) == true && isShowHiddenFlagNeeded()) {
-            if (!config.isPasswordProtectionOn) {
-                config.temporarilyShowHidden = true
+        if (intent.extras?.containsKey(IS_VIEW_INTENT) == true) {
+            if (isShowHiddenFlagNeeded()) {
+                if (!config.isPasswordProtectionOn) {
+                    config.temporarilyShowHidden = true
+                }
+            }
+
+            config.excludedFolders.map { "$it/" }.forEach {
+                if (mPath.startsWith(it)) {
+                    config.temporarilyShowExcluded = true
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -145,6 +153,7 @@ class ViewPagerActivity : SimpleActivity(), ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener, View
         if (intent.extras?.containsKey(IS_VIEW_INTENT) == true) {
             config.temporarilyShowHidden = false
         }
+        config.temporarilyShowExcluded = false
     }
 
     private fun setupOrientationEventListener() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/context.kt
index bf93ade2d..6e812ccad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/extensions/context.kt
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ private fun parseCursor(context: Context, cur: Cursor, isPickImage: Boolean, isP
     val config = context.config
     val filterMedia = config.filterMedia
     val showHidden = config.shouldShowHidden
+    val showExcluded = config.temporarilyShowExcluded
     val includedFolders = config.includedFolders.map { "$it/" }
     val excludedFolders = config.excludedFolders.map { "$it/" }
     val noMediaFolders = context.getNoMediaFolders()
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ private fun parseCursor(context: Context, cur: Cursor, isPickImage: Boolean, isP
                         isExcluded = true
                     }
 
-                    if (!isExcluded) {
+                    if (!isExcluded || showExcluded) {
                         val dateTaken = cur.getLongValue(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATE_TAKEN)
                         val dateModified = cur.getIntValue(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATE_MODIFIED) * 1000L
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt
index 8ce4a8457..677b4a662 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ class Config(context: Context) : BaseConfig(context) {
         get() = prefs.getBoolean(TEMPORARILY_SHOW_HIDDEN, false)
         set(temporarilyShowHidden) = prefs.edit().putBoolean(TEMPORARILY_SHOW_HIDDEN, temporarilyShowHidden).apply()
 
+    var temporarilyShowExcluded: Boolean
+        get() = prefs.getBoolean(TEMPORARILY_SHOW_EXCLUDED, false)
+        set(temporarilyShowExcluded) = prefs.edit().putBoolean(TEMPORARILY_SHOW_EXCLUDED, temporarilyShowExcluded).apply()
+
     var pinnedFolders: Set<String>
         get() = prefs.getStringSet(PINNED_FOLDERS, HashSet<String>())
         set(pinnedFolders) = prefs.edit().putStringSet(PINNED_FOLDERS, pinnedFolders).apply()
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt
index 72ab0bc18..970629d2b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ val DIRECTORY_SORT_ORDER = "directory_sort_order"
 val SORT_FOLDER_PREFIX = "sort_folder_"
 val SHOW_HIDDEN_MEDIA = "show_hidden_media"
 val TEMPORARILY_SHOW_HIDDEN = "temporarily_show_hidden"
+val TEMPORARILY_SHOW_EXCLUDED = "temporarily_show_excluded"
 val AUTOPLAY_VIDEOS = "autoplay_videos"
 val LOOP_VIDEOS = "loop_videos"
 val ANIMATE_GIFS = "animate_gifs"