diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
index bb5174ba1..c504b1ead 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class MediaActivity : SimpleActivity(), MediaAdapter.MediaOperationsListener {
             R.id.toggle_filename -> toggleFilenameVisibility()
             R.id.open_camera -> launchCamera()
             R.id.folder_view -> switchToFolderView()
-            R.id.hide_folder -> hideFolder()
+            R.id.hide_folder -> tryHideFolder()
             R.id.unhide_folder -> unhideFolder()
             R.id.exclude_folder -> tryExcludeFolder()
             R.id.increase_column_count -> increaseColumnCount()
@@ -153,6 +153,17 @@ class MediaActivity : SimpleActivity(), MediaAdapter.MediaOperationsListener {
         finish()
     }
 
+    private fun tryHideFolder() {
+        if (config.wasHideFolderTooltipShown) {
+            hideFolder()
+        } else {
+            ConfirmationDialog(this, getString(R.string.hide_folder_description)) {
+                config.wasHideFolderTooltipShown = true
+                hideFolder()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun hideFolder() {
         addNoMedia(mPath) {
             runOnUiThread {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt
index 009cdc287..7a24b298f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt
@@ -174,8 +174,13 @@ class DirectoryAdapter(val activity: SimpleActivity, val dirs: MutableList<Direc
         val paths = getSelectedPaths()
         for (path in paths) {
             if (hide) {
-                activity.addNoMedia(path) {
-                    noMediaHandled()
+                if (config.wasHideFolderTooltipShown) {
+                    hideFolder(path)
+                } else {
+                    ConfirmationDialog(activity, activity.getString(R.string.hide_folder_description)) {
+                        config.wasHideFolderTooltipShown = true
+                        hideFolder(path)
+                    }
                 }
             } else {
                 activity.removeNoMedia(path) {
@@ -185,6 +190,12 @@ class DirectoryAdapter(val activity: SimpleActivity, val dirs: MutableList<Direc
         }
     }
 
+    private fun hideFolder(path: String) {
+        activity.addNoMedia(path) {
+            noMediaHandled()
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun tryExcludeFolder() {
         if (config.wasExcludeFolderTooltipShown) {
             excludeFolder()