diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/Config.java b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/Config.java
index 3024c8ad3..d99d3d681 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/Config.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/Config.java
@@ -77,12 +77,24 @@ public class Config {
         mPrefs.edit().putStringSet(Constants.HIDDEN_FOLDERS, hiddenFolders).apply();
     }
 
+    public void addHiddenDirectories(Set<String> paths) {
+        final Set<String> hiddenFolders = getHiddenFolders();
+        hiddenFolders.addAll(paths);
+        mPrefs.edit().putStringSet(Constants.HIDDEN_FOLDERS, hiddenFolders).apply();
+    }
+
     public void removeHiddenDirectory(String path) {
         final Set<String> hiddenFolders = getHiddenFolders();
         hiddenFolders.remove(path);
         mPrefs.edit().putStringSet(Constants.HIDDEN_FOLDERS, hiddenFolders).apply();
     }
 
+    public void removeHiddenDirectories(Set<String> paths) {
+        final Set<String> hiddenFolders = getHiddenFolders();
+        hiddenFolders.removeAll(paths);
+        mPrefs.edit().putStringSet(Constants.HIDDEN_FOLDERS, hiddenFolders).apply();
+    }
+
     public Set<String> getHiddenFolders() {
         return mPrefs.getStringSet(Constants.HIDDEN_FOLDERS, new HashSet<String>());
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.java
index f65295fc6..7183ffb11 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FilenameFilter;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -629,13 +630,28 @@ public class MainActivity extends SimpleActivity
     }
 
     private void hideFolders() {
+        mConfig.addHiddenDirectories(getSelectedPaths());
         initializeGallery();
     }
 
     private void unhideFolders() {
+        mConfig.removeHiddenDirectories(getSelectedPaths());
         initializeGallery();
     }
 
+    private Set<String> getSelectedPaths() {
+        final SparseBooleanArray items = mGridView.getCheckedItemPositions();
+        final Set<String> selectedPaths = new HashSet<>();
+        final int cnt = items.size();
+        for (int i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
+            if (items.valueAt(i)) {
+                final int id = items.keyAt(i);
+                selectedPaths.add(mDirs.get(id).getPath());
+            }
+        }
+        return selectedPaths;
+    }
+
     private void scanCompleted(final String path) {
         final File dir = new File(path);
         if (dir.isDirectory()) {