diff --git a/lapce-app/src/file_explorer/node.rs b/lapce-app/src/file_explorer/node.rs
index 633b6596..0f40154b 100644
--- a/lapce-app/src/file_explorer/node.rs
+++ b/lapce-app/src/file_explorer/node.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ pub fn new(file_node_item: FileNodeItem, naming: Naming) -> Self {
 
 impl VirtualVector<FileNodeViewData> for FileNodeVirtualList {
     fn total_len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.file_node_item.children_open_count
+        if !self.file_node_item.path.exists() {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        self.file_node_item.children_open_count + 1
     }
 
     fn slice(
@@ -27,11 +30,14 @@ fn slice(
         let naming = &self.naming;
         let root = &self.file_node_item;
 
+        if !root.path.exists() {
+            return Vec::new().into_iter();
+        }
         let min = range.start;
         let max = range.end;
         let mut view_items = Vec::new();
 
-        root.append_children_view_slice(&mut view_items, naming, min, max, 0, 0);
+        root.append_view_slice(&mut view_items, naming, min, max, 0, 1);
 
         view_items.into_iter()
     }
diff --git a/lapce-app/src/file_explorer/view.rs b/lapce-app/src/file_explorer/view.rs
index 21e12973..50d6743f 100644
--- a/lapce-app/src/file_explorer/view.rs
+++ b/lapce-app/src/file_explorer/view.rs
@@ -175,22 +175,56 @@ fn file_node_text_view(
     let ui_line_height = data.common.ui_line_height;
 
     match node.kind.clone() {
-        FileNodeViewKind::Path(path) => container(
-            label(move || {
-                path.file_name()
-                    .map(|f| f.to_string_lossy().to_string())
-                    .unwrap_or_default()
-            })
-            .style(move |s| {
-                s.height(ui_line_height.get())
-                    .color(file_node_text_color(
-                        config,
-                        node.clone(),
-                        source_control.clone(),
-                    ))
-                    .selectable(false)
-            }),
-        ),
+        FileNodeViewKind::Path(path) => {
+            if node.is_root {
+                let file = path.clone();
+                container((
+                    label(move || {
+                        file.file_name()
+                            .map(|f| f.to_string_lossy().to_string())
+                            .unwrap_or_default()
+                    })
+                    .style(move |s| {
+                        s.height(ui_line_height.get())
+                            .color(file_node_text_color(
+                                config,
+                                node.clone(),
+                                source_control.clone(),
+                            ))
+                            .padding_right(5.0)
+                            .selectable(false)
+                    }),
+                    label(move || path.to_string_lossy().to_string()).style(
+                        move |s| {
+                            s.height(ui_line_height.get())
+                                .color(
+                                    config
+                                        .get()
+                                        .color(LapceColor::PANEL_FOREGROUND_DIM),
+                                )
+                                .selectable(false)
+                        },
+                    ),
+                ))
+            } else {
+                container(
+                    label(move || {
+                        path.file_name()
+                            .map(|f| f.to_string_lossy().to_string())
+                            .unwrap_or_default()
+                    })
+                    .style(move |s| {
+                        s.height(ui_line_height.get())
+                            .color(file_node_text_color(
+                                config,
+                                node.clone(),
+                                source_control.clone(),
+                            ))
+                            .selectable(false)
+                    }),
+                )
+            }
+        }
         FileNodeViewKind::Renaming { path, err } => {
             if data.naming.with_untracked(Naming::editor_needs_reset) {
                 initialize_naming_editor_with_path(&data, &path);
diff --git a/lapce-rpc/src/file.rs b/lapce-rpc/src/file.rs
index 3db94531..c2010e38 100644
--- a/lapce-rpc/src/file.rs
+++ b/lapce-rpc/src/file.rs
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ pub fn extra_node(
                     err: n.state.err().map(ToString::to_string),
                 },
                 is_dir: n.is_dir,
+                is_root: false,
                 open: false,
                 level: level + 1,
             }),
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ pub fn extra_node(
                     err: d.state.err().map(ToString::to_string),
                 },
                 is_dir,
+                is_root: false,
                 open: false,
                 level: level + 1,
             }),
@@ -253,6 +255,7 @@ pub fn extra_node(
 pub struct FileNodeViewData {
     pub kind: FileNodeViewKind,
     pub is_dir: bool,
+    pub is_root: bool,
     pub open: bool,
     pub level: usize,
 }
@@ -472,6 +475,7 @@ pub fn append_view_slice(
             view_items.push(FileNodeViewData {
                 kind,
                 is_dir: self.is_dir,
+                is_root: level == 1,
                 open: self.open,
                 level,
             });