diff --git a/apps/files/src/utils/fileUtils.spec.ts b/apps/files/src/utils/fileUtils.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..66fe14e3a0d00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/files/src/utils/fileUtils.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*!
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import { FileType } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import type { Node } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { getSummaryFor } from './fileUtils.ts'
+
+// Mock translation function used in getSummaryFor
+vi.mock('@nextcloud/l10n', () => ({
+	n: vi.fn((app, single, plural, count) => {
+		if (count === 1) return single.replace('%n', count)
+		return plural.replace('%n', count)
+	}),
+}))
+
+describe('fileUtils', () => {
+	describe('getSummaryFor', () => {
+		it('returns correct summary for files and folders', () => {
+			const nodes = [
+				{ type: FileType.File } as Node,
+				{ type: FileType.Folder } as Node,
+			]
+			expect(getSummaryFor(nodes, 1)).toBe('1 file · 1 folder · 1 hidden')
+		})
+
+		it('does not display hidden string when hideHiddenString is true', () => {
+			const nodes = [
+				{ type: FileType.File } as Node,
+				{ type: FileType.Folder } as Node,
+			]
+			expect(getSummaryFor(nodes, 1, true)).toBe('1 file · 1 folder')
+		})
+
+		it('returns correct summary when there are no hidden files', () => {
+			const nodes = [
+				{ type: FileType.File } as Node,
+				{ type: FileType.File } as Node,
+			]
+			expect(getSummaryFor(nodes, 0)).toBe('2 files')
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/apps/files/src/utils/fileUtils.ts b/apps/files/src/utils/fileUtils.ts
index 83f91a6abfcd1..94ab943c9910e 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/utils/fileUtils.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/utils/fileUtils.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ export function extractFilePaths(path: string): [string, string] {
  *
  * @param nodes - The nodes to summarize
  * @param hidden - The number of hidden nodes
+ * @param hideHiddenString - Whether to omit the hidden files text from the summary
  */
-export function getSummaryFor(nodes: Node[], hidden = 0): string {
+export function getSummaryFor(nodes: Node[], hidden = 0, hideHiddenString = false): string {
 	const fileCount = nodes.filter((node) => node.type === FileType.File).length
 	const folderCount = nodes.filter((node) => node.type === FileType.Folder).length
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ export function getSummaryFor(nodes: Node[], hidden = 0): string {
 		const folderSummary = n('files', '%n folder', '%n folders', folderCount)
 		summary.push(folderSummary)
 	}
-	if (hidden > 0) {
+	if (hidden > 0 && !hideHiddenString) {
 		// TRANSLATORS: This is the number of hidden files or folders
 		const hiddenSummary = n('files', '%n hidden', '%n hidden', hidden)
 		summary.push(hiddenSummary)
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue b/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
index 55e4ef64dbc0a..7130db75c8aba 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		 */
 		summary() {
 			const hidden = this.dirContents.length - this.dirContentsFiltered.length
-			return getSummaryFor(this.dirContentsFiltered, hidden)
+			return getSummaryFor(this.dirContentsFiltered, hidden, this.isPublic)
 		},
 
 		debouncedFetchContent() {