diff --git a/OtterGui b/OtterGui
index 3679cb37..f401cea4 160000
--- a/OtterGui
+++ b/OtterGui
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3679cb37d5cc04351c064b1372a6eac51c7375a8
+Subproject commit f401cea47e45d12e09d1668187e3bb2781af21dd
diff --git a/Penumbra/Configuration.cs b/Penumbra/Configuration.cs
index 2e39f4d3..4848d337 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Configuration.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Configuration.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public partial class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
     public bool ScaleModSelector { get; set; } = false;
     public float ModSelectorAbsoluteSize { get; set; } = Constants.DefaultAbsoluteSize;
     public int ModSelectorScaledSize { get; set; } = Constants.DefaultScaledSize;
+    public bool OpenFoldersByDefault { get; set; } = false;
 
 
     public bool ShowAdvanced { get; set; }
diff --git a/Penumbra/UI/Classes/ModFileSystemSelector.cs b/Penumbra/UI/Classes/ModFileSystemSelector.cs
index ff606509..20422f26 100644
--- a/Penumbra/UI/Classes/ModFileSystemSelector.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/UI/Classes/ModFileSystemSelector.cs
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ public sealed partial class ModFileSystemSelector : FileSystemSelector< Mod, Mod
     protected override uint FolderLineColor
         => ColorId.FolderLine.Value();
 
+    protected override bool FoldersDefaultOpen
+        => Penumbra.Config.OpenFoldersByDefault;
+
     protected override void DrawPopups()
     {
         _fileManager.Draw();
diff --git a/Penumbra/UI/ConfigWindow.SettingsTab.General.cs b/Penumbra/UI/ConfigWindow.SettingsTab.General.cs
index 88c1fc8d..05527732 100644
--- a/Penumbra/UI/ConfigWindow.SettingsTab.General.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/UI/ConfigWindow.SettingsTab.General.cs
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ public partial class ConfigWindow
             DrawFolderSortType();
             DrawAbsoluteSizeSelector();
             DrawRelativeSizeSelector();
+            Checkbox( "Open Folders by Default", "Whether to start with all folders collapsed or expanded in the mod selector.",
+                Penumbra.Config.OpenFoldersByDefault, v =>
+                {
+                    Penumbra.Config.OpenFoldersByDefault = v;
+                    _window._selector.SetFilterDirty();
+                } );
             ImGui.Dummy( _window._defaultSpace );
             DrawDefaultModImportPath();
             DrawDefaultModAuthor();