diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index 859a1e1a..6f6f187a 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ Order = user-visible value first; each ships with backend + UI + tests.
 - [x] `desloppify` pass — 73 review items dispositioned (46 fixed, 27 honestly skipped), strict score 77.1 (was 18.9); scorecard lives in README. `security-reviewer` pass done incrementally per batch (OAuth secrets, SSRF, process exec, path safety)
 - [x] Tag management page (upstream #2962) — owner-scoped `tag:` metadata stats/rename/recolor/delete in `inventory.FileClient`, `GET/PATCH/DELETE /file/tag` routes, Settings → Tags tab with merge-on-rename semantics
 - [x] Private space / vault (upstream #3447) — opt-in root folder flagged `sys:vault`; ancestry-based membership (zero flag maintenance; chain-less search results resolved lazily via `file_children`); `vaultNavigator` decorator gating `To`/`Children`/`Walk`/`ExecuteHook`; separate vault password (`salt:sha256`, sensitive) + 30-min cache-backed unlock session, unlock rate-limited 10/h; vault content never shareable and never direct-linkable; search filtered while locked; `vault_enabled`/`vault_unlocked` in user settings; unlock prompt in `ExplorerError`, Private space section in security settings, lock badge on vault folder (#195)
+- [x] Share `hide_readme` option (upstream #2729 item 6) — `ShareProps.HideReadMe` (only meaningful with `ShowReadMe`); share navigator filters `README.md`/`README.txt` (case-insensitive) from listings while direct-path resolution stays open for the readme viewer; `detectReadMe` URI fallback now probes unconditionally; owner-only `hide_readme` on share responses; Share dialog nested checkbox
 
 ## 6. Phase D — desktop, all platforms
 
diff --git a/frontend/public/locales/en-US/application.json b/frontend/public/locales/en-US/application.json
index f7c897e5..e779c6e3 100644
--- a/frontend/public/locales/en-US/application.json
+++ b/frontend/public/locales/en-US/application.json
@@ -688,7 +688,9 @@
     "deleteViewSetting": "Delete view setting",
     "shareTargets": "Share targets",
     "shareTargetsCount_one": "{{count}} file selected",
-    "shareTargetsCount_other": "{{count}} files selected"
+    "shareTargetsCount_other": "{{count}} files selected",
+    "hideReadme": "Hide readme file",
+    "hideReadmeDes": "Keep the README file itself out of the share listing. Visitors still see the rendered readme."
   },
   "uploader": {
     "fileCopyName": "Copy of ",
diff --git a/frontend/public/locales/zh-CN/application.json b/frontend/public/locales/zh-CN/application.json
index 254f8424..95bef40f 100644
--- a/frontend/public/locales/zh-CN/application.json
+++ b/frontend/public/locales/zh-CN/application.json
@@ -688,7 +688,9 @@
     "deleteViewSetting": "删除视图设置",
     "shareTargets": "分享对象",
     "shareTargetsCount_one": "已选择 {{count}} 个项目",
-    "shareTargetsCount_other": "已选择 {{count}} 个项目"
+    "shareTargetsCount_other": "已选择 {{count}} 个项目",
+    "hideReadme": "隐藏 README 文件",
+    "hideReadmeDes": "在分享文件列表中隐藏 README 文件本身，访客仍可看到渲染后的说明内容。"
   },
   "uploader": {
     "fileCopyName": "副本_",
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/explorer.ts b/frontend/src/api/explorer.ts
index 19bfa0a6..07dedd6c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/explorer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/explorer.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ export interface Share {
   source_uri?: string;
   password?: string;
   show_readme?: boolean;
+  hide_readme?: boolean;
   allow_upload?: boolean;
   allow_edit?: boolean;
   preview_only?: boolean;
@@ -360,6 +361,7 @@ export interface ShareCreateService {
   expire?: number;
   share_view?: boolean;
   show_readme?: boolean;
+  hide_readme?: boolean;
   allow_upload?: boolean;
   allow_edit?: boolean;
   preview_only?: boolean;
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/FileManager/Dialogs/Share/ShareDialog.tsx b/frontend/src/component/FileManager/Dialogs/Share/ShareDialog.tsx
index cc48642a..d20fcded 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/FileManager/Dialogs/Share/ShareDialog.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/FileManager/Dialogs/Share/ShareDialog.tsx
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ const shareToSetting = (share: ShareModel, t: TFunction): ShareSetting => {
     use_custom_password: true,
     share_view: share.share_view,
     show_readme: share.show_readme,
+    hide_readme: share.hide_readme,
     allow_upload: share.allow_upload,
     allow_edit: share.allow_edit,
     preview_only: share.preview_only,
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/FileManager/Dialogs/Share/ShareSetting.tsx b/frontend/src/component/FileManager/Dialogs/Share/ShareSetting.tsx
index 3dba2788..2b0ed860 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/FileManager/Dialogs/Share/ShareSetting.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/FileManager/Dialogs/Share/ShareSetting.tsx
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ export interface ShareSetting {
   password?: string;
   share_view?: boolean;
   show_readme?: boolean;
+  hide_readme?: boolean;
   allow_upload?: boolean;
   allow_edit?: boolean;
   preview_only?: boolean;
@@ -399,6 +400,16 @@ const ShareSettingContent = ({ setting, file, editing, onSettingChange }: ShareS
             </AccordionSummary>
             <AccordionDetails>
               <Trans i18nKey="application:modals.showReadmeDes" components={[<Code />]} />
+              <StyledListItemButton disabled={!setting.show_readme}>
+                <ListItemText primary={t("application:modals.hideReadme")} secondary={t("application:modals.hideReadmeDes")} />
+                <ListItemSecondaryAction>
+                  <Checkbox
+                    checked={setting.show_readme && setting.hide_readme}
+                    disabled={!setting.show_readme}
+                    onChange={() => onSettingChange({ ...setting, hide_readme: !setting.hide_readme })}
+                  />
+                </ListItemSecondaryAction>
+              </StyledListItemButton>
             </AccordionDetails>
           </Accordion>
         </>
diff --git a/frontend/src/redux/thunks/share.ts b/frontend/src/redux/thunks/share.ts
index 65a28106..281bb465 100644
--- a/frontend/src/redux/thunks/share.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/redux/thunks/share.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import i18next from "i18next";
 import { closeSnackbar, enqueueSnackbar, SnackbarKey } from "notistack";
-import { getFileInfo, getFileList, getShareInfo, sendCreateShare, sendUpdateShare } from "../../api/api.ts";
+import { getFileInfo, getShareInfo, sendCreateShare, sendUpdateShare } from "../../api/api.ts";
 import { FileResponse, Share, ShareCreateService } from "../../api/explorer.ts";
 import { DefaultCloseAction, OpenReadMeAction } from "../../component/Common/Snackbar/snackbar.tsx";
 import { ShareSetting } from "../../component/FileManager/Dialogs/Share/ShareSetting.tsx";
-import { getPaginationState } from "../../component/FileManager/Pagination/PaginationFooter.tsx";
 import CrUri from "../../util/uri.ts";
 import { fileUpdated } from "../fileManagerSlice.ts";
 import {
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ export function createOrUpdateShareLink(
       password: setting.password,
       share_view: setting.share_view,
       show_readme: setting.show_readme,
+      hide_readme: setting.show_readme ? setting.hide_readme : false,
       allow_upload: setting.allow_upload || setting.allow_edit,
       allow_edit: setting.allow_edit,
       preview_only: setting.preview_only,
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ const supportedReadMeFiles = ["README.md", "README.txt"];
 
 export function detectReadMe(index: number, isTablet: boolean): AppThunk<Promise<void>> {
   return async (dispatch, getState) => {
-    const { files: list, pagination } = getState().fileManager[index]?.list ?? {};
+    const { files: list } = getState().fileManager[index]?.list ?? {};
     if (list) {
       // Find readme file from highest to lowest priority
       for (const readmeFile of supportedReadMeFiles) {
@@ -159,10 +159,11 @@ export function detectReadMe(index: number, isTablet: boolean): AppThunk<Promise
       }
     }
 
-    // Not found in current file list, try to get file directly
+    // Not found in current file list, try to get file directly. Always
+    // probe: the readme may be filtered out of the listing entirely
+    // (hide_readme) or live on a page we have not fetched yet.
     const path = getState().fileManager[index]?.pure_path;
-    const hasMorePages = getPaginationState(pagination).moreItems;
-    if (path && hasMorePages) {
+    if (path) {
       const uri = new CrUri(path);
       for (const readmeFile of supportedReadMeFiles) {
         try {
diff --git a/inventory/types/types.go b/inventory/types/types.go
index a3204be8..9f54615d 100644
--- a/inventory/types/types.go
+++ b/inventory/types/types.go
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ type (
 		ShareView bool `json:"share_view,omitempty"`
 		// Whether to automatically show readme file in share view
 		ShowReadMe bool `json:"show_read_me,omitempty"`
+		// Whether to hide the readme file itself from the share listing
+		// (only meaningful together with ShowReadMe)
+		HideReadMe bool `json:"hide_readme,omitempty"`
 		// Whether share visitors can upload new files into the shared folder
 		AllowUpload bool `json:"allow_upload,omitempty"`
 		// Whether share visitors can rename, move and delete files (implies upload)
diff --git a/pkg/filemanager/fs/dbfs/share_navigator.go b/pkg/filemanager/fs/dbfs/share_navigator.go
index c65431bc..d1a37dc5 100644
--- a/pkg/filemanager/fs/dbfs/share_navigator.go
+++ b/pkg/filemanager/fs/dbfs/share_navigator.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package dbfs
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/cloudreve/Cloudreve/v4/application/constants"
 	"github.com/cloudreve/Cloudreve/v4/ent"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cloudreve/Cloudreve/v4/pkg/logging"
 	"github.com/cloudreve/Cloudreve/v4/pkg/serializer"
 	"github.com/cloudreve/Cloudreve/v4/pkg/setting"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -367,7 +369,26 @@ func (n *shareNavigator) Children(ctx context.Context, parent *File, args *ListA
 		}, nil
 	}
 
-	return n.baseNavigator.children(ctx, parent, args)
+	res, err := n.baseNavigator.children(ctx, parent, args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Shares with a rendered readme can keep the file itself out of the
+	// listing; it stays reachable by direct path for the readme viewer.
+	if n.share != nil && n.share.Props != nil && n.share.Props.ShowReadMe && n.share.Props.HideReadMe {
+		res.Files = lo.Filter(res.Files, func(f *File, _ int) bool {
+			return !readMeFileNames[strings.ToUpper(f.Name())]
+		})
+	}
+	return res, nil
+}
+
+// readMeFileNames mirrors the frontend's detection priority list; entries
+// are uppercase for case-insensitive matching.
+var readMeFileNames = map[string]bool{
+	"README.MD":  true,
+	"README.TXT": true,
 }
 
 // linkSharedFile attaches a linked file of a multi-file share under the
diff --git a/pkg/filemanager/fs/dbfs/share_readme_test.go b/pkg/filemanager/fs/dbfs/share_readme_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db0a7ef1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/filemanager/fs/dbfs/share_readme_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package dbfs
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/cloudreve/Cloudreve/v4/ent"
+	"github.com/cloudreve/Cloudreve/v4/ent/enttest"
+	"github.com/cloudreve/Cloudreve/v4/inventory"
+	"github.com/cloudreve/Cloudreve/v4/inventory/types"
+	"github.com/cloudreve/Cloudreve/v4/pkg/boolset"
+	"github.com/cloudreve/Cloudreve/v4/pkg/filemanager/fs"
+	"github.com/cloudreve/Cloudreve/v4/pkg/hashid"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// readmeShareFixture seeds an owner with a folder containing a README.md and
+// a regular file, shared via a folder share with the given props.
+func readmeShareFixture(t *testing.T, client *ent.Client, hasher hashid.Encoder, props *types.ShareProps) (*ent.User, *ent.Share) {
+	t.Helper()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	policy := client.StoragePolicy.Create().SetName("local").SetType("local").SaveX(ctx)
+	permissions := &boolset.BooleanSet{}
+	boolset.Sets(map[types.GroupPermission]bool{
+		types.GroupPermissionShare:         true,
+		types.GroupPermissionShareDownload: true,
+	}, permissions)
+	group := client.Group.Create().SetName("g").SetPermissions(permissions).
+		SetStoragePolicies(policy).SaveX(ctx)
+
+	owner := client.User.Create().SetEmail("owner@example.com").SetNick("o").SetGroup(group).SaveX(ctx)
+	ownerRoot := client.File.Create().SetName(inventory.RootFolderName).
+		SetType(int(types.FileTypeFolder)).SetOwner(owner).SaveX(ctx)
+	dir := client.File.Create().SetName("docs").SetType(int(types.FileTypeFolder)).
+		SetOwner(owner).SetParent(ownerRoot).SaveX(ctx)
+	client.File.Create().SetName("README.md").SetType(int(types.FileTypeFile)).
+		SetOwner(owner).SetParent(dir).SaveX(ctx)
+	client.File.Create().SetName("readme.txt").SetType(int(types.FileTypeFile)).
+		SetOwner(owner).SetParent(dir).SaveX(ctx)
+	client.File.Create().SetName("notes.txt").SetType(int(types.FileTypeFile)).
+		SetOwner(owner).SetParent(dir).SaveX(ctx)
+
+	share := client.Share.Create().SetUser(owner).SetFile(dir).SetProps(props).SaveX(ctx)
+
+	visitor := client.User.Create().SetEmail("visitor@example.com").SetNick("v").SetGroup(group).SaveX(ctx)
+	visitor.SetGroup(group)
+	return visitor, share
+}
+
+func TestShareHideReadMe(t *testing.T) {
+	newNav := func(t *testing.T, props *types.ShareProps) (Navigator, *fs.URI, *ent.Client) {
+		client := enttest.Open(t, "sqlite3", "file:"+t.Name()+"?mode=memory&cache=shared")
+		t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, client.Close()) })
+		hasher, err := hashid.New("seed-test-salt")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		visitor, share := readmeShareFixture(t, client, hasher, props)
+		nav := multiShareNavigator(t, client, hasher, visitor)
+		uri, err := fs.NewUriFromString(fs.NewShareUri(hashid.EncodeShareID(hasher, share.ID), ""))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		return nav, uri, client
+	}
+
+	names := func(t *testing.T, nav Navigator, uri *fs.URI) []string {
+		t.Helper()
+		root, err := nav.To(context.Background(), uri)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		res, err := nav.Children(context.Background(), root, &ListArgs{Page: &inventory.PaginationArgs{PageSize: 100}})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		return lo.Map(res.Files, func(f *File, _ int) string { return f.Name() })
+	}
+
+	t.Run("hidden when both props set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		nav, uri, _ := newNav(t, &types.ShareProps{ShowReadMe: true, HideReadMe: true})
+		require.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"notes.txt"}, names(t, nav, uri))
+
+		// Hidden files remain resolvable by path for the readme viewer.
+		f, err := nav.To(context.Background(), uri.Join("README.md"))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, "README.md", f.Name())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("listed without hide prop", func(t *testing.T) {
+		nav, uri, _ := newNav(t, &types.ShareProps{ShowReadMe: true})
+		require.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"README.md", "readme.txt", "notes.txt"}, names(t, nav, uri))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("listed without readme props", func(t *testing.T) {
+		nav, uri, _ := newNav(t, &types.ShareProps{})
+		require.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"README.md", "readme.txt", "notes.txt"}, names(t, nav, uri))
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/filemanager/manager/manager.go b/pkg/filemanager/manager/manager.go
index f4046dc0..052c03bd 100644
--- a/pkg/filemanager/manager/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/filemanager/manager/manager.go
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ type (
 		Expire          *time.Time
 		ShareView       bool
 		ShowReadMe      bool
+		HideReadMe      bool
 		AllowUpload     bool
 		AllowEdit       bool
 		PreviewOnly     bool
diff --git a/pkg/filemanager/manager/operation.go b/pkg/filemanager/manager/operation.go
index c44bef73..62a05e7c 100644
--- a/pkg/filemanager/manager/operation.go
+++ b/pkg/filemanager/manager/operation.go
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ func (l *manager) CreateOrUpdateShare(ctx context.Context, paths []*fs.URI, args
 	props := &types.ShareProps{
 		ShareView:   args.ShareView,
 		ShowReadMe:  args.ShowReadMe,
+		HideReadMe:  args.HideReadMe && args.ShowReadMe,
 		AllowUpload: args.AllowUpload || args.AllowEdit,
 		AllowEdit:   args.AllowEdit,
 		PreviewOnly: args.PreviewOnly,
diff --git a/service/explorer/response.go b/service/explorer/response.go
index feb46455..498d2fb4 100644
--- a/service/explorer/response.go
+++ b/service/explorer/response.go
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ type Share struct {
 	PreviewOnly bool   `json:"preview_only,omitempty"`
 	UploadOnly  bool   `json:"upload_only,omitempty"`
 	Note        string `json:"note,omitempty"`
+	HideReadMe  bool   `json:"hide_readme,omitempty"`
 
 	// Only viewable if explicitly unlocked by owner
 	SourceUri string `json:"source_uri,omitempty"`
@@ -415,6 +416,7 @@ func BuildShare(ctx context.Context, s *ent.Share, base *url.URL, hasher hashid.
 			res.UploadOnly = s.Props.UploadOnly
 			// Owner-private note; never sent to share visitors (#3570).
 			res.Note = s.Props.Note
+			res.HideReadMe = s.Props.HideReadMe
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/service/share/manage.go b/service/share/manage.go
index b6aedacd..d4453a71 100644
--- a/service/share/manage.go
+++ b/service/share/manage.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type (
 		Expire          int      `json:"expire"`
 		ShareView       bool     `json:"share_view"`
 		ShowReadMe      bool     `json:"show_readme"`
+		HideReadMe      bool     `json:"hide_readme"`
 		AllowUpload     bool     `json:"allow_upload"`
 		AllowEdit       bool     `json:"allow_edit"`
 		PreviewOnly     bool     `json:"preview_only"`
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ func (service *ShareCreateService) Upsert(c *gin.Context, existed int) (string,
 		ExistedShareID:  existed,
 		ShareView:       service.ShareView,
 		ShowReadMe:      service.ShowReadMe,
+		HideReadMe:      service.HideReadMe,
 		AllowUpload:     service.AllowUpload,
 		AllowEdit:       service.AllowEdit,
 		PreviewOnly:     service.PreviewOnly,