diff --git a/frontend/src/detail/DetailPanel.jsx b/frontend/src/detail/DetailPanel.jsx
index d5bcda6..4d3f0e0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/detail/DetailPanel.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/detail/DetailPanel.jsx
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ const DetailPanel = ({
   onCorrespondentAdd,
   onCorrespondentRemove,
   resolveApiPath,
+  onFolderNavigate = null,
+  resolveFolderPath = null,
   onClose = () => {},
 }) => {
   const selectedCount = selectedDocuments.length;
@@ -670,6 +672,20 @@ const DetailPanel = ({
     return sortCorrespondents(singleDoc.correspondents || []);
   }, [singleDoc]);
 
+  const singleFolderPath = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!singleDoc?.folder_id) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    if (typeof resolveFolderPath !== 'function') {
+      return null;
+    }
+    const segments = resolveFolderPath(singleDoc.folder_id);
+    if (!Array.isArray(segments) || !segments.some((segment) => segment?.id && segment.id !== 'root')) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return segments;
+  }, [singleDoc?.folder_id, resolveFolderPath]);
+
   const bulkCorrespondents = useMemo(() => {
     if (selectedDocuments.length <= 1) {
       const doc = selectedDocuments[0];
@@ -1063,6 +1079,53 @@ const DetailPanel = ({
               <strong>Pages:</strong> {pageCountValue}
             </div>
           ) : null}
+          {singleFolderPath?.length ? (
+            <div>
+              <strong>Folder:</strong>{' '}
+              <span className="detail-folder-path">
+                {singleFolderPath.map((segment, index) => {
+                  const label = segment?.name || '…';
+                  const targetId = segment?.id || null;
+                  const key = `${targetId || label}-${index}`;
+                  const isClickable = Boolean(targetId) && typeof onFolderNavigate === 'function';
+                  const href = !isClickable
+                    ? null
+                    : targetId === 'root'
+                    ? '/documents'
+                    : `/documents/folder/${targetId}`;
+                  return (
+                    <React.Fragment key={key}>
+                      {index > 0 ? <span className="detail-folder-path__separator">/</span> : null}
+                      {isClickable ? (
+                        <a
+                          href={href}
+                          className="detail-folder-path__link"
+                          onClick={(event) => {
+                            if (
+                              event.button !== 0 ||
+                              event.metaKey ||
+                              event.ctrlKey ||
+                              event.shiftKey ||
+                              event.altKey
+                            ) {
+                              return;
+                            }
+                            event.preventDefault();
+                            event.stopPropagation();
+                            onFolderNavigate(targetId);
+                          }}
+                        >
+                          {label}
+                        </a>
+                      ) : (
+                        <span className="detail-folder-path__segment">{label}</span>
+                      )}
+                    </React.Fragment>
+                  );
+                })}
+              </span>
+            </div>
+          ) : null}
           <div>
             <strong>Original filename:</strong>{' '}
             {singleDoc.original_name}
diff --git a/frontend/src/index.jsx b/frontend/src/index.jsx
index ad0e5d3..210e146 100644
--- a/frontend/src/index.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/index.jsx
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ const AppLayout = () => {
   const selectionInitializedRef = useRef(false);
   const dragCounterRef = useRef(0);
   const prefetchedFoldersRef = useRef(new Set(['root']));
+  const detailFolderFetchRef = useRef(new Set());
   const selectionAnchorRef = useRef(initialRowSelection[initialRowSelection.length - 1] || null);
   const selectionOrderRef = useRef(initialRowSelection);
 
@@ -643,6 +644,7 @@ const AppLayout = () => {
     dragCounterRef.current = 0;
     prefetchedFoldersRef.current = new Set(['root']);
     breadcrumbFetchRef.current = new Set();
+    detailFolderFetchRef.current = new Set();
     bootstrapInitializedRef.current = false;
     selectionInitializedRef.current = false;
   }, [assetManager]);
@@ -1868,19 +1870,134 @@ const AppLayout = () => {
     greedyPrefetchFolders(pendingIds).catch(() => {});
   }, [folderContents, greedyPrefetchFolders]);
 
+  const expandFolderAncestors = useCallback(
+    (targetId) => {
+      if (!targetId || targetId === 'root') {
+        setFolderNodes((prev) => {
+          if (prev.get('root')?.expanded) {
+            return prev;
+          }
+          const next = new Map(prev);
+          const rootNode = next.get('root');
+          if (rootNode) {
+            next.set('root', { ...rootNode, expanded: true });
+          }
+          return next;
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      setFolderNodes((prev) => {
+        const next = new Map(prev);
+        let currentId = targetId;
+        let guard = 0;
+        while (currentId && !next.has(currentId) && guard < 32) {
+          guard += 1;
+          const node = prev.get(currentId);
+          if (!node) {
+            break;
+          }
+          currentId = node.parentId ?? 'root';
+        }
+
+        currentId = targetId;
+        guard = 0;
+        while (currentId && guard < 32) {
+          guard += 1;
+          const node = next.get(currentId);
+          if (!node) {
+            break;
+          }
+          if (!node.expanded && currentId !== targetId) {
+            next.set(currentId, { ...node, expanded: true });
+          }
+          currentId = node.parentId ?? 'root';
+          if (!currentId || currentId === 'root') {
+            const rootNode = next.get('root');
+            if (rootNode && !rootNode.expanded) {
+              next.set('root', { ...rootNode, expanded: true });
+            }
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        return next;
+      });
+    },
+    []);
+
+  const ensureFolderAncestorsLoaded = useCallback(
+    async (targetId) => {
+      if (!targetId || targetId === 'root') {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const visited = new Set();
+      const stack = [];
+
+      let currentId = targetId;
+      let guard = 0;
+      while (currentId && currentId !== 'root' && guard < 32) {
+        guard += 1;
+        if (visited.has(currentId)) {
+          break;
+        }
+        visited.add(currentId);
+
+        const node = folderNodes.get(currentId);
+        if (!node) {
+          stack.push(currentId);
+          break;
+        }
+
+        const parentId = node.parentId ?? 'root';
+        if (!parentId || parentId === 'root') {
+          break;
+        }
+        stack.push(parentId);
+        currentId = parentId;
+      }
+
+      while (stack.length) {
+        const ancestorId = stack.pop();
+        if (!ancestorId || ancestorId === 'root') {
+          continue;
+        }
+        if (!folderNodes.has(ancestorId)) {
+          try {
+            await ensureFolderData(ancestorId, { includeDocuments: false, force: false });
+          } catch (error) {
+            console.warn('Failed to ensure ancestor folder for navigation', ancestorId, error);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    [folderNodes, ensureFolderData],
+  );
+
   const selectFolder = useCallback(
     async (folderId, { replace = false, immediate = false } = {}) => {
       const targetId = folderId && folderId !== 'root' ? folderId : 'root';
 
+      await ensureFolderAncestorsLoaded(targetId);
+      expandFolderAncestors(targetId);
+
       if (!navigate || immediate) {
         await loadFolder(targetId, { preserveSearch: isFilterActive });
+        setSelectedFolder(targetId);
         return;
       }
 
       const path = targetId === 'root' ? '/documents' : `/documents/folder/${targetId}`;
       navigate(path, { replace });
     },
-    [loadFolder, navigate, isFilterActive],
+    [
+      ensureFolderAncestorsLoaded,
+      expandFolderAncestors,
+      navigate,
+      loadFolder,
+      isFilterActive,
+      setSelectedFolder,
+    ],
   );
 
   const initializeAfterLogin = useCallback(async () => {
@@ -4450,6 +4567,95 @@ const AppLayout = () => {
     });
   }, [missingBreadcrumbAncestors, ensureFolderData]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!orderedSelectedDocuments.length) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const visited = new Set();
+
+    orderedSelectedDocuments.forEach((doc) => {
+      const folderId = doc?.folder_id;
+      if (!folderId) {
+        return;
+      }
+      let currentId = folderId;
+      let guard = 0;
+      while (currentId && currentId !== 'root' && guard < 32) {
+        guard += 1;
+        if (visited.has(currentId)) {
+          break;
+        }
+        visited.add(currentId);
+        const node = folderNodes.get(currentId);
+        if (!node) {
+          if (!detailFolderFetchRef.current.has(currentId)) {
+            detailFolderFetchRef.current.add(currentId);
+            ensureFolderData(currentId, { force: false, includeDocuments: false })
+              .catch((error) => {
+                console.warn('Failed to preload folder metadata for detail path', currentId, error);
+              })
+              .finally(() => {
+                detailFolderFetchRef.current.delete(currentId);
+              });
+          }
+          break;
+        }
+
+        const parentId = node.parentId ?? 'root';
+        if (!parentId || parentId === 'root') {
+          break;
+        }
+        currentId = parentId;
+      }
+    });
+  }, [orderedSelectedDocuments, folderNodes, ensureFolderData]);
+
+  const resolveFolderPath = useCallback(
+    (folderId) => {
+      if (!folderId || folderId === 'root') {
+        return [];
+      }
+
+      const segments = [];
+      const visited = new Set();
+      let currentId = folderId;
+      let guard = 0;
+
+      while (currentId && guard < 32 && !visited.has(currentId)) {
+        guard += 1;
+        visited.add(currentId);
+
+        if (currentId === 'root') {
+          break;
+        }
+
+        const node = folderNodes.get(currentId);
+        if (!node) {
+          segments.push({ id: currentId, name: '…' });
+          break;
+        }
+
+        segments.push({ id: node.id, name: node.name || 'Folder' });
+
+        const parentId = node.parentId ?? 'root';
+        if (!parentId || parentId === 'root') {
+          segments.push({ id: 'root', name: DEFAULT_FOLDER_NAME });
+          break;
+        }
+
+        currentId = parentId;
+      }
+
+      if (!segments.some((segment) => segment.id === 'root')) {
+        segments.push({ id: 'root', name: DEFAULT_FOLDER_NAME });
+      }
+
+      return segments.reverse();
+    },
+    [folderNodes],
+  );
+
   const selectedPreviewEntry = useMemo(() => {
     if (!selectedDocument) {
       return null;
@@ -4598,7 +4804,9 @@ const AppLayout = () => {
     onCorrespondentAdd: handleCorrespondentAdd,
     onCorrespondentRemove: handleCorrespondentRemove,
     resolveApiPath,
+    onFolderNavigate: selectFolder,
     onClose: clearDocumentSelection,
+    resolveFolderPath,
   };
 
   const skeuoWorkspaceProps = useMemo(
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles.css b/frontend/src/styles.css
index 34d2565..31420f9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles.css
@@ -71,6 +71,25 @@ body {
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
+a {
+  color: var(--accent);
+  text-decoration: underline;
+  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
+  text-underline-offset: 0.18em;
+  transition: color 0.15s ease, text-decoration-color 0.15s ease;
+}
+
+a:visited {
+  color: color-mix(in oklch, var(--accent) 75%, var(--fg) 25%);
+}
+
+a:hover,
+a:focus-visible {
+  color: var(--accent-hover);
+  outline: none;
+  text-decoration-color: currentColor;
+}
+
 #app {
   height: 100%;
   background: var(--bg);
@@ -1821,6 +1840,32 @@ button.danger:hover:not([disabled]) {
   color: var(--muted);
 }
 
+.detail-panel .detail-folder-path {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+.detail-panel .detail-folder-path__link {
+  color: var(--accent);
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.detail-panel .detail-folder-path__link:hover,
+.detail-panel .detail-folder-path__link:focus-visible {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+.detail-panel .detail-folder-path__separator {
+  color: var(--muted);
+}
+
+.detail-panel .detail-folder-path__segment {
+  color: var(--fg);
+}
+
 .detail-panel .doc-title-row {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;