diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/file-tree.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/file-tree.tsx
index 83a39a16ca6..b7f8316d037 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/file-tree.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/file-tree.tsx
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ export default function FileTree(props: {
                   <Collapsible.Content class="relative pt-0.5">
                     <div
                       classList={{
-                        "absolute top-0 bottom-0 w-px pointer-events-none bg-border-weak-base": true,
-                        "opacity-100": expanded() && deep() === level,
-                        "opacity-50": !(expanded() && deep() === level),
+                        "absolute top-0 bottom-0 w-px pointer-events-none bg-border-weak-base opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-150 ease-out motion-reduce:transition-none": true,
+                        "group-hover/filetree:opacity-100": expanded() && deep() === level,
+                        "group-hover/filetree:opacity-50": !(expanded() && deep() === level),
                       }}
                       style={`left: ${Math.max(0, 8 + level * 12 - 4) + 8}px`}
                     />
diff --git a/packages/app/src/pages/session.tsx b/packages/app/src/pages/session.tsx
index 41d940505dc..d717cc3d8cb 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/pages/session.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/pages/session.tsx
@@ -2626,7 +2626,7 @@ export default function Page() {
 
             <Show when={layout.fileTree.opened()}>
               <div class="relative shrink-0 h-full" style={{ width: `${layout.fileTree.width()}px` }}>
-                <div class="h-full border-l border-border-weak-base flex flex-col overflow-hidden">
+                <div class="h-full border-l border-border-weak-base flex flex-col overflow-hidden group/filetree">
                   <Tabs
                     variant="pill"
                     value={fileTreeTab()}