README.md | 2 +-
 src/nnn.c | 6 +++++-

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 51a8bb8ab3fb501076fdf392884a58ddeb06e348..a08426f80ad64b63ddfc056b19434c6b02cd1867 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ - Mimes
   - Preview hovered files in FIFO-based previewer
   - Open with desktop opener or specify a custom opener
   - File-specific colors (or minimal _dirs in context color_)
-  - Icons or Emojis support (customize and compile-in)
+  - Icons and Emojis support (customize and compile-in)
   - Plugin for image, video and audio thumbnails
   - Create, list, extract (to), mount (FUSE based) archives
   - Option to open all text files in `$EDITOR`
diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index 9e8c8aa081fdcbae9b4f88f570f4d1d37801800d..0d7e9d2ff1d55a813a2386e1ce2c0be42a4b0f4a 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -8525,7 +8525,7 @@
 			initpath = startpath ? xstrdup(startpath) : getcwd(NULL, 0);
 			if (!initpath)
 				initpath = "/";
-		} else {
+		} else { /* Open a file */
 			arg = argv[optind];
 			DPRINTF_S(arg);
 			if (xstrlen(arg) > 7 && is_prefix(arg, "file://", 7))
@@ -8536,6 +8536,10 @@ 			if (!initpath) {
 				xerror();
 				return EXIT_FAILURE;
 			}
+
+			/* If the file is hidden, enable hidden option */
+			if (*xbasename(initpath) == '.')
+				cfg.showhidden = 1;
 
 			/*
 			 * If nnn is set as the file manager, applications may try to open