diff --git a/src/FolderManager/FileView.vala b/src/FolderManager/FileView.vala
index 2e3ae4a33..5b65ac266 100644
--- a/src/FolderManager/FileView.vala
+++ b/src/FolderManager/FileView.vala
@@ -193,7 +193,12 @@ public class Scratch.FolderManager.FileView : Granite.Widgets.SourceList, Code.P
         if (item_for_path != null) {
             var search_root = item_for_path.get_root_folder ();
             if (search_root is ProjectFolderItem) {
-                search_root.global_search (search_root.file.file, term);
+                GLib.File start_folder = (item_for_path is FolderItem)
+                    ? item_for_path.file.file
+                    : search_root.file.file;
+
+                bool is_explicit = !(item_for_path is ProjectFolderItem);
+                search_root.global_search (start_folder, term, is_explicit);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/FolderManager/ProjectFolderItem.vala b/src/FolderManager/ProjectFolderItem.vala
index cc4dca33c..247b0803c 100644
--- a/src/FolderManager/ProjectFolderItem.vala
+++ b/src/FolderManager/ProjectFolderItem.vala
@@ -323,7 +323,11 @@ namespace Scratch.FolderManager {
             return is_git_repo ? monitored_repo.is_valid_new_local_branch_name (new_name) : false;
         }
 
-        public void global_search (GLib.File start_folder = this.file.file, string? term = null) {
+        public void global_search (
+            GLib.File start_folder = this.file.file,
+            string? term = null,
+            bool is_explicit = false
+        ) {
             /* For now set all options to the most inclusive (except case).
              * The ability to set these in the dialog (or by parameter) may be added later. */
             string? search_term = null;
@@ -410,7 +414,7 @@ namespace Scratch.FolderManager {
             remove_all_badges ();
             collapse_all ();
 
-            if (monitored_repo != null) {
+            if (monitored_repo != null && !is_explicit) {
                 try {
                     monitored_repo.git_repo.file_status_foreach (status_options, (rel_path, status) => {
                         var target = file.file.resolve_relative_path (rel_path);