diff --git a/packages/trees/src/model/publicTypes.ts b/packages/trees/src/model/publicTypes.ts
index e43cd6fba..33d6029ad 100644
--- a/packages/trees/src/model/publicTypes.ts
+++ b/packages/trees/src/model/publicTypes.ts
@@ -142,17 +142,13 @@ export interface FileTreeDirectoryHandle extends FileTreeItemHandleBase {
 export interface FileTreeFileHandle extends FileTreeItemHandleBase {
   isDirectory(): false;
 }
-
 export type FileTreeItemHandle = FileTreeDirectoryHandle | FileTreeFileHandle;
-
 export interface FileTreeRenderOptions {
-  // Hint how many rows should fit in the first render before the browser can
-  // measure the real scroll viewport. Fractional values are allowed when the
-  // desired first-render budget is not an exact multiple of itemHeight.
   initialVisibleRowCount?: number;
   itemHeight?: number;
   overscan?: number;
   stickyFolders?: boolean;
+  flattenedSegmentsTruncation?: 'per-segment' | 'end';
 }
 
 export type FileTreeScrollOffset = 'top' | 'center' | 'nearest';
diff --git a/packages/trees/src/render/FileTree.ts b/packages/trees/src/render/FileTree.ts
index 3948e3c77..9080a8b7e 100644
--- a/packages/trees/src/render/FileTree.ts
+++ b/packages/trees/src/render/FileTree.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,11 @@ export class FileTree
   readonly #density: FileTreeDensityPreset;
   readonly #viewOptions: Pick<
     FileTreeOptions,
-    'initialVisibleRowCount' | 'itemHeight' | 'overscan' | 'stickyFolders'
+    | 'initialVisibleRowCount'
+    | 'itemHeight'
+    | 'overscan'
+    | 'stickyFolders'
+    | 'flattenedSegmentsTruncation'
   >;
   #fileTreeContainer: HTMLElement | undefined;
   #gitStatusState: FileTreeGitStatusState | null;
@@ -230,6 +234,7 @@ export class FileTree
       stickyFolders,
       unsafeCSS,
       initialVisibleRowCount,
+      flattenedSegmentsTruncation,
       ...controllerOptions
     } = options;
     this.#composition = composition;
@@ -248,6 +253,7 @@ export class FileTree
       itemHeight: this.#density.itemHeight,
       overscan,
       stickyFolders,
+      flattenedSegmentsTruncation,
       initialVisibleRowCount,
     };
     this.#controller = new FileTreeController({
@@ -561,6 +567,7 @@ export class FileTree
     itemHeight?: number;
     overscan?: number;
     stickyFolders?: boolean;
+    flattenedSegmentsTruncation?: 'per-segment' | 'end';
   } {
     return {
       initialViewportHeight: resolveInitialViewportHeight({
@@ -570,6 +577,8 @@ export class FileTree
       itemHeight: this.#viewOptions.itemHeight,
       overscan: this.#viewOptions.overscan,
       stickyFolders: this.#viewOptions.stickyFolders,
+      flattenedSegmentsTruncation:
+        this.#viewOptions.flattenedSegmentsTruncation,
     };
   }
 
@@ -877,6 +886,7 @@ export function preloadFileTree(options: FileTreeOptions): FileTreeSsrPayload {
     searchFakeFocus,
     stickyFolders,
     unsafeCSS,
+    flattenedSegmentsTruncation,
     initialVisibleRowCount,
     ...controllerOptions
   } = options;
@@ -925,6 +935,7 @@ export function preloadFileTree(options: FileTreeOptions): FileTreeSsrPayload {
       searchEnabled: search === true,
       searchFakeFocus: searchFakeFocus === true,
       stickyFolders,
+      flattenedSegmentsTruncation,
       initialViewportHeight,
     })
   );
diff --git a/packages/trees/src/render/FileTreeView.tsx b/packages/trees/src/render/FileTreeView.tsx
index 0d3cbab06..ecf68afc7 100644
--- a/packages/trees/src/render/FileTreeView.tsx
+++ b/packages/trees/src/render/FileTreeView.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ import {
 function formatFlattenedSegments(
   row: FileTreeVisibleRow,
   renameInput: JSX.Element | null = null,
-  dragTargetFlattenedSegmentPath: string | null = null
+  dragTargetFlattenedSegmentPath: string | null = null,
+  flattenedSegmentsTruncation: 'per-segment' | 'end' = 'per-segment'
 ): JSX.Element | string {
   'use no memo';
   const segments = row.flattenedSegments;
@@ -86,7 +87,13 @@ function formatFlattenedSegments(
     return renameInput ?? row.name;
   }
 
-  return (
+  return flattenedSegmentsTruncation === 'end' ? (
+    (renameInput ?? (
+      <MiddleTruncate minimumLength={5}>
+        {segments.map((segment) => segment.name).join(' / ')}
+      </MiddleTruncate>
+    ))
+  ) : (
     <span data-item-flattened-subitems>
       {segments.map((segment, index) => {
         const isLast = index === segments.length - 1;
@@ -848,6 +855,7 @@ function renderFileTreeRowContent(
     gitLaneActive = false,
     renameInput = null,
     showDecorativeActionAffordance = false,
+    flattenedSegmentsTruncation = 'per-segment',
   }: {
     actionLaneEnabled?: boolean;
     customDecoration?: FileTreeRowDecoration | null;
@@ -857,6 +865,7 @@ function renderFileTreeRowContent(
     gitLaneActive?: boolean;
     renameInput?: JSX.Element | null;
     showDecorativeActionAffordance?: boolean;
+    flattenedSegmentsTruncation?: 'per-segment' | 'end';
   } = {}
 ): JSX.Element {
   const targetPath = getFileTreeRowPath(row);
@@ -886,7 +895,8 @@ function renderFileTreeRowContent(
           ? formatFlattenedSegments(
               row,
               renameInput,
-              dragTargetFlattenedSegmentPath
+              dragTargetFlattenedSegmentPath,
+              flattenedSegmentsTruncation
             )
           : (renameInput ?? (
               <MiddleTruncate minimumLength={5} split="extension">
@@ -929,6 +939,7 @@ type FileTreeRenderedRowMode = FileTreeRowClickMode;
 // with a different `registerButton` target.
 type FileTreeRenderRowFrame = {
   controller: FileTreeController;
+  flattenedSegmentsTruncation: 'per-segment' | 'end';
   renameView: ReturnType<FileTreeController[typeof FILE_TREE_RENAME_VIEW]>;
   visualFocusPath: string | null;
   contextHoverPath: string | null;
@@ -999,6 +1010,7 @@ function renderStyledRow(
 ): JSX.Element {
   const {
     controller,
+    flattenedSegmentsTruncation,
     renameView,
     visualFocusPath,
     contextHoverPath,
@@ -1077,6 +1089,7 @@ function renderStyledRow(
     customDecoration,
     decorationLaneEnabled,
     dragTargetFlattenedSegmentPath: dragTarget?.flattenedSegmentPath ?? null,
+    flattenedSegmentsTruncation,
     gitDecoration,
     gitLaneActive,
     renameInput,
@@ -1239,6 +1252,7 @@ export function FileTreeView({
   searchFakeFocus = false,
   slotHost,
   stickyFolders = false,
+  flattenedSegmentsTruncation = 'per-segment',
   initialViewportHeight = FILE_TREE_DEFAULT_VIEWPORT_HEIGHT,
 }: FileTreeViewProps): JSX.Element {
   'use no memo';
@@ -3636,6 +3650,7 @@ export function FileTreeView({
     contextMenuRightClickEnabled,
     contextMenuTriggerMode,
     controller,
+    flattenedSegmentsTruncation,
     directoriesWithGitChanges,
     dragAndDropEnabled,
     draggedPathSet,