diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index d9bc415..b66bd4c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Here you can control Directory Lister configuration through environment
-# varaibles. See the configuration documentation for additional information:
+# variables. See the configuration documentation for additional information:
 # https://docs.directorylister.com/configuration
 
 APP_DEBUG=false
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ APP_LANGUAGE=en
 DISPLAY_READMES=true
 READMES_FIRST=false
 ZIP_DOWNLOADS=true
+HIDE_DOT_FILES=true
 
 GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_ID=false
 
diff --git a/app/config/app.php b/app/config/app.php
index 1d411ff..ae594a8 100644
--- a/app/config/app.php
+++ b/app/config/app.php
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ return [
     ],
 
     /**
-     * Whether or not to hide application files/directories form the listing.
+     * Whether or not to hide application files/directories from the listing.
      *
      * Default value: true
      */
@@ -159,4 +159,12 @@ return [
      * Default value: 1000000000
      */
     'max_hash_size' => DI\env('MAX_HASH_SIZE', 1000000000),
+
+    /**
+     * Whether or not to hide dot files/directories from the listing.
+     * Like '.env' or '.ssh/'.
+     *
+     * Default value: true
+     */
+    'hide_dot_files' => DI\env('HIDE_DOT_FILES', true),
 ];
diff --git a/app/config/container.php b/app/config/container.php
index 6cfdee3..b1026b5 100644
--- a/app/config/container.php
+++ b/app/config/container.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ return [
     'views_path' => DI\string('{app_path}/views'),
 
     /** Array of application files (to be hidden) */
-    'app_files' => ['app', 'index.php', '.hidden'],
+    'app_files' => ['app', 'index.php', '.hidden', '.env', '.env.example'],
 
     /** Array of application middlewares */
     'middlewares' => function (): array {
diff --git a/app/src/Factories/FinderFactory.php b/app/src/Factories/FinderFactory.php
index 5a9956d..27c4482 100644
--- a/app/src/Factories/FinderFactory.php
+++ b/app/src/Factories/FinderFactory.php
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class FinderFactory
     {
         $finder = Finder::create()->followLinks();
         $finder->ignoreVCS($this->config->get('hide_vcs_files'));
+        $finder->ignoreDotFiles($this->config->get('hide_dot_files'));
 
         if ($this->hiddenFiles->isNotEmpty()) {
             $finder->filter(function (SplFileInfo $file): bool {
diff --git a/tests/Factories/FinderFactoryTest.php b/tests/Factories/FinderFactoryTest.php
index 16c3129..891a695 100644
--- a/tests/Factories/FinderFactoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Factories/FinderFactoryTest.php
@@ -97,6 +97,46 @@ class FinderFactoryTest extends TestCase
         ], $this->getFilesArray($finder));
     }
 
+    public function test_dot_files_are_returned(): void
+    {
+        $this->container->set('hidden_files', []);
+        $this->container->set('hide_dot_files', FALSE);
+
+        $finder = (new FinderFactory(
+            $this->container,
+            $this->config,
+            HiddenFiles::fromConfig($this->config)
+        ))();
+        $finder->in($this->filePath('subdir'))->depth(0);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Finder::class, $finder);
+        $this->assertEquals([
+            '.dot_dir',
+            '.dot_file',
+            'alpha.scss',
+            'bravo.js',
+            'charlie.bash',
+            'delta.html',
+            'echo.yaml',
+        ], $this->getFilesArray($finder));
+    }
+
+    public function test_dot_directory_contents_are_returned(): void
+    {
+        $this->container->set('hidden_files', []);
+        $this->container->set('hide_dot_files', FALSE);
+
+        $finder = (new FinderFactory(
+            $this->container,
+            $this->config,
+            HiddenFiles::fromConfig($this->config)
+        ))();
+        $finder->in($this->filePath('subdir/.dot_dir'))->depth(0);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Finder::class, $finder);
+        $this->assertEquals(['.dot_file'], $this->getFilesArray($finder));
+    }
+
     public function test_it_throws_a_runtime_exception_with_an_invalid_sort_order(): void
     {
         $this->container->set('sort_order', 'invalid');
diff --git a/tests/HiddenFilesTest.php b/tests/HiddenFilesTest.php
index fc2bdd5..2e687dc 100644
--- a/tests/HiddenFilesTest.php
+++ b/tests/HiddenFilesTest.php
@@ -50,11 +50,14 @@ class HiddenFilesTest extends TestCase
                 [], $this->filePath('.hidden'), false, ['alpha', 'bravo'],
             ],
             'App files' => [
-                [], 'NOT_A_REAL_FILE', true, ['app', 'index.php', '.hidden'],
+                [], 'NOT_A_REAL_FILE', true, [
+                    'app', 'index.php', '.hidden', '.env', '.env.example',
+                ],
             ],
             'All' => [
                 ['foo', 'alpha'], $this->filePath('.hidden'), true, [
-                    'foo', 'alpha', 'bravo', 'app', 'index.php', '.hidden',
+                    'foo', 'alpha', 'bravo', 'app', 'index.php', '.hidden', '.env',
+                    '.env.example',
                 ],
             ],
         ];