diff --git a/Crawler.php b/Crawler.php
index 9216dac..b0cb486 100644
--- a/Crawler.php
+++ b/Crawler.php
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ class Crawler
     /** @var bool */
     protected $sortreverse = false;
 
+    /** @var bool */
+    protected $foldersFirst = false;
+
     /** @var string[] patterns to ignore */
     protected $ignore = [];
 
@@ -41,6 +44,11 @@ class Crawler
         $this->sortreverse = $sortreverse;
     }
 
+    public function setFoldersFirst($foldersFirst)
+    {
+        $this->foldersFirst = (bool)$foldersFirst;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Does a (recursive) crawl for finding files based on a given pattern.
      * Based on a safe glob reimplementation using fnmatch and opendir.
@@ -204,13 +212,41 @@ class Crawler
         $callback = [$this, 'compare' . ucfirst($this->sortby)];
         if (!is_callable($callback)) return $items;
 
-        usort($items, $callback);
-        if ($this->sortreverse) {
-            $items = array_reverse($items);
+        // Optional grouping: keep directories before files.
+        // Implement reverse ordering by inverting comparisons instead of array_reverse(),
+        // so the directory-first grouping stays intact.
+        if ($this->foldersFirst) {
+            usort($items, function ($a, $b) use ($callback) {
+                $aIsDir = $this->isDirectoryItem($a);
+                $bIsDir = $this->isDirectoryItem($b);
+                if ($aIsDir !== $bIsDir) {
+                    return $aIsDir ? -1 : 1;
+                }
+
+                $cmp = call_user_func($callback, $a, $b);
+                if ($this->sortreverse) $cmp = -$cmp;
+                return $cmp;
+            });
+        } else {
+            usort($items, $callback);
+            if ($this->sortreverse) {
+                $items = array_reverse($items);
+            }
         }
         return $items;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Detect whether an item represents a directory.
+     * Supports both crawl() results (children tree) and listDirectory() results (isdir).
+     */
+    protected function isDirectoryItem($item)
+    {
+        if (!is_array($item)) return false;
+        if (!empty($item['isdir'])) return true;
+        return array_key_exists('children', $item) && $item['children'] !== false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Check if a file is allowed by the configured extensions
      *
diff --git a/Output.php b/Output.php
index d84c9fd..d0d4fc8 100644
--- a/Output.php
+++ b/Output.php
@@ -265,27 +265,47 @@ class Output
 
         $renderer->table_open($columns);
 
-        if ($params['tableheader']) {
+        $hasOpenLocation = isset($params['openlocation']) && is_string($params['openlocation']) && trim($params['openlocation']) !== '';
+        $hasHeader = !empty($params['tableheader']);
+        if ($hasOpenLocation || $hasHeader) {
             $renderer->tablethead_open();
-            $renderer->tablerow_open();
 
-            $renderer->tableheader_open();
-            $renderer->cdata($this->getLang('filename'));
-            $renderer->tableheader_close();
+            // Small row above the header with an "Open Location" link.
+            if ($hasOpenLocation && ($renderer instanceof \Doku_Renderer_xhtml)) {
+                $openItem = [
+                    'name' => $this->getLang('openlocation'),
+                    'path' => $params['openlocation'],
+                    'isdir' => true,
+                ];
 
-            if ($params['showsize']) {
-                $renderer->tableheader_open();
-                $renderer->cdata($this->getLang('filesize'));
-                $renderer->tableheader_close();
+                /** @var \Doku_Renderer_xhtml $renderer */
+                $renderer->doc .= '<tr class="luxtools-openlocation-row"><td colspan="' . (int)$columns . '">';
+                $this->renderDirectoryLink($openItem);
+                $renderer->doc .= '</td></tr>';
             }
 
-            if ($params['showdate']) {
+            if ($hasHeader) {
+                $renderer->tablerow_open();
+
                 $renderer->tableheader_open();
-                $renderer->cdata($this->getLang('lastmodified'));
+                $renderer->cdata($this->getLang('filename'));
                 $renderer->tableheader_close();
+
+                if ($params['showsize']) {
+                    $renderer->tableheader_open();
+                    $renderer->cdata($this->getLang('filesize'));
+                    $renderer->tableheader_close();
+                }
+
+                if ($params['showdate']) {
+                    $renderer->tableheader_open();
+                    $renderer->cdata($this->getLang('lastmodified'));
+                    $renderer->tableheader_close();
+                }
+
+                $renderer->tablerow_close();
             }
 
-            $renderer->tablerow_close();
             $renderer->tablethead_close();
         }
 
diff --git a/lang/de/lang.php b/lang/de/lang.php
index 219d5ba..b9d2fd4 100644
--- a/lang/de/lang.php
+++ b/lang/de/lang.php
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
 $lang['filename'] = 'Dateiname';
 $lang['filesize'] = 'Dateigröße';
 $lang['lastmodified'] = 'Letzte Änderung';
+$lang['openlocation'] = 'Ort öffnen';
 $lang['error_nomatch'] = 'Keine Treffer';
 $lang['error_outsidejail'] = 'Zugriff verweigert';
diff --git a/lang/en/lang.php b/lang/en/lang.php
index 982fd2a..918b671 100644
--- a/lang/en/lang.php
+++ b/lang/en/lang.php
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
 $lang['filename'] = 'Filename';
 $lang['filesize'] = 'Filesize';
 $lang['lastmodified'] = 'Last modified';
+$lang['openlocation'] = 'Open Location';
 $lang['error_nomatch'] = 'No match';
 $lang['error_outsidejail'] = 'Access denied';
diff --git a/lang/nl/lang.php b/lang/nl/lang.php
index dd4ddaa..6d85d70 100644
--- a/lang/nl/lang.php
+++ b/lang/nl/lang.php
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
 $lang['filename'] = 'Bestandsnaam';
 $lang['filesize'] = 'Bestandsgrootte';
 $lang['lastmodified'] = 'Laatst gewijzigd';
+$lang['openlocation'] = 'Locatie openen';
 $lang['error_nomatch'] = 'Niets gevonden';
 $lang['error_outsidejail'] = 'Toegang geweigerd';
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65f0148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/* LuxTools plugin styles
+ * Keep this minimal and scoped to the plugin container.
+ */
+
+/* DokuWiki often highlights rows on hover. Avoid highlighting header rows. */
+div.filetools-plugin table thead tr:hover > * {
+    background-color: @ini_background_alt !important;
+}
+
+
+/* "Open Location" row above the header should be visually smaller. */
+div.filetools-plugin table thead tr.luxtools-openlocation-row td {
+    font-size: 80%;
+    padding-top: 0.2em;
+    padding-bottom: 0.2em;
+}
+div.filetools-plugin table thead tr.luxtools-openlocation-row:hover td {
+    background-color: @ini_background !important;
+}
diff --git a/syntax/AbstractSyntax.php b/syntax/AbstractSyntax.php
index b8fcfca..2d1e0c6 100644
--- a/syntax/AbstractSyntax.php
+++ b/syntax/AbstractSyntax.php
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ abstract class syntax_plugin_luxtools_abstract extends SyntaxPlugin
             'order' => 'asc',
             'style' => 'list',
             'tableheader' => 0,
+            'foldersfirst' => 0,
             'recursive' => 0,
             'titlefile' => '_title.txt',
             'cache' => 0,
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ abstract class syntax_plugin_luxtools_abstract extends SyntaxPlugin
         $crawler = new Crawler($this->getConf('extensions'));
         $crawler->setSortBy($params['sort']);
         $crawler->setSortReverse($params['order'] === 'desc');
+        $crawler->setFoldersFirst(($params['foldersfirst'] ?? 0) != 0);
         return $crawler;
     }
 
diff --git a/syntax/directory.php b/syntax/directory.php
index 2b8a9ec..a448b7f 100644
--- a/syntax/directory.php
+++ b/syntax/directory.php
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ require_once(__DIR__ . '/AbstractSyntax.php');
  */
 class syntax_plugin_luxtools_directory extends syntax_plugin_luxtools_abstract
 {
+    /** @inheritdoc */
+    protected function getDefaultParams(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            // Directory listings should group folders before files by default.
+            'foldersfirst' => 1,
+        ];
+    }
+
     /** @inheritdoc */
     protected function getSyntaxKeyword(): string
     {
@@ -35,6 +44,9 @@ class syntax_plugin_luxtools_directory extends syntax_plugin_luxtools_abstract
             return true;
         }
 
+        // Provide the current directory path so Output can render the "Open Location" link.
+        $params['openlocation'] = $pathInfo['root'] . $pathInfo['local'];
+
         $crawler = $this->createCrawler($params);
         $items = $crawler->listDirectory(
             $pathInfo['root'],