diff --git a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp
index 0b3d83ec68..76e468a862 100644
--- a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp
+++ b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp
@@ -355,3 +355,8 @@ void DirectoryView::update_statusbar()
 
     set_status_message(builder.to_string());
 }
+
+void DirectoryView::set_should_show_dotfiles(bool show_dotfiles)
+{
+    m_model->set_should_show_dotfiles(show_dotfiles);
+}
diff --git a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.h b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.h
index 9ff361eca2..389f5630bc 100644
--- a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.h
+++ b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.h
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ public:
         callback(*m_columns_view);
     }
 
+    void set_should_show_dotfiles(bool);
+
     GUI::FileSystemModel& model() { return *m_model; }
 
 private:
diff --git a/Applications/FileManager/main.cpp b/Applications/FileManager/main.cpp
index 0138c6be9a..ea2be2f849 100644
--- a/Applications/FileManager/main.cpp
+++ b/Applications/FileManager/main.cpp
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ int run_in_windowed_mode(RefPtr<Core::ConfigFile> config, String initial_locatio
     view_menu.add_action(*view_as_columns_action);
     view_menu.add_separator();
     view_menu.add_action(GUI::Action::create_checkable("Show dotfiles", { Mod_Ctrl, Key_H }, [&](auto& action) {
-        directory_view.model().set_should_show_dotfiles(action.is_checked());
+        directory_view.set_should_show_dotfiles(action.is_checked());
     }));
 
     auto& go_menu = menubar->add_menu("Go");