diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-fns.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-fns.ts
index a3783a1b9..0369c4e11 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-fns.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 import { TSecretFolders } from "@app/db/schemas";
-import { InternalServerError } from "@app/lib/errors";
 
 export const buildFolderPath = (
   folder: TSecretFolders,
   foldersMap: Record<string, TSecretFolders>,
   depth: number = 0
 ): string => {
-  if (depth > 20) {
-    throw new InternalServerError({ message: "Maximum folder depth of 20 exceeded" });
-  }
+  if (depth > 20) return;
   if (!folder.parentId) {
     return depth === 0 ? "/" : "";
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/AccessTree.tsx b/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/AccessTree.tsx
index 609a39c4b..30705570c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/AccessTree.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/AccessTree.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { MongoAbility, MongoQuery } from "@casl/ability";
 import {
   faArrowUpRightFromSquare,
+  faDownLeftAndUpRightToCenter,
+  faUpLong,
   faUpRightAndDownLeftFromCenter,
   faWindowRestore
 } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   Background,
   BackgroundVariant,
   ConnectionLineType,
+  ControlButton,
   Controls,
   Node,
   NodeMouseHandler,
@@ -21,8 +24,10 @@ import {
 import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
 
 import { Button, IconButton, Spinner, Tooltip } from "@app/components/v2";
+import { SecretPathInput } from "@app/components/v2/SecretPathInput";
 import { ProjectPermissionSet } from "@app/context/ProjectPermissionContext";
 
+import { ShowMoreButtonNode } from "./nodes/ShowMoreButtonNode";
 import { AccessTreeErrorBoundary, AccessTreeProvider, PermissionSimulation } from "./components";
 import { BasePermissionEdge } from "./edges";
 import { useAccessTree } from "./hooks";
@@ -35,13 +40,29 @@ export type AccessTreeProps = {
 
 const EdgeTypes = { base: BasePermissionEdge };
 
-const NodeTypes = { role: RoleNode, folder: FolderNode };
+const NodeTypes = { role: RoleNode, folder: FolderNode, showMoreButton: ShowMoreButtonNode };
 
 const AccessTreeContent = ({ permissions }: AccessTreeProps) => {
-  const accessTreeData = useAccessTree(permissions);
-  const { edges, nodes, isLoading, viewMode, setViewMode } = accessTreeData;
+  const [selectedPath, setSelectedPath] = useState<string>("/");
+  const accessTreeData = useAccessTree(permissions, selectedPath);
+  const { edges, nodes, isLoading, viewMode, setViewMode, environment } = accessTreeData;
 
-  const { fitView, getViewport, setCenter } = useReactFlow();
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setSelectedPath("/");
+  }, [environment]);
+
+  const { getViewport, setCenter } = useReactFlow();
+
+  const goToRootNode = useCallback(() => {
+    const roleNode = nodes.find((node) => node.type === "role");
+    if (roleNode) {
+      setCenter(
+        roleNode.position.x + (roleNode.width ? roleNode.width / 2 : 0),
+        roleNode.position.y + (roleNode.height ? roleNode.height / 2 : 0),
+        { duration: 800, zoom: 1 }
+      );
+    }
+  }, [nodes, setCenter]);
 
   const onNodeClick: NodeMouseHandler<Node> = useCallback(
     (_, node) => {
@@ -56,13 +77,9 @@ const AccessTreeContent = ({ permissions }: AccessTreeProps) => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setTimeout(() => {
-      fitView({
-        padding: 0.2,
-        duration: 1000,
-        maxZoom: 1
-      });
+      goToRootNode();
     }, 1);
-  }, [fitView, nodes, edges, getViewport()]);
+  }, [nodes, edges, getViewport()]);
 
   const handleToggleModalView = () =>
     setViewMode((prev) => (prev === ViewMode.Modal ? ViewMode.Docked : ViewMode.Modal));
@@ -133,7 +150,6 @@ const AccessTreeContent = ({ permissions }: AccessTreeProps) => {
               edges={edges}
               edgeTypes={EdgeTypes}
               nodeTypes={NodeTypes}
-              fitView
               onNodeClick={onNodeClick}
               colorMode="dark"
               nodesDraggable={false}
@@ -151,6 +167,12 @@ const AccessTreeContent = ({ permissions }: AccessTreeProps) => {
               )}
               {viewMode !== ViewMode.Docked && (
                 <Panel position="top-right" className="flex gap-1.5">
+                  <SecretPathInput
+                    placeholder="Provide a path, default is /"
+                    environment={environment}
+                    value={selectedPath}
+                    onChange={setSelectedPath}
+                  />
                   <Tooltip position="bottom" align="center" content={undockButtonLabel}>
                     <IconButton
                       className="mr-1 rounded"
@@ -179,7 +201,7 @@ const AccessTreeContent = ({ permissions }: AccessTreeProps) => {
                       <FontAwesomeIcon
                         icon={
                           viewMode === ViewMode.Modal
-                            ? faArrowUpRightFromSquare
+                            ? faDownLeftAndUpRightToCenter
                             : faUpRightAndDownLeftFromCenter
                         }
                       />
@@ -187,9 +209,25 @@ const AccessTreeContent = ({ permissions }: AccessTreeProps) => {
                   </Tooltip>
                 </Panel>
               )}
+              {viewMode === ViewMode.Docked && (
+                <Panel position="top-right" className="flex gap-1.5">
+                  <SecretPathInput
+                    placeholder="Provide a path, default is /"
+                    environment={environment}
+                    value={selectedPath}
+                    onChange={setSelectedPath}
+                  />
+                </Panel>
+              )}
               <PermissionSimulation {...accessTreeData} />
               <Background color="#5d5f64" bgColor="#111419" variant={BackgroundVariant.Dots} />
-              <Controls position="bottom-left" />
+              <Controls position="bottom-left" showFitView={false} showInteractive={false}>
+                <ControlButton onClick={goToRootNode}>
+                  <Tooltip position="right" content="Go to Root Folder">
+                    <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faUpLong} />
+                  </Tooltip>
+                </ControlButton>
+              </Controls>
             </ReactFlow>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/components/PermissionSimulation.tsx b/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/components/PermissionSimulation.tsx
index 476f2d27c..6e3790b3c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/components/PermissionSimulation.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/components/PermissionSimulation.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ export const PermissionSimulation = ({
           className="mr-1 rounded"
           colorSchema="secondary"
           onClick={handlePermissionSimulation}
+          rightIcon={
+            <FontAwesomeIcon
+              className="pl-1 text-sm text-bunker-300 hover:text-primary hover:opacity-80"
+              icon={faChevronDown}
+            />
+          }
         >
           Permission Simulation
         </Button>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/hooks/index.ts b/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/hooks/index.ts
index 5672230c8..9a0292fb6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/hooks/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/hooks/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Edge, Node, useEdgesState, useNodesState } from "@xyflow/react";
 import { ProjectPermissionSub, useWorkspace } from "@app/context";
 import { ProjectPermissionSet } from "@app/context/ProjectPermissionContext";
 import { useListProjectEnvironmentsFolders } from "@app/hooks/api/secretFolders/queries";
+import { TSecretFolderWithPath } from "@app/hooks/api/secretFolders/types";
 
 import { useAccessTreeContext } from "../components";
 import { PermissionAccess } from "../types";
@@ -15,8 +16,24 @@ import {
   getSubjectActionRuleMap,
   positionElements
 } from "../utils";
+import { createShowMoreNode } from "../utils/createShowMoreNode";
 
-export const useAccessTree = (permissions: MongoAbility<ProjectPermissionSet, MongoQuery>) => {
+const INITIAL_FOLDERS_PER_LEVEL = 10;
+const FOLDERS_INCREMENT = 10;
+
+type LevelFolderMap = Record<
+  string,
+  {
+    folders: TSecretFolderWithPath[];
+    visibleCount: number;
+    hasMore: boolean;
+  }
+>;
+
+export const useAccessTree = (
+  permissions: MongoAbility<ProjectPermissionSet, MongoQuery>,
+  searchPath: string
+) => {
   const { currentWorkspace } = useWorkspace();
   const { secretName, setSecretName, setViewMode, viewMode } = useAccessTreeContext();
   const [nodes, setNodes] = useNodesState<Node>([]);
@@ -27,10 +44,104 @@ export const useAccessTree = (permissions: MongoAbility<ProjectPermissionSet, Mo
     currentWorkspace.id
   );
 
+  const [levelFolderMap, setLevelFolderMap] = useState<LevelFolderMap>({});
+  const [totalFolderCount, setTotalFolderCount] = useState(0);
+
+  const showMoreFolders = (parentId: string) => {
+    setLevelFolderMap((prevMap) => {
+      const level = prevMap[parentId];
+      if (!level) return prevMap;
+
+      const newVisibleCount = Math.min(
+        level.visibleCount + FOLDERS_INCREMENT,
+        level.folders.length
+      );
+
+      return {
+        ...prevMap,
+        [parentId]: {
+          ...level,
+          visibleCount: newVisibleCount,
+          hasMore: newVisibleCount < level.folders.length
+        }
+      };
+    });
+  };
+
+  const levelsWithMoreFolders = Object.entries(levelFolderMap)
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+    .filter(([_, level]) => level.hasMore)
+    .map(([parentId]) => parentId);
+
+  const getLevelCounts = (parentId: string) => {
+    const level = levelFolderMap[parentId];
+    if (!level) return { visibleCount: 0, totalCount: 0, hasMore: false };
+
+    return {
+      visibleCount: level.visibleCount,
+      totalCount: level.folders.length,
+      hasMore: level.hasMore
+    };
+  };
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!environmentsFolders || !permissions || !environmentsFolders[environment]) return;
 
-    const { folders, name } = environmentsFolders[environment];
+    const { folders } = environmentsFolders[environment];
+
+    setTotalFolderCount(folders.length);
+
+    const groupedFolders: Record<string, TSecretFolderWithPath[]> = {};
+
+    const filteredFolders = folders.filter((folder) => {
+      if (folder.path.startsWith(searchPath)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      if (
+        searchPath.startsWith(folder.path) &&
+        (folder.path === "/" ||
+          searchPath === folder.path ||
+          searchPath.indexOf("/", folder.path.length) === folder.path.length)
+      ) {
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      return false;
+    });
+
+    filteredFolders.forEach((folder) => {
+      const parentId = folder.parentId || "";
+      if (!groupedFolders[parentId]) {
+        groupedFolders[parentId] = [];
+      }
+      groupedFolders[parentId].push(folder);
+    });
+
+    const newLevelFolderMap: LevelFolderMap = {};
+
+    Object.entries(groupedFolders).forEach(([parentId, folderList]) => {
+      const key = parentId;
+      newLevelFolderMap[key] = {
+        folders: folderList,
+        visibleCount: Math.min(INITIAL_FOLDERS_PER_LEVEL, folderList.length),
+        hasMore: folderList.length > INITIAL_FOLDERS_PER_LEVEL
+      };
+    });
+
+    setLevelFolderMap(newLevelFolderMap);
+  }, [permissions, environmentsFolders, environment, subject, secretName, searchPath]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (
+      !environmentsFolders ||
+      !permissions ||
+      !environmentsFolders[environment] ||
+      Object.keys(levelFolderMap).length === 0
+    )
+      return;
+
+    const { name } = environmentsFolders[environment];
 
     const roleNode = createRoleNode({
       subject,
@@ -39,7 +150,13 @@ export const useAccessTree = (permissions: MongoAbility<ProjectPermissionSet, Mo
 
     const actionRuleMap = getSubjectActionRuleMap(subject, permissions);
 
-    const folderNodes = folders.map((folder) =>
+    const visibleFolders: TSecretFolderWithPath[] = [];
+
+    Object.values(levelFolderMap).forEach((levelData) => {
+      visibleFolders.push(...levelData.folders.slice(0, levelData.visibleCount));
+    });
+
+    const folderNodes = visibleFolders.map((folder) =>
       createFolderNode({
         folder,
         permissions,
@@ -69,10 +186,44 @@ export const useAccessTree = (permissions: MongoAbility<ProjectPermissionSet, Mo
       });
     });
 
-    const init = positionElements([roleNode, ...folderNodes], [...folderEdges]);
+    const addMoreButtons: Node[] = [];
+
+    Object.entries(levelFolderMap).forEach(([parentId, levelData]) => {
+      const key = parentId === "null" ? null : parentId;
+
+      if (key && levelData.hasMore) {
+        const showMoreButtonNode = createShowMoreNode({
+          parentId: key,
+          onClick: () => showMoreFolders(key),
+          remaining: levelData.folders.length - levelData.visibleCount
+        });
+
+        addMoreButtons.push(showMoreButtonNode);
+
+        folderEdges.push(
+          createBaseEdge({
+            source: key,
+            target: showMoreButtonNode.id,
+            access: PermissionAccess.Full,
+            hideEdge: true
+          })
+        );
+      }
+    });
+
+    const init = positionElements([roleNode, ...folderNodes, ...addMoreButtons], [...folderEdges]);
     setNodes(init.nodes);
     setEdges(init.edges);
-  }, [permissions, environmentsFolders, environment, subject, secretName, setNodes, setEdges]);
+  }, [
+    levelFolderMap,
+    permissions,
+    environmentsFolders,
+    environment,
+    subject,
+    secretName,
+    setNodes,
+    setEdges
+  ]);
 
   return {
     nodes,
@@ -86,6 +237,11 @@ export const useAccessTree = (permissions: MongoAbility<ProjectPermissionSet, Mo
     secretName,
     setSecretName,
     viewMode,
-    setViewMode
+    setViewMode,
+    levelFolderMap,
+    showMoreFolders,
+    levelsWithMoreFolders,
+    getLevelCounts,
+    totalFolderCount
   };
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/nodes/ShowMoreButtonNode.tsx b/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/nodes/ShowMoreButtonNode.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02b559bf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/nodes/ShowMoreButtonNode.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { faChevronRight, faFolderClosed } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
+import { Handle, NodeProps, Position } from "@xyflow/react";
+
+import { Tooltip } from "@app/components/v2";
+
+import { createShowMoreNode } from "../utils/createShowMoreNode";
+
+export const ShowMoreButtonNode = ({
+  data: { onClick, remaining }
+}: NodeProps & { data: ReturnType<typeof createShowMoreNode>["data"] }) => {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Handle type="target" position={Position.Top} style={{ visibility: "hidden" }} />
+
+      <Tooltip position="right" content="Click to show 10 more folders">
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={onClick}
+          className="group relative flex items-center justify-between gap-3 rounded-md border border-mineshaft-600 bg-mineshaft-800/90 px-4 py-3 text-sm font-medium text-mineshaft-200 shadow-sm transition-all duration-200 hover:border-primary/50 hover:bg-mineshaft-700 hover:text-white hover:shadow-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary/30"
+          aria-label={`Show ${remaining} more folders`}
+        >
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faFolderClosed} className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-primary/70" />
+            <span>
+              {remaining} hidden folder{remaining !== 1 ? "s" : ""}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-mineshaft-700/80 p-1 group-hover:bg-primary/20">
+            <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faChevronRight} className="h-3 w-3" />
+          </div>
+        </button>
+      </Tooltip>
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/types/index.ts b/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/types/index.ts
index 9536d7f86..c5da34915 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/types/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/types/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ export enum PermissionAccess {
 export enum PermissionNode {
   Role = "role",
   Folder = "folder",
-  Environment = "environment"
+  Environment = "environment",
+  ShowMoreButton = "showMoreButton"
 }
 
 export enum PermissionEdge {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/utils/createBaseEdge.ts b/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/utils/createBaseEdge.ts
index cc53360c8..0e4aa0c9d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/utils/createBaseEdge.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/utils/createBaseEdge.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import { PermissionAccess, PermissionEdge } from "../types";
 export const createBaseEdge = ({
   source,
   target,
-  access
+  access,
+  hideEdge = false
 }: {
   source: string;
   target: string;
   access: PermissionAccess;
+  hideEdge?: boolean;
 }) => {
   const color = access === PermissionAccess.None ? "#707174" : "#ccccce";
   return {
@@ -17,10 +19,12 @@ export const createBaseEdge = ({
     source,
     target,
     type: PermissionEdge.Base,
-    markerEnd: {
-      type: MarkerType.ArrowClosed,
-      color
-    },
-    style: { stroke: color }
+    markerEnd: hideEdge
+      ? undefined
+      : {
+          type: MarkerType.ArrowClosed,
+          color
+        },
+    style: { stroke: hideEdge ? "transparent" : color }
   };
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/utils/createShowMoreNode.ts b/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/utils/createShowMoreNode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5758ffc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/utils/createShowMoreNode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { PermissionNode } from "../types";
+
+export const createShowMoreNode = ({
+  parentId,
+  onClick,
+  remaining
+}: {
+  parentId: string | null;
+  onClick: () => void;
+  remaining: number;
+}) => {
+  const id = `show-more-${parentId || "root"}`;
+  return {
+    id,
+    type: PermissionNode.ShowMoreButton,
+    position: { x: 0, y: 0 },
+    data: {
+      parentId,
+      onClick,
+      remaining
+    },
+    width: 100,
+    height: 40
+  };
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/utils/positionElements.ts b/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/utils/positionElements.ts
index 523b402d1..8fd7bbbf5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/utils/positionElements.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/permissions/AccessTree/utils/positionElements.ts
@@ -2,27 +2,60 @@ import Dagre from "@dagrejs/dagre";
 import { Edge, Node } from "@xyflow/react";
 
 export const positionElements = (nodes: Node[], edges: Edge[]) => {
+  const regularNodes = nodes.filter((node) => node.type !== "showMoreButton");
+  const showMoreNodes = nodes.filter((node) => node.type === "showMoreButton");
+
+  const nodeMap: Record<string, Node> = {};
+
   const dagre = new Dagre.graphlib.Graph({ directed: true })
     .setDefaultEdgeLabel(() => ({}))
     .setGraph({ rankdir: "TB" });
 
   edges.forEach((edge) => dagre.setEdge(edge.source, edge.target));
-  nodes.forEach((node) => dagre.setNode(node.id, node));
+
+  regularNodes.forEach((node) => dagre.setNode(node.id, node));
 
   Dagre.layout(dagre, {});
 
-  return {
-    nodes: nodes.map((node) => {
-      const { x, y } = dagre.node(node.id);
+  const positionedNodes = regularNodes.map((node) => {
+    const { x, y } = dagre.node(node.id);
 
-      return {
-        ...node,
-        position: {
-          x: x - (node.width ? node.width / 2 : 0),
-          y: y - (node.height ? node.height / 2 : 0)
-        }
-      };
-    }),
+    const positionedNode = {
+      ...node,
+      position: {
+        x: x - (node.width ? node.width / 2 : 0),
+        y: y - (node.height ? node.height / 2 : 0)
+      }
+    };
+
+    nodeMap[node.id] = positionedNode;
+
+    return positionedNode;
+  });
+
+  const positionedShowMoreNodes = showMoreNodes.map((node) => {
+    const parentId = node.data.parentId as string;
+    const { isStart } = node.data;
+
+    const parentNode = nodeMap[parentId] || positionedNodes[0];
+    const parentX = parentNode.position.x;
+    const parentY = parentNode.position.y;
+
+    const parentWidth = parentNode.width || 150;
+    const buttonWidth = node.width || 100;
+
+    const buttonX = isStart ? parentX - buttonWidth - 20 : parentX + parentWidth + 20;
+
+    return {
+      ...node,
+      position: {
+        x: buttonX,
+        y: parentY
+      }
+    };
+  });
+  return {
+    nodes: [...positionedNodes, ...positionedShowMoreNodes],
     edges
   };
 };