diff --git a/website/src/lib/components/collapsible-tree/CollapsibleTreeNode.svelte b/website/src/lib/components/collapsible-tree/CollapsibleTreeNode.svelte
index e24caffb9..ddd11dac6 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/components/collapsible-tree/CollapsibleTreeNode.svelte
+++ b/website/src/lib/components/collapsible-tree/CollapsibleTreeNode.svelte
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
         id: string | number;
         class?: ClassValue;
         trigger: Snippet;
+        /** Classes and style of the trigger row (when the trigger holds the content), to make it stick. */
+        triggerClass?: ClassValue;
+        triggerStyle?: string;
         /** Gets whether the node is open, for contents that are only worth building then. */
         content: Snippet<[boolean]>;
     } = $props();
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@
 
 <Collapsible.Root bind:open={open.current} class={props.class}>
     {#if slotInsideTrigger}
-        <Collapsible.Trigger class="w-full">
+        <Collapsible.Trigger class={['w-full', props.triggerClass]} style={props.triggerStyle}>
             <Button
                 variant="ghost"
                 size="icon"
diff --git a/website/src/lib/components/explorer/Explorer.svelte b/website/src/lib/components/explorer/Explorer.svelte
index a82f4713f..327f72762 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/components/explorer/Explorer.svelte
+++ b/website/src/lib/components/explorer/Explorer.svelte
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     import { CollapsibleTree, CollapsibleTreeNode } from '$lib/components/collapsible-tree/index';
     import { ScrollArea } from '$lib/components/ui/scroll-area/index';
     import ExplorerTree from './ExplorerTree.svelte';
+    import { stickyRowStyle } from './sticky';
     import { i18n } from '$lib/i18n/i18n.svelte';
     import { engine } from '$lib/engine';
     import { folderName } from '$lib/engine/workspace';
@@ -24,7 +25,11 @@
                 {#key folder}
                     <!-- the folder itself, which is open at first -->
                     <CollapsibleTree side="left" defaultState="open">
-                        <CollapsibleTreeNode id="folder">
+                        <CollapsibleTreeNode
+                            id="folder"
+                            triggerClass="sticky flex items-center bg-background"
+                            triggerStyle={stickyRowStyle(0)}
+                        >
                             {#snippet trigger()}
                                 <span class="grow truncate text-left" title={folder}>
                                     {folderName(folder)}
diff --git a/website/src/lib/components/explorer/ExplorerTree.svelte b/website/src/lib/components/explorer/ExplorerTree.svelte
index 4f1576ff3..3db5fdbea 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/components/explorer/ExplorerTree.svelte
+++ b/website/src/lib/components/explorer/ExplorerTree.svelte
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     import { Button } from '$lib/components/ui/button';
     import { FileText } from '@lucide/svelte';
     import ExplorerTree from './ExplorerTree.svelte';
+    import { stickyRowStyle } from './sticky';
     import { openPath } from '$lib/actions/file-actions';
     import { engine, type FolderEntry } from '$lib/engine';
     import { selectedFileIds } from '$lib/engine/selection-helpers';
@@ -10,9 +11,12 @@
 
     let {
         path,
+        depth = 1,
     }: {
         /** The folder whose content is listed, the open folder if it is not given. */
         path?: string;
+        /** How many folders deep the folders listed are (the open folder is 0). */
+        depth?: number;
     } = $props();
 
     const { workspace, selection, folderVersion } = engine;
@@ -45,7 +49,11 @@
 
 {#each entries as entry (entry.path)}
     {#if entry.isDir}
-        <CollapsibleTreeNode id={entry.name}>
+        <CollapsibleTreeNode
+            id={entry.name}
+            triggerClass="sticky flex items-center bg-background"
+            triggerStyle={stickyRowStyle(depth)}
+        >
             {#snippet trigger()}
                 <span class="grow truncate text-left">{entry.name}</span>
             {/snippet}
@@ -53,7 +61,7 @@
                 <!-- the content of a folder is only read when it is opened -->
                 {#if opened}
                     <div class="ml-4">
-                        <ExplorerTree path={entry.path} />
+                        <ExplorerTree path={entry.path} depth={depth + 1} />
                     </div>
                 {/if}
             {/snippet}
diff --git a/website/src/lib/components/explorer/sticky.test.ts b/website/src/lib/components/explorer/sticky.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48a189cde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/src/lib/components/explorer/sticky.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
+import { rowHeight, stickyRowStyle } from './sticky';
+
+describe('stickyRowStyle', () => {
+    it('puts each row under the ones of the folders it is in', () => {
+        assert.match(stickyRowStyle(0), /top: 0px/);
+        assert.match(stickyRowStyle(2), new RegExp(`top: ${2 * rowHeight}px`));
+    });
+
+    it('puts the rows of the folders above over the rows below', () => {
+        const zIndex = (depth: number) => Number(/z-index: (\d+)/.exec(stickyRowStyle(depth))![1]);
+        assert.ok(zIndex(0) > zIndex(1));
+        assert.ok(zIndex(1) > zIndex(5));
+        assert.ok(zIndex(500) >= 1);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/website/src/lib/components/explorer/sticky.ts b/website/src/lib/components/explorer/sticky.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e0a6c996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/src/lib/components/explorer/sticky.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/** The height of a row of the explorer. */
+export const rowHeight = 28;
+
+/**
+ * The style of the row of a folder that is `depth` folders deep (0 for the open folder), to stick
+ * under the rows of the folders it is in while any of its content can be seen: the rows of the
+ * folders above are above it too.
+ */
+export function stickyRowStyle(depth: number): string {
+    return `top: ${depth * rowHeight}px; height: ${rowHeight}px; z-index: ${Math.max(100 - depth, 1)};`;
+}