diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/romanzy/plugins/oil.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/romanzy/plugins/oil.lua
index 168711d..f883529 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/romanzy/plugins/oil.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/romanzy/plugins/oil.lua
@@ -44,6 +44,34 @@ require("oil").setup({
     },
 })
 
+local oil_git_trie = require("oil-git.trie")
+local oil_git_lookup = oil_git_trie.lookup
+
+-- ugly internal monkey patch to not show partially git-ignored foldres as grey
+rawset(oil_git_trie, "lookup", function(root, entry_path, git_root, exclude_ignored)
+    local status = oil_git_lookup(root, entry_path, git_root, exclude_ignored)
+    if status ~= "!!" or exclude_ignored then
+        return status
+    end
+
+    local relative_path = entry_path:sub(#git_root + 2)
+    local node = root
+    for segment in relative_path:gmatch("[^/\\]+") do
+        node = node.children[segment]
+        if not node then
+            return nil
+        end
+    end
+
+    -- oil-git normally propagates an ignored child's status to every parent.
+    -- Only grey a directory when Git reported that directory itself as ignored.
+    if not node.is_dir_ignored then
+        return nil
+    end
+
+    return status
+end)
+
 require("oil-git").setup({
     show_file_highlights = true,
     show_directory_highlights = true,