diff --git a/scanner/playlist_importer.go b/scanner/playlist_importer.go
index ef044b7b..0e3e2285 100644
--- a/scanner/playlist_importer.go
+++ b/scanner/playlist_importer.go
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ func (s *playlistImporter) processPlaylists(ctx context.Context, dir string) int
 		return count
 	}
 	for _, f := range files {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(f.Name(), ".") {
+			continue
+		}
 		if !model.IsValidPlaylist(f.Name()) {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/playlists/subfolder1/.hidden_playlist1.m3u b/tests/fixtures/playlists/subfolder1/.hidden_playlist1.m3u
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af745ba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/playlists/subfolder1/.hidden_playlist1.m3u
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+test.mp3
+test.ogg
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/playlists/subfolder2/.hidden_playlist2.m3u b/tests/fixtures/playlists/subfolder2/.hidden_playlist2.m3u
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af745ba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/playlists/subfolder2/.hidden_playlist2.m3u
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+test.mp3
+test.ogg