diff --git a/src/public/app/entities/note_short.js b/src/public/app/entities/note_short.js
index 1fa815344..ca6bcfc01 100644
--- a/src/public/app/entities/note_short.js
+++ b/src/public/app/entities/note_short.js
@@ -300,7 +300,8 @@ class NoteShort {
             notePath: path,
             isInHoistedSubTree: path.includes(hoistedNotePath),
             isArchived: path.find(noteId => froca.notes[noteId].hasLabel('archived')),
-            isSearch: path.find(noteId => froca.notes[noteId].type === 'search')
+            isSearch: path.find(noteId => froca.notes[noteId].type === 'search'),
+            isHidden: path.includes("hidden")
         }));
 
         notePaths.sort((a, b) => {
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/ribbon_widgets/note_paths.js b/src/public/app/widgets/ribbon_widgets/note_paths.js
index 8a4cdd03c..ab8496a3b 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/ribbon_widgets/note_paths.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/ribbon_widgets/note_paths.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const TPL = `
     }
     </style>
     
-    <div>This note is placed into the following paths:</div>
+    <div class="note-path-intro"></div>
     
     <ul class="note-path-list"></ul>
     
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export default class NotePathsWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
     doRender() {
         this.$widget = $(TPL);
 
+        this.$notePathIntro = this.$widget.find(".note-path-intro");
         this.$notePathList = this.$widget.find(".note-path-list");
         this.$widget.on('show.bs.dropdown', () => this.renderDropdown());
     }
@@ -63,7 +64,17 @@ export default class NotePathsWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
             return;
         }
 
-        for (const notePathRecord of this.note.getSortedNotePaths(this.hoistedNoteId)) {
+        const sortedNotePaths = this.note.getSortedNotePaths(this.hoistedNoteId)
+            .filter(notePath => !notePath.isHidden);
+
+        if (sortedNotePaths.length > 0) {
+            this.$notePathIntro.text("This note is placed into the following paths:");
+        }
+        else {
+            this.$notePathIntro.text("This note is not yet placed into the note tree.");
+        }
+
+        for (const notePathRecord of sortedNotePaths) {
             await this.addPath(notePathRecord);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/routes/api/date_notes.js b/src/routes/api/date_notes.js
index ae3ce257d..499b4390a 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/date_notes.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/date_notes.js
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ function getHiddenRoot() {
             parentNoteId: 'root'
         }).note;
 
-        hidden.addLabel('archived', "", true);
+        // isInheritable: false means that this notePath is automatically not preffered but at the same time
+        // the flag is not inherited to the children
+        hidden.addLabel('archived', "", false);
     }
 
     return hidden;