diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ContextMenu.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ContextMenu.cs
index ab9c8f10f..964a8897c 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ContextMenu.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ContextMenu.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Windows;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search;
+using System.Windows.Media;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer
 {
@@ -18,9 +19,10 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer
             if (selectedResult.ContextData is SearchResult record)
             {
                 if (record.Type == ResultType.File)
-                {
                     contextMenus.Add(CreateOpenWithEditorResult(record));
-                }
+
+                if (record.Type == ResultType.Folder && record.WindowsIndexed)
+                    contextMenus.Add(CreateAddToIndexSearchExclusionListResult(record));
 
                 contextMenus.Add(CreateOpenContainingFolderResult(record));
 
@@ -154,7 +156,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer
             };
         }
 
-
         private Result CreateOpenWithEditorResult(SearchResult record)
         {
             string editorPath = "notepad.exe"; // TODO add the ability to create a custom editor
@@ -182,6 +183,22 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer
             };
         }
 
+        private Result CreateAddToIndexSearchExclusionListResult(SearchResult record)
+        {
+            return new Result
+            {
+                Title = "Exclude path from index search",
+                SubTitle = record.FullPath,
+                Action = _ =>
+                {
+                    Main.Settings.IndexSearchExcludedDirectories.Add(record.FullPath);
+
+                    return false;
+                },
+                IcoPath = Constants.ExcludeFromIndexImagePath
+            };
+        }
+
         public void LogException(string message, Exception e)
         {
             Log.Exception($"|Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Folder.ContextMenu|{message}", e);
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.csproj b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.csproj
index 3f3206567..65eed12d6 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.csproj
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.csproj
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
     <None Include="Images\index.png">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
+
+    <None Include="Images\excludeindexpath.png">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
     
     <None Include="Images\copy.png">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Images/excludeindexpath.png b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Images/excludeindexpath.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8578ac7fb
Binary files /dev/null and b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Images/excludeindexpath.png differ
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Main.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Main.cs
index 8bd6812d2..18691c579 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Main.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Main.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage;
+using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.ViewModels;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Views;
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer
     {
         internal static PluginInitContext Context { get; set; }
 
-        private Settings _settings;
+        internal static Settings Settings;
 
         private SettingsViewModel _viewModel;
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer
         {
             Context = context;
             _viewModel = new SettingsViewModel();
-            _settings = _viewModel.Settings;
+            Settings = _viewModel.Settings;
             _contextMenu = new ContextMenu();
         }
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(query.Search))
                 return results;
 
-            return new SearchManager(_settings, Context).Search(query);
+            return new SearchManager(Settings, Context).Search(query);
         }
 
         public void Save()
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/Constants.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/Constants.cs
index a299f24c3..2f6a6f2ea 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/Constants.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/Constants.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search
         internal const string DeleteFileFolderImagePath = "Images\\deletefilefolder.png";
         internal const string CopyImagePath = "Images\\copy.png";
         internal const string IndexImagePath = "Images\\index.png";
+        internal const string ExcludeFromIndexImagePath = "Images\\excludeindexpath.png";
 
         internal const string DefaultFolderSubtitleString = "Ctrl + Enter to open the directory";
 
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
index 33d255ae0..1ffc9ee51 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search
             if (!_settings.UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch)
                 return false;
 
-            if (_settings.WindowsIndexExcludedDirectories
-                            .Any(x => x.Path == FilesFolders.ReturnPreviousDirectoryIfIncompleteString(locationPath)))
+            if (_settings.IndexSearchExcludedDirectories
+                            .Any(x => x == FilesFolders.ReturnPreviousDirectoryIfIncompleteString(locationPath)))
                 return false;
 
             return _indexSearch.PathIsIndexed(locationPath);
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Settings.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Settings.cs
index abe452481..53011bf18 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Settings.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Settings.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer
         public bool UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch { get; set; } = true;
 
         [JsonProperty]
-        public List<FolderLink> WindowsIndexExcludedDirectories { get; set; } = new List<FolderLink>();
+        public List<string> IndexSearchExcludedDirectories { get; set; } = new List<string>();
     }
 }