diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/tree/umbtree.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/tree/umbtree.directive.js
index 75d0144982..7a74716ea1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/tree/umbtree.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/tree/umbtree.directive.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ function umbTreeDirective($compile, $log, $q, $rootScope, treeService, notificat
             customtreeparams: '@',
             eventhandler: '=',
             enablecheckboxes: '@',
-            enablelistviewsearch: '@'
+            enablelistviewsearch: '@',
+            enablelistviewexpand: '@'
         },
 
         compile: function(element, attrs) {
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ function umbTreeDirective($compile, $log, $q, $rootScope, treeService, notificat
                 '<a class="umb-options" ng-hide="tree.root.isContainer || !tree.root.menuUrl" ng-click="options(tree.root, $event)" ng-swipe-right="options(tree.root, $event)"><i></i><i></i><i></i></a>' +
                 '</div>';
             template += '<ul>' +
-                '<umb-tree-item ng-repeat="child in tree.root.children" eventhandler="eventhandler" node="child" current-node="currentNode" tree="this" section="{{section}}" ng-animate="animation()"></umb-tree-item>' +
+                '<umb-tree-item ng-repeat="child in tree.root.children" enablelistviewexpand="{{enablelistviewexpand}}" eventhandler="eventhandler" node="child" current-node="currentNode" tree="this" section="{{section}}" ng-animate="animation()"></umb-tree-item>' +
                 '</ul>' +
                 '</li>' +
                 '</ul>';
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/tree/umbtreeitem.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/tree/umbtreeitem.directive.js
index 8d30e071a6..b32942791c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/tree/umbtreeitem.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/tree/umbtreeitem.directive.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ angular.module("umbraco.directives")
             section: '@',
             eventhandler: '=',
             currentNode: '=',
+            enablelistviewexpand: '@',
             node: '=',
             tree: '='
         },
@@ -74,10 +75,8 @@ angular.module("umbraco.directives")
 
                 //toggle visibility of last 'ins' depending on children
                 //visibility still ensure the space is "reserved", so both nodes with and without children are aligned.
-
-                console.log(node);
                 
-                if (node.hasChildren || node.metaData.isContainer) {
+                if (node.hasChildren || node.metaData.isContainer && scope.enablelistviewexpand === "true") {
                     element.find("ins").last().css("visibility", "visible");
                 }
                 else {
@@ -230,7 +229,7 @@ angular.module("umbraco.directives")
 
             setupNodeDom(scope.node, scope.tree);
 
-            var template = '<ul ng-class="{collapsed: !node.expanded}"><umb-tree-item  ng-repeat="child in node.children" eventhandler="eventhandler" tree="tree" current-node="currentNode" node="child" section="{{section}}" ng-animate="animation()"></umb-tree-item></ul>';
+            var template = '<ul ng-class="{collapsed: !node.expanded}"><umb-tree-item  ng-repeat="child in node.children" enablelistviewexpand="{{enablelistviewexpand}}" eventhandler="eventhandler" tree="tree" current-node="currentNode" node="child" section="{{section}}" ng-animate="animation()"></umb-tree-item></ul>';
             var newElement = angular.element(template);
             $compile(newElement)(scope);
             element.append(newElement);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/treepicker/treepicker.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/treepicker/treepicker.html
index a4b3c75982..4ecb6c1b9e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/treepicker/treepicker.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/treepicker/treepicker.html
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
                 customtreeparams="{{customTreeParams}}"
                 eventhandler="dialogTreeEventHandler"
                 enablelistviewsearch="true"
+                enablelistviewexpand="true"
                 enablecheckboxes="{{multiPicker}}">
             </umb-tree>
         </div>