diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/property-editors/entity-data-picker/input/input-entity-data.context.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/property-editors/entity-data-picker/input/input-entity-data.context.ts
index 3b4b62595d..eb1db5dc65 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/property-editors/entity-data-picker/input/input-entity-data.context.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/property-editors/entity-data-picker/input/input-entity-data.context.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export class UmbEntityDataPickerInputContext extends UmbPickerInputContext<UmbIt
 				},
 				data: {
 					treeAlias: UMB_ENTITY_DATA_PICKER_TREE_ALIAS,
-					expandTreeRoot: true,
+					hideTreeRoot: true,
 					search: supportsSearch
 						? {
 								providerAlias: UMB_ENTITY_DATA_PICKER_SEARCH_PROVIDER_ALIAS,