diff --git a/backend/src/Squidex/Areas/Api/Controllers/Assets/AssetFoldersController.cs b/backend/src/Squidex/Areas/Api/Controllers/Assets/AssetFoldersController.cs
index 7a18acd7c..22839c2ac 100644
--- a/backend/src/Squidex/Areas/Api/Controllers/Assets/AssetFoldersController.cs
+++ b/backend/src/Squidex/Areas/Api/Controllers/Assets/AssetFoldersController.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 //  All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license.
 // ==========================================================================
 
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ using Squidex.Areas.Api.Controllers.Assets.Models;
 using Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.Assets;
 using Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.Assets.Commands;
 using Squidex.Infrastructure;
+using Squidex.Infrastructure.Collections;
 using Squidex.Infrastructure.Commands;
 using Squidex.Infrastructure.Tasks;
 using Squidex.Shared;
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ namespace Squidex.Areas.Api.Controllers.Assets
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="app">The name of the app.</param>
         /// <param name="parentId">The optional parent folder id.</param>
+        /// <param name="scope">The scope of the query.</param>
         /// <returns>
         /// 200 => Asset folders returned.
         /// 404 => App not found.
@@ -51,11 +54,11 @@ namespace Squidex.Areas.Api.Controllers.Assets
         [ProducesResponseType(typeof(AssetFoldersDto), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
         [ApiPermissionOrAnonymous(Permissions.AppAssetsRead)]
         [ApiCosts(1)]
-        public async Task<IActionResult> GetAssetFolders(string app, [FromQuery] DomainId parentId)
+        public async Task<IActionResult> GetAssetFolders(string app, [FromQuery] DomainId parentId, [FromQuery] AssetFolderScope scope = AssetFolderScope.PathAndItems)
         {
             var (folders, path) = await AsyncHelper.WhenAll(
-                assetQuery.QueryAssetFoldersAsync(Context, parentId, HttpContext.RequestAborted),
-                assetQuery.FindAssetFolderAsync(Context.App.Id, parentId, HttpContext.RequestAborted));
+                GetAssetFoldersAsync(parentId, scope),
+                GetAssetPathAsync(parentId, scope));
 
             var response = Deferred.Response(() =>
             {
@@ -170,5 +173,25 @@ namespace Squidex.Areas.Api.Controllers.Assets
 
             return AssetFolderDto.FromAssetFolder(context.Result<IAssetFolderEntity>(), Resources);
         }
+
+        private Task<IReadOnlyList<IAssetFolderEntity>> GetAssetPathAsync(DomainId parentId, AssetFolderScope scope)
+        {
+            if (scope == AssetFolderScope.Items)
+            {
+                return Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyList<IAssetFolderEntity>>(ImmutableList.Empty<IAssetFolderEntity>());
+            }
+
+            return assetQuery.FindAssetFolderAsync(Context.App.Id, parentId, HttpContext.RequestAborted);
+        }
+
+        private Task<IResultList<IAssetFolderEntity>> GetAssetFoldersAsync(DomainId parentId, AssetFolderScope scope)
+        {
+            if (scope == AssetFolderScope.Path)
+            {
+                return Task.FromResult(ResultList.CreateFrom<IAssetFolderEntity>(0));
+            }
+
+            return assetQuery.QueryAssetFoldersAsync(Context, parentId, HttpContext.RequestAborted);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/Squidex/Areas/Api/Controllers/Assets/Models/AssetFolderScope.cs b/backend/src/Squidex/Areas/Api/Controllers/Assets/Models/AssetFolderScope.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a99f152b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/Squidex/Areas/Api/Controllers/Assets/Models/AssetFolderScope.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// ==========================================================================
+//  Squidex Headless CMS
+// ==========================================================================
+//  Copyright (c) Squidex UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)
+//  All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license.
+// ==========================================================================
+
+namespace Squidex.Areas.Api.Controllers.Assets.Models
+{
+    public enum AssetFolderScope
+    {
+        PathAndItems,
+        Path,
+        Items
+    }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/app/shared/components/assets/asset-dialog.component.ts b/frontend/app/shared/components/assets/asset-dialog.component.ts
index 9e1d4745d..64532d3b3 100644
--- a/frontend/app/shared/components/assets/asset-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/shared/components/assets/asset-dialog.component.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export class AssetDialogComponent implements OnChanges {
         this.annotateForm.setEnabled(this.isEditable);
 
         this.path =
-            this.assetsService.getAssetFolders(this.appsState.appName, this.asset.parentId).pipe(
+            this.assetsService.getAssetFolders(this.appsState.appName, this.asset.parentId, 'Path').pipe(
                 map(folders => [ROOT_ITEM, ...folders.path]));
     }
 
diff --git a/frontend/app/shared/components/assets/asset-folder-dropdown-item.component.ts b/frontend/app/shared/components/assets/asset-folder-dropdown-item.component.ts
index 673793156..487060b92 100644
--- a/frontend/app/shared/components/assets/asset-folder-dropdown-item.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/shared/components/assets/asset-folder-dropdown-item.component.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class AssetFolderDropdownItemComponent {
 
         this.node.isLoading = true;
 
-        this.assetsService.getAssetFolders(this.appName, this.node.item.id)
+        this.assetsService.getAssetFolders(this.appName, this.node.item.id, 'Items')
             .subscribe({
                 next: dto => {
                     if (dto.items.length > 0) {
diff --git a/frontend/app/shared/components/assets/asset-folder-dropdown.component.ts b/frontend/app/shared/components/assets/asset-folder-dropdown.component.ts
index dd58ebcf9..3d46f752b 100644
--- a/frontend/app/shared/components/assets/asset-folder-dropdown.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/shared/components/assets/asset-folder-dropdown.component.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class AssetFolderDropdownComponent extends StatefulControlComponent<any,
             return;
         }
 
-        this.assetsService.getAssetFolders(this.appName, obj)
+        this.assetsService.getAssetFolders(this.appName, obj, 'PathAndItems')
             .subscribe(dto => {
                 let parent = this.root;
 
diff --git a/frontend/app/shared/services/assets.service.spec.ts b/frontend/app/shared/services/assets.service.spec.ts
index 2f80e3661..e05ec2f9a 100644
--- a/frontend/app/shared/services/assets.service.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/shared/services/assets.service.spec.ts
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ describe('AssetsService', () => {
         inject([AssetsService, HttpTestingController], (assetsService: AssetsService, httpMock: HttpTestingController) => {
             let assets: AssetFoldersDto;
 
-            assetsService.getAssetFolders('my-app', 'parent1').subscribe(result => {
+            assetsService.getAssetFolders('my-app', 'parent1', 'Path').subscribe(result => {
                 assets = result;
             });
 
-            const req = httpMock.expectOne('http://service/p/api/apps/my-app/assets/folders?parentId=parent1');
+            const req = httpMock.expectOne('http://service/p/api/apps/my-app/assets/folders?parentId=parent1&scope=Path');
 
             expect(req.request.method).toEqual('GET');
             expect(req.request.headers.get('If-Match')).toBeNull();
diff --git a/frontend/app/shared/services/assets.service.ts b/frontend/app/shared/services/assets.service.ts
index 9e71200dd..835ec6817 100644
--- a/frontend/app/shared/services/assets.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/shared/services/assets.service.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ export class AssetFolderDto {
 
 type Tags = readonly string[];
 
+type AssetFolderScope = 'PathAndItems' | 'Path' | 'Items';
 type AssetMetadata = { [key: string]: any };
 
 export type AnnotateAssetDto =
@@ -247,8 +248,8 @@ export class AssetsService {
         }
     }
 
-    public getAssetFolders(appName: string, parentId: string): Observable<AssetFoldersDto> {
-        const url = this.apiUrl.buildUrl(`api/apps/${appName}/assets/folders?parentId=${parentId}`);
+    public getAssetFolders(appName: string, parentId: string, scope: AssetFolderScope): Observable<AssetFoldersDto> {
+        const url = this.apiUrl.buildUrl(`api/apps/${appName}/assets/folders?parentId=${parentId}&scope=${scope}`);
 
         return this.http.get<{ total: number; items: any[]; folders: any[]; path: any[] } & Resource>(url).pipe(
             map(({ total, items, path, _links }) => {