diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6c3a6c548..38c6217e6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "ente",
   "productName": "ente",
-  "version": "1.6.24-alpha.2",
+  "version": "1.6.24-alpha.4",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Desktop client for ente.io",
   "main": "app/main.js",
diff --git a/src/api/common.ts b/src/api/common.ts
index 376ecfdb7..cb63248cb 100644
--- a/src/api/common.ts
+++ b/src/api/common.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ export const getAppVersion = async (): Promise<string> => {
     }
 };
 
+export const openDirectory = async (dirPath: string): Promise<void> => {
+    try {
+        await ipcRenderer.invoke('open-dir', dirPath);
+    } catch (e) {
+        logError(e, 'error while opening directory');
+        throw e;
+    }
+};
+
 export {
     logToDisk,
     openLogDirectory,
diff --git a/src/api/export.ts b/src/api/export.ts
index 7af48ee24..b5615a007 100644
--- a/src/api/export.ts
+++ b/src/api/export.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const exists = (path: string) => {
     return fs.existsSync(path);
 };
 
-export const checkExistsAndCreateCollectionDir = async (dirPath: string) => {
+export const checkExistsAndCreateDir = async (dirPath: string) => {
     if (!fs.existsSync(dirPath)) {
         await fs.mkdir(dirPath);
     }
diff --git a/src/preload.ts b/src/preload.ts
index e07fa0961..13eec242c 100644
--- a/src/preload.ts
+++ b/src/preload.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { getEncryptionKey, setEncryptionKey } from './api/safeStorage';
 import { clearElectronStore } from './api/electronStore';
 import { openDiskCache, deleteDiskCache } from './api/cache';
 import {
-    checkExistsAndCreateCollectionDir,
+    checkExistsAndCreateDir,
     checkExistsAndRename,
     saveStreamToDisk,
     saveFileToDisk,
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import {
     openLogDirectory,
     getSentryUserID,
     getAppVersion,
+    openDirectory,
 } from './api/common';
 import { fixHotReloadNext12 } from './utils/preload';
 import { isFolder, getDirFiles } from './api/fs';
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ const windowObject: any = window;
 
 windowObject['ElectronAPIs'] = {
     exists,
-    checkExistsAndCreateCollectionDir,
+    checkExistsAndCreateDir,
     checkExistsAndRename,
     saveStreamToDisk,
     saveFileToDisk,
@@ -103,4 +104,5 @@ windowObject['ElectronAPIs'] = {
     generateImageThumbnail,
     logRendererProcessMemoryUsage,
     registerForegroundEventListener,
+    openDirectory,
 };
diff --git a/src/utils/ipcComms.ts b/src/utils/ipcComms.ts
index a0eab178a..2e9b4425a 100644
--- a/src/utils/ipcComms.ts
+++ b/src/utils/ipcComms.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ export default function setupIpcComs(
         shell.openPath(app.getPath('logs'));
     });
 
+    ipcMain.handle('open-dir', (_, dirPath) => {
+        shell.openPath(dirPath);
+    });
+
     ipcMain.on('update-and-restart', () => {
         updateAndRestart();
     });
diff --git a/ui b/ui
index f31d94e2c..6ec29b9af 160000
--- a/ui
+++ b/ui
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f31d94e2cb98fad8a8d15f03185ea1c4b60d5cf4
+Subproject commit 6ec29b9affc9e7630e098c16b15c98994afff6aa