diff --git a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
index ed42e35bb0b..65c6bba89c8 100644
--- a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
+++ b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ applying configuration.
       sort = {
         sorter = "name",
         folders_first = true,
+        files_first = false,
       },
       root_dirs = {},
       prefer_startup_root = false,
@@ -589,6 +590,11 @@ File and folder sorting options.
     function.
       Type: `boolean`, Default: `true`
 
+    *nvim-tree.sort.files_first*
+    Sort files before folders. Has no effect when |nvim-tree.sort.sorter| is a
+    function. If set to `true` it overrides |nvim-tree.sort.folders_first|.
+      Type: `boolean`, Default: `false`
+
 *nvim-tree.hijack_unnamed_buffer_when_opening*
 Opens in place of the unnamed buffer if it's empty.
   Type: `boolean`, Default: `false`
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree.lua b/lua/nvim-tree.lua
index 889c9ea4eeb..3d27d068f0f 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree.lua
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ local DEFAULT_OPTS = { -- BEGIN_DEFAULT_OPTS
   sort = {
     sorter = "name",
     folders_first = true,
+    files_first = false,
   },
   root_dirs = {},
   prefer_startup_root = false,
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/sorters.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/sorters.lua
index e685d6c0c72..f2a259bc0bb 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/sorters.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/sorters.lua
@@ -23,6 +23,24 @@ local function tbl_slice(t, first, last)
   return slice
 end
 
+---Evaluate `sort.folders_first` and `sort.files_first`
+---@param a table node
+---@param b table node
+---@return boolean|nil
+local function folders_or_files_first(a, b)
+  if not (M.config.sort.folders_first or M.config.sort.files_first) then
+    return
+  end
+
+  if not a.nodes and b.nodes then
+    -- file <> folder
+    return M.config.sort.files_first
+  elseif a.nodes and not b.nodes then
+    -- folder <> file
+    return not M.config.sort.files_first
+  end
+end
+
 local function merge(t, first, mid, last, comparator)
   local n1 = mid - first + 1
   local n2 = last - mid
@@ -124,12 +142,9 @@ local function node_comparator_name_ignorecase_or_not(a, b, ignorecase)
     return true
   end
 
-  if M.config.sort.folders_first then
-    if a.nodes and not b.nodes then
-      return true
-    elseif not a.nodes and b.nodes then
-      return false
-    end
+  local early_return = folders_or_files_first(a, b)
+  if early_return ~= nil then
+    return early_return
   end
 
   if ignorecase then
@@ -152,12 +167,9 @@ function C.modification_time(a, b)
     return true
   end
 
-  if M.config.sort.folders_first then
-    if a.nodes and not b.nodes then
-      return true
-    elseif not a.nodes and b.nodes then
-      return false
-    end
+  local early_return = folders_or_files_first(a, b)
+  if early_return ~= nil then
+    return early_return
   end
 
   local last_modified_a = 0
@@ -180,14 +192,11 @@ function C.suffix(a, b)
   end
 
   -- directories go first
-  if M.config.sort.folders_first then
-    if a.nodes and not b.nodes then
-      return true
-    elseif not a.nodes and b.nodes then
-      return false
-    elseif a.nodes and b.nodes then
-      return C.name(a, b)
-    end
+  local early_return = folders_or_files_first(a, b)
+  if early_return ~= nil then
+    return early_return
+  elseif a.nodes and b.nodes then
+    return C.name(a, b)
   end
 
   -- dotfiles go second
@@ -231,12 +240,9 @@ function C.extension(a, b)
     return true
   end
 
-  if M.config.sort.folders_first then
-    if a.nodes and not b.nodes then
-      return true
-    elseif not a.nodes and b.nodes then
-      return false
-    end
+  local early_return = folders_or_files_first(a, b)
+  if early_return ~= nil then
+    return early_return
   end
 
   if a.extension and not b.extension then
@@ -259,12 +265,9 @@ function C.filetype(a, b)
   local b_ft = vim.filetype.match { filename = b.name }
 
   -- directories first
-  if M.config.sort.folders_first then
-    if a.nodes and not b.nodes then
-      return true
-    elseif not a.nodes and b.nodes then
-      return false
-    end
+  local early_return = folders_or_files_first(a, b)
+  if early_return ~= nil then
+    return early_return
   end
 
   -- one is nil, the other wins