diff --git a/deployments/datahub/config/common.yaml b/deployments/datahub/config/common.yaml
index 5683e39bc..80be3aadd 100644
--- a/deployments/datahub/config/common.yaml
+++ b/deployments/datahub/config/common.yaml
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ jupyterhub:
           c.QtPDFExporter.enabled = False
           c.PDFExporter.enabled = True
           c.QtPNGExporter.enabled = False
+      culling-config:
+        data:
+          # Allow jupyterlab option to show hidden files in browser
+          # https://github.com/berkeley-dsep-infra/datahub/issues/5825
+          ContentsManager:
+            allow_hidden: true
     memory:
       guarantee: 512M
       limit: 1G