diff --git a/connectors/src/connectors/confluence/lib/internal_ids.ts b/connectors/src/connectors/confluence/lib/internal_ids.ts
index fff9866b3a8c..05a01be2ec81 100644
--- a/connectors/src/connectors/confluence/lib/internal_ids.ts
+++ b/connectors/src/connectors/confluence/lib/internal_ids.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Internal IDs are Confluence IDs with a prefix `confluence-space-` or `confluence
 
 enum ConfluenceInternalIdPrefix {
   Space = "confluence-space-",
-  Page = "confluence-page",
+  Page = "confluence-page-",
 }
 
 export function makeSpaceInternalId(confluenceSpaceId: string) {
diff --git a/connectors/src/connectors/confluence/temporal/activities.ts b/connectors/src/connectors/confluence/temporal/activities.ts
index d8903215f6cf..eed69a283be9 100644
--- a/connectors/src/connectors/confluence/temporal/activities.ts
+++ b/connectors/src/connectors/confluence/temporal/activities.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ import mainLogger from "@connectors/logger/logger";
 import { ConnectorResource } from "@connectors/resources/connector_resource";
 import type { DataSourceConfig } from "@connectors/types/data_source_config";
 
+/**
+ * This type represents the ID that should be passed as parentId to a content node to hide it from the UI.
+ * This behavior is typically used to hide content nodes whose position in the ContentNodeTree cannot be resolved at time of upsertion.
+ */
+export const HiddenContentNodeParentId = "__hidden_syncing_content__";
+
 const logger = mainLogger.child({
   provider: "confluence",
 });
@@ -381,7 +387,8 @@ export async function confluenceCheckAndUpsertPageActivity({
       documentUrl,
       loggerArgs,
       // Parent Ids will be computed after all page imports within the space have been completed.
-      parents: [documentId],
+      parents: [documentId, HiddenContentNodeParentId],
+      parentId: HiddenContentNodeParentId,
       tags,
       timestampMs: lastPageVersionCreatedAt.getTime(),
       upsertContext: {
@@ -570,6 +577,7 @@ export async function confluenceUpdatePagesParentIdsActivity(
         dataSourceConfig: dataSourceConfigFromConnector(connector),
         documentId: makePageInternalId(page.pageId),
         parents: parentIds,
+        parentId: parentIds[1],
       });
     },
     { concurrency: 10 }
diff --git a/connectors/src/lib/data_sources.ts b/connectors/src/lib/data_sources.ts
index 6acd7481fb2a..387be695dccc 100644
--- a/connectors/src/lib/data_sources.ts
+++ b/connectors/src/lib/data_sources.ts
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ async function _updateDocumentParentsField({
   dataSourceConfig: DataSourceConfig;
   documentId: string;
   parents: string[];
+  parentId?: string | null;
   loggerArgs?: Record<string, string | number>;
 }) {
   return _updateDocumentOrTableParentsField({
@@ -360,12 +361,14 @@ async function _updateDocumentOrTableParentsField({
   dataSourceConfig,
   id,
   parents,
+  parentId = null,
   loggerArgs = {},
   tableOrDocument,
 }: {
   dataSourceConfig: DataSourceConfig;
   id: string;
   parents: string[];
+  parentId?: string | null;
   loggerArgs?: Record<string, string | number>;
   tableOrDocument: "document" | "table";
 }) {
@@ -388,6 +391,7 @@ async function _updateDocumentOrTableParentsField({
       endpoint,
       {
         parents: parents,
+        parent_id: parentId,
       },
       dustRequestConfig
     );