diff --git a/src/web/public/index.html b/src/web/public/index.html
index 65ad015c..c55ad232 100644
--- a/src/web/public/index.html
+++ b/src/web/public/index.html
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@
       <div class="file-browser-root" id="fileBrowserRoot" hidden>
         <span class="file-browser-root-label" id="fileBrowserRootLabel"></span>
         <span class="file-browser-root-name" id="fileBrowserRootName" data-i18n-skip></span>
-        <button type="button" class="file-browser-root-switch" id="fileBrowserRootSwitch" onclick="app.toggleFileBrowserRoot()"></button>
+        <button type="button" class="file-browser-root-switch" id="fileBrowserRootSwitch" onclick="app.toggleFileBrowserRoot()">Session folder</button>
       </div>
       <div class="file-browser-search">
         <input type="text" id="fileBrowserSearch" placeholder="Filter files..." oninput="app.filterFileBrowser(this.value)">
diff --git a/test/file-browser-worktree.test.ts b/test/file-browser-worktree.test.ts
index 98fb4671..90111c3c 100644
--- a/test/file-browser-worktree.test.ts
+++ b/test/file-browser-worktree.test.ts
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@ describe('Files panel in a git worktree', () => {
     expect(elements.fileBrowserRoot.hidden).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it('gives the switch button a name before the first listing fills it in', () => {
+    expect(indexHtml).toMatch(/id="fileBrowserRootSwitch"[^>]*>Session folder<\/button>/);
+  });
+
   it('is wired up in the page', () => {
     expect(appJs).toContain('this._followFileBrowserWorktree?.(session)');
     expect(indexHtml).toContain('id="fileBrowserRoot" hidden');