diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d93515a8..ab5b4180 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -305,6 +305,9 @@ use {
             always_show = { -- remains visible even if other settings would normally hide it
               --".gitignored",
             },
+            always_show_by_pattern = { -- uses glob style patterns
+              --".env*",
+            },
             never_show = { -- remains hidden even if visible is toggled to true, this overrides always_show
               --".DS_Store",
               --"thumbs.db"
diff --git a/doc/neo-tree.txt b/doc/neo-tree.txt
index be49813b..e66325ce 100644
--- a/doc/neo-tree.txt
+++ b/doc/neo-tree.txt
@@ -940,6 +940,9 @@ highlight group which will be applied when they are visible, see
           always_show = { -- remains visible even if other settings would normally hide it
             --".gitignored",
           },
+          always_show_by_pattern = { -- uses glob style patterns
+            --".env*",
+          },
           never_show = { -- remains hidden even if visible is toggled to true, this overrides always_show
             --".DS_Store",
             --"thumbs.db",
@@ -973,6 +976,10 @@ The `always_show` option is a list of file/folder names that will always be
 visible, even if other settings would normally hide it. This section takes
 precedence over all other options except for `never_show`.
 
+the `always_show_by_pattern` option is a list of file/folder patterns that 
+always will be visible. This section takes precedence over all other options
+except `never_show`.
+
 The `never_show` option is the same as `hide_by_name`, except that those items
 will remain hidden even if you toggle `visible` to true. This section takes
 precedence over the others.
diff --git a/lua/neo-tree/defaults.lua b/lua/neo-tree/defaults.lua
index 733dcc07..61a195f7 100644
--- a/lua/neo-tree/defaults.lua
+++ b/lua/neo-tree/defaults.lua
@@ -477,6 +477,9 @@ local config = {
       always_show = { -- remains visible even if other settings would normally hide it
         --".gitignored",
       },
+      always_show_by_pattern = { -- uses glob style patterns
+        --".env*",
+      },
       never_show = { -- remains hidden even if visible is toggled to true, this overrides always_show
         --".DS_Store",
         --"thumbs.db"
diff --git a/lua/neo-tree/sources/common/file-items.lua b/lua/neo-tree/sources/common/file-items.lua
index 1d040421..3e4a7a75 100644
--- a/lua/neo-tree/sources/common/file-items.lua
+++ b/lua/neo-tree/sources/common/file-items.lua
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ function create_item(context, path, _type, bufnr)
     if f.always_show[name] then
       item.filtered_by = item.filtered_by or {}
       item.filtered_by.always_show = true
+    else
+      if utils.is_filtered_by_pattern(f.always_show_by_pattern, path, name) then
+        item.filtered_by = item.filtered_by or {}
+        item.filtered_by.always_show = true
+      end
     end
     if f.hide_by_name[name] then
       item.filtered_by = item.filtered_by or {}
diff --git a/lua/neo-tree/sources/filesystem/init.lua b/lua/neo-tree/sources/filesystem/init.lua
index a6a3e4b2..7101864c 100644
--- a/lua/neo-tree/sources/filesystem/init.lua
+++ b/lua/neo-tree/sources/filesystem/init.lua
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ M.setup = function(config, global_config)
   config.filtered_items = config.filtered_items or {}
   config.enable_git_status = global_config.enable_git_status
 
-  for _, key in ipairs({ "hide_by_pattern", "never_show_by_pattern" }) do
+  for _, key in ipairs({ "hide_by_pattern", "always_show_by_pattern", "never_show_by_pattern" }) do
     local list = config.filtered_items[key]
     if type(list) == "table" then
       for i, pattern in ipairs(list) do
diff --git a/lua/neo-tree/ui/popups.lua b/lua/neo-tree/ui/popups.lua
index 85362f36..2c15d00f 100644
--- a/lua/neo-tree/ui/popups.lua
+++ b/lua/neo-tree/ui/popups.lua
@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@ local log = require("neo-tree.log")
 local M = {}
 
 M.popup_options = function(title, min_width, override_options)
+  if string.len(title) ~= 0 then
+    title = " " .. title .. " "
+  end
   min_width = min_width or 30
   local width = string.len(title) + 2
 
   local nt = require("neo-tree")
   local popup_border_style = nt.config.popup_border_style
-  local popup_border_text = NuiText(" " .. title .. " ", highlights.FLOAT_TITLE)
+  local popup_border_text = NuiText(title, highlights.FLOAT_TITLE)
   local col = 0
   -- fix popup position when using multigrid
   local popup_last_col = vim.api.nvim_win_get_position(0)[2] + width + 2
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ M.popup_options = function(title, min_width, override_options)
 
   if popup_border_style == "NC" then
     local blank = NuiText(" ", highlights.TITLE_BAR)
-    popup_border_text = NuiText(" " .. title .. " ", highlights.TITLE_BAR)
+    popup_border_text = NuiText(title, highlights.TITLE_BAR)
     popup_options.border = {
       style = { "▕", blank, "▏", "▏", " ", "▔", " ", "▕" },
       highlight = highlights.FLOAT_BORDER,