diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2b21b37..640cad9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1429,6 +1429,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "gpui-omarchy",
  "rustc-hash 2.1.3",
  "tempfile",
+ "url",
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ee7533..6d0cfac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ disktree --help     # options: apparent size, follow links, skip hidden, …
   what is marked; and the disk, free now and after the marks, with the way
   to the review screen. Drag its left edge to resize it; double-click the
   edge to reset.
+  The search icon beside a selected folder's path opens Google in your
+  browser with the platform and displayed path, asking what the folder is,
+  what application it belongs to, and the risks of deleting it.
 
 One colour is kept apart: amber marks the selection, the main action, and
 what can be had back.
diff --git a/crates/disktree-app/Cargo.toml b/crates/disktree-app/Cargo.toml
index 867d564..8490691 100644
--- a/crates/disktree-app/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/disktree-app/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ disktree-core = { workspace = true }
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 dunce = "1.0.5"
 rustc-hash = { workspace = true }
+url = "2.5"
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 windows-sys = { version = "0.61", features = ["Win32_System_Console"] }
diff --git a/crates/disktree-app/src/state.rs b/crates/disktree-app/src/state.rs
index 27e1846..67e34c8 100644
--- a/crates/disktree-app/src/state.rs
+++ b/crates/disktree-app/src/state.rs
@@ -2219,6 +2219,26 @@ impl Disktree {
         cx.notify();
     }
 
+    /// Research the path shown beside the clicked button in the browser.
+    pub fn search_folder(&self, path: &Path, cx: &Context<'_, Self>) {
+        let platform = match std::env::consts::OS {
+            "macos" => "macOS",
+            "windows" => "Windows",
+            "linux" => "Linux",
+            other => other,
+        };
+        let path = crate::marks::display_path(path, self.home.as_deref());
+        let query = format!(
+            "{platform} \"{path}\" what is this folder, what application \
+             does it belong to, and what are the risks of deleting it?"
+        );
+        let mut url = url::Url::parse("https://www.google.com/search")
+            .expect("the Google search URL is valid");
+        // Encode the whole query so punctuation in a path stays search text.
+        url.query_pairs_mut().append_pair("q", &query);
+        cx.open_url(url.as_str());
+    }
+
     /// Show the tile a key acts on in Finder (or the file manager), selected.
     pub fn reveal_target(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_, Self>) {
         let crumbs =
diff --git a/crates/disktree-app/src/tests.rs b/crates/disktree-app/src/tests.rs
index af151ec..246c1d7 100644
--- a/crates/disktree-app/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/disktree-app/src/tests.rs
@@ -162,6 +162,48 @@ fn the_first_scan_shows_what_it_is_doing_then_the_treemap(
     assert!(hidden_present, "hidden directories are part of the tree");
 }
 
+/// Clicking the panel researches its displayed folder, even when punctuation
+/// in the name would otherwise split the URL into parameters or a fragment.
+#[gpui_kit::test]
+fn folder_search_opens_google_with_the_displayed_path(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
+    cx.update(gpui_omarchy::init);
+    let temp = fixture();
+    let name = "cache & data+#日本";
+    std::fs::create_dir(temp.path().join(name)).expect("mkdir");
+    let (view, cx) = view_over(temp.path(), cx);
+    cx.simulate_resize(gpui_kit::size(px(1400.), px(900.)));
+    update(&view, cx, |app, cx| {
+        app.home = Some(temp.path().to_path_buf());
+        let folder = child_crumbs(app, &[], name);
+        app.select(Some(folder), cx);
+    });
+    draw(cx);
+    assert!(cx.cx.opened_url().is_none());
+    let button = cx.debug_bounds("search-folder").expect("search icon");
+    cx.simulate_click(button.center(), gpui_kit::Modifiers::none());
+    let opened = cx.cx.opened_url().expect("opened browser URL");
+    let url = url::Url::parse(&opened).expect("valid URL");
+    assert_eq!(url.host_str(), Some("www.google.com"));
+    assert_eq!(url.path(), "/search");
+    assert!(url.fragment().is_none());
+    let pairs: Vec<_> = url.query_pairs().collect();
+    assert_eq!(pairs.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(pairs[0].0, "q");
+    let query = &pairs[0].1;
+    let separator = std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR;
+    assert!(query.contains(&format!("~{separator}{name}")));
+    assert!(query.contains("what is this folder"));
+    assert!(query.contains("what application does it belong to"));
+    assert!(query.contains("risks of deleting it"));
+    let platform = match std::env::consts::OS {
+        "macos" => "macOS",
+        "windows" => "Windows",
+        "linux" => "Linux",
+        other => other,
+    };
+    assert!(query.starts_with(platform));
+}
+
 #[gpui_kit::test]
 fn keys_walk_the_tree_and_mark_what_is_selected(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
     cx.update(gpui_omarchy::init);
diff --git a/crates/disktree-app/src/views.rs b/crates/disktree-app/src/views.rs
index 8f75253..22e230a 100644
--- a/crates/disktree-app/src/views.rs
+++ b/crates/disktree-app/src/views.rs
@@ -1066,14 +1066,53 @@ fn selection_section(
         )
         .child(
             div()
-                .text_size(text::CAPTION)
-                .text_color(theme.secondary)
-                .whitespace_nowrap()
-                .overflow_hidden()
-                .text_ellipsis()
-                .child(path.as_deref().map_or_else(String::new, |path| {
-                    crate::marks::display_path(path, app.home.as_deref())
-                })),
+                .flex()
+                .flex_row()
+                .items_center()
+                .gap(space::XS)
+                .min_w_0()
+                .child(
+                    div()
+                        .min_w_0()
+                        .text_size(text::CAPTION)
+                        .text_color(theme.secondary)
+                        .whitespace_nowrap()
+                        .overflow_hidden()
+                        .text_ellipsis()
+                        .child(path.as_deref().map_or_else(
+                            String::new,
+                            |path| {
+                                crate::marks::display_path(
+                                    path,
+                                    app.home.as_deref(),
+                                )
+                            },
+                        )),
+                )
+                .when(node.is_dir(), |row| {
+                    row.children(path.clone().map(|path| {
+                        with_tooltip(
+                            gpui_omarchy::icon_button(
+                                "search-folder",
+                                gpui_omarchy::IconName::Search,
+                                "Look up this folder on Google",
+                                ButtonVariant::Secondary,
+                                cx,
+                            )
+                            .debug_selector(|| "search-folder".into())
+                            .tab_stop(false)
+                            .flex_shrink_0()
+                            .on_click(cx.listener(
+                                move |this, _, window, cx| {
+                                    this.search_folder(&path, cx);
+                                    window.focus(&this.focus, cx);
+                                },
+                            )),
+                            "Search Google for this folder's purpose, \
+                             application, and deletion risks",
+                        )
+                    }))
+                }),
         );
 
     let (number, unit) = match app.options.metric {