diff --git a/doorstop/core/vcs/base.py b/doorstop/core/vcs/base.py
index ac67ca6d..d4ab1e37 100644
--- a/doorstop/core/vcs/base.py
+++ b/doorstop/core/vcs/base.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class BaseWorkingCopy(metaclass=ABCMeta):
     def __init__(self, path):
         self.path = path
         self._ignores_cache: Optional[List[str]] = None
+        self._unhidden_cache: Optional[List[str]] = None
         self._path_cache: Optional[List[Tuple[str, str, str]]] = None
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -81,6 +82,21 @@ def ignores(self):
                             self._ignores_cache.append(pattern + "*")
         yield from self._ignores_cache
 
+    @property
+    def unhidden(self):
+        """Yield glob expressions for paths that should not be hidden."""
+        if self._unhidden_cache is None:
+            self._unhidden_cache = []
+            log.debug("reading and caching the unhidden patterns...")
+            path = os.path.join(self.path, settings.UNHIDDEN_FILEPATH)
+            if os.path.isfile(path):
+                for line in common.read_lines(path):
+                    log.debug(f"unhiding {line}")
+                    pattern = line.strip(" @\\/*\n")
+                    if pattern and not pattern.startswith("#"):
+                        self._unhidden_cache.append("*" + pattern + "*")
+        yield from self._unhidden_cache
+
     @property
     def paths(self):
         """Yield non-ignored paths in the working copy."""
@@ -94,6 +110,11 @@ def paths(self):
                     # Skip ignored paths
                     if self.ignored(relpath):
                         continue
+                    # Don't skip unhidden paths
+                    if self.is_unhidden(relpath):
+                        log.debug(f"not skipping: {relpath}")
+                        self._path_cache.append((path, filename, relpath))
+                        continue
                     # Skip hidden paths
                     if os.path.sep + "." in os.path.sep + relpath:
                         continue
@@ -106,3 +127,10 @@ def ignored(self, path):
             if fnmatch.fnmatch(path, pattern):
                 return True
         return False
+
+    def is_unhidden(self, path):
+        """Determine if a path matches a pattern that should not hidden."""
+        for pattern in self.unhidden:
+            if fnmatch.fnmatch(path, pattern):
+                return True
+        return False
diff --git a/doorstop/settings.py b/doorstop/settings.py
index bb474162..b568e577 100644
--- a/doorstop/settings.py
+++ b/doorstop/settings.py
@@ -64,3 +64,6 @@
 # Server settings
 SERVER_HOST = None  # '' = server not specified, None = no server in use
 SERVER_PORT = 7867
+
+# Unhidden file
+UNHIDDEN_FILEPATH = ".doorstop_unhidden"  # list of paths that should not be hidden