diff --git a/komga-webui/src/services/komga-filesystem.service.ts b/komga-webui/src/services/komga-filesystem.service.ts
index 652ef0bd21..730d3cdb6b 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/services/komga-filesystem.service.ts
+++ b/komga-webui/src/services/komga-filesystem.service.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { AxiosInstance } from 'axios'
 const API_FILESYSTEM = '/api/v1/filesystem'
 
 export default class KomgaFilesystemService {
-  private http: AxiosInstance;
+  private http: AxiosInstance
 
   constructor (http: AxiosInstance) {
     this.http = http
@@ -11,13 +11,9 @@ export default class KomgaFilesystemService {
 
   async getDirectoryListing (path: String = ''): Promise<DirectoryListingDto> {
     try {
-      return (await this.http.get(API_FILESYSTEM,
-        {
-          params: {
-            path: path
-          }
-        }
-      )).data
+      return (await this.http.post(API_FILESYSTEM, {
+        path: path
+      })).data
     } catch (e) {
       let msg = 'An error occurred while trying to retrieve directory listing'
       if (e.response.data.message) {
diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/FileSystemController.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/FileSystemController.kt
index 7fcb3bcf68..1399b97024 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/FileSystemController.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/FileSystemController.kt
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType
 import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController
 import org.springframework.web.server.ResponseStatusException
 import java.nio.file.FileSystems
@@ -21,50 +21,54 @@ class FileSystemController {
 
   private val fs = FileSystems.getDefault()
 
-  @GetMapping
+  @PostMapping
   fun getDirectoryListing(
-      @RequestParam(name = "path", required = false) path: String?
+    @RequestBody(required = false) request: DirectoryRequestDto = DirectoryRequestDto()
   ): DirectoryListingDto =
-      if (path.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+    if (request.path.isEmpty()) {
+      DirectoryListingDto(
+        directories = fs.rootDirectories.map { it.toDto() }
+      )
+    } else {
+      val p = fs.getPath(request.path)
+      if (!p.isAbsolute) throw ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "Path must be absolute")
+      try {
         DirectoryListingDto(
-            directories = fs.rootDirectories.map { it.toDto() }
+          parent = (p.parent ?: "").toString(),
+          directories = Files.list(p).use { dirStream ->
+            dirStream.asSequence()
+              .filter { Files.isDirectory(it) }
+              .filter { !Files.isHidden(it) }
+              .sortedWith(compareBy(String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER) { it.toString() })
+              .map { it.toDto() }
+              .toList()
+          }
         )
-      } else {
-        val p = fs.getPath(path)
-        if (!p.isAbsolute) throw ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "Path must be absolute")
-        try {
-          DirectoryListingDto(
-              parent = (p.parent ?: "").toString(),
-              directories = Files.list(p).use { dirStream ->
-                dirStream.asSequence()
-                    .filter { Files.isDirectory(it) }
-                    .filter { !Files.isHidden(it) }
-                    .sortedWith(compareBy(String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER) { it.toString() })
-                    .map { it.toDto() }
-                    .toList()
-              }
-          )
-        } catch (e: Exception) {
-          throw ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "Path does not exist")
-        }
+      } catch (e: Exception) {
+        throw ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "Path does not exist")
       }
+    }
 }
 
+data class DirectoryRequestDto(
+  val path: String = ""
+)
+
 @JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_NULL)
 data class DirectoryListingDto(
-    val parent: String? = null,
-    val directories: List<PathDto>
+  val parent: String? = null,
+  val directories: List<PathDto>
 )
 
 data class PathDto(
-    val type: String,
-    val name: String,
-    val path: String
+  val type: String,
+  val name: String,
+  val path: String
 )
 
 fun Path.toDto(): PathDto =
-    PathDto(
-        type = if (Files.isDirectory(this)) "directory" else "file",
-        name = (fileName ?: this).toString(),
-        path = toString()
-    )
+  PathDto(
+    type = if (Files.isDirectory(this)) "directory" else "file",
+    name = (fileName ?: this).toString(),
+    path = toString()
+  )
diff --git a/komga/src/test/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/FileSystemControllerTest.kt b/komga/src/test/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/FileSystemControllerTest.kt
index 603c342162..7b05236392 100644
--- a/komga/src/test/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/FileSystemControllerTest.kt
+++ b/komga/src/test/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/FileSystemControllerTest.kt
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
 import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.AutoConfigureMockMvc
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType
 import org.springframework.security.test.context.support.WithAnonymousUser
 import org.springframework.security.test.context.support.WithMockUser
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc
-import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.get
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.post
 import java.nio.file.Files
 
 @ExtendWith(SpringExtension::class)
@@ -23,22 +24,23 @@ class FileSystemControllerTest(
   @Test
   @WithAnonymousUser
   fun `given anonymous user when getDirectoryListing then return unauthorized`() {
-    mockMvc.get(route)
+    mockMvc.post(route)
         .andExpect { status { isUnauthorized } }
   }
 
   @Test
   @WithMockUser
   fun `given regular user when getDirectoryListing then return forbidden`() {
-    mockMvc.get(route)
+    mockMvc.post(route)
         .andExpect { status { isForbidden } }
   }
 
   @Test
   @WithMockUser(roles = ["USER", "ADMIN"])
   fun `given relative path param when getDirectoryListing then return bad request`() {
-    mockMvc.get(route) {
-      param("path", ".")
+    mockMvc.post(route) {
+      contentType = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON
+      content = "."
     }.andExpect { status { isBadRequest } }
   }
 
@@ -48,8 +50,9 @@ class FileSystemControllerTest(
     val parent = Files.createTempDirectory(null)
     Files.delete(parent)
 
-    mockMvc.get(route) {
-      param("path", parent.toString())
+    mockMvc.post(route) {
+      contentType = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON
+      content = parent.toString()
     }.andExpect { status { isBadRequest } }
   }
 }