diff --git a/packages/navigator/src/browser/navigator-contribution.ts b/packages/navigator/src/browser/navigator-contribution.ts
index 7a914a2d9ea1a..3a41805dc16b6 100644
--- a/packages/navigator/src/browser/navigator-contribution.ts
+++ b/packages/navigator/src/browser/navigator-contribution.ts
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ export class FileNavigatorContribution extends AbstractViewContribution<FileNavi
         });
         registry.registerMenuAction(NavigatorContextMenu.NAVIGATION, {
             commandId: FileNavigatorCommands.OPEN_WITH.id,
+            when: '!explorerResourceIsFolder',
             label: nls.localizeByDefault('Open With...')
         });