diff --git a/frontend/app.js b/frontend/app.js
index ed9e767..8cebaa3 100644
--- a/frontend/app.js
+++ b/frontend/app.js
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
     const currentTop = scrollContainer.scrollTop;
     const offsetTop = element.offsetTop;
     const targetTop = alignToTop
-      ? Math.max(0, offsetTop - 8)
+      ? Math.max(0, offsetTop - 60)
       : Math.max(0, currentTop + (elementRect.top - containerRect.top) - (containerRect.height * 0.35));
 
     scrollContainer.scrollTo({
@@ -502,6 +502,8 @@
     }
 
     if (!targetPath) {
+      // Clear any previous path selection
+      document.querySelectorAll(".tree-item.path-selected").forEach((el) => el.classList.remove("path-selected"));
       scrollTreeItemIntoView(vaultItem, options && options.alignToTop);
       return;
     }
@@ -509,6 +511,7 @@
     const segments = targetPath.split("/").filter(Boolean);
     let currentContainer = vaultContainer;
     let cumulativePath = "";
+    let lastTargetItem = null;
 
     for (let index = 0; index < segments.length; index++) {
       cumulativePath += (cumulativePath ? "/" : "") + segments[index];
@@ -524,6 +527,8 @@
         return;
       }
 
+      lastTargetItem = targetItem;
+
       const isLastSegment = index === segments.length - 1;
       if (!isLastSegment) {
         const nextContainer = document.getElementById(`dir-${vaultName}-${cumulativePath}`);
@@ -535,9 +540,15 @@
           currentContainer = nextContainer;
         }
       }
-
-      scrollTreeItemIntoView(targetItem, Boolean(options && options.alignToTop && isLastSegment));
     }
+
+    // Clear previous path selections and highlight the final target
+    document.querySelectorAll(".tree-item.path-selected").forEach((el) => el.classList.remove("path-selected"));
+    if (lastTargetItem) {
+      lastTargetItem.classList.add("path-selected");
+    }
+
+    scrollTreeItemIntoView(lastTargetItem, options && options.alignToTop);
   }
 
   async function loadDirectory(vaultName, dirPath, container) {
diff --git a/frontend/style.css b/frontend/style.css
index acd4119..b0ec2ab 100644
--- a/frontend/style.css
+++ b/frontend/style.css
@@ -637,6 +637,17 @@ select {
   color: var(--text-primary);
   box-shadow: inset 2px 0 0 var(--accent);
 }
+.tree-item.path-selected {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 20%, transparent);
+  color: var(--accent);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--accent), inset 2px 0 0 var(--accent);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  animation: pathPulse 1.5s ease-out;
+}
+@keyframes pathPulse {
+  0% { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 40%, transparent); }
+  100% { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 20%, transparent); }
+}
 .tree-item.filtered-out {
   display: none;
 }
@@ -1758,7 +1769,6 @@ body.resizing-v {
   #vault-panel-content {
     max-height: none;
   }
-
   #tag-panel-content {
     max-height: none;
   }