diff --git a/include/vlc_media_library.h b/include/vlc_media_library.h
index 9f629319d0..d0f573051b 100644
--- a/include/vlc_media_library.h
+++ b/include/vlc_media_library.h
@@ -578,6 +578,9 @@ enum vlc_ml_control
      */
     VLC_ML_RELOAD_FOLDER,
 
+    VLC_ML_SET_FOLDER_PUBLIC,       /**< arg1: mrl (const char *); res: can't fail */
+    VLC_ML_SET_FOLDER_PRIVATE,      /**< arg1: mrl (const char *); res: can't fail */
+
     /* Pause/resume background operations, such as media discovery & media analysis */
     VLC_ML_PAUSE_BACKGROUND,        /**< no args; can't fail */
     VLC_ML_RESUME_BACKGROUND,       /**< no args; can't fail */
@@ -1012,6 +1015,16 @@ static inline int vlc_ml_reload_folder( vlc_medialibrary_t* p_ml, const char* ps
     return vlc_ml_control( p_ml, VLC_ML_RELOAD_FOLDER, psz_mrl );
 }
 
+static inline int vlc_ml_set_folder_public( vlc_medialibrary_t* p_ml, const char* psz_mrl )
+{
+    return vlc_ml_control( p_ml, VLC_ML_SET_FOLDER_PUBLIC, psz_mrl );
+}
+
+static inline int vlc_ml_set_folder_private( vlc_medialibrary_t* p_ml, const char* psz_mrl )
+{
+    return vlc_ml_control( p_ml, VLC_ML_SET_FOLDER_PRIVATE, psz_mrl );
+}
+
 static inline int vlc_ml_pause_background( vlc_medialibrary_t* p_ml )
 {
     return vlc_ml_control( p_ml, VLC_ML_PAUSE_BACKGROUND );
diff --git a/modules/misc/medialibrary/medialibrary.cpp b/modules/misc/medialibrary/medialibrary.cpp
index 0c7cfa24ba..bff3f1dd2b 100644
--- a/modules/misc/medialibrary/medialibrary.cpp
+++ b/modules/misc/medialibrary/medialibrary.cpp
@@ -522,6 +522,8 @@ int MediaLibrary::Control( int query, va_list args )
         case VLC_ML_BAN_FOLDER:
         case VLC_ML_UNBAN_FOLDER:
         case VLC_ML_RELOAD_FOLDER:
+        case VLC_ML_SET_FOLDER_PUBLIC:
+        case VLC_ML_SET_FOLDER_PRIVATE:
         case VLC_ML_RESUME_BACKGROUND:
         case VLC_ML_NEW_EXTERNAL_MEDIA:
         case VLC_ML_NEW_STREAM:
@@ -544,6 +546,8 @@ int MediaLibrary::Control( int query, va_list args )
         case VLC_ML_REMOVE_FOLDER:
         case VLC_ML_BAN_FOLDER:
         case VLC_ML_UNBAN_FOLDER:
+        case VLC_ML_SET_FOLDER_PUBLIC:
+        case VLC_ML_SET_FOLDER_PRIVATE:
         {
             const char* mrl = va_arg( args, const char* );
             switch( query )
@@ -560,6 +564,17 @@ int MediaLibrary::Control( int query, va_list args )
                 case VLC_ML_UNBAN_FOLDER:
                     m_ml->unbanFolder( mrl );
                     break;
+                case VLC_ML_SET_FOLDER_PUBLIC:
+                case VLC_ML_SET_FOLDER_PRIVATE:
+                {
+                    auto folder = m_ml->folder(mrl);
+                    const bool is_public = query == VLC_ML_SET_FOLDER_PUBLIC;
+
+                    if (folder)
+                        folder->setPublic(is_public);
+                    break;
+                }
+                    
             }
             break;
         }