diff --git a/config/parameters.yaml b/config/parameters.yaml
index a78d989e..64c06aeb 100644
--- a/config/parameters.yaml
+++ b/config/parameters.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ parameters:
     - devices
     - tools
   partdb.sidebar.root_expanded: true                         # If this is set to true, the root node of the sidebar is expanded by default
+  partdb.sidebar.root_node_enable: true                      # Put all entities below a root node in the sidebar
 
   ######################################################################################################################
   # Miscellaneous
diff --git a/config/services.yaml b/config/services.yaml
index 90f44739..449519b8 100644
--- a/config/services.yaml
+++ b/config/services.yaml
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ services:
     App\Services\Trees\TreeViewGenerator:
         arguments:
             $rootNodeExpandedByDefault: '%partdb.sidebar.root_expanded%'
+            $rootNodeEnabled: '%partdb.sidebar.root_node_enable%'
 
     ####################################################################################################################
     # Symfony overrides
diff --git a/src/Services/Trees/TreeViewGenerator.php b/src/Services/Trees/TreeViewGenerator.php
index 310d5cdc..fb5ad525 100644
--- a/src/Services/Trees/TreeViewGenerator.php
+++ b/src/Services/Trees/TreeViewGenerator.php
@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ class TreeViewGenerator
     protected $translator;
 
     protected $rootNodeExpandedByDefault;
+    protected $rootNodeEnabled;
 
     public function __construct(EntityURLGenerator $URLGenerator, EntityManagerInterface $em,
-        TagAwareCacheInterface $treeCache, UserCacheKeyGenerator $keyGenerator, TranslatorInterface $translator, bool $rootNodeExpandedByDefault)
+        TagAwareCacheInterface $treeCache, UserCacheKeyGenerator $keyGenerator, TranslatorInterface $translator, bool $rootNodeExpandedByDefault, bool $rootNodeEnabled)
     {
         $this->urlGenerator = $URLGenerator;
         $this->em = $em;
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ class TreeViewGenerator
         $this->translator = $translator;
 
         $this->rootNodeExpandedByDefault = $rootNodeExpandedByDefault;
+        $this->rootNodeEnabled = $rootNodeEnabled;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ class TreeViewGenerator
             }
         }
 
-        if ($mode === 'list_parts_root' ||$mode === 'devices') {
+        if (($mode === 'list_parts_root' || $mode === 'devices') && $this->rootNodeEnabled) {
             $root_node = new TreeViewNode($this->translator->trans('tree.root_node.text'), null, $generic);
             $root_node->setExpanded($this->rootNodeExpandedByDefault);
             $generic = [$root_node];