diff --git a/toonz/sources/common/tsystem/tsystem.cpp b/toonz/sources/common/tsystem/tsystem.cpp
index 19329e5..f99d80f 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/common/tsystem/tsystem.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/common/tsystem/tsystem.cpp
@@ -464,6 +464,13 @@ void TSystem::readDirectory_DirItems(QStringList &dst, const TFilePath &path) {
   QDir dir(toQString(path));
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
+  QString pathStr = toQString(path);
+  if (pathStr.startsWith("\\\\") || pathStr.startsWith("//")) {
+    dst = dir.entryList(QDir::AllDirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot | QDir::Readable,
+                        QDir::Name | QDir::LocaleAware);
+    return;
+  }
+
   // equivalent to sorting with QDir::LocaleAware
   auto const strCompare = [](const QString &s1, const QString &s2) {
     return QString::localeAwareCompare(s1, s2) < 0;
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonz/filebrowsermodel.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonz/filebrowsermodel.cpp
index b0e0ceb..3371b58 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonz/filebrowsermodel.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonz/filebrowsermodel.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ bool DvDirModelFileFolderNode::exists() {
   return m_existsChecked ? m_exists
                          : m_peeks
              ? m_existsChecked = true,
-               m_exists        = TFileStatus(m_path).doesExist() : true;
+               m_exists = TFileStatus(m_path).doesExist() : true;
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1019,6 +1019,24 @@ QPixmap DvDirModelNetworkNode::getPixmap(bool isOpen) const {
   return pixmap;
 }
 
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+DvDirModelNode *DvDirModelNetworkNode::createNetworkFolderNode(
+    const TFilePath &path) {
+  QDir networkDir(path.getQString());
+  while (networkDir.cdUp()) {
+  }
+  TFilePath networkDirPath(networkDir.absolutePath());
+
+  DvDirModelFileFolderNode *child = new DvDirModelFileFolderNode(
+      this, networkDirPath.getWideString(), networkDirPath);
+  child->setPeeking(false);
+
+  addChild(child);
+
+  return child->getNodeByPath(path);
+}
+
 //=============================================================================
 //
 // DvDirModelRootNode [Root]
@@ -1211,6 +1229,14 @@ DvDirModelNode *DvDirModelRootNode::getNodeByPath(const TFilePath &path) {
       DvDirModelNode *node = m_networkNode->getChild(i)->getNodeByPath(path);
       if (node) return node;
     }
+
+    // try to find in the network
+    QString pathStr = path.getQString();
+    if ((pathStr.startsWith("\\\\") || pathStr.startsWith("//")) &&
+        QDir(pathStr).exists()) {
+      DvDirModelNode *node = m_networkNode->createNetworkFolderNode(path);
+      if (node) return node;
+    }
   }
 
   return 0;
@@ -1248,7 +1274,6 @@ void DvDirModelRootNode::updateSceneFolderNodeVisibility(bool forceHide) {
     m_sceneFolderNode->setRow(-1);
   }
 }
-
 //=============================================================================
 //
 // DvDirModel
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonz/filebrowsermodel.h b/toonz/sources/toonz/filebrowsermodel.h
index 5680591..0d374d5 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonz/filebrowsermodel.h
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonz/filebrowsermodel.h
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ public:
   void refreshChildren() override;
   QPixmap getPixmap(bool isOpen) const override;
   bool isFolder() const override { return true; }
+  DvDirModelNode *createNetworkFolderNode(const TFilePath &path);
 };
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------