diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DirectoryTreeFilterNode.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DirectoryTreeFilterNode.java
index 50417a1ec3..9de9257ce3 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DirectoryTreeFilterNode.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DirectoryTreeFilterNode.java
@@ -107,13 +107,7 @@ class DirectoryTreeFilterNode extends FilterNode {
                 actions.add(ExtractAction.getInstance());
             }
 
-            // file search action
             final Image img = this.getLookup().lookup(Image.class);
-            if (img != null) {
-                actions.add(new FileSearchAction(
-                        NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(), "DirectoryTreeFilterNode.action.openFileSrcByAttr.text")));
-            }
-
 
             VirtualDirectory virtualDirectory = this.getLookup().lookup(VirtualDirectory.class);
             // determine if the virtualDireory is at root-level (Logical File Set).
@@ -127,6 +121,12 @@ class DirectoryTreeFilterNode extends FilterNode {
                 }
             }
 
+            // file search action only if the selected node is img node or a root level virtual directory.
+            if (img != null || isRootVD) {
+                actions.add(new FileSearchAction(
+                        NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(), "DirectoryTreeFilterNode.action.openFileSrcByAttr.text")));
+            }
+
             //ingest action only if the selected node is img node or a root level virtual directory.
             if(img != null || isRootVD) {
                 actions.add(new AbstractAction(