diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/ribbon_widgets/note_paths.js b/src/public/app/widgets/ribbon_widgets/note_paths.js
index fd7a1c906..225cbef69 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/ribbon_widgets/note_paths.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/ribbon_widgets/note_paths.js
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ export default class NotePathsWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
         this.$notePathList.empty();
 
         if (this.noteId === 'root') {
-            await this.getRenderedPath('root');
+            this.$notePathList.empty().append(
+                await this.getRenderedPath('root')
+            );
+
             return;
         }
 
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ export default class NotePathsWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
         this.$notePathList.empty().append(...renderedPaths);
     }
 
-    async getRenderedPath(notePath, notePathRecord) {
+    async getRenderedPath(notePath, notePathRecord = null) {
         const title = await treeService.getNotePathTitle(notePath);
 
         const $noteLink = await linkService.createNoteLink(notePath, {title});
@@ -109,20 +112,20 @@ export default class NotePathsWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
             $noteLink.addClass("path-current");
         }
 
-        if (notePathRecord.isInHoistedSubTree) {
+        if (!notePathRecord || notePathRecord.isInHoistedSubTree) {
             $noteLink.addClass("path-in-hoisted-subtree");
         }
         else {
             icons.push(`<span class="bx bx-trending-up" title="This path is outside of hoisted note and you would have to unhoist."></span>`);
         }
 
-        if (notePathRecord.isArchived) {
+        if (notePathRecord?.isArchived) {
             $noteLink.addClass("path-archived");
 
             icons.push(`<span class="bx bx-archive" title="Archived"></span>`);
         }
 
-        if (notePathRecord.isSearch) {
+        if (notePathRecord?.isSearch) {
             $noteLink.addClass("path-search");
 
             icons.push(`<span class="bx bx-search" title="Search"></span>`);
diff --git a/src/routes/api/note_map.js b/src/routes/api/note_map.js
index dc9a99b8d..4455aebe7 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/note_map.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/note_map.js
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ function getNeighbors(note, depth) {
         }
 
         const targetNote = relation.getTargetNote();
+
+        if (targetNote.hasLabel('excludeFromNoteMap')) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         retNoteIds.push(targetNote.noteId);
 
         for (const noteId of getNeighbors(targetNote, depth - 1)) {
@@ -57,6 +62,11 @@ function getNeighbors(note, depth) {
         }
 
         const sourceNote = relation.getNote();
+
+        if (sourceNote.hasLabel('excludeFromNoteMap')) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         retNoteIds.push(sourceNote.noteId);
 
         for (const noteId of getNeighbors(sourceNote, depth - 1)) {
diff --git a/src/services/special_notes.js b/src/services/special_notes.js
index 46627e0da..9c27f7f14 100644
--- a/src/services/special_notes.js
+++ b/src/services/special_notes.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ function getHiddenRoot() {
         // isInheritable: false means that this notePath is automatically not preffered but at the same time
         // the flag is not inherited to the children
         hidden.addLabel('archived', "", false);
+        hidden.addLabel('excludeFromNoteMap', "", true);
     }
 
     return hidden;
@@ -206,6 +207,12 @@ function createMissingSpecialNotes() {
     getSinglesNoteRoot();
     getSinglesNoteRoot();
     getGlobalNoteMap();
+
+    const hidden = getHiddenRoot();
+
+    if (!hidden.hasOwnedLabel('excludeFromNoteMap')) {
+        hidden.addLabel('excludeFromNoteMap', "", true);
+    }
 }
 
 module.exports = {