diff --git a/backend/ftp/ftp.go b/backend/ftp/ftp.go
index c5c885e00..b48a06eee 100644
--- a/backend/ftp/ftp.go
+++ b/backend/ftp/ftp.go
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ So for |concurrency 3| you'd use |--checkers 2 --transfers 2
 			Help:     "Use MDTM to set modification time (VsFtpd quirk)",
 			Default:  false,
 			Advanced: true,
+		}, {
+			Name:     "force_list_hidden",
+			Help:     "Use LIST -a to force listing of hidden files and folders. This will disable the use of MLSD.",
+			Default:  false,
+			Advanced: true,
 		}, {
 			Name:    "idle_timeout",
 			Default: fs.Duration(60 * time.Second),
@@ -205,6 +210,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	DisableMLSD       bool                 `config:"disable_mlsd"`
 	DisableUTF8       bool                 `config:"disable_utf8"`
 	WritingMDTM       bool                 `config:"writing_mdtm"`
+	ForceListHidden   bool                 `config:"force_list_hidden"`
 	IdleTimeout       fs.Duration          `config:"idle_timeout"`
 	CloseTimeout      fs.Duration          `config:"close_timeout"`
 	ShutTimeout       fs.Duration          `config:"shut_timeout"`
@@ -367,6 +373,9 @@ func (f *Fs) ftpConnection(ctx context.Context) (c *ftp.ServerConn, err error) {
 	if f.opt.WritingMDTM {
 		ftpConfig = append(ftpConfig, ftp.DialWithWritingMDTM(true))
 	}
+	if f.opt.ForceListHidden {
+		ftpConfig = append(ftpConfig, ftp.DialWithForceListHidden(true))
+	}
 	if f.ci.Dump&(fs.DumpHeaders|fs.DumpBodies|fs.DumpRequests|fs.DumpResponses) != 0 {
 		ftpConfig = append(ftpConfig, ftp.DialWithDebugOutput(&debugLog{auth: f.ci.Dump&fs.DumpAuth != 0}))
 	}
diff --git a/docs/content/flags.md b/docs/content/flags.md
index 2426a4a4a..f9753336e 100644
--- a/docs/content/flags.md
+++ b/docs/content/flags.md
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ and may be set in the config file.
       --ftp-tls-cache-size int                       Size of TLS session cache for all control and data connections (default 32)
       --ftp-user string                              FTP username (default "$USER")
       --ftp-writing-mdtm                             Use MDTM to set modification time (VsFtpd quirk)
+      --ftp-force-list-hidden                        Use LIST -a to force listing of hidden files and folders. This will disable the use of MLSD.
       --gcs-anonymous                                Access public buckets and objects without credentials
       --gcs-auth-url string                          Auth server URL
       --gcs-bucket-acl string                        Access Control List for new buckets
diff --git a/docs/content/ftp.md b/docs/content/ftp.md
index fa29a6821..7d4da7d7b 100644
--- a/docs/content/ftp.md
+++ b/docs/content/ftp.md
@@ -310,6 +310,17 @@ Properties:
 - Type:        bool
 - Default:     false
 
+#### --ftp-force-list-hidden
+
+Use LIST -a to force listing of hidden files and folders. This will disable the use of MLSD.
+
+Properties:
+
+- Config:      force_list_hidden
+- Env Var:     RCLONE_FTP_FORCE_LIST_HIDDEN
+- Type:        bool
+- Default:     false
+
 #### --ftp-idle-timeout
 
 Max time before closing idle connections.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 31072dbff..6358a144c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-querystring v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/jlaffaye/ftp v0.0.0-20220630165035-11536801d1ff
+	github.com/jlaffaye/ftp v0.0.0-20220904184306-99be0634ab9a
 	github.com/pkg/xattr v0.4.7
 	golang.org/x/mobile v0.0.0-20220722155234-aaac322e2105
 	golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20220722155259-a9ba230a4035
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d09ac3566..544544307 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@ github.com/jellevandenhooff/dkim v0.0.0-20150330215556-f50fe3d243e1/go.mod h1:E0
 github.com/jlaffaye/ftp v0.0.0-20190624084859-c1312a7102bf/go.mod h1:lli8NYPQOFy3O++YmYbqVgOcQ1JPCwdOy+5zSjKJ9qY=
 github.com/jlaffaye/ftp v0.0.0-20220630165035-11536801d1ff h1:tN6UCYCBFNrPwvKf4RP9cIhGo6GcZ/IQTN8nqD7eCok=
 github.com/jlaffaye/ftp v0.0.0-20220630165035-11536801d1ff/go.mod h1:hhq4G4crv+nW2qXtNYcuzLeOudG92Ps37HEKeg2e3lE=
+github.com/jlaffaye/ftp v0.0.0-20220904184306-99be0634ab9a h1:s4ryRQyC5HKZh6qkjNAFcvmD7gImK5bZuj/YZkXy1vw=
+github.com/jlaffaye/ftp v0.0.0-20220904184306-99be0634ab9a/go.mod h1:hhq4G4crv+nW2qXtNYcuzLeOudG92Ps37HEKeg2e3lE=
 github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0 h1:BEgLn5cpjn8UN1mAw4NjwDrS35OdebyEtFe+9YPoQUg=
 github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0/go.mod h1:T8mJZnbsbmF+m6zOOFylbeCJqk5+pHWvzYPziyZiYoo=
 github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath/internal/testify v1.5.1 h1:shLQSRRSCCPj3f2gpwzGwWFoC7ycTf1rcQZHOlsJ6N8=