diff --git a/Scripts/song_select/file_navigator/box_folder.lua b/Scripts/song_select/file_navigator/box_folder.lua
index 4375d50..32fa7b5 100644
--- a/Scripts/song_select/file_navigator/box_folder.lua
+++ b/Scripts/song_select/file_navigator/box_folder.lua
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ function SongSelect:draw_folder_board(box, pb, ch_alpha, ch_off, ta, glow_a)
         for _, l in ipairs(box:explanation() or {}) do
             if l ~= "" then lines[#lines + 1] = l end
         end
+        -- folders without an explanation show their song count, as before
+        local n = box.tja_count
+        if #lines == 0 and n and n > 0 then lines[1] = tostring(n) .. " songs" end
         for i, l in ipairs(lines) do
             local ckey = frame .. "\0" .. l
             local label = self._count_cache[ckey]