diff --git a/packages/ui/src/layouts/shared/files-tab/components/FileTableRow.vue b/packages/ui/src/layouts/shared/files-tab/components/FileTableRow.vue
index 9384e3b2a0..05816710aa 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/layouts/shared/files-tab/components/FileTableRow.vue
+++ b/packages/ui/src/layouts/shared/files-tab/components/FileTableRow.vue
@@ -118,11 +118,7 @@ import { defineMessages, useVIntl } from '#ui/composables/i18n'
 import { injectNotificationManager } from '#ui/providers/web-notifications'
 import { getFileExtensionIcon } from '#ui/utils/auto-icons'
 import { commonMessages } from '#ui/utils/common-messages'
-import {
-	getFileExtension,
-	isEditableFile as isEditableFileExt,
-	isImageFile,
-} from '#ui/utils/file-extensions'
+import { canOpenInFileEditor, getFileExtension } from '#ui/utils/file-extensions'
 
 import {
 	fileDragActive,
@@ -303,8 +299,7 @@ const formattedCreationDate = computed(() => {
 
 const isEditableFile = computed(() => {
 	if (props.type === 'file') {
-		const ext = fileExtension.value
-		return !props.name.includes('.') || isEditableFileExt(ext) || isImageFile(ext)
+		return canOpenInFileEditor(props.name)
 	}
 	return false
 })
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/layouts/shared/files-tab/layout.vue b/packages/ui/src/layouts/shared/files-tab/layout.vue
index 55d94c34d2..75847b76eb 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/layouts/shared/files-tab/layout.vue
+++ b/packages/ui/src/layouts/shared/files-tab/layout.vue
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ import { useVirtualScroll } from '#ui/composables/virtual-scroll'
 import { injectFilePicker } from '#ui/providers/file-picker'
 import { injectNotificationManager } from '#ui/providers/web-notifications'
 import { commonMessages } from '#ui/utils/common-messages'
-import { getFileExtension } from '#ui/utils/file-extensions'
+import { canOpenInFileEditor, getFileExtension } from '#ui/utils/file-extensions'
 
 import FileEditor from './components/editor/FileEditor.vue'
 import FileContextMenu from './components/FileContextMenu.vue'
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ function handleItemHover(item: { type: string; path: string; name: string }) {
 				: `${currentPath}/${item.name}`
 			ctx.prefetchDirectory?.(navPath)
 		}, 150)
-	} else {
+	} else if (canOpenInFileEditor(item.name)) {
 		prefetchTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
 			ctx.prefetchFile?.(item.path)
 		}, 150)
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/utils/file-extensions.ts b/packages/ui/src/utils/file-extensions.ts
index 78b88c067a..16e4022170 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/utils/file-extensions.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/utils/file-extensions.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ export function isEditableFile(ext: string): boolean {
 	return isCodeFile(ext) || isTextFile(ext)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check if a file can be opened in the file editor
+ */
+export function canOpenInFileEditor(filename: string): boolean {
+	const ext = getFileExtension(filename)
+	return !filename.includes('.') || isEditableFile(ext) || isImageFile(ext)
+}
+
 /**
  * Get Ace editor language mode for a file extension
  */