diff --git a/qml/ClideAboutWindow.qml b/qml/ClideAboutWindow.qml
index 2922764..1b7c8a8 100644
--- a/qml/ClideAboutWindow.qml
+++ b/qml/ClideAboutWindow.qml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
                 + "<p>Project notes <a href=\"http://knoats.com\">knoats.com</a></p>"
                 + "<p>This project is developed at <a href=\"http://git.shaunreed.com/shaunrd0/clide\">git.shaunreed.com</a></p>"
                 + "<p><a href=\"https://github.com/KDAB/cxx-qt\">KDAB CXX-Qt repository</a></p>"
-                + "<p>Copyright (C) 2025 Shaun Reed, all rights reserved.</p>")
+                + "<p>Copyright (C) 2026 Shaun Reed, all rights reserved.</p>")
             color: RustColors.editor_text
             wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
             readOnly: true
diff --git a/qml/ClideEditor.qml b/qml/ClideEditor.qml
index b16d9b5..512b470 100644
--- a/qml/ClideEditor.qml
+++ b/qml/ClideEditor.qml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SplitView {
     // The path to the file to show in the text editor.
     // This is updated by a signal caught within ClideProjectView.
     // Initialized by the Default trait for the Rust QML singleton FileSystem.
-    required property string filePath;
+    required property string filePath
 
     // Customized handle to drag between the Editor and the Console.
     handle: Rectangle {
diff --git a/qml/ClideProjectView.qml b/qml/ClideProjectView.qml
index 1f97333..05d55ef 100644
--- a/qml/ClideProjectView.qml
+++ b/qml/ClideProjectView.qml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import clide.module 1.0
 SplitView {
     id: root
 
-    // Path to the file selected in the tree view.
-    default property string selectedFilePath: FileSystem.filePath;
+    // Path to the directory of the project opened in clide.
+    required property string projectDir
 
     Layout.fillHeight: true
     Layout.fillWidth: true
@@ -43,13 +43,18 @@ SplitView {
             anchors.fill: parent
             ClideTreeView {
                 id: clideTreeView
-                onFileClicked: path => root.selectedFilePath = path
+                onFileClicked: path => root.projectDir = path
+
+                // Path to the directory opened in the file explorer.
+                rootDirectory: root.projectDir
             }
         }
     }
     ClideEditor {
         SplitView.fillWidth: true
-        // Initialize using the Default trait in Rust QML singleton FileSystem.
-        filePath: root.selectedFilePath
+
+        // Provide a path to the file currently open in the text editor.
+        // Initialized using the Default trait in Rust QML singleton FileSystem.
+        filePath: FileSystem.filePath
     }
 }
diff --git a/qml/ClideTreeView.qml b/qml/ClideTreeView.qml
index fa4b483..76ea446 100644
--- a/qml/ClideTreeView.qml
+++ b/qml/ClideTreeView.qml
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ Rectangle {
     id: root
     color: RustColors.explorer_background
 
+    required property string rootDirectory
+
     signal fileClicked(string filePath)
 
     TreeView {
         id: fileSystemTreeView
         anchors.margins: 15
 
-        // rootIndex: FileSystem.rootIndex
         property int lastIndex: -1
 
         model: FileSystem
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ Rectangle {
         clip: true
 
         Component.onCompleted: {
-            FileSystem.setDirectory(FileSystem.filePath)
-            fileSystemTreeView.expandRecursively(0, 4)
+            FileSystem.setDirectory(root.rootDirectory)
+            fileSystemTreeView.expandRecursively(0, -1)
         }
 
         // The delegate represents a single entry in the filesystem.
@@ -42,9 +43,7 @@ Rectangle {
             indicator: Image {
                 id: directoryIcon
 
-                x: treeDelegate.leftMargin + (treeDelegate.depth * treeDelegate.indentation)
-                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                source: {
+                function setSourceImage() {
                     let folderOpen = "data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.7.2 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com License - https://fontawesome.com/license/free Copyright 2025 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M88.7 223.8L0 375.8 0 96C0 60.7 28.7 32 64 32l117.5 0c17 0 33.3 6.7 45.3 18.7l26.5 26.5c12 12 28.3 18.7 45.3 18.7L416 96c35.3 0 64 28.7 64 64l0 32-336 0c-22.8 0-43.8 12.1-55.3 31.8zm27.6 16.1C122.1 230 132.6 224 144 224l400 0c11.5 0 22 6.1 27.7 16.1s5.7 22.2-.1 32.1l-112 192C453.9 474 443.4 480 432 480L32 480c-11.5 0-22-6.1-27.7-16.1s-5.7-22.2 .1-32.1l112-192z\"/></svg>";
                     let folderClosed = "data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.7.2 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com License - https://fontawesome.com/license/free Copyright 2025 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M64 480H448c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64V160c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64H288c-10.1 0-19.6-4.7-25.6-12.8L243.2 57.6C231.1 41.5 212.1 32 192 32H64C28.7 32 0 60.7 0 96V416c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64z\"/></svg>";
                     let file = "data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.7.2 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com License - https://fontawesome.com/license/free Copyright 2025 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M0 64C0 28.7 28.7 0 64 0L224 0l0 128c0 17.7 14.3 32 32 32l128 0 0 288c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64L64 512c-35.3 0-64-28.7-64-64L0 64zm384 64l-128 0L256 0 384 128z\"/></svg>";
@@ -56,6 +55,10 @@ Rectangle {
                         return file
                     }
                 }
+
+                x: treeDelegate.leftMargin + (treeDelegate.depth * treeDelegate.indentation)
+                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                source: setSourceImage()
                 sourceSize.width: 15
                 sourceSize.height: 15
                 fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectFit
diff --git a/qml/main.qml b/qml/main.qml
index cba1e07..fdbbf11 100644
--- a/qml/main.qml
+++ b/qml/main.qml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ ApplicationWindow {
     visible: true
     width: 1200
 
+    required property string appContextPath
+
     menuBar: ClideMenuBar {
     }
 
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         title: qsTr("Error")
     }
     ClideProjectView {
+        projectDir: appWindow.appContextPath
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui.rs b/src/gui.rs
index f843292..add9993 100644
--- a/src/gui.rs
+++ b/src/gui.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::AppContext;
 use anyhow::Result;
-use cxx_qt_lib::QString;
+use cxx_qt_lib::{QMapPair, QMapPair_QString_QVariant, QString, QVariant};
 use log::trace;
 
 pub mod colors;
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ pub fn run(app_context: AppContext) -> Result<()> {
     let mut app = QGuiApplication::new();
     let mut engine = QQmlApplicationEngine::new();
 
+    // Set QML property for the directory provided to the CLI.
+    let path = QString::from(app_context.path.to_string_lossy().to_string());
+    let mut map = QMapPair_QString_QVariant::default();
+    map.insert(QString::from("appContextPath"), QVariant::from(&path));
+    engine.as_mut().unwrap().set_initial_properties(&map);
+
     if let Some(engine) = engine.as_mut() {
         engine.add_import_path(&QString::from("qml/"));
     }