diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/7336 b/changelog/unreleased/7336
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ceeeffbab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/7336
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Bugfix: Expand file tree also when no folders are synced
+
+We have fixed the behaviour of the folder Widget,
+when a account was added and none of its folders was selected to be synced, the tree was not expanded. 
+
+https://github.com/owncloud/client/issues/7336
diff --git a/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.cpp b/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.cpp
index 5484eec3a9..cd3c6c1467 100644
--- a/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.cpp
@@ -589,6 +589,13 @@ void FolderStatusModel::fetchMore(const QModelIndex &parent)
     QTimer::singleShot(1000, this, &FolderStatusModel::slotShowFetchProgress);
 }
 
+void FolderStatusModel::resetAndFetch(const QModelIndex &parent)
+{
+    auto info = infoForIndex(parent);
+    info->resetSubs(this, parent);
+    fetchMore(parent);
+}
+
 void FolderStatusModel::slotGatherPermissions(const QString &href, const QMap<QString, QString> &map)
 {
     auto it = map.find("permissions");
@@ -1090,10 +1097,7 @@ void FolderStatusModel::slotFolderSyncStateChange(Folder *f)
     if (f->syncResult().folderStructureWasChanged()
         && (state == SyncResult::Success || state == SyncResult::Problem)) {
         // There is a new or a removed folder. reset all data
-        auto &info = _folders[folderIndex];
-        auto idx = index(folderIndex);
-        info.resetSubs(this, idx);
-        fetchMore(idx);
+        resetAndFetch(index(folderIndex));
     }
 }
 
@@ -1200,7 +1204,7 @@ void FolderStatusModel::slotNewBigFolder()
         return;
     }
 
-    _folders[folderIndex].resetSubs(this, index(folderIndex));
+    resetAndFetch(index(folderIndex));
 
     emit suggestExpand(index(folderIndex));
     emit dirtyChanged();
diff --git a/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.h b/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.h
index dc451f1e5a..8c59a42880 100644
--- a/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.h
+++ b/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public:
     QModelIndex parent(const QModelIndex &child) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     bool canFetchMore(const QModelIndex &parent) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     void fetchMore(const QModelIndex &parent) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+    void resetAndFetch(const QModelIndex &parent);
     bool hasChildren(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
     struct SubFolderInfo