diff --git a/build-plugin.sh b/build-plugin.sh
index 9e32399..2924131 100755
--- a/build-plugin.sh
+++ b/build-plugin.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -eu
 
 PLUGIN="u-navigator"
-VERSION="2026.06.23.r029"
+VERSION="2026.06.23.r030"
 PKG_DIR="packages"
 WORK_DIR=".plugin-build"
 PKG_NAME="${PLUGIN}-${VERSION}.tgz"
diff --git a/packages/u-navigator-2026.06.23.r029.tgz b/packages/u-navigator-2026.06.23.r029.tgz
deleted file mode 100644
index e060eb6..0000000
Binary files a/packages/u-navigator-2026.06.23.r029.tgz and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/packages/u-navigator-2026.06.23.r030.tgz b/packages/u-navigator-2026.06.23.r030.tgz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bbc173
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/u-navigator-2026.06.23.r030.tgz differ
diff --git a/server/public/app.js b/server/public/app.js
index b2ee669..534beec 100644
--- a/server/public/app.js
+++ b/server/public/app.js
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ const state = {
   transferPanelClosing: false,
   transferAutoHideTimer: null,
   settingsPanelVisible: false,
+  typeAhead: {
+    key: '',
+    windowId: null,
+    at: 0
+  },
   nextWindowId: 1,
   zIndex: 20
 };
@@ -53,6 +58,7 @@ window.addEventListener('error', (event) => {
 window.addEventListener('unhandledrejection', (event) => {
   recordDebug('window.unhandledrejection', { reason: serializeError(event.reason) });
 });
+document.addEventListener('keydown', handleTypeAheadKey);
 
 init();
 
@@ -1015,6 +1021,59 @@ function updateSelectedRows() {
   }
 }
 
+function handleTypeAheadKey(event) {
+  if (event.defaultPrevented || event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey || event.altKey) return;
+  if (state.contextMenu || state.settingsPanelVisible) return;
+  if (isTypingTarget(document.activeElement)) return;
+  if (event.key.length !== 1) return;
+
+  const key = event.key.toLocaleLowerCase();
+  if (!/^[\p{L}\p{N}]$/u.test(key)) return;
+
+  const win = state.windows.find((item) => item.id === state.focusedId && item.kind === 'explorer');
+  if (!win || !win.data.entries?.length) return;
+
+  const now = Date.now();
+  const repeated = state.typeAhead.windowId === win.id && state.typeAhead.key === key && now - state.typeAhead.at < 1000;
+  const entries = win.data.entries;
+  const selectedIndex = entries.findIndex((entry) => entry.path === win.data.selectedPath);
+  const startIndex = repeated ? selectedIndex + 1 : Math.max(0, selectedIndex + 1);
+  const match = findTypeAheadMatch(entries, key, startIndex);
+  if (!match) return;
+
+  event.preventDefault();
+  state.typeAhead = { key, windowId: win.id, at: now };
+  win.data.selectedPath = match.path;
+  state.selectedEntry = match;
+  focusWindow(win);
+  updateSelectedRows();
+  updatePropertiesWindows();
+  scrollEntryIntoView(win, match.path);
+  recordDebug('typeahead.match', { key, path: match.path });
+}
+
+function findTypeAheadMatch(entries, key, startIndex) {
+  for (let offset = 0; offset < entries.length; offset += 1) {
+    const index = (startIndex + offset) % entries.length;
+    const entry = entries[index];
+    if (entry.name?.toLocaleLowerCase().startsWith(key)) {
+      return entry;
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function scrollEntryIntoView(win, path) {
+  const row = workspace.querySelector(`.window[data-window-id="${win.id}"] .file-row[data-path="${cssEscape(path)}"]`);
+  row?.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest', inline: 'nearest' });
+}
+
+function isTypingTarget(element) {
+  if (!element) return false;
+  const tag = element.tagName;
+  return tag === 'INPUT' || tag === 'TEXTAREA' || tag === 'SELECT' || element.isContentEditable;
+}
+
 function updatePropertiesWindows() {
   for (const win of state.windows.filter((item) => item.kind === 'properties')) {
     const body = workspace.querySelector(`.window[data-window-id="${win.id}"] .window-body`);
@@ -1419,6 +1478,13 @@ function escapeAttr(value) {
   return escapeHtml(value);
 }
 
+function cssEscape(value) {
+  if (window.CSS?.escape) {
+    return window.CSS.escape(String(value));
+  }
+  return String(value).replace(/["\\]/g, '\\$&');
+}
+
 function clamp(value, min, max) {
   return Math.max(min, Math.min(max, value));
 }
diff --git a/u-navigator.plg b/u-navigator.plg
index f890578..895f04c 100644
--- a/u-navigator.plg
+++ b/u-navigator.plg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE PLUGIN [
 <!ENTITY name "u-navigator">
 <!ENTITY author "Michael Roll">
-<!ENTITY version "2026.06.23.r029">
+<!ENTITY version "2026.06.23.r030">
 <!ENTITY package "&name;-&version;.tgz">
 <!ENTITY pluginURL "https://git.casaderoll.de/michael/Unraid-Navigator/raw/branch/main/u-navigator.plg">
 <!ENTITY support "https://git.casaderoll.de/michael/Unraid-Navigator">
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 <FILE Name="/boot/config/plugins/&name;/&package;">
 <URL>https://git.casaderoll.de/michael/Unraid-Navigator/raw/branch/main/packages/&package;</URL>
-<MD5>2c27aa33b2a3be760a518625a0762cac</MD5>
+<MD5>64307317988b7af11b76fce0993e76e6</MD5>
 </FILE>
 
 <FILE Run="/bin/bash">