diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/projects/AddProjectScreen.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/projects/AddProjectScreen.tsx
index bd6932a98b1..eef40382b24 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/projects/AddProjectScreen.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/projects/AddProjectScreen.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import {
   type AddProjectRemoteSource,
 } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/operations/projects";
 import {
+  canPreloadBrowsePath,
+  createBrowseNavigationCoordinator,
   filterFilesystemBrowseEntries,
   getFilesystemBrowsePath,
 } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/state/filesystem";
@@ -43,7 +45,10 @@ import { useThemeColor } from "../../lib/useThemeColor";
 import { uuidv4 } from "../../lib/uuid";
 import { useAtomCommand } from "../../state/use-atom-command";
 import { useAtomQueryRunner } from "../../state/use-atom-query-runner";
-import { useSavedRemoteConnections } from "../../state/use-remote-environment-registry";
+import {
+  useRemoteEnvironmentRuntime,
+  useSavedRemoteConnections,
+} from "../../state/use-remote-environment-registry";
 
 interface EnvironmentOption {
   readonly environmentId: EnvironmentId;
@@ -221,6 +226,63 @@ function ProjectPathInput(props: {
   );
 }
 
+function useBrowsePathInput(environment: EnvironmentOption | null) {
+  const [pathInput, commitPathInput] = useState(() =>
+    getAddProjectInitialQuery(environment?.baseDirectory),
+  );
+  const environmentRuntime = useRemoteEnvironmentRuntime(environment?.environmentId ?? null);
+  const loadBrowsePath = useAtomQueryRunner(filesystemEnvironment.browse, {
+    reportFailure: false,
+    reportDefect: false,
+  });
+  const [browseNavigation] = useState(createBrowseNavigationCoordinator);
+  const [isBrowseNavigating, setIsBrowseNavigating] = useState(false);
+  const setPathInput = useCallback(
+    (path: string) => {
+      browseNavigation.invalidate();
+      setIsBrowseNavigating(false);
+      commitPathInput(path);
+    },
+    [browseNavigation],
+  );
+  const navigateToBrowsePath = useCallback(
+    async (path: string) => {
+      setIsBrowseNavigating(true);
+      const committed = await browseNavigation.run(
+        async () => {
+          if (environment && canPreloadBrowsePath(environmentRuntime?.connectionState)) {
+            await loadBrowsePath({
+              environmentId: environment.environmentId,
+              input: { partialPath: path },
+            });
+          }
+        },
+        () => commitPathInput(path),
+      );
+      if (committed) {
+        setIsBrowseNavigating(false);
+      }
+      return committed;
+    },
+    [browseNavigation, environment, environmentRuntime?.connectionState, loadBrowsePath],
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (environment) {
+      setPathInput(getAddProjectInitialQuery(environment.baseDirectory));
+    }
+  }, [environment, setPathInput]);
+
+  useEffect(
+    () => () => {
+      browseNavigation.invalidate();
+    },
+    [browseNavigation],
+  );
+
+  return { isBrowseNavigating, pathInput, setPathInput, navigateToBrowsePath };
+}
+
 function useEnvironmentOptions(): ReadonlyArray<EnvironmentOption> {
   const serverConfigByEnvironmentId = useServerConfigs();
   const { savedConnectionsById } = useSavedRemoteConnections();
@@ -585,6 +647,7 @@ function FolderBrowser(props: {
   readonly environment: EnvironmentOption;
   readonly pathInput: string;
   readonly setPathInput: (path: string) => void;
+  readonly navigateToBrowsePath: (path: string) => Promise<boolean>;
 }) {
   const accentColor = useThemeColor("--color-icon-muted");
   const browsePath = useMemo(
@@ -633,7 +696,7 @@ function FolderBrowser(props: {
             right={null}
             onPress={() => {
               if (browsePath.parentPath) {
-                props.setPathInput(browsePath.parentPath);
+                void props.navigateToBrowsePath(browsePath.parentPath);
               }
             }}
           />
@@ -650,7 +713,7 @@ function FolderBrowser(props: {
                 browsePath.directoryPath.length > 0
                   ? appendBrowsePathSegment(browsePath.directoryPath, entry.name)
                   : ensureBrowseDirectoryPath(entry.fullPath);
-              props.setPathInput(nextPath);
+              void props.navigateToBrowsePath(nextPath);
             }}
           />
         ))}
@@ -662,19 +725,13 @@ function FolderBrowser(props: {
 export function AddProjectLocalFolderScreen(props: { readonly environmentId?: string | string[] }) {
   const environment = useEnvironmentFromParam(props.environmentId);
   const createProject = useCreateProject(environment);
-  const [pathInput, setPathInput] = useState(() =>
-    getAddProjectInitialQuery(environment?.baseDirectory),
-  );
+  const { isBrowseNavigating, navigateToBrowsePath, pathInput, setPathInput } =
+    useBrowsePathInput(environment);
   const [isSubmitting, setIsSubmitting] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!environment) return;
-    setPathInput(getAddProjectInitialQuery(environment.baseDirectory));
-  }, [environment]);
-
   const submitPath = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (!environment || isSubmitting) return;
+    if (!environment || isBrowseNavigating || isSubmitting) return;
     setError(null);
     const resolved = resolveAddProjectPath({
       rawPath: pathInput,
@@ -692,7 +749,7 @@ export function AddProjectLocalFolderScreen(props: { readonly environmentId?: st
       setError(errorMessage(Cause.squash(result.cause)));
     }
     setIsSubmitting(false);
-  }, [createProject, environment, isSubmitting, pathInput]);
+  }, [createProject, environment, isBrowseNavigating, isSubmitting, pathInput]);
 
   return (
     <AddProjectShell>
@@ -706,12 +763,13 @@ export function AddProjectLocalFolderScreen(props: { readonly environmentId?: st
           />
           <PrimaryActionButton
             label="Add project"
-            disabled={isSubmitting}
+            disabled={isBrowseNavigating || isSubmitting}
             onPress={() => void submitPath()}
             loading={isSubmitting}
           />
           <FolderBrowser
             environment={environment}
+            navigateToBrowsePath={navigateToBrowsePath}
             pathInput={pathInput}
             setPathInput={setPathInput}
           />
@@ -735,19 +793,13 @@ export function AddProjectDestinationScreen(props: {
   const createProject = useCreateProject(environment);
   const remoteUrl = stringParam(props.remoteUrl);
   const repositoryTitle = stringParam(props.repositoryTitle);
-  const [pathInput, setPathInput] = useState(() =>
-    getAddProjectInitialQuery(environment?.baseDirectory),
-  );
+  const { isBrowseNavigating, navigateToBrowsePath, pathInput, setPathInput } =
+    useBrowsePathInput(environment);
   const [isSubmitting, setIsSubmitting] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!environment) return;
-    setPathInput(getAddProjectInitialQuery(environment.baseDirectory));
-  }, [environment]);
-
   const submitPath = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (!environment || !remoteUrl || isSubmitting) return;
+    if (!environment || !remoteUrl || isBrowseNavigating || isSubmitting) return;
     setError(null);
     const resolved = resolveAddProjectPath({
       rawPath: pathInput,
@@ -776,7 +828,15 @@ export function AddProjectDestinationScreen(props: {
       }
     }
     setIsSubmitting(false);
-  }, [cloneRepository, createProject, environment, isSubmitting, pathInput, remoteUrl]);
+  }, [
+    cloneRepository,
+    createProject,
+    environment,
+    isBrowseNavigating,
+    isSubmitting,
+    pathInput,
+    remoteUrl,
+  ]);
 
   return (
     <AddProjectShell>
@@ -798,12 +858,13 @@ export function AddProjectDestinationScreen(props: {
           />
           <PrimaryActionButton
             label="Clone project"
-            disabled={isSubmitting || !remoteUrl}
+            disabled={isBrowseNavigating || isSubmitting || !remoteUrl}
             onPress={() => void submitPath()}
             loading={isSubmitting}
           />
           <FolderBrowser
             environment={environment}
+            navigateToBrowsePath={navigateToBrowsePath}
             pathInput={pathInput}
             setPathInput={setPathInput}
           />