diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fd08943f..5b52cf23 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed the modification of the original timestamp when decompressing folders ([#190])
+- Fixed the Files tab not refreshing after decompressing a ZIP archive from the file preview screen ([#194])
 
 ## [1.6.1] - 2026-02-14
 ### Changed
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 [#149]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/File-Manager/issues/149
 [#150]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/File-Manager/issues/150
 [#176]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/File-Manager/issues/176
+[#194]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/File-Manager/issues/194
 [#217]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/File-Manager/issues/217
 [#224]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/File-Manager/issues/224
 [#250]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/File-Manager/issues/250
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/filemanager/activities/DecompressActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/filemanager/activities/DecompressActivity.kt
index 350c9c5b..eb7ce847 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/filemanager/activities/DecompressActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/filemanager/activities/DecompressActivity.kt
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ import java.io.File
 class DecompressActivity : SimpleActivity() {
     companion object {
         private const val PASSWORD = "password"
+
+        // set on successful extraction so MainActivity can open the extracted folder on resume
+        var extractedFolderPath: String? = null
     }
 
     private val binding by viewBinding(ActivityDecompressBinding::inflate)
@@ -202,8 +205,12 @@ class DecompressActivity : SimpleActivity() {
                 for ((outputFile, entry) in foldersTimestamp.asReversed()) {
                     outputFile.setLastModified(entry)
                 }
-                toast(R.string.decompression_successful)
-                finish()
+                val extractedFolder = "$destination/${filename.substringBeforeLast(".")}"
+                runOnUiThread {
+                    toast(R.string.decompression_successful)
+                    extractedFolderPath = extractedFolder
+                    finish()
+                }
             }
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             showErrorToast(e)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/filemanager/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/filemanager/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 4a6e4be7..86eeb05c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/filemanager/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/filemanager/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         if (binding.mainViewPager.adapter == null) {
             initFragments()
         }
+
+        DecompressActivity.extractedFolderPath?.let { path ->
+            DecompressActivity.extractedFolderPath = null
+            openPath(path, true)
+        }
     }
 
     override fun onPause() {