diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FilesListTableHeaderActions.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FilesListTableHeaderActions.vue
index 6a808355c58..a4fe1b79078 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FilesListTableHeaderActions.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FilesListTableHeaderActions.vue
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				.filter(action => !action.renderInline)
 				// We don't handle actions that are not visible
 				.filter(action => action.default !== DefaultType.HIDDEN)
+				// We allow top-level actions that have no execBatch method
+				// but children actions always need to have it
+				.filter(action => action.execBatch || !action.parent)
+				// We filter out actions that are not enabled for the current selection
 				.filter(action => !action.enabled || action.enabled(this.nodes, this.currentView))
 				.sort((a, b) => (a.order || 0) - (b.order || 0))
 		},
@@ -190,7 +194,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			})
 
 			// Generate list of all top-level actions ids
-			const childrenActionsIds = actions.filter(action => action.parent).map(action => action.parent) as string[]
+			const childrenActionsIds = actions
+				.filter(action => action.parent)
+				// Filter out all actions that are not batch actions
+				.filter(action => action.execBatch)
+				.map(action => action.parent) as string[]
 
 			const menuActions = actions
 				.filter(action => {
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/files/files-actions.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/files/files-actions.cy.ts
index dbcf810e2a2..1f5d9f07225 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/files/files-actions.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/files/files-actions.cy.ts
@@ -213,4 +213,51 @@ describe('Files: Actions', { testIsolation: true }, () => {
 		getSelectionActionEntry('nested-child-1').should('not.exist')
 		getSelectionActionEntry('nested-child-2').should('not.exist')
 	})
+
+	it('Do not show parent if nested action has no batch support', () => {
+		const parent = new FileAction({
+			id: 'nested-action',
+			displayName: () => 'Nested Action',
+			exec: cy.spy(),
+			iconSvgInline: () => '<svg></svg>',
+		})
+
+		const child1 = new FileAction({
+			id: 'nested-child-1',
+			displayName: () => 'Nested Child 1',
+			exec: cy.spy(),
+			iconSvgInline: () => '<svg></svg>',
+			parent: 'nested-action',
+		})
+
+		const child2 = new FileAction({
+			id: 'nested-child-2',
+			displayName: () => 'Nested Child 2',
+			exec: cy.spy(),
+			iconSvgInline: () => '<svg></svg>',
+			parent: 'nested-action',
+		})
+
+		cy.visit('/apps/files', {
+			// Cannot use registerFileAction here
+			onBeforeLoad: (win) => {
+				if (!win._nc_fileactions) win._nc_fileactions = []
+				// Cannot use registerFileAction here
+				win._nc_fileactions.push(parent)
+				win._nc_fileactions.push(child1)
+				win._nc_fileactions.push(child2)
+			},
+		})
+
+		selectRowForFile('image.jpg')
+
+		// Open the menu
+		getSelectionActionButton().click({ force: true })
+
+		// Check we have the parent action but not the children
+		getSelectionActionEntry('nested-action').should('not.exist')
+		getSelectionActionEntry('menu-back').should('not.exist')
+		getSelectionActionEntry('nested-child-1').should('not.exist')
+		getSelectionActionEntry('nested-child-2').should('not.exist')
+	})
 })