diff --git a/ImageDescriber.Test/ImageScannerTests.cs b/ImageDescriber.Test/ImageScannerTests.cs
index 816cfad..e593862 100644
--- a/ImageDescriber.Test/ImageScannerTests.cs
+++ b/ImageDescriber.Test/ImageScannerTests.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,54 @@ public void ScanForImagesFindsImageFiles()
 		}
 	}
 
+	[TestMethod]
+	public void ScanForImagesSkipsUnreadableSubdirectories()
+	{
+		if (OperatingSystem.IsWindows())
+		{
+			Assert.Inconclusive("Unix file modes are used to make the folder unreadable.");
+			return;
+		}
+
+		string tempDir = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
+		string lockedDir = Path.Combine(tempDir, "locked");
+		Directory.CreateDirectory(lockedDir);
+		File.WriteAllBytes(Path.Combine(tempDir, "readable.jpg"), [0xFF, 0xD8]);
+		File.WriteAllBytes(Path.Combine(lockedDir, "hidden.jpg"), [0xFF, 0xD8]);
+		File.SetUnixFileMode(lockedDir, UnixFileMode.None);
+
+		try
+		{
+			if (Directory.Exists(lockedDir) && CanList(lockedDir))
+			{
+				Assert.Inconclusive("Running as a user that can read any folder, such as root.");
+			}
+
+			IReadOnlyList<AbsoluteFilePath> results = ImageScanner.ScanForImages(tempDir.As<AbsoluteDirectoryPath>());
+
+			Assert.AreEqual(1, results.Count);
+			Assert.AreEqual("readable.jpg", Path.GetFileName(results[0].WeakString));
+		}
+		finally
+		{
+			File.SetUnixFileMode(lockedDir, UnixFileMode.UserRead | UnixFileMode.UserWrite | UnixFileMode.UserExecute);
+			Directory.Delete(tempDir, true);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static bool CanList(string directory)
+	{
+		try
+		{
+			_ = Directory.GetFiles(directory);
+			return true;
+		}
+		catch (UnauthorizedAccessException)
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
 	[TestMethod]
 	public void ScanForImagesIgnoresNonImageFiles()
 	{
diff --git a/ImageDescriber/ImageScanner.cs b/ImageDescriber/ImageScanner.cs
index b9740de..da8adff 100644
--- a/ImageDescriber/ImageScanner.cs
+++ b/ImageDescriber/ImageScanner.cs
@@ -30,8 +30,16 @@ internal static IReadOnlyList<AbsoluteFilePath> ScanForImages(AbsoluteDirectoryP
 			return [];
 		}
 
+		// The SearchOption overload stops at the first folder it can't open, which on Windows is
+		// any drive or profile root, so skip unreadable folders and scan the rest of the tree.
+		EnumerationOptions options = new()
+		{
+			RecurseSubdirectories = true,
+			IgnoreInaccessible = true,
+		};
+
 		List<AbsoluteFilePath> imageFiles = [];
-		foreach (string file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(path.WeakString, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
+		foreach (string file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(path.WeakString, "*", options))
 		{
 			string ext = Path.GetExtension(file);
 			if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ext))