diff --git a/backend/src/procedure/js_scripts.rs b/backend/src/procedure/js_scripts.rs
index c9920161c..9f7af0b8f 100644
--- a/backend/src/procedure/js_scripts.rs
+++ b/backend/src/procedure/js_scripts.rs
@@ -599,6 +599,51 @@ async fn js_action_test_zero_dir() {
         .unwrap()
         .unwrap();
 }
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn js_action_test_read_dir() {
+    let js_action = JsProcedure { args: vec![] };
+    let path: PathBuf = "test/js_action_execute/"
+        .parse::<PathBuf>()
+        .unwrap()
+        .canonicalize()
+        .unwrap();
+    let package_id = "test-package".parse().unwrap();
+    let package_version: Version = "0.3.0.3".parse().unwrap();
+    let name = ProcedureName::Action("test-read-dir".parse().unwrap());
+    let volumes: Volumes = serde_json::from_value(serde_json::json!({
+        "main": {
+            "type": "data"
+        },
+        "compat": {
+            "type": "assets"
+        },
+        "filebrowser" :{
+            "package-id": "filebrowser",
+            "path": "data",
+            "readonly": true,
+            "type": "pointer",
+            "volume-id": "main",
+        }
+    }))
+    .unwrap();
+    let input: Option<serde_json::Value> = None;
+    let timeout = Some(Duration::from_secs(10));
+    js_action
+        .execute::<serde_json::Value, serde_json::Value>(
+            &path,
+            &package_id,
+            &package_version,
+            name,
+            &volumes,
+            input,
+            timeout,
+            ProcessGroupId(0),
+            None,
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+}
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn js_rsync() {
diff --git a/backend/test/js_action_execute/package-data/scripts/test-package/0.3.0.3/embassy.js b/backend/test/js_action_execute/package-data/scripts/test-package/0.3.0.3/embassy.js
index fff384549..5a4b9d0e7 100644
--- a/backend/test/js_action_execute/package-data/scripts/test-package/0.3.0.3/embassy.js
+++ b/backend/test/js_action_execute/package-data/scripts/test-package/0.3.0.3/embassy.js
@@ -888,6 +888,49 @@ export const action = {
       },
     };
   },
+
+  /**
+   * Test is for the feature of listing what's in a dir
+   * @param {*} effects 
+   * @param {*} _input 
+   * @returns 
+   */
+  async "test-read-dir"(effects, _input) {
+    await effects
+      .removeDir({
+        volumeId: "main",
+        path: "test-read-dir",
+      })
+      .catch(() => {});
+    await effects.createDir({
+      volumeId: "main",
+      path: "test-read-dir/deep/123",
+    });
+    await effects.writeFile({
+      path: "./test-read-dir/broken.log",
+      toWrite: "This is a test",
+      volumeId: "main",
+    })
+    let readDir = JSON.stringify(await effects.readDir({
+      volumeId: "main",
+      path: "test-read-dir",
+    }))
+    const expected = '["broken.log","deep"]'
+    assert(readDir === expected, `Failed to match the input (${readDir}) === (${expected}) of readDir`)
+
+    await effects.removeDir({
+      volumeId: "main",
+      path: "test-read-dir",
+    });
+    return {
+      result: {
+        copyable: false,
+        message: "Done",
+        version: "0",
+        qr: false,
+      },
+    };
+  },
   /**
    * Created this test because of issue
    * https://github.com/Start9Labs/embassy-os/issues/2121
diff --git a/libs/js_engine/src/artifacts/loadModule.js b/libs/js_engine/src/artifacts/loadModule.js
index 6aa0e36b8..6686c0d6d 100644
--- a/libs/js_engine/src/artifacts/loadModule.js
+++ b/libs/js_engine/src/artifacts/loadModule.js
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ const readJsonFile = async (
 const createDir = (
   { volumeId = requireParam("volumeId"), path = requireParam("path") } = requireParam("options"),
 ) => Deno.core.opAsync("create_dir", volumeId, path);
+
+const readDir = (
+  { volumeId = requireParam("volumeId"), path = requireParam("path") } = requireParam("options"),
+) => Deno.core.opAsync("read_dir", volumeId, path);
 const removeDir = (
   { volumeId = requireParam("volumeId"), path = requireParam("path") } = requireParam("options"),
 ) => Deno.core.opAsync("remove_dir", volumeId, path);
@@ -186,7 +190,8 @@ const effects = {
   sleep,
   runDaemon,
   signalGroup,
-  runRsync
+  runRsync,
+  readDir
 };
 
 const defaults = {
diff --git a/libs/js_engine/src/lib.rs b/libs/js_engine/src/lib.rs
index 0312bfd0b..db9538ffc 100644
--- a/libs/js_engine/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libs/js_engine/src/lib.rs
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ impl JsExecutionEnvironment {
             fns::remove_file::decl(),
             fns::create_dir::decl(),
             fns::remove_dir::decl(),
+            fns::read_dir::decl(),
             fns::current_function::decl(),
             fns::log_trace::decl(),
             fns::log_warn::decl(),
@@ -844,6 +845,49 @@ mod fns {
         tokio::fs::create_dir_all(new_file).await?;
         Ok(())
     }
+    #[op]
+    async fn read_dir(
+        state: Rc<RefCell<OpState>>,
+        volume_id: VolumeId,
+        path_in: PathBuf,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<String>, AnyError> {
+        let volume_path = {
+            let state = state.borrow();
+            let ctx: &JsContext = state.borrow();
+            let volume_path = ctx
+                .volumes
+                .path_for(&ctx.datadir, &ctx.package_id, &ctx.version, &volume_id)
+                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("There is no {} in volumes", volume_id))?;
+            volume_path
+        };
+        let new_file = volume_path.join(path_in);
+
+        // With the volume check
+        if !is_subset(&volume_path, &new_file).await? {
+            bail!(
+                "Path '{}' has broken away from parent '{}'",
+                new_file.to_string_lossy(),
+                volume_path.to_string_lossy(),
+            );
+        }
+        let mut reader = tokio::fs::read_dir(&new_file).await?;
+        let mut paths: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+        let origin_path = format!("{}/", new_file.to_str().unwrap_or_default());
+        let remove_new_file = |other_path: String| other_path.replacen(&origin_path, "", 1);
+        let has_origin_path = |other_path: &String| other_path.starts_with(&origin_path);
+        while let Some(entry) = reader.next_entry().await? {
+            entry
+                .path()
+                .to_str()
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(ToString::to_string)
+                .filter(&has_origin_path)
+                .map(&remove_new_file)
+                .for_each(|x| paths.push(x));
+        }
+        paths.sort();
+        Ok(paths)
+    }
 
     #[op]
     fn current_function(state: &mut OpState) -> Result<String, AnyError> {