diff --git a/web/src/lib/__tests__/keyboardSequence.test.ts b/web/src/lib/__tests__/keyboardSequence.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbb1dc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/__tests__/keyboardSequence.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { keyboard } from "@/lib/keyboard";
+
+/*
+ * Two-key sequences against the single keys they start with.
+ *
+ * "Go to folder" is `g o` while `o` on its own opens a conversation (#233), so
+ * the whole feature rests on a pending prefix being tried before a bare key.
+ * That was true when it was written and nothing said so out loud, which is the
+ * kind of thing a later refactor quietly reverses.
+ */
+
+const press = (key: string) => {
+  const e = new KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key, bubbles: true, cancelable: true });
+  window.dispatchEvent(e);
+  return e;
+};
+
+let pop: (() => void) | null = null;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.useFakeTimers();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  pop?.();
+  pop = null;
+  vi.useRealTimers();
+  vi.restoreAllMocks();
+});
+
+describe("a sequence sharing its second key with a single binding", () => {
+  it("runs the sequence, not the single key", () => {
+    const seq = vi.fn();
+    const single = vi.fn();
+    pop = keyboard.pushScope("t", [
+      { keys: "g o", description: "Go to folder", group: "Navigation", handler: seq },
+      { keys: "o", description: "Open", group: "Mail", handler: single },
+    ]);
+    press("g");
+    press("o");
+    expect(seq).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(single).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("runs the single key when no prefix is pending", () => {
+    const seq = vi.fn();
+    const single = vi.fn();
+    pop = keyboard.pushScope("t", [
+      { keys: "g o", description: "Go to folder", group: "Navigation", handler: seq },
+      { keys: "o", description: "Open", group: "Mail", handler: single },
+    ]);
+    press("o");
+    expect(single).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(seq).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("forgets the prefix after a pause, so a later key means itself again", () => {
+    const seq = vi.fn();
+    const single = vi.fn();
+    pop = keyboard.pushScope("t", [
+      { keys: "g o", description: "Go to folder", group: "Navigation", handler: seq },
+      { keys: "o", description: "Open", group: "Mail", handler: single },
+    ]);
+    press("g");
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(2000);
+    press("o");
+    expect(seq).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(single).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it("swallows the prefix rather than letting it act on its own", () => {
+    // `g` is not a binding by itself; pressing it must not fall through to
+    // anything, or holding it would type into the page.
+    const seq = vi.fn();
+    pop = keyboard.pushScope("t", [
+      { keys: "g o", description: "Go to folder", group: "Navigation", handler: seq },
+    ]);
+    const e = press("g");
+    expect(e.defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
+    expect(seq).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("lets a key that completes no sequence still act as itself", () => {
+    /*
+     * `g` then `z`, where `g z` is nothing. The prefix is dropped and `z` runs
+     * on that same press rather than being eaten — so a mistyped prefix costs
+     * the prefix and not the keystroke after it.
+     */
+    const seq = vi.fn();
+    const single = vi.fn();
+    pop = keyboard.pushScope("t", [
+      { keys: "g o", description: "Go to folder", group: "Navigation", handler: seq },
+      { keys: "z", description: "Zed", group: "Mail", handler: single },
+    ]);
+    press("g");
+    press("z");
+    expect(seq).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(single).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/src/locales/de.ts b/web/src/locales/de.ts
index 8fe687b..0c9bc74 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/de.ts
+++ b/web/src/locales/de.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import type { Catalog } from "@/lib/i18n";
  */
 export const catalog: Catalog = {
   strings: {
+    "Go to folder…": "Zu Ordner springen…",
     "Set for everyone here. You cannot change this.": "Für alle hier festgelegt. Sie können dies nicht ändern.",
     "Export iCAL file": "iCAL-Datei exportieren",
     "Could not export this calendar: {error}": "Dieser Kalender konnte nicht exportiert werden: {error}",
diff --git a/web/src/locales/es.ts b/web/src/locales/es.ts
index d97c7cf..732c5b2 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/es.ts
+++ b/web/src/locales/es.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import type { Catalog } from "@/lib/i18n";
  */
 export const catalog: Catalog = {
   strings: {
+    "Go to folder…": "Ir a la carpeta…",
     "Set for everyone here. You cannot change this.": "Definido para todos aquí. No puedes cambiarlo.",
     "Export iCAL file": "Exportar archivo iCAL",
     "Could not export this calendar: {error}": "No se pudo exportar este calendario: {error}",
diff --git a/web/src/locales/fr.ts b/web/src/locales/fr.ts
index 179ee17..7aedf83 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/fr.ts
+++ b/web/src/locales/fr.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import type { Catalog } from "@/lib/i18n";
  */
 export const catalog: Catalog = {
   strings: {
+    "Go to folder…": "Aller au dossier…",
     "Set for everyone here. You cannot change this.": "Défini pour tout le monde ici. Vous ne pouvez pas le modifier.",
     "Export iCAL file": "Exporter un fichier iCAL",
     "Could not export this calendar: {error}": "Impossible d’exporter ce calendrier : {error}",
diff --git a/web/src/locales/ja.ts b/web/src/locales/ja.ts
index dee7385..0a103fa 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/web/src/locales/ja.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import type { Catalog } from "@/lib/i18n";
  */
 export const catalog: Catalog = {
   strings: {
+    "Go to folder…": "フォルダーへ移動…",
     "Set for everyone here. You cannot change this.": "この環境全体で設定されています。変更できません。",
     "Export iCAL file": "iCAL ファイルをエクスポート",
     "Could not export this calendar: {error}": "このカレンダーをエクスポートできませんでした: {error}",
diff --git a/web/src/locales/nl.ts b/web/src/locales/nl.ts
index 2d45772..7db3907 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/nl.ts
+++ b/web/src/locales/nl.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import type { Catalog } from "@/lib/i18n";
  */
 export const catalog: Catalog = {
   strings: {
+    "Go to folder…": "Ga naar map…",
     "Set for everyone here. You cannot change this.": "Hier voor iedereen ingesteld. U kunt dit niet wijzigen.",
     "Export iCAL file": "iCAL-bestand exporteren",
     "Could not export this calendar: {error}": "Kon deze agenda niet exporteren: {error}",
diff --git a/web/src/locales/pt-BR.ts b/web/src/locales/pt-BR.ts
index db29a4b..ccdb01d 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/web/src/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import type { Catalog } from "@/lib/i18n";
  */
 export const catalog: Catalog = {
   strings: {
+    "Go to folder…": "Ir para a pasta…",
     "Set for everyone here. You cannot change this.": "Definido para todos aqui. Você não pode alterar isto.",
     "Export iCAL file": "Exportar arquivo iCAL",
     "Could not export this calendar: {error}": "Não foi possível exportar esta agenda: {error}",
diff --git a/web/src/locales/ru.ts b/web/src/locales/ru.ts
index ee4a535..28a284d 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/ru.ts
+++ b/web/src/locales/ru.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import type { Catalog } from "@/lib/i18n";
  */
 export const catalog: Catalog = {
   strings: {
+    "Go to folder…": "Перейти к папке…",
     "Set for everyone here. You cannot change this.": "Задано для всех здесь. Изменить нельзя.",
     "Export iCAL file": "Экспортировать файл iCAL",
     "Could not export this calendar: {error}": "Не удалось экспортировать этот календарь: {error}",
diff --git a/web/src/locales/uk.ts b/web/src/locales/uk.ts
index 2a1244c..d9cabd7 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/uk.ts
+++ b/web/src/locales/uk.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import type { Catalog } from "@/lib/i18n";
  */
 export const catalog: Catalog = {
   strings: {
+    "Go to folder…": "Перейти до теки…",
     "Set for everyone here. You cannot change this.": "Задано для всіх тут. Змінити не можна.",
     "Export iCAL file": "Експортувати файл iCAL",
     "Could not export this calendar: {error}": "Не вдалося експортувати цей календар: {error}",
diff --git a/web/src/locales/zh-Hans.ts b/web/src/locales/zh-Hans.ts
index 3549075..540c1aa 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/zh-Hans.ts
+++ b/web/src/locales/zh-Hans.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import type { Catalog } from "@/lib/i18n";
  */
 export const catalog: Catalog = {
   strings: {
+    "Go to folder…": "转到文件夹…",
     "Set for everyone here. You cannot change this.": "已为此处所有人设定，您无法更改。",
     "Export iCAL file": "导出 iCAL 文件",
     "Could not export this calendar: {error}": "无法导出此日历：{error}",
diff --git a/web/src/views/AppShell.tsx b/web/src/views/AppShell.tsx
index a0c5cc7..ee809b0 100644
--- a/web/src/views/AppShell.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/AppShell.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { FilesTree } from "./files/FilesTree";
 import { ContactsSidebar } from "./contacts/ContactsSidebar";
 import { CalendarSidebar } from "./calendar/CalendarSidebar";
 import { ShortcutsDialog, useGlobalShortcuts } from "./Shortcuts";
+import { MailboxPicker } from "./mail/MailboxPicker";
 import { formatSize } from "@/lib/format";
 import { TranslateBoundary } from "@/ui/TranslateBoundary";
 import { t } from "@/lib/i18n";
@@ -37,9 +38,15 @@ export function AppShell({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   const session = useSession((s) => s.session);
   const logout = useSession((s) => s.logout);
   const acctMenu = useMenu();
+  /*
+   * "Go to folder" (#233), hosted here rather than in the mail view because
+   * the `g` shortcuts are global: pressing it from the calendar should still
+   * take you to a folder, and the mail view is not mounted to hear about it.
+   */
+  const [goFolder, setGoFolder] = useState(false);
   const section = location.split("/")[1] || "mail";
 
-  useGlobalShortcuts({ onHelp: () => setHelpOpen(true) });
+  useGlobalShortcuts({ onHelp: () => setHelpOpen(true), onGoToFolder: () => setGoFolder(true) });
   useEffect(() => setDrawer(false), [location]);
 
   // Escape closes it too, for the tablet with a keyboard attached.
@@ -220,6 +227,16 @@ export function AppShell({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
         </>
       )}
       <ShortcutsDialog open={helpOpen} onClose={() => setHelpOpen(false)} />
+      {goFolder && (
+        <MailboxPicker
+          title={t("Go to folder…")}
+          /* Read, not write: a shared folder you may read but not file into is
+             still somewhere worth going. */
+          need="mayReadItems"
+          onClose={() => setGoFolder(false)}
+          onPick={(id) => { setGoFolder(false); navigate(`/mail/${id}`); }}
+        />
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/web/src/views/Shortcuts.tsx b/web/src/views/Shortcuts.tsx
index 87d9729..22bcd34 100644
--- a/web/src/views/Shortcuts.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/Shortcuts.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Dialog } from "@/ui/dialog";
 import { Kbd } from "@/ui/misc";
 import { t } from "@/lib/i18n";
 
-export function useGlobalShortcuts({ onHelp }: { onHelp: () => void }) {
+export function useGlobalShortcuts({ onHelp, onGoToFolder }: { onHelp: () => void; onGoToFolder: () => void }) {
   const [, navigate] = useLocation();
   useEffect(() => {
     const go = (role: string) => () => {
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ export function useGlobalShortcuts({ onHelp }: { onHelp: () => void }) {
       { keys: "c", description: "Compose new message", group: "Mail", handler: () => void useCompose.getState().open() },
       { keys: "?", description: "Show keyboard shortcuts", group: "Navigation", handler: onHelp },
       { keys: "g i", description: "Go to Inbox", group: "Navigation", handler: go("inbox") },
+      /*
+       * A folder by name, for a tree the other `g` shortcuts cannot reach. The
+       * ones below are the handful of folders every account has; this is for
+       * the dozens that Sieve fills and that have no letter of their own (#233).
+       *
+       * `o` on its own opens a conversation, which is not a clash: the manager
+       * completes a pending sequence before it tries a single key.
+       */
+      { keys: "g o", description: "Go to folder…", group: "Navigation", handler: onGoToFolder },
       { keys: "g s", description: "Go to Starred", group: "Navigation", handler: () => navigate("/search?q=is:starred") },
       { keys: "g t", description: "Go to Sent", group: "Navigation", handler: go("sent") },
       { keys: "g d", description: "Go to Drafts", group: "Navigation", handler: go("drafts") },
@@ -27,7 +36,7 @@ export function useGlobalShortcuts({ onHelp }: { onHelp: () => void }) {
       { keys: "g f", description: "Go to Files", group: "Navigation", handler: () => navigate("/files") },
       { keys: "g k", description: "Go to Settings", group: "Navigation", handler: () => navigate("/settings") },
     ]);
-  }, [navigate, onHelp]);
+  }, [navigate, onHelp, onGoToFolder]);
 }
 
 export function ShortcutsDialog({ open, onClose }: { open: boolean; onClose: () => void }) {
diff --git a/web/src/views/mail/MailboxPicker.tsx b/web/src/views/mail/MailboxPicker.tsx
index 8bd9630..2e7385c 100644
--- a/web/src/views/mail/MailboxPicker.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/mail/MailboxPicker.tsx
@@ -6,14 +6,22 @@ import type { Id, Mailbox } from "@/jmap/types";
 import { t } from "@/lib/i18n";
 import { mailboxDisplayPath } from "@/lib/mailboxName";
 
-export function MailboxPicker({ title, onClose, onPick, exclude }: { title: string; onClose: () => void; onPick: (id: Id) => void; exclude?: Id[] }) {
+/**
+ * @param need which right a folder has to grant to be worth offering.
+ *   `mayAddItems` for a move — a folder you cannot file into is not a
+ *   destination — and `mayReadItems` for going somewhere, since a shared
+ *   folder you may read but not write to is still somewhere you can go. The
+ *   distinction only shows up on shared mail, which is exactly where getting
+ *   it wrong would be invisible to whoever wrote the code.
+ */
+export function MailboxPicker({ title, onClose, onPick, exclude, need = "mayAddItems" }: { title: string; onClose: () => void; onPick: (id: Id) => void; exclude?: Id[]; need?: "mayAddItems" | "mayReadItems" }) {
   const mailboxes = useMail((s) => s.mailboxes);
   const mailboxPath = useMail((s) => s.mailboxPath);
   const [q, setQ] = useState("");
   const [active, setActive] = useState(0);
   const list = useMemo(() => {
     const all = Object.values(mailboxes)
-      .filter((m) => !exclude?.includes(m.id) && m.myRights.mayAddItems)
+      .filter((m) => !exclude?.includes(m.id) && m.myRights[need])
       .map((m) => ({ m, path: mailboxDisplayPath(m, mailboxes) }))
       .sort((a, b) => (a.m.role === "inbox" ? -1 : b.m.role === "inbox" ? 1 : a.path.localeCompare(b.path)));
     const ql = q.trim().toLowerCase();