diff --git a/frontend/console/e2e/helpers.ts b/frontend/console/e2e/helpers.ts
index d4de948707..344ace0e99 100644
--- a/frontend/console/e2e/helpers.ts
+++ b/frontend/console/e2e/helpers.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ export async function navigateToModule(page: Page, moduleName: string) {
 export async function navigateToDecl(page: Page, moduleName: string, declName: string) {
   await navigateToModule(page, moduleName)
 
+  // Some decls are hidden by default because they are not exported, so click
+  // the toggle to make them visible.
+  await page.locator('#hide-exported').click()
+
   // Navigate to the decl page
   await page.locator(`a#decl-${declName}`).click()
   await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(`/modules/${moduleName}/verb/${declName}`))
diff --git a/frontend/console/src/features/modules/ModulesTree.tsx b/frontend/console/src/features/modules/ModulesTree.tsx
index 192b50b6e8..8c03caeb56 100644
--- a/frontend/console/src/features/modules/ModulesTree.tsx
+++ b/frontend/console/src/features/modules/ModulesTree.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ArrowRight01Icon, ArrowShrink02Icon, CircleArrowRight02Icon, FileExportIcon, PackageIcon } from 'hugeicons-react'
+import { ArrowRight01Icon, ArrowShrink02Icon, CircleArrowRight02Icon, PackageIcon, Upload01Icon } from 'hugeicons-react'
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { Link, useParams, useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { Multiselect, sortMultiselectOpts } from '../../components/Multiselect'
@@ -12,17 +12,14 @@ import {
   declIcon,
   declSumTypeIsExported,
   declUrlFromInfo,
+  getHideUnexportedFromLocalStorage,
+  hasHideUnexportedInLocalStorage,
   listExpandedModulesFromLocalStorage,
+  setHideUnexportedFromLocalStorage,
   toggleModuleExpansionInLocalStorage,
 } from './module.utils'
 import { declTypeMultiselectOpts } from './schema/schema.utils'
 
-const ExportedIcon = () => (
-  <span className='w-4' title='Exported'>
-    <FileExportIcon className='size-4 text-indigo-500 -ml-1' />
-  </span>
-)
-
 const DeclNode = ({ decl, href, isSelected }: { decl: DeclInfo; href: string; isSelected: boolean }) => {
   const declRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
 
@@ -45,12 +42,12 @@ const DeclNode = ({ decl, href, isSelected }: { decl: DeclInfo; href: string; is
           ref={declRef}
           className={classNames(
             isSelected ? 'bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-300 hover:dark:bg-gray-600' : 'hover:bg-gray-200 hover:dark:bg-gray-700',
+            declSumTypeIsExported(decl.value) ? '' : 'text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-500',
             'group flex items-center gap-x-2 pl-4 pr-2 text-sm font-light leading-6 w-full cursor-pointer scroll-mt-10',
           )}
         >
           <Icon aria-hidden='true' className='size-4 shrink-0 ml-3' />
           {decl.value.name}
-          {declSumTypeIsExported(decl.value) ? <ExportedIcon /> : []}
         </div>
       </Link>
     </li>
@@ -62,7 +59,8 @@ const ModuleSection = ({
   isExpanded,
   toggleExpansion,
   selectedDeclTypes,
-}: { module: ModuleTreeItem; isExpanded: boolean; toggleExpansion: (m: string) => void; selectedDeclTypes: MultiselectOpt[] }) => {
+  hideUnexported,
+}: { module: ModuleTreeItem; isExpanded: boolean; toggleExpansion: (m: string) => void; selectedDeclTypes: MultiselectOpt[]; hideUnexported: boolean }) => {
   const { moduleName, declName } = useParams()
   const isSelected = useMemo(() => moduleName === module.name, [moduleName, module.name])
   const moduleRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
@@ -78,7 +76,13 @@ const ModuleSection = ({
     }
   }, [moduleName]) // moduleName is the selected module; module.name is the one being rendered
 
-  const filteredDecls = useMemo(() => module.decls.filter((d) => !!selectedDeclTypes.find((o) => o.key === d.declType)), [module.decls, selectedDeclTypes])
+  const filteredDecls = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      module.decls
+        .filter((d) => !!selectedDeclTypes.find((o) => o.key === d.declType))
+        .filter((d) => !hideUnexported || (isSelected && declName === d.value.name) || declSumTypeIsExported(d.value)),
+    [module.decls, selectedDeclTypes, hideUnexported],
+  )
 
   return (
     <li key={module.name} id={`module-tree-module-${module.name}`} className='mb-2'>
@@ -130,6 +134,8 @@ export const ModulesTree = ({ modules }: { modules: ModuleTreeItem[] }) => {
     setExpandedModules(listExpandedModulesFromLocalStorage())
   }, [moduleName, declName])
 
+  const [hideUnexported, setHideUnexported] = useState(hasHideUnexportedInLocalStorage() ? getHideUnexportedFromLocalStorage() : true)
+
   function msOnChange(opts: MultiselectOpt[]) {
     const params = new URLSearchParams()
     if (opts.length !== declTypeMultiselectOpts.length) {
@@ -154,17 +160,32 @@ export const ModulesTree = ({ modules }: { modules: ModuleTreeItem[] }) => {
     setExpandedModules(listExpandedModulesFromLocalStorage())
   }
 
+  function setHideUnexportedState(val: boolean) {
+    setHideUnexportedFromLocalStorage(val)
+    setHideUnexported(val)
+  }
+
   modules.sort((m1, m2) => Number(m1.isBuiltin) - Number(m2.isBuiltin))
   return (
     <div className='flex grow flex-col h-full gap-y-5 overflow-y-auto bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-900'>
       <nav>
         <div className='sticky top-0 border-b border-gray-300 bg-gray-100 dark:border-gray-800 dark:bg-gray-900 z-10'>
-          <span className='block w-[calc(100%-32px)]'>
+          <span className='block w-[calc(100%-62px)]'>
             <Multiselect allOpts={declTypeMultiselectOpts} selectedOpts={selectedDeclTypes} onChange={msOnChange} />
           </span>
+          <span
+            className='absolute inset-y-0 right-0 flex items-center px-1 mx-9 my-1.5 rounded-md cursor-pointer bg-white dark:bg-gray-900 border border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-gray-700 hover:text-gray-800 dark:hover:text-gray-100'
+            onClick={() => setHideUnexportedState(!hideUnexported)}
+            id='hide-exported'
+            title='show/hide unexported'
+          >
+            <Upload01Icon className={`size-5 ${hideUnexported ? 'text-gray-300 dark:text-gray-600' : 'text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-300'}`} />
+            {hideUnexported ? <div className='absolute border-t border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 rotate-45 w-9 -ml-2' /> : ''}
+          </span>
           <span
             className='absolute inset-y-0 right-0 flex items-center px-1 mx-1 my-1.5 rounded-md cursor-pointer bg-white dark:bg-gray-900 border border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-gray-700 hover:text-gray-800 dark:hover:text-gray-100'
             onClick={collapseAll}
+            title='collapse all modules'
           >
             <ArrowShrink02Icon className='size-5 text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-300' />
           </span>
@@ -177,6 +198,7 @@ export const ModulesTree = ({ modules }: { modules: ModuleTreeItem[] }) => {
               isExpanded={expandedModules.includes(m.name)}
               toggleExpansion={toggle}
               selectedDeclTypes={selectedDeclTypes}
+              hideUnexported={hideUnexported}
             />
           ))}
         </ul>
diff --git a/frontend/console/src/features/modules/module.utils.ts b/frontend/console/src/features/modules/module.utils.ts
index c4346b6b6d..1738d067ab 100644
--- a/frontend/console/src/features/modules/module.utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/console/src/features/modules/module.utils.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ export const declFromModules = (moduleName: string, declCase: string, declName:
   }
 }
 
+export const hasHideUnexportedInLocalStorage = () => localStorage.getItem('tree_hu') !== null
+
+export const getHideUnexportedFromLocalStorage = () => localStorage.getItem('tree_hu') === 'true'
+
+export const setHideUnexportedFromLocalStorage = (val: boolean) => localStorage.setItem('tree_hu', val ? 'true' : 'false')
+
 export const listExpandedModulesFromLocalStorage = () => (localStorage.getItem('tree_m') || '').split(',').filter((s) => s !== '')
 
 export const toggleModuleExpansionInLocalStorage = (moduleName: string) => {