diff --git a/tools/addon/filebrowser-quantum.sh b/tools/addon/filebrowser-quantum.sh
index 9f50e5f4c..66fdb3455 100644
--- a/tools/addon/filebrowser-quantum.sh
+++ b/tools/addon/filebrowser-quantum.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,21 @@ IP=$(ip -4 addr show "$IFACE" | awk '/inet / {print $2}' | cut -d/ -f1 | head -n
 [[ -z "$IP" ]] && IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
 [[ -z "$IP" ]] && IP="127.0.0.1"
 
+# Proxmox Host Warning
+if [[ -d "/etc/pve" ]]; then
+  echo -e "${RD}⚠️  Warning: Running this addon directly on the Proxmox host is not recommended!${CL}"
+  echo -e "${YW}   Only the boot disk will be visible — passthrough drives will not be indexed.${CL}"
+  echo -e "${YW}   This causes incorrect disk usage stats and incomplete file browsing.${CL}"
+  echo -e "${YW}   Run this addon inside an LXC or VM instead and mount your drives there.${CL}"
+  echo ""
+  echo -n "Continue anyway on the Proxmox host? (y/N): "
+  read -r host_confirm
+  if [[ ! "${host_confirm,,}" =~ ^(y|yes)$ ]]; then
+    echo -e "${YW}Aborted.${CL}"
+    exit 0
+  fi
+fi
+
 # OS Detection
 if [[ -f "/etc/alpine-release" ]]; then
   OS="Alpine"
diff --git a/tools/addon/filebrowser.sh b/tools/addon/filebrowser.sh
index 93ad3db64..a7db5f122 100644
--- a/tools/addon/filebrowser.sh
+++ b/tools/addon/filebrowser.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,21 @@ IP=$(ip -4 addr show "$IFACE" | awk '/inet / {print $2}' | cut -d/ -f1 | head -n
 [[ -z "$IP" ]] && IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
 [[ -z "$IP" ]] && IP="127.0.0.1"
 
+# Proxmox Host Warning
+if [[ -d "/etc/pve" ]]; then
+  echo -e "${RD}⚠️  Warning: Running this addon directly on the Proxmox host is not recommended!${CL}"
+  echo -e "${YW}   Only the boot disk will be visible — passthrough drives will not be indexed.${CL}"
+  echo -e "${YW}   This causes incorrect disk usage stats and incomplete file browsing.${CL}"
+  echo -e "${YW}   Run this addon inside an LXC or VM instead and mount your drives there.${CL}"
+  echo ""
+  echo -n "Continue anyway on the Proxmox host? (y/N): "
+  read -r host_confirm
+  if [[ ! "${host_confirm,,}" =~ ^(y|yes)$ ]]; then
+    echo -e "${YW}Aborted.${CL}"
+    exit 0
+  fi
+fi
+
 # Detect OS
 if [[ -f "/etc/alpine-release" ]]; then
   OS="Alpine"