diff --git a/pkg/api/folder.go b/pkg/api/folder.go
index ef2b21c1920..d57f6559578 100644
--- a/pkg/api/folder.go
+++ b/pkg/api/folder.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) registerFolderAPI(apiRoute routing.RouteRegister, authoriz
 				} else {
 					folderUidRoute.Post("/move", authorize(accesscontrol.EvalPermission(dashboards.ActionFoldersWrite, uidScope)), routing.Wrap(hs.MoveFolder))
 				}
+				folderUidRoute.Get("parents", handler.getFolderParents)
 			})
 		} else {
 			folderRoute.Post("/", authorize(accesscontrol.EvalPermission(dashboards.ActionFoldersCreate)), routing.Wrap(hs.CreateFolder))
@@ -816,6 +817,23 @@ func (fk8s *folderK8sHandler) countFolderContent(c *contextmodel.ReqContext) {
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, out)
 }
 
+func (fk8s *folderK8sHandler) getFolderParents(c *contextmodel.ReqContext) {
+	client, ok := fk8s.getClient(c)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	uid := web.Params(c.Req)[":uid"]
+
+	out, err := client.Get(c.Req.Context(), uid, v1.GetOptions{}, "parents")
+	if err != nil {
+		fk8s.writeError(c, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, out)
+}
+
 func (fk8s *folderK8sHandler) getFolder(c *contextmodel.ReqContext) {
 	client, ok := fk8s.getClient(c)
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/folders/sub_parent_test.go b/pkg/registry/apis/folders/sub_parent_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c29800dbf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/folders/sub_parent_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package folders
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/folder/v0alpha1"
+	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+)
+
+func TestSubParent(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    *v0alpha1.Folder
+		expected *v0alpha1.FolderInfoList
+		setuFn   func(*mock.Mock)
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "no parents",
+			input: &v0alpha1.Folder{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:        "test",
+					Annotations: map[string]string{},
+				},
+				Spec: v0alpha1.Spec{
+					Title: "some tittle",
+				},
+			},
+			expected: &v0alpha1.FolderInfoList{Items: []v0alpha1.FolderInfo{{Name: "test", Title: "some tittle"}}},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "has a parent",
+			input: &v0alpha1.Folder{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:        "test",
+					Annotations: map[string]string{"grafana.app/folder": "parent-test"},
+				},
+				Spec: v0alpha1.Spec{
+					Title: "some tittle",
+				},
+			},
+			setuFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+				m.On("Get", context.TODO(), "parent-test", &metav1.GetOptions{}).Return(&v0alpha1.Folder{
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Name:        "parent-test",
+						Annotations: map[string]string{},
+					},
+					Spec: v0alpha1.Spec{
+						Title: "some other tittle",
+					},
+				}, nil).Once()
+			},
+			expected: &v0alpha1.FolderInfoList{Items: []v0alpha1.FolderInfo{
+				{Name: "test", Title: "some tittle", Parent: "parent-test"},
+				{Name: "parent-test", Title: "some other tittle"}},
+			}},
+	}
+	s := (grafanarest.Storage)(nil)
+	m := &mock.Mock{}
+	gm := storageMock{m, s}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r := &subParentsREST{
+				getter: gm,
+			}
+			if tt.setuFn != nil {
+				tt.setuFn(m)
+			}
+			parents := r.parents(context.TODO(), tt.input)
+			require.Equal(t, tt.expected, parents)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/folders/sub_parents.go b/pkg/registry/apis/folders/sub_parents.go
index f532b945f49..87f9a999c1f 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/folders/sub_parents.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/folders/sub_parents.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
 
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apimachinery/utils"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/folder/v0alpha1"
 )
 
@@ -55,48 +54,49 @@ func (r *subParentsREST) Connect(ctx context.Context, name string, opts runtime.
 	}
 
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-		info := &v0alpha1.FolderInfoList{
-			Items: []v0alpha1.FolderInfo{},
-		}
-		for folder != nil {
-			parent := ""
-			meta, _ := utils.MetaAccessor(folder)
-			if meta != nil {
-				parent = meta.GetFolder()
-			}
-			info.Items = append(info.Items, v0alpha1.FolderInfo{
-				Name:        folder.Name,
-				Title:       folder.Spec.Title,
-				Description: folder.Spec.Description,
-				Parent:      parent,
-			})
-			if parent == "" {
-				break
-			}
-
-			obj, err = r.getter.Get(ctx, parent, &metav1.GetOptions{})
-			if err != nil {
-				info.Items = append(info.Items, v0alpha1.FolderInfo{
-					Name:        parent,
-					Detached:    true,
-					Description: err.Error(),
-				})
-				break
-			}
-
-			folder, ok = obj.(*v0alpha1.Folder)
-			if !ok {
-				info.Items = append(info.Items, v0alpha1.FolderInfo{
-					Name:        parent,
-					Detached:    true,
-					Description: fmt.Sprintf("expected folder, found: %T", obj),
-				})
-				break
-			}
-		}
-
+		info := r.parents(ctx, folder)
 		// Start from the root
 		slices.Reverse(info.Items)
 		responder.Object(http.StatusOK, info)
 	}), nil
 }
+
+func (r *subParentsREST) parents(ctx context.Context, folder *v0alpha1.Folder) *v0alpha1.FolderInfoList {
+	info := &v0alpha1.FolderInfoList{
+		Items: []v0alpha1.FolderInfo{},
+	}
+	for folder != nil {
+		parent := getParent(folder)
+		info.Items = append(info.Items, v0alpha1.FolderInfo{
+			Name:        folder.Name,
+			Title:       folder.Spec.Title,
+			Description: folder.Spec.Description,
+			Parent:      parent,
+		})
+		if parent == "" {
+			break
+		}
+
+		obj, err := r.getter.Get(ctx, parent, &metav1.GetOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			info.Items = append(info.Items, v0alpha1.FolderInfo{
+				Name:        parent,
+				Detached:    true,
+				Description: err.Error(),
+			})
+			break
+		}
+
+		parentFolder, ok := obj.(*v0alpha1.Folder)
+		if !ok {
+			info.Items = append(info.Items, v0alpha1.FolderInfo{
+				Name:        parent,
+				Detached:    true,
+				Description: fmt.Sprintf("expected folder, found: %T", obj),
+			})
+			break
+		}
+		folder = parentFolder
+	}
+	return info
+}