diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 56ba20c85db..7131bcff18d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - The `configuration_get`, `configuration_list`, `configuration_create`, and `configuration_update` MCP tools now return each record’s revision, and `configuration_update` and `configuration_delete` accept it as `expectedRevision`, failing without changing anything if the record has changed since it was read. Without `expectedRevision`, they can still overwrite changes made since the read. ([#20440](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/pull/20440))
 - Added `craft\services\ProjectConfig::acquireLock()`. ([#20440](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/pull/20440))
 - Added the `user_permissions_user_update` and `user_permissions_group_update` MCP tools, which add and remove specific permissions without resending complete lists. ([#20434](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/pull/20434))
+- The `asset_folders_list` MCP tool now accepts `null` for `criteria.parentId`, which lists volumes’ root folders.
 - `craft\elements\Asset::canSave()` now returns `true` for users’ own assets in their temporary upload folder.
 - The **My Account** → **Tokens** screen is now only shown to admins when OAuth signing keys haven’t been set up yet, and explains how to set them up, rather than failing with a server error when a token is created. Requests to create tokens are now rejected with a 400 error until the keys are set up. ([#20357](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/issues/20357))
 - Fixed a bug where saving user or group permissions dropped stored permissions whose plugins hadn’t registered them for the current request, such as when using the `user_permissions_group_set` MCP tool over stdio. The MCP permission tools now also reject unknown permissions rather than ignoring them. ([#20434](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/pull/20434))
diff --git a/src/mcp/capabilities/AssetFolders.php b/src/mcp/capabilities/AssetFolders.php
index a6a28dd2ad3..96eddf690e8 100644
--- a/src/mcp/capabilities/AssetFolders.php
+++ b/src/mcp/capabilities/AssetFolders.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
             'id' => ['type' => 'integer'],
             'uid' => ['type' => 'string', 'format' => 'uuid'],
             'volumeId' => ['type' => 'integer'],
-            'parentId' => ['type' => 'integer', 'description' => 'Parent folder ID.'],
+            'parentId' => ['type' => ['integer', 'null'], 'description' => 'Parent folder ID, or null for volumes’ root folders. List a volume’s top-level folders with its root folder’s ID.'],
             'name' => ['type' => 'string', 'description' => 'Folder name.'],
             'path' => ['type' => 'string', 'description' => 'Folder path.'],
             'offset' => ['type' => 'integer', 'minimum' => 0, 'description' => 'Number of folders to skip.'],
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ public function list(
     ): array {
         $actor = $this->actor->user();
         $criteria['limit'] = max(1, min(500, (int)($criteria['limit'] ?? 100)));
+
+        // Folder criteria ignore a null parentId, so match root folders explicitly
+        if (array_key_exists('parentId', $criteria) && $criteria['parentId'] === null) {
+            $criteria['parentId'] = ':empty:';
+        }
+
         $folders = array_values(array_filter(
             $this->folders->findFolders($criteria),
             static fn(VolumeFolder $folder): bool => Authorization::allows($actor, 'viewContents', $folder),
diff --git a/tests/unit/mcp/AssetFoldersCapabilityTest.php b/tests/unit/mcp/AssetFoldersCapabilityTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c8dbed4bf6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/mcp/AssetFoldersCapabilityTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace crafttests\unit\mcp;
+
+use Craft;
+use craft\elements\User;
+use craft\mcp\HttpTransportMiddleware;
+use craft\mcp\ServerFactory;
+use craft\models\VolumeFolder;
+use craft\services\Mcp;
+use craft\test\TestCase;
+use crafttests\fixtures\VolumesFolderFixture;
+use GuzzleHttp\Psr7\ServerRequest;
+use Mcp\Server\Transport\StreamableHttpTransport;
+
+/** Exercises the asset folder tools through the authenticated MCP server, so their input schemas apply. */
+class AssetFoldersCapabilityTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private mixed $originalIdentity;
+
+    public function _fixtures(): array
+    {
+        return ['folders' => ['class' => VolumesFolderFixture::class]];
+    }
+
+    protected function _before(): void
+    {
+        $this->originalIdentity = Craft::$app->getUser()->getIdentity();
+        Craft::$app->getUser()->setIdentity(User::find()->admin()->one());
+    }
+
+    protected function _after(): void
+    {
+        Craft::$app->getUser()->setIdentity($this->originalIdentity);
+    }
+
+    public function testListFiltersToRootFoldersForNullParentId(): void
+    {
+        Craft::$app->getAssets()->storeFolderRecord(new VolumeFolder([
+            'name' => 'Subfolder',
+            'parentId' => 1000,
+            'volumeId' => 1000,
+            'path' => 'test volume 1/subfolder/',
+        ]));
+
+        $result = $this->callTool('asset_folders_list', ['criteria' => ['parentId' => null]]);
+
+        self::assertFalse($result['isError'] ?? true, json_encode($result));
+        self::assertEqualsCanonicalizing([1000, 1001], array_column($result['structuredContent']['folders'], 'id'));
+    }
+
+    private function callTool(string $name, array $arguments): array
+    {
+        Craft::$app->get('mcp')->tokenScopes = [Mcp::SCOPE_READ];
+        $container = Craft::$app->get('mcp')->getCapabilityContainer();
+        $request = new ServerRequest('POST', 'http://localhost/mcp', [
+            'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
+            'Accept' => 'application/json, text/event-stream',
+            'MCP-Protocol-Version' => '2026-07-28',
+            'Mcp-Method' => 'tools/call',
+            'Mcp-Name' => $name,
+        ], json_encode(['jsonrpc' => '2.0', 'id' => 1, 'method' => 'tools/call', 'params' => [
+            'name' => $name,
+            'arguments' => $arguments,
+            '_meta' => [
+                'io.modelcontextprotocol/protocolVersion' => '2026-07-28',
+                'io.modelcontextprotocol/clientCapabilities' => (object)[],
+            ],
+        ]]));
+        $response = $container->get(ServerFactory::class)->authenticated()->run(new StreamableHttpTransport(
+            request: $request,
+            middleware: $container->get(HttpTransportMiddleware::class)->forRequest($request),
+        ));
+        $response = json_decode((string)$response->getBody(), true);
+
+        return $response['result'] ?? $response;
+    }
+}