diff --git a/lisp/doom.el b/lisp/doom.el
index 857df908d..601c5c38a 100644
--- a/lisp/doom.el
+++ b/lisp/doom.el
@@ -382,6 +382,13 @@ users).")
     (set-default-toplevel-value 'file-name-handler-alist file-name-handler-alist)
     ;; Remember it so it can be reset where needed.
     (put 'file-name-handler-alist 'initial-value old-value)
+    ;; COMPAT: Eventually, Emacs will process any files passed to it via the
+    ;;   command line, and will do so *really* early in the startup process.
+    ;;   These might contain special file paths like TRAMP paths, so restore
+    ;;   `file-name-handler-alist' just for this portion of startup.
+    (define-advice command-line-1 (:around (fn args-left) respect-file-handlers)
+      (let ((file-name-handler-alist (if args-left old-value file-name-handler-alist)))
+        (funcall fn args-left)))
     ;; COMPAT: ...but restore `file-name-handler-alist' later, because it is
     ;;   needed for handling encrypted or compressed files, among other things.
     (add-hook! 'emacs-startup-hook :depth 101
diff --git a/modules/emacs/dired/config.el b/modules/emacs/dired/config.el
index e65b146cd..744598a36 100644
--- a/modules/emacs/dired/config.el
+++ b/modules/emacs/dired/config.el
@@ -81,40 +81,51 @@ Fixes #3939: unsortable dired entries on Windows."
   ;; buffers. Starting from scratch isn't even that expensive, anyway.
   (setq dirvish-reuse-session nil)
 
-  ;; A more reserved mode-line height that should match doom-modeline's (or the
-  ;; vanilla mode-line's) height.
-  (add-hook! 'after-setting-font-hook
-    (defun +dired-update-mode-line-heigth-h ()
-      ;; REVIEW: Too hardcoded.
-      (setq dirvish-mode-line-height (+ (frame-char-height) 4)
-            dirvish-header-line-height (+ (frame-char-height) 8))))
-  (+dired-update-mode-line-heigth-h)
-
   (if (modulep! +dirvish)
       (setq dirvish-attributes '(file-size)
             dirvish-mode-line-format
             '(:left (sort file-time symlink) :right (omit yank index)))
     (setq dirvish-attributes nil
           dirvish-use-header-line nil
-          dirvish-mode-line-format nil))
+          dirvish-use-mode-line nil))
+
+  ;; Match the height of `doom-modeline', if it's being used.
+  ;; TODO: Make this respect user changes to these variables.
+  (when (modulep! :ui modeline)
+    (add-hook! 'dired-mode-hook
+      (defun +dired-update-mode-line-height-h ()
+        (when-let (height (bound-and-true-p doom-modeline-height))
+          (setq dirvish-mode-line-height height
+                dirvish-header-line-height height)))))
 
   (when (modulep! :ui vc-gutter)
     (push 'vc-state dirvish-attributes))
+
   (when (modulep! +icons)
     (setq dirvish-subtree-always-show-state t)
     (appendq! dirvish-attributes '(nerd-icons subtree-state)))
 
-  ;; HACK: Doom will treat an integer value for `dirvish-hide-details' to mean
-  ;;   hide file/dir details if window is less than N characters wide (e.g. for
-  ;;   side windows or small full-window layouts).
-  (setq dirvish-hide-details 50)
-  ;; TODO: Proc this hook sooner. The delay on `dirvish-setup-hook' is jarring.
-  (add-hook! 'dirvish-setup-hook
-    (defun +dired-hide-details-in-side-mode-h ()
-      (when (integerp dirvish-hide-details)
-        (dired-hide-details-mode
-         (if (< (window-width dirvish--selected-window) dirvish-hide-details)
-             +1 -1)))))
+  ;; HACK: Makes `dirvish-hide-details' accept a list of symbols to instruct
+  ;;   Dirvish in what contexts `dirvish-hide-details' should be enabled. The
+  ;;   accepted values are:
+  ;;   - `dired': when opening a directory directly or w/o Dirvish's full UI.
+  ;;   - `dirvish': when opening full-frame Dirvish.
+  ;;   - `dirvish-side': when opening Dirvish in the sidebar.
+  ;; REVIEW: Upstream this behavior later. (Maybe with similar treatment for
+  ;;   `dirvish-hide-cursor'?)
+  (setq dirvish-hide-details '(dirvish dirvish-side))
+  (defadvice! +dired--hide-details-maybe-a (fn &rest args)
+    :around #'dirvish-init-dired-buffer
+    (let ((dirvish-hide-details
+           (if (listp dirvish-hide-details)
+               (cond ((if dirvish--this (memq 'side (dv-type dirvish--this)))
+                      (memq 'dirvish-side dirvish-hide-details))
+                     ((or (null dirvish--this)
+                          (null (car (dv-layout dirvish--this))))
+                      (memq 'dired dirvish-hide-details))
+                     ((memq 'dirvish dirvish-hide-details)))
+               dirvish-hide-details)))
+      (apply fn args)))
 
   (when (modulep! :ui tabs)
     (after! centaur-tabs
@@ -155,6 +166,20 @@ Fixes #3939: unsortable dired entries on Windows."
          :n "S"   #'dirvish-relative-symlink
          :n "h"   #'dirvish-hardlink))
 
+  ;; HACK: Modifies Dirvish to fall back to default `mode-line-format' if
+  ;;   `dirvish-use-mode-line' is nil, instead of when
+  ;;   `dirvish-mode-line-format' is nil (since the latter *still* prepends to
+  ;;   the default `mode-line-format'), and is overall less intuitive.
+  ;; REVIEW: Upstream this behavior later.
+  (defadvice! +dired--dirvish-use-modeline-a (fn &rest args)
+    "Change how `dirvish-use-mode-line' and `dirvish-mode-line-format' operate."
+    :around #'dirvish--setup-mode-line
+    (when dirvish-use-mode-line
+      (let ((dirvish--mode-line-fmt
+             (if dirvish-mode-line-format
+                 dirvish--mode-line-fmt)))
+        (apply fn args))))
+
   ;; HACK: Kill Dirvish session before switching projects/workspaces, otherwise
   ;;   it errors out on trying to delete/change dedicated windows.
   (add-hook! '(persp-before-kill-functions projectile-before-switch-project-hook)
@@ -165,7 +190,6 @@ Fixes #3939: unsortable dired entries on Windows."
                       (and dirvish--this (selected-window)))))
         (delete-window win))))
 
-
   ;; HACK: If a directory has a .dir-locals.el, its settings could
   ;;   interfere/crash Dirvish trying to preview it.
   ;; REVIEW: Upstream this later.