2 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/private/kfileitemmodeldirlister.cpp b/src/kitemviews/private/kfileitemmodeldirlister.cpp
index be0f9f77b..3d36386a9 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/private/kfileitemmodeldirlister.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/private/kfileitemmodeldirlister.cpp
@@ -33,11 +33,15 @@ KFileItemModelDirLister::~KFileItemModelDirLister()
 
 void KFileItemModelDirLister::handleError(KIO::Job* job)
 {
-    const QString errorString = job->errorString();
-    if (errorString.isEmpty()) {
-        emit errorMessage(i18nc("@info:status", "Unknown error."));
+    if (job->error() == KIO::ERR_IS_FILE) {
+        emit urlIsFileError(url());
     } else {
-        emit errorMessage(errorString);
+        const QString errorString = job->errorString();
+        if (errorString.isEmpty()) {
+            emit errorMessage(i18nc("@info:status", "Unknown error."));
+        } else {
+            emit errorMessage(errorString);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/private/kfileitemmodeldirlister.h b/src/kitemviews/private/kfileitemmodeldirlister.h
index 1d58347f4..688ee9c5b 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/private/kfileitemmodeldirlister.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/private/kfileitemmodeldirlister.h
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ signals:
     /** Is emitted whenever an error has occurred. */
     void errorMessage(const QString& msg);
 
+    /**
+     * Is emitted when the URL of the directory lister represents a file.
+     * In this case no signal errorMessage() will be emitted.
+     */
+    void urlIsFileError(const KUrl& url);
+
 protected:
     virtual void handleError(KIO::Job* job);
 };