2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
index 363503b02..040309dc3 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
@@ -431,6 +431,11 @@ QSet<KUrl> KFileItemModel::expandedUrls() const
     return m_expandedUrls;
 }
 
+void KFileItemModel::restoreExpandedUrls(const QSet<KUrl>& urls)
+{
+    m_urlsToExpand = urls;
+}
+
 void KFileItemModel::setExpanded(const QSet<KUrl>& urls)
 {
 
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.h b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.h
index a049f6766..17524b82a 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.h
@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@ public:
     QSet<KUrl> expandedUrls() const;
 
     /**
+     * Marks the URLs in \a urls as subfolders which were expanded previously.
+     * They are re-expanded one by one each time the KDirLister's completed() signal is received.
+     * Note that a manual triggering of the KDirLister is required.
+     */
+    void restoreExpandedUrls(const QSet<KUrl>& urls);
+
+    /**
      * Expands all parent-items of each URL given by \a urls.
      */
     void setExpanded(const QSet<KUrl>& urls);