3 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistview.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistview.cpp
index 4b7c2d9a4..0ba23e654 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistview.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void KStandardItemListView::setItemLayout(ItemLayout layout)
     m_itemLayout = layout;
 
     // keep the leading padding option unchanged here
-    setHighlightEntireRow(layout == DetailsLayout);
+    setHighlightEntireRow(itemLayoutHighlightEntireRow(layout));
     setSupportsItemExpanding(itemLayoutSupportsItemExpanding(layout));
     setScrollOrientation(layout == CompactLayout ? Qt::Horizontal : Qt::Vertical);
 
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ bool KStandardItemListView::itemSizeHintUpdateRequired(const QSet<QByteArray>& c
     return false;
 }
 
+bool KStandardItemListView::itemLayoutHighlightEntireRow(ItemLayout layout) const
+{
+    return layout == DetailsLayout;
+}
+
 bool KStandardItemListView::itemLayoutSupportsItemExpanding(ItemLayout layout) const
 {
     return layout == DetailsLayout;
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistview.h b/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistview.h
index 7f0550ec3..527d14b9d 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistview.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistview.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ protected:
     void initializeItemListWidget(KItemListWidget* item) override;
     bool itemSizeHintUpdateRequired(const QSet<QByteArray>& changedRoles) const override;
     virtual bool itemLayoutSupportsItemExpanding(ItemLayout layout) const;
+    /** To be overriden by sub-classes to specify when full row highlighting should be enabled. */
+    virtual bool itemLayoutHighlightEntireRow(ItemLayout layout) const;
     virtual void onItemLayoutChanged(ItemLayout current, ItemLayout previous);
     void onScrollOrientationChanged(Qt::Orientation current, Qt::Orientation previous) override;
     void onSupportsItemExpandingChanged(bool supportsExpanding) override;
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistwidget.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistwidget.cpp
index 9a2939b23..67afbb248 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistwidget.cpp
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ KStandardItemListWidget::KStandardItemListWidget(KItemListWidgetInformant* infor
     m_customizedFont(),
     m_customizedFontMetrics(m_customizedFont),
     m_isExpandable(false),
+    m_highlightEntireRow(false),
     m_supportsItemExpanding(false),
     m_dirtyLayout(true),
     m_dirtyContent(true),