2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
index 9b96d7eac..a36ca0cdf 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
@@ -263,6 +263,13 @@ int KFileItemModel::index(const KFileItem& item) const
     return m_items.value(item.url(), -1);
 }
 
+int KFileItemModel::index(const KUrl& url) const
+{
+    KUrl urlToFind = url;
+    urlToFind.adjustPath(KUrl::RemoveTrailingSlash);
+    return m_items.value(urlToFind, -1);
+}
+
 KFileItem KFileItemModel::rootItem() const
 {
     const KDirLister* dirLister = m_dirLister.data();
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.h b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.h
index b79eec4ee..3c8cdba2c 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.h
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ public:
     int index(const KFileItem& item) const;
 
     /**
+     * @return The index for the URL \a url. -1 is returned if no file-item
+     *         is found. The runtime complexity of this call is O(1).
+     */
+    int index(const KUrl& url) const;
+
+    /**
      * @return Root item of all items.
      */
     KFileItem rootItem() const;