2 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/views/viewproperties.cpp b/src/views/viewproperties.cpp
index d6d5bfd94..d5330ffaa 100644
--- a/src/views/viewproperties.cpp
+++ b/src/views/viewproperties.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ ViewProperties::ViewProperties(const KUrl& url) :
     } else if (url.isLocalFile()) {
         m_filePath = url.toLocalFile();
         const QFileInfo info(m_filePath);
-        if (!info.isWritable()) {
+        if (!info.isWritable() || !isPartOfHome(m_filePath)) {
             m_filePath = destinationDir("local") + m_filePath;
         }
     } else {
@@ -432,3 +432,16 @@ QString ViewProperties::viewModePrefix() const
 
     return prefix;
 }
+
+bool ViewProperties::isPartOfHome(const QString& filePath)
+{
+    // For performance reasons cache the path in a static QString
+    // (see QDir::homePath() for more details)
+    static QString homePath;
+    if (homePath.isEmpty()) {
+        homePath = QDir::homePath();
+        Q_ASSERT(!homePath.isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    return filePath.startsWith(homePath);
+}
diff --git a/src/views/viewproperties.h b/src/views/viewproperties.h
index 2db67c0f3..787122d35 100644
--- a/src/views/viewproperties.h
+++ b/src/views/viewproperties.h
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ private:
      */
     QString viewModePrefix() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true, if \a filePath is part of the home-path (see QDir::homePath()).
+     */
+    static bool isPartOfHome(const QString& filePath);
+
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(ViewProperties)
 
 private: