2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
index bcadcdb80..296cb1400 100644
--- a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
@@ -1045,6 +1045,10 @@ void DolphinMainWindow::activeViewChanged(DolphinViewContainer* viewContainer)
         oldViewContainer->disconnect(this);
         oldViewContainer->view()->disconnect(this);
         oldViewContainer->urlNavigator()->disconnect(this);
+
+        // except the requestItemInfo so that on hover the information panel can still be updated
+        connect(oldViewContainer->view(), &DolphinView::requestItemInfo,
+                this, &DolphinMainWindow::requestItemInfo);
     }
 
     connectViewSignals(viewContainer);
diff --git a/src/panels/information/informationpanel.h b/src/panels/information/informationpanel.h
index 05947145d..f63af1e53 100644
--- a/src/panels/information/informationpanel.h
+++ b/src/panels/information/informationpanel.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ protected:
 private slots:
     /**
      * Shows the information for the item of the URL which has been provided by
-     * InformationPanel::requestItemInfo() and provides default actions.
+     * InformationPanel::requestDelayedItemInfo() and provides default actions.
      */
     void showItemInfo();