diff --git a/src/filewidgets/CMakeLists.txt b/src/filewidgets/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/filewidgets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/filewidgets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   kfilecustomdialog.cpp
   kfilefiltercombo.cpp
   kfilewidget.cpp
+  kfilewidgetdocktitlebar.cpp
   kfileplacesitem.cpp
   kfileplacesmodel.cpp
   kfileplacesview.cpp
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "kurlcombobox.h"
 #include "kurlnavigator.h"
 #include "kfilepreviewgenerator.h"
+#include "kfilewidgetdocktitlebar_p.h"
 #include <config-kiofilewidgets.h>
 #include <defaults-kfile.h>
 
@@ -1355,7 +1356,8 @@
     }
 
     placesDock = new QDockWidget(i18nc("@title:window", "Places"), q);
-    placesDock->setFeatures(QDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable);
+    placesDock->setFeatures(QDockWidget::NoDockWidgetFeatures);
+    placesDock->setTitleBarWidget(new KDEPrivate::KFileWidgetDockTitleBar(placesDock));
 
     placesView = new KFilePlacesView(placesDock);
     placesView->setModel(model);
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidgetdocktitlebar.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidgetdocktitlebar.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidgetdocktitlebar.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Kai Uwe Broulik <kde@privat.broulik.de>                *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or             *
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public               *
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either              *
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.          *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,           *
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of            *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU         *
+ * Library General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License *
+ * along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to      *
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,      *
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.                                               *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "kfilewidgetdocktitlebar_p.h"
+
+#include <QStyle>
+
+using namespace KDEPrivate;
+
+KFileWidgetDockTitleBar::KFileWidgetDockTitleBar(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
+{
+}
+
+KFileWidgetDockTitleBar::~KFileWidgetDockTitleBar()
+{
+}
+
+QSize KFileWidgetDockTitleBar::minimumSizeHint() const
+{
+    const int border = style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_DockWidgetTitleBarButtonMargin);
+    return QSize(border, border);
+}
+
+QSize KFileWidgetDockTitleBar::sizeHint() const
+{
+    return minimumSizeHint();
+}
+
+#include "moc_kfilewidgetdocktitlebar_p.cpp"
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidgetdocktitlebar_p.h b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidgetdocktitlebar_p.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidgetdocktitlebar_p.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Kai Uwe Broulik <kde@privat.broulik.de>                *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or             *
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public               *
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either              *
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.          *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,           *
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of            *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU         *
+ * Library General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License *
+ * along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to      *
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,      *
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.                                               *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef KFILEWIDGETDOCKTITLEBAR_P_H
+#define KFILEWIDGETDOCKTITLEBAR_P_H
+
+#include <QWidget>
+
+namespace KDEPrivate
+{
+
+/**
+ * @brief An empty title bar for the Places dock widget
+ */
+class KFileWidgetDockTitleBar : public QWidget
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit KFileWidgetDockTitleBar(QWidget *parent);
+    ~KFileWidgetDockTitleBar() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+
+    QSize minimumSizeHint() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+    QSize sizeHint() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+};
+
+} // namespace KDEPrivate
+
+#endif // KFILEWIDGETDOCKTITLEBAR_P_H