diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -1332,9 +1332,17 @@
 
 void DolphinView::observeCreatedItem(const QUrl& url)
 {
-    if (m_active) {
-        forceUrlsSelection(url, {url});
+    if (!m_active) {
+        return;
     }
+
+    // In case url is located in a subdirectory, select its ancestor located in the current dir.
+    const QString dir = m_model->directory().toString() + QString(QDir::separator());
+    const int dirLen = dir.length();
+    const QString urlStr = url.toString();
+    const QString name = dir + urlStr.mid(dirLen, urlStr.indexOf(QDir::separator(), dirLen + 1) - dirLen);
+
+    forceUrlsSelection(name, {name});
 }
 
 void DolphinView::slotDirectoryRedirection(const QUrl& oldUrl, const QUrl& newUrl)