diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp
@@ -990,6 +990,8 @@
         }
 
         if (newHoveredWidget) {
+            newHoveredWidget->setEnabledSelectionToggle(m_view->style()->styleHint(QStyle::SH_ItemView_ActivateItemOnSingleClick) || m_singleClickActivationEnforced);
+
             newHoveredWidget->setHovered(true);
             const QPointF mappedPos = newHoveredWidget->mapFromItem(m_view, pos);
             newHoveredWidget->setHoverPosition(mappedPos);
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
@@ -2012,7 +2012,7 @@
     }
     widget->setSelected(selectionManager->isSelected(index));
     widget->setHovered(false);
-    widget->setEnabledSelectionToggle(enabledSelectionToggles());
+    widget->setEnabledSelectionToggle(style()->styleHint(QStyle::SH_ItemView_ActivateItemOnSingleClick));
     widget->setIndex(index);
     widget->setData(m_model->data(index));
     widget->setSiblingsInformation(QBitArray());
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphin_generalsettings.kcfg b/src/settings/dolphin_generalsettings.kcfg
--- a/src/settings/dolphin_generalsettings.kcfg
+++ b/src/settings/dolphin_generalsettings.kcfg
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@
             <label>Rename inline</label>
             <default>true</default>
         </entry>
-        <entry name="ShowSelectionToggle" type="Bool">
-            <label>Show selection toggle</label>
-            <default>true</default>
-        </entry>
         <entry name="UseTabForSwitchingSplitView" type="Bool">
             <label>Use tab for switching between right and left split</label>
             <default>false</default>
diff --git a/src/settings/general/behaviorsettingspage.h b/src/settings/general/behaviorsettingspage.h
--- a/src/settings/general/behaviorsettingspage.h
+++ b/src/settings/general/behaviorsettingspage.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 
     QCheckBox* m_showToolTips;
     QLabel* m_configureToolTips;
-    QCheckBox* m_showSelectionToggle;
 
     QRadioButton* m_naturalSorting;
     QRadioButton* m_caseSensitiveSorting;
diff --git a/src/settings/general/behaviorsettingspage.cpp b/src/settings/general/behaviorsettingspage.cpp
--- a/src/settings/general/behaviorsettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/general/behaviorsettingspage.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
     m_localViewProps(nullptr),
     m_globalViewProps(nullptr),
     m_showToolTips(nullptr),
-    m_showSelectionToggle(nullptr),
     m_naturalSorting(nullptr),
     m_caseSensitiveSorting(nullptr),
     m_caseInsensitiveSorting(nullptr),
@@ -71,9 +70,6 @@
     // 'Show tooltips'
     m_showToolTips = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check", "Show tooltips"), this);
 
-    // 'Show selection marker'
-    m_showSelectionToggle = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check", "Show selection marker"), this);
-
     // 'Inline renaming of items'
     m_renameInline = new QCheckBox(i18nc("option:check", "Rename inline"), this);
 
@@ -83,7 +79,6 @@
     topLayout->addWidget(viewPropsBox);
     topLayout->addWidget(sortingPropsBox);
     topLayout->addWidget(m_showToolTips);
-    topLayout->addWidget(m_showSelectionToggle);
     topLayout->addWidget(m_renameInline);
     topLayout->addWidget(m_useTabForSplitViewSwitch);
     topLayout->addStretch();
@@ -93,7 +88,6 @@
     connect(m_localViewProps, &QRadioButton::toggled, this, &BehaviorSettingsPage::changed);
     connect(m_globalViewProps, &QRadioButton::toggled, this, &BehaviorSettingsPage::changed);
     connect(m_showToolTips, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &BehaviorSettingsPage::changed);
-    connect(m_showSelectionToggle, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &BehaviorSettingsPage::changed);
     connect(m_naturalSorting, &QRadioButton::toggled, this, &BehaviorSettingsPage::changed);
     connect(m_caseInsensitiveSorting, &QRadioButton::toggled, this, &BehaviorSettingsPage::changed);
     connect(m_caseSensitiveSorting, &QRadioButton::toggled, this, &BehaviorSettingsPage::changed);
@@ -113,7 +107,6 @@
     const bool useGlobalViewProps = m_globalViewProps->isChecked();
     settings->setGlobalViewProps(useGlobalViewProps);
     settings->setShowToolTips(m_showToolTips->isChecked());
-    settings->setShowSelectionToggle(m_showSelectionToggle->isChecked());
     setSortingChoiceValue(settings);
     settings->setRenameInline(m_renameInline->isChecked());
     settings->setUseTabForSwitchingSplitView(m_useTabForSplitViewSwitch->isChecked());
@@ -144,7 +137,6 @@
     m_globalViewProps->setChecked(useGlobalViewProps);
 
     m_showToolTips->setChecked(GeneralSettings::showToolTips());
-    m_showSelectionToggle->setChecked(GeneralSettings::showSelectionToggle());
     m_renameInline->setChecked(GeneralSettings::renameInline());
     m_useTabForSplitViewSwitch->setChecked(GeneralSettings::useTabForSwitchingSplitView());
 
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.cpp
--- a/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
 
     beginTransaction();
 
-    setEnabledSelectionToggles(GeneralSettings::showSelectionToggle());
     setSupportsItemExpanding(itemLayoutSupportsItemExpanding(itemLayout()));
 
     updateFont();
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 
     m_model = new KFileItemModel(this);
     m_view = new DolphinItemListView();
-    m_view->setEnabledSelectionToggles(GeneralSettings::showSelectionToggle());
+    m_view->setEnabledSelectionToggles(m_view->style()->styleHint(QStyle::SH_ItemView_ActivateItemOnSingleClick));
     m_view->setVisibleRoles({"text"});
     applyModeToView();