diff --git a/src/platformtheme/kdeplatformfiledialoghelper.h b/src/platformtheme/kdeplatformfiledialoghelper.h
--- a/src/platformtheme/kdeplatformfiledialoghelper.h
+++ b/src/platformtheme/kdeplatformfiledialoghelper.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     QList<QUrl> selectedFiles() override;
 
 protected:
+    void reject() override;
     KFileWidget *m_fileWidget;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/platformtheme/kdeplatformfiledialoghelper.cpp b/src/platformtheme/kdeplatformfiledialoghelper.cpp
--- a/src/platformtheme/kdeplatformfiledialoghelper.cpp
+++ b/src/platformtheme/kdeplatformfiledialoghelper.cpp
@@ -236,6 +236,14 @@
     }
 }
 
+// Save the view settings before closing the dialog when the Escape key
+// is pressed or the close button in the titlebar is clicked
+void KDEPlatformFileDialog::reject()
+{
+    m_fileWidget->writeViewConfig();
+    QDialog::reject();
+}
+
 bool KDEPlatformFileDialogHelper::isSupportedUrl(const QUrl& url) const
 {
     return KProtocolInfo::protocols().contains(url.scheme());