diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
@@ -362,11 +362,9 @@
     QVBoxLayout *opsWidgetLayout = new QVBoxLayout(d->opsWidget);
     opsWidgetLayout->setMargin(0);
     opsWidgetLayout->setSpacing(0);
-    //d->toolbar = new KToolBar(this, true);
-    d->toolbar = new KToolBar(d->opsWidget, true);
+    d->toolbar = new KToolBar(this, true);
     d->toolbar->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("KFileWidget::toolbar"));
     d->toolbar->setMovable(false);
-    opsWidgetLayout->addWidget(d->toolbar);
 
     d->model = new KFilePlacesModel(this);
 
@@ -1395,6 +1393,7 @@
 
     boxLayout = new QVBoxLayout(q);
     boxLayout->setMargin(0); // no additional margin to the already existing
+    boxLayout->addWidget(toolbar);
 
     placesViewSplitter = new QSplitter(q);
     placesViewSplitter->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding);