diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.h b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.h
--- a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.h
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.h
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_zoomInIconsSize())
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotIconSizeSliderMoved(int))
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotIconSizeChanged(int))
+    Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotViewDoubleClicked(const QModelIndex&))
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@
     void _k_zoomInIconsSize();
     void _k_slotIconSizeSliderMoved(int);
     void _k_slotIconSizeChanged(int);
+    void _k_slotViewDoubleClicked(const QModelIndex&);
 
     void addToRecentDocuments();
 
@@ -1176,8 +1177,10 @@
         emit q->selectionChanged();
     }
 
-    // if we are saving, let another chance to the user before accepting the dialog (or trying to
-    // accept). This way the user can choose a file and add a "_2" for instance to the filename
+    // If we are saving, let another chance to the user before accepting the dialog (or trying to
+    // accept). This way the user can choose a file and add a "_2" for instance to the filename.
+    // Double clicking however will override this, regardless of single/double click mouse setting,
+    // see: _k_slotViewDoubleClicked
     if (operationMode == KFileWidget::Saving) {
         locationEdit->setFocus();
     } else {
@@ -1858,6 +1861,8 @@
         d->ops->setView(KFile::Default);
         d->ops->view()->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Maximum, QSizePolicy::Maximum));
         d->hasView = true;
+
+        connect(d->ops->view(), SIGNAL(doubleClicked(QModelIndex)), this, SLOT(_k_slotViewDoubleClicked(QModelIndex)));
     }
     d->ops->clearHistory();
 
@@ -2171,6 +2176,14 @@
     QApplication::sendEvent(iconSizeSlider, &toolTipEvent);
 }
 
+void KFileWidgetPrivate::_k_slotViewDoubleClicked(const QModelIndex &index)
+{
+    // double clicking to save should only work on files
+    if (operationMode == KFileWidget::Saving && index.isValid() && ops->selectedItems().first().isFile()) {
+        q->slotOk();
+    }
+}
+
 static QString getExtensionFromPatternList(const QStringList &patternList)
 {
 //     qDebug();