diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
@@ -1154,6 +1154,7 @@
 
     locationEdit->lineEdit()->setModified(false);
     locationEdit->lineEdit()->selectAll();
+    locationEdit->lineEdit()->setFocus();
 }
 
 void KFileWidgetPrivate::_k_fileSelected(const KFileItem &i)