diff --git a/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.cpp
--- a/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.cpp
@@ -176,12 +176,9 @@
 
     switch (itemLayout()) {
     case KFileItemListView::IconsLayout: {
-        const int minItemWidth = 48;
-        itemWidth = minItemWidth + IconsModeSettings::textWidthIndex() * 64;
-
-        if (itemWidth < iconSize + padding * 2) {
-            itemWidth = iconSize + padding * 2;
-        }
+        // Text width relative to icon size
+        const int minItemWidth = qMax(iconSize + padding * 2, 64);
+        itemWidth = minItemWidth + IconsModeSettings::textWidthIndex() * iconSize * 0.15;
 
         itemHeight = padding * 3 + iconSize + option.fontMetrics.lineSpacing();