diff --git a/addons/kate-ctags/kate_ctags_view.cpp b/addons/kate-ctags/kate_ctags_view.cpp
--- a/addons/kate-ctags/kate_ctags_view.cpp
+++ b/addons/kate-ctags/kate_ctags_view.cpp
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@
 void KateCTagsView::addTagTarget()
 {
     QFileDialog dialog;
-    dialog.setDirectory(m_mWin->activeView()->document()->url().path());
+    dialog.setDirectory(QFileInfo(m_mWin->activeView()->document()->url().path()).path());
     dialog.setFileMode(QFileDialog::Directory);
 
     // i18n("CTags Database Location"));