Index: src/platformtheme/kdeplatformfiledialoghelper.h
===================================================================
--- src/platformtheme/kdeplatformfiledialoghelper.h
+++ src/platformtheme/kdeplatformfiledialoghelper.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 private:
     void restoreSize();
     KDEPlatformFileDialogBase *m_dialog;
+    bool m_directorySet = false;
 };
 
 #endif // KDEPLATFORMFILEDIALOGHELPER_H
Index: src/platformtheme/kdeplatformfiledialoghelper.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/platformtheme/kdeplatformfiledialoghelper.cpp
+++ src/platformtheme/kdeplatformfiledialoghelper.cpp
@@ -288,7 +288,9 @@
         } else {
             dialog->setWindowTitle(options()->windowTitle());
         }
-        setDirectory(options()->initialDirectory());
+        if (!m_directorySet) {
+            setDirectory(options()->initialDirectory());
+        }
         //dialog->setViewMode(options()->viewMode()); // don't override our options, fixes remembering the chosen view mode and sizes!
         dialog->setFileMode(options()->fileMode());
 
@@ -421,6 +423,7 @@
 {
     if (!directory.isEmpty()) {
         m_dialog->setDirectory(directory);
+        m_directorySet = true;
     }
 }