diff --git a/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp b/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp
@@ -984,42 +984,41 @@
     }
     grid->addWidget(d->iconArea, curRow, 0, Qt::AlignCenter);
 
-    if (d->bMultiple || isTrash || hasRoot) {
+    KFileItemListProperties itemList(KFileItemList() << item);
+    if (d->bMultiple || isTrash || hasRoot || !itemList.supportsMoving() || (itemList.isDirectory() & !itemList.supportsWriting())) {
         QLabel *lab = new QLabel(d->m_frame);
+        lab->setTextInteractionFlags(Qt::TextSelectableByMouse | Qt::TextSelectableByKeyboard);
         if (d->bMultiple) {
             lab->setText(KIO::itemsSummaryString(iFileCount + iDirCount, iFileCount, iDirCount, 0, false));
         } else {
             lab->setText(filename);
         }
         d->nameArea = lab;
+        grid->addWidget(d->nameArea, curRow++, 2);
     } else {
-        d->m_lined = new KLineEdit(d->m_frame);
-        d->m_lined->setObjectName("KFilePropsPlugin::nameLineEdit");
-        d->m_lined->setText(filename);
-        d->nameArea = d->m_lined;
-        d->m_lined->setFocus();
-
-        //if we don't have permissions to rename, we need to make "m_lined" read only.
-        KFileItemListProperties itemList(KFileItemList() << item);
-        setFileNameReadOnly(!itemList.supportsMoving());
-
-        // Enhanced rename: Don't highlight the file extension.
-        QString extension = db.suffixForFileName(filename);
-        if (!extension.isEmpty()) {
-            d->m_lined->setSelection(0, filename.length() - extension.length() - 1);
-        } else {
-            int lastDot = filename.lastIndexOf('.');
-            if (lastDot > 0) {
-                d->m_lined->setSelection(0, lastDot);
-            }
-        }
-
-        connect(d->m_lined, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)),
-                this, SLOT(nameFileChanged(QString)));
+            d->m_lined = new KLineEdit(d->m_frame);
+            d->m_lined->setObjectName("KFilePropsPlugin::nameLineEdit");
+            d->m_lined->setText(filename);
+            d->nameArea = d->m_lined;
+            d->m_lined->setFocus();
+            grid->addWidget(d->nameArea, curRow++, 2);
+        
+             // Enhanced rename: Don't highlight the file extension.
+            QString extension = db.suffixForFileName(filename);
+            if (!extension.isEmpty()) {
+                d->m_lined->setSelection(0, filename.length() - extension.length() - 1);
+            } else {
+                int lastDot = filename.lastIndexOf('.');
+                if (lastDot > 0) {
+                    d->m_lined->setSelection(0, lastDot);
+                }
+            } 
+        
+            connect(d->m_lined, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)),
+                    this, SLOT(nameFileChanged(QString)));
+        
     }
 
-    grid->addWidget(d->nameArea, curRow++, 2);
-
     KSeparator *sep = new KSeparator(Qt::Horizontal, d->m_frame);
     grid->addWidget(sep, curRow, 0, 1, 3);
     ++curRow;