diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemlistwidget.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemlistwidget.cpp
--- a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemlistwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemlistwidget.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,13 @@
             const KIO::filesize_t size = roleValue.value<KIO::filesize_t>();
             text = KFormat().formatByteSize(size);
         }
-    } else if (role == "modificationtime" || role == "creationtime" || role == "accesstime" || role == "deletiontime" || role == "imageDateTime") {
+    } else if (role == "modificationtime" || role == "creationtime" || role == "accesstime") {
+            bool ok;
+            const long long time = roleValue.toLongLong(&ok);
+            if (ok && time != -1) {
+                return QLocale().toString(QDateTime::fromSecsSinceEpoch(time), QLocale::ShortFormat);
+            }
+    } else if (role == "deletiontime" || role == "imageDateTime") {
         const QDateTime dateTime = roleValue.toDateTime();
         text = QLocale().toString(dateTime, QLocale::ShortFormat);
     } else {
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
--- a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
@@ -1563,26 +1563,26 @@
     }
 
     if (m_requestRole[ModificationTimeRole]) {
-        // Don't use KFileItem::timeString() as this is too expensive when
-        // having several thousands of items. Instead the formatting of the
-        // date-time will be done on-demand by the view when the date will be shown.
-        const QDateTime dateTime = item.time(KFileItem::ModificationTime);
+        // Don't use KFileItem::timeString() or KFileItem::time() as this is too expensive when
+        // having several thousands of items. Instead read the raw number from UDSEntry directly
+        // and the formatting of the date-time will be done on-demand by the view when the date will be shown.
+        const long long dateTime = item.entry().numberValue(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_MODIFICATION_TIME, -1);
         data.insert(sharedValue("modificationtime"), dateTime);
     }
 
     if (m_requestRole[CreationTimeRole]) {
-        // Don't use KFileItem::timeString() as this is too expensive when
-        // having several thousands of items. Instead the formatting of the
-        // date-time will be done on-demand by the view when the date will be shown.
-        const QDateTime dateTime = item.time(KFileItem::CreationTime);
+        // Don't use KFileItem::timeString() or KFileItem::time() as this is too expensive when
+        // having several thousands of items. Instead read the raw number from UDSEntry directly
+        // and the formatting of the date-time will be done on-demand by the view when the date will be shown.
+        const long long dateTime = item.entry().numberValue(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_CREATION_TIME, -1);
         data.insert(sharedValue("creationtime"), dateTime);
     }
 
     if (m_requestRole[AccessTimeRole]) {
-        // Don't use KFileItem::timeString() as this is too expensive when
-        // having several thousands of items. Instead the formatting of the
-        // date-time will be done on-demand by the view when the date will be shown.
-        const QDateTime dateTime = item.time(KFileItem::AccessTime);
+        // Don't use KFileItem::timeString() or KFileItem::time() as this is too expensive when
+        // having several thousands of items. Instead read the raw number from UDSEntry directly
+        // and the formatting of the date-time will be done on-demand by the view when the date will be shown.
+        const long long dateTime = item.entry().numberValue(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_ACCESS_TIME, -1);
         data.insert(sharedValue("accesstime"), dateTime);
     }