diff --git a/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.h b/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.h
--- a/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.h
+++ b/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
 
     void requestEject(int index);
     void requestTearDown(int index);
+    void requestProperties(int index);
 
     bool storageSetupNeeded(int index) const;
     void requestStorageSetup(int index);
@@ -231,6 +232,8 @@
     KFilePlacesModel *m_sourceModel;
 
     QVector<QPersistentModelIndex> m_indexMap;
+
+    QObject *m_parent;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp b/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp
--- a/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <KAboutData>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KUrlMimeData>
+#include <KPropertiesDialog>
 #include <Solid/DeviceNotifier>
 #include <Solid/OpticalDrive>
 
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@
     m_hiddenItemsShown(false),
     m_deviceToTearDown(nullptr),
     m_storageSetupInProgress(),
-    m_sourceModel(DolphinPlacesModelSingleton::instance().placesModel())
+    m_sourceModel(DolphinPlacesModelSingleton::instance().placesModel()),
+    m_parent(parent)
 {
     cleanupBookmarks();
     loadBookmarks();
@@ -294,6 +296,16 @@
     }
 }
 
+void PlacesItemModel::requestProperties(int index)
+{
+    const PlacesItem* item = placesItem(index);
+    if (item) {
+        KPropertiesDialog* dialog = new KPropertiesDialog(item->url(), (QWidget *)m_parent);
+        dialog->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
+        dialog->show();
+    }
+}
+
 bool PlacesItemModel::storageSetupNeeded(int index) const
 {
     const PlacesItem* item = placesItem(index);
diff --git a/src/panels/places/placespanel.cpp b/src/panels/places/placespanel.cpp
--- a/src/panels/places/placespanel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/places/placespanel.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,10 @@
 
     QAction* openInNewWindowAction = menu.addAction(QIcon::fromTheme("window-new"), i18nc("@item:inmenu", "Open in New Window"));
     QAction* openInNewTabAction = menu.addAction(QIcon::fromTheme("tab-new"), i18nc("@item:inmenu", "Open in New Tab"));
+    QAction* propertiesAction = nullptr;
+    if (item->url().isLocalFile()) {
+        propertiesAction = menu.addAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("document-properties")), i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Properties"));
+    }
     if (!isDevice && !isTrash) {
         menu.addSeparator();
     }
@@ -247,6 +251,8 @@
                 m_model->requestTearDown(index);
             } else if (action == ejectAction) {
                 m_model->requestEject(index);
+            } else if (action == propertiesAction) {
+                m_model->requestProperties(index);
             }
         }
     }