diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -1574,6 +1574,30 @@
             QUrl newUrl = oldUrl.adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFilename);
             newUrl.setPath(newUrl.path() + KIO::encodeFileName(newName));
 
+#ifndef Q_OS_WIN
+            //Confirm hiding file/folder by renaming renameInline
+            if (newName.startsWith(QChar('.')) && !oldItem.name().startsWith(QChar('.'))) {
+                const QString item = oldItem.isFile() ? QLatin1String("file") : QLatin1String("folder");
+                KGuiItem continueGuiItem(KStandardGuiItem::cont());
+                continueGuiItem.setText(i18nc("@action:button", "Rename and hide"));
+                const int code = KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel(nullptr,
+                                                                    i18n("The %1 name starts with a dot, hence it will be hidden by default.", item),
+                                                                    i18n("Hide this %1?", item),
+                                                                    continueGuiItem,
+                                                                    KStandardGuiItem::cancel(),
+                                                                    i18n(":Don not ask again"),
+                                                                    KMessageBox::Notify
+                                                                   );
+                if (code == KMessageBox::Continue) {
+                   goto label;
+                } else {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+#endif
+
+            label:
+
             const bool newNameExistsAlready = (m_model->index(newUrl) >= 0);
             if (!newNameExistsAlready) {
                 // Only change the data in the model if no item with the new name