diff --git a/src/filechooser.cpp b/src/filechooser.cpp
--- a/src/filechooser.cpp
+++ b/src/filechooser.cpp
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@
     fileDialog->setWindowTitle(title);
     fileDialog->setModal(modalDialog);
     fileDialog->m_fileWidget->setOperationMode(KFileWidget::Saving);
+    fileDialog->m_fileWidget->setConfirmOverwrite(true);
 
     if (!currentFolder.isEmpty()) {
         fileDialog->m_fileWidget->setUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(currentFolder));