diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h
--- a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h
@@ -912,6 +912,12 @@
      */
     void currentIconSizeChanged(int size);
 
+    /**
+     * Triggered when the user hit Enter/Return
+     * @since 5.57
+     */
+    void keyEnterReturnPressed();
+
 private:
     class Private;
     Private *const d;
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@
 {
     if (!(e->key() == Qt::Key_Return || e->key() == Qt::Key_Enter)) {
         QWidget::keyPressEvent(e);
+    } else {
+        emit keyEnterReturnPressed();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.h b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.h
--- a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.h
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.h
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotIconSizeSliderMoved(int))
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotIconSizeChanged(int))
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotViewDoubleClicked(const QModelIndex&))
+    Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void _k_slotViewKeyEnterReturnPressed())
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@
     void _k_slotIconSizeSliderMoved(int);
     void _k_slotIconSizeChanged(int);
     void _k_slotViewDoubleClicked(const QModelIndex&);
+    void _k_slotViewKeyEnterReturnPressed();
 
     void addToRecentDocuments();
 
@@ -441,6 +442,8 @@
             SLOT(_k_fileSelected(KFileItem)));
     connect(d->ops, SIGNAL(finishedLoading()),
             SLOT(_k_slotLoadingFinished()));
+    connect(d->ops, SIGNAL(keyEnterReturnPressed()),
+            SLOT(_k_slotViewKeyEnterReturnPressed()));
 
     d->ops->setupMenu(KDirOperator::SortActions |
                       KDirOperator::FileActions |
@@ -2198,6 +2201,15 @@
     }
 }
 
+void KFileWidgetPrivate::_k_slotViewKeyEnterReturnPressed()
+{
+    // an enter/return event occured in the view
+    // when we are saving one file and there is no selection in the view (otherwise we get an activated event)
+    if (operationMode == KFileWidget::Saving && (ops->mode() & KFile::File) && ops->selectedItems().isEmpty()) {
+        q->slotOk();
+    }
+}
+
 static QString getExtensionFromPatternList(const QStringList &patternList)
 {
 //     qDebug();
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,5 +40,6 @@
   kurlnavigatortest_gui
   kprotocolinfo_dumper
   kfilewidgettest_gui
+  kfilewidgettest_saving_gui
   runapplication
 )
diff --git a/tests/kfilewidgettest_saving_gui.cpp b/tests/kfilewidgettest_saving_gui.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kfilewidgettest_saving_gui.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/* This file is part of the KDE libraries
+    Copyright (C) 2019 Méven Car <meven.car@kdemail.net>
+
+    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    Library General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+*/
+
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <KFileWidget>
+#include <QUrl>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QPushButton>
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    QApplication app(argc, argv);
+
+    KFileWidget* fileWidget = new KFileWidget(QUrl(QStringLiteral("kfiledialog:///SaveDialog")), nullptr);
+    fileWidget->setOperationMode(KFileWidget::Saving);
+    fileWidget->setMode(KFile::File);
+    fileWidget->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
+
+    fileWidget->okButton()->show();
+    fileWidget->cancelButton()->show();
+    app.connect(fileWidget->okButton(), &QPushButton::clicked, fileWidget, &KFileWidget::slotOk);
+    app.connect(fileWidget->cancelButton(), &QPushButton::clicked, fileWidget, [&app, fileWidget]() {
+        qDebug() << "canceled";
+        fileWidget->slotCancel();
+        app.exit();
+    });
+
+    app.connect(fileWidget, &KFileWidget::accepted, fileWidget, [&app, fileWidget]() {
+        qDebug() << "accepted";
+        fileWidget->accept();
+        qDebug() << fileWidget->selectedFile();
+        qDebug() << fileWidget->selectedUrl();
+        qDebug() << fileWidget->selectedFiles();
+        qDebug() << fileWidget->selectedUrls();
+        app.exit();
+    });
+
+    fileWidget->show();
+
+    return app.exec();
+}
+