diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h
--- a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h
@@ -912,6 +912,11 @@
      */
     void currentIconSizeChanged(int size);
 
+    /**
+     * Triggered when the user hit Enter/Return
+     */
+    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();
     }
 }
 
@@ -356,6 +358,7 @@
     QWidget(parent),
     d(new Private(this))
 {
+
     d->splitter = new QSplitter(this);
     d->splitter->setChildrenCollapsible(false);
     connect(d->splitter, SIGNAL(splitterMoved(int,int)),
@@ -2373,7 +2376,6 @@
     if (item.isNull() || (modifiers & Qt::ShiftModifier) || (modifiers & Qt::ControlModifier)) {
         return;
     }
-
     if (item.isDir()) {
         parent->selectDir(item);
     } else {
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 |
@@ -2192,6 +2195,15 @@
     }
 }
 
+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();