diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
@@ -1548,16 +1548,16 @@
 {
     disconnectRoleEditingSignals(index);
 
-    emit roleEditingCanceled(index, role, value);
     m_editingRole = false;
+    emit roleEditingCanceled(index, role, value);
 }
 
 void KItemListView::slotRoleEditingFinished(int index, const QByteArray& role, const QVariant& value)
 {
     disconnectRoleEditingSignals(index);
 
-    emit roleEditingFinished(index, role, value);
     m_editingRole = false;
+    emit roleEditingFinished(index, role, value);
 }
 
 void KItemListView::setController(KItemListController* controller)
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/private/kitemlistroleeditor.h b/src/kitemviews/private/kitemlistroleeditor.h
--- a/src/kitemviews/private/kitemlistroleeditor.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/private/kitemlistroleeditor.h
@@ -24,12 +24,19 @@
 
 #include <KTextEdit>
 
+struct EditResult
+{
+    QString newName;
+    bool editNext;
+};
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(EditResult)
+
 /**
  * @brief Editor for renaming roles of a KItemListWidget.
  *
  * Provides signals when the editing got cancelled (e.g. by
  * pressing Escape or when losing the focus) or when the editing
- * got finished (e.g. by pressing Enter or Return).
+ * got finished (e.g. by pressing Enter, Tab or Return).
  *
  * The size automatically gets increased if the text does not fit.
  */
@@ -66,7 +73,7 @@
      * Emits the signal roleEditingFinished if m_blockFinishedSignal
      * is false.
      */
-    void emitRoleEditingFinished();
+    void emitRoleEditingFinished(bool editNext = false);
 
 private:
     QByteArray m_role;
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/private/kitemlistroleeditor.cpp b/src/kitemviews/private/kitemlistroleeditor.cpp
--- a/src/kitemviews/private/kitemlistroleeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/private/kitemlistroleeditor.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@
         emitRoleEditingFinished();
         event->accept();
         return;
+    case Qt::Key_Tab:
+        emitRoleEditingFinished(true);
+        event->accept();
+        return;
     case Qt::Key_Left:
     case Qt::Key_Right: {
         QTextCursor cursor = textCursor();
@@ -139,10 +143,13 @@
     }
 }
 
-void KItemListRoleEditor::emitRoleEditingFinished()
+void KItemListRoleEditor::emitRoleEditingFinished(bool editNext)
 {
+    QVariant ret;
+    ret.setValue(EditResult {KIO::encodeFileName(toPlainText()), editNext});
+
     if (!m_blockFinishedSignal) {
-        emit roleEditingFinished(m_role, KIO::encodeFileName(toPlainText()));
+        emit roleEditingFinished(m_role, ret);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #include <QScrollBar>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
+#include <kitemviews/private/kitemlistroleeditor.h>
 
 DolphinView::DolphinView(const QUrl& url, QWidget* parent) :
     QWidget(parent),
@@ -1572,7 +1573,8 @@
 
     if (role == "text") {
         const KFileItem oldItem = m_model->fileItem(index);
-        const QString newName = value.toString();
+        const EditResult retVal = value.value<EditResult>();
+        const QString newName = retVal.newName;
         if (!newName.isEmpty() && newName != oldItem.text() && newName != QLatin1Char('.') && newName != QLatin1String("..")) {
             const QUrl oldUrl = oldItem.url();
 
@@ -1627,6 +1629,12 @@
                 connect(job, &KJob::result, this, &DolphinView::slotRenamingResult);
             }
         }
+
+        if (retVal.editNext) {
+            m_container->controller()->selectionManager()->setSelected(index, 1, KItemListSelectionManager::Deselect);
+            m_container->controller()->selectionManager()->setSelected(index + 1, 1, KItemListSelectionManager::Select);
+            renameSelectedItems();
+        }
     }
 }