diff --git a/kate/katequickopen.h b/kate/katequickopen.h
--- a/kate/katequickopen.h
+++ b/kate/katequickopen.h
@@ -42,13 +42,8 @@
      */
     void update();
 
-    void setMatchMode(int mode) {
-        m_matchMode = mode;
-    }
-
-    int matchMode() {
-        return m_matchMode;
-    }
+    int matchMode();
+    void setMatchMode(int mode);
 
 protected:
     bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event) override;
@@ -76,8 +71,6 @@
      * filtered model we search in
      */
     QSortFilterProxyModel *m_model;
-
-    int m_matchMode;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/kate/katequickopen.cpp b/kate/katequickopen.cpp
--- a/kate/katequickopen.cpp
+++ b/kate/katequickopen.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 KateQuickOpen::KateQuickOpen(QWidget *parent, KateMainWindow *mainWindow)
     : QWidget(parent)
     , m_mainWindow(mainWindow)
-    , m_matchMode(0)
 {
     QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout();
     layout->setSpacing(0);
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@
     m_model->setSortRole(Qt::DisplayRole);
     m_model->setFilterCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
     m_model->setSortCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
-    m_model->setFilterKeyColumn(m_matchMode);
+    m_model->setFilterKeyColumn(0);
 
     connect(m_inputLine, &KLineEdit::textChanged, m_model, &QSortFilterProxyModel::setFilterWildcard);
     connect(m_inputLine, &KLineEdit::returnPressed, this, &KateQuickOpen::slotReturnPressed);
@@ -166,3 +165,14 @@
     m_mainWindow->slotWindowActivated();
     m_inputLine->clear();
 }
+
+
+void KateQuickOpen::setMatchMode(int mode)
+{
+    m_model->setFilterKeyColumn(mode);
+}
+
+int KateQuickOpen::matchMode()
+{
+    return m_model->filterKeyColumn();
+}