diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp b/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp
--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp
+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 #include <KActivities/Stats/Cleaning>
 #include <KActivities/Stats/ResultModel>
 #include <KActivities/Stats/Terms>
+#include <Solid/Device>
+#include <Solid/NetworkShare>
+#include <Solid/StorageAccess>
 
 namespace KAStats = KActivities::Stats;
 
@@ -245,8 +248,22 @@
     }
 
 #if KIO_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,57,0)
-    // Avoid calling QT_LSTAT and accessing recent documents
-    const KFileItem fileItem(url, KFileItem::SkipMimeTypeFromContent);
+    // Avoid calling QT_LSTAT and accessing recent documents for network shares
+    bool networkFile = false;
+    const QList<Solid::Device> devices = Solid::Device::listFromType(Solid::DeviceInterface::NetworkShare);
+    for (Solid::Device device : devices) {
+        Solid::StorageAccess *storageAccess = device.as<Solid::StorageAccess>();
+        if (url.path().startsWith(storageAccess->filePath())) {
+            networkFile = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    KFileItem fileItem;
+    if (networkFile) {
+        fileItem = KFileItem(url, KFileItem::SkipMimeTypeFromContent);
+    } else {
+        fileItem = KFileItem(url);
+    }
 #else
     const KFileItem fileItem(url);
 #endif