diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h
--- a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h
@@ -490,6 +490,18 @@
      */
     bool onlyDoubleClickSelectsFiles() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Toggles whether `setUrl` is called on newly created directories.
+     */
+    void setFollowNewDirectories(bool enable);
+
+    /**
+     * @returns true if `setUrl` is called on newly created directories, false
+     * otherwise.
+     * @see setFollowNewDirectories
+     */
+    bool followNewDirectories() const;
+
     /**
      * Creates the given directory/url. If it is a relative path,
      * it will be completed with the current directory.
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@
 
     bool dirHighlighting;
     bool onlyDoubleClickSelectsFiles;
+    bool followNewDirectories;
     QString lastURL; // used for highlighting a directory on cdUp
     QTimer *progressDelayTimer;
     int dropOptions;
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@
     previewWidth(0),
     dirHighlighting(false),
     onlyDoubleClickSelectsFiles(!qApp->style()->styleHint(QStyle::SH_ItemView_ActivateItemOnSingleClick)),
+    followNewDirectories(true),
     progressDelayTimer(nullptr),
     dropOptions(0),
     actionMenu(nullptr),
@@ -2412,6 +2414,16 @@
     return d->onlyDoubleClickSelectsFiles;
 }
 
+void KDirOperator::setFollowNewDirectories(bool enable)
+{
+    d->followNewDirectories = enable;
+}
+
+bool KDirOperator::followNewDirectories() const
+{
+    return d->followNewDirectories;
+}
+
 void KDirOperator::Private::_k_slotStarted()
 {
     progressBar->setValue(0);
@@ -2781,7 +2793,9 @@
 
 void KDirOperator::Private::_k_slotDirectoryCreated(const QUrl &url)
 {
-    parent->setUrl(url, true);
+    if (followNewDirectories) {
+        parent->setUrl(url, true);
+    }
 }
 
 void KDirOperator::setSupportedSchemes(const QStringList &schemes)