Index: src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h
===================================================================
--- src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h
+++ src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.h
@@ -490,6 +490,20 @@
      */
     bool onlyDoubleClickSelectsFiles() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Toggles whether setUrl is called on new and selected directories.
+     * @since 5.62
+     */
+    void setFollowDirectories(bool enable);
+
+    /**
+     * @returns true if setUrl is called on new and selecteddirectories, false
+     * otherwise.
+     * @since 5.62
+     * @see setFollowNewDirectories
+     */
+    bool followDirectories() const;
+
     /**
      * Creates the given directory/url. If it is a relative path,
      * it will be completed with the current directory.
Index: src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
+++ src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@
 
     bool dirHighlighting;
     bool onlyDoubleClickSelectsFiles;
+    bool followDirectories;
     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)),
+    followDirectories(true),
     progressDelayTimer(nullptr),
     dropOptions(0),
     actionMenu(nullptr),
@@ -2412,6 +2414,16 @@
     return d->onlyDoubleClickSelectsFiles;
 }
 
+void KDirOperator::setFollowDirectories(bool enable)
+{
+    d->followDirectories = enable;
+}
+
+bool KDirOperator::followDirectories() const
+{
+    return d->followDirectories;
+}
+
 void KDirOperator::Private::_k_slotStarted()
 {
     progressBar->setValue(0);
@@ -2516,7 +2528,9 @@
     }
 
     if (item.isDir()) {
-        parent->selectDir(item);
+        if (followDirectories) {
+            parent->selectDir(item);
+        }
     } else {
         parent->selectFile(item);
     }
@@ -2781,7 +2795,9 @@
 
 void KDirOperator::Private::_k_slotDirectoryCreated(const QUrl &url)
 {
-    parent->setUrl(url, true);
+    if (followDirectories) {
+        parent->setUrl(url, true);
+    }
 }
 
 void KDirOperator::setSupportedSchemes(const QStringList &schemes)