diff --git a/src/views/viewproperties.cpp b/src/views/viewproperties.cpp
--- a/src/views/viewproperties.cpp
+++ b/src/views/viewproperties.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 
 #include <QCryptographicHash>
 
+#include <Solid/Device>
+#include <Solid/NetworkShare>
+#include <Solid/StorageAccess>
+
 namespace {
     const int AdditionalInfoViewPropertiesVersion = 1;
     const int NameRolePropertiesVersion = 2;
@@ -70,6 +74,18 @@
         m_filePath = url.toLocalFile();
 
         bool useDestinationDir = !isPartOfHome(m_filePath);
+        if (!useDestinationDir) {
+            // Don't store view settings on potentially slow network shares
+            const QList<Solid::Device> devices = Solid::Device::listFromType(Solid::DeviceInterface::NetworkShare);
+            for (Solid::Device device : devices) {
+                Solid::StorageAccess *storageAccess = device.as<Solid::StorageAccess>();
+                if (m_filePath.startsWith(storageAccess->filePath())) {
+                    useDestinationDir = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         if (!useDestinationDir) {
             const QFileInfo dirInfo(m_filePath);
             const QFileInfo fileInfo(m_filePath + QDir::separator() + ViewPropertiesFileName);