diff --git a/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.h b/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.h
--- a/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.h
+++ b/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.h
@@ -234,6 +234,22 @@
      */
     void insertPlugin(KPropertiesDialogPlugin *plugin);
 
+    /**
+     * Adds a "3rd party" properties plugin to the dialog.  Useful
+     * for extending the properties mechanism.
+     *
+     * To create a new plugin type, inherit from the base class KPropertiesDialogPlugin
+     * and implement all the methods. If you define a service .desktop file
+     * for your plugin, you do not need to call insertPlugin().
+     *
+     * @param plugin plugin is a pointer to the KPropertiesDialogPlugin. The Properties
+     *        dialog will do destruction for you. The KPropertiesDialogPlugin \b must
+     *        have been created with the KPropertiesDialog as its parent.
+     * @param index specifies wanted position by number, starting from 0.
+     * @see KPropertiesDialogPlugin
+     */
+    void KPropertiesDialog::insertPluginAt(KPropertiesDialogPlugin *plugin, int index);
+
 #if KIOWIDGETS_ENABLE_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5, 0)
     /**
      * @deprecated since 5.0, use url()
diff --git a/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp b/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp
@@ -469,6 +469,14 @@
     d->m_pageList.append(plugin);
 }
 
+void KPropertiesDialog::insertPluginAt(KPropertiesDialogPlugin *plugin, int index)
+{
+    connect(plugin, &KPropertiesDialogPlugin::changed,
+            plugin, QOverload<>::of(&KPropertiesDialogPlugin::setDirty));
+
+    d->m_pageList.insert(index, plugin);
+}
+
 QUrl KPropertiesDialog::url() const
 {
     return d->m_singleUrl;
@@ -634,7 +642,11 @@
         }
         plugin->setObjectName(ptr->name());
 
-        q->insertPlugin(plugin);
+        if (ptr->serviceId() == QStringLiteral("baloofilepropertiesplugin")) {
+            q->insertPluginAt(plugin, 1);
+        } else {
+            q->insertPlugin(plugin);
+        }
     }
 }