diff --git a/src/gdriveurl.h b/src/gdriveurl.h
--- a/src/gdriveurl.h
+++ b/src/gdriveurl.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     QString filename() const;
     bool isRoot() const;
     bool isAccountRoot() const;
+    bool isNewAccountPath() const;
     bool isTopLevel() const;
     bool isSharedDrivesRoot() const;
     bool isSharedDrive() const;
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@
     static const QString Scheme;
     static const QString SharedDrivesDir;
     static const QString TrashDir;
+    static const QString NewAccountPath;
+
 private:
     QUrl m_url;
     QStringList m_components;
diff --git a/src/gdriveurl.cpp b/src/gdriveurl.cpp
--- a/src/gdriveurl.cpp
+++ b/src/gdriveurl.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 const QString GDriveUrl::Scheme = QLatin1String("gdrive");
 const QString GDriveUrl::SharedDrivesDir = QLatin1String("Shared Drives");
 const QString GDriveUrl::TrashDir = QLatin1String("trash");
+const QString GDriveUrl::NewAccountPath = QLatin1String("new-account");
 
 GDriveUrl::GDriveUrl(const QUrl &url)
     : m_url(url)
@@ -57,7 +58,12 @@
 
 bool GDriveUrl::isAccountRoot() const
 {
-    return m_components.length() == 1;
+    return m_components.length() == 1 && !isNewAccountPath();
+}
+
+bool GDriveUrl::isNewAccountPath() const
+{
+    return m_components.length() == 1 && m_components.at(0) == NewAccountPath;
 }
 
 bool GDriveUrl::isTopLevel() const
diff --git a/src/kio_gdrive.h b/src/kio_gdrive.h
--- a/src/kio_gdrive.h
+++ b/src/kio_gdrive.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
         CurrentDir = 1
     };
 
+    static KIO::UDSEntry newAccountUDSEntry();
     static KIO::UDSEntry accountToUDSEntry(const QString &accountName);
     static KIO::UDSEntry sharedDriveToUDSEntry(const KGAPI2::Drive::DrivesPtr &sharedDrive);
 
diff --git a/src/kio_gdrive.cpp b/src/kio_gdrive.cpp
--- a/src/kio_gdrive.cpp
+++ b/src/kio_gdrive.cpp
@@ -145,19 +145,19 @@
 void KIOGDrive::fileSystemFreeSpace(const QUrl &url)
 {
     const auto gdriveUrl = GDriveUrl(url);
-    const QString accountId = gdriveUrl.account();
-    if (accountId == QLatin1String("new-account")) {
+    if (gdriveUrl.isNewAccountPath()) {
         qCDebug(GDRIVE) << "fileSystemFreeSpace is not supported for new-account url";
         finished();
         return;
     }
     if (gdriveUrl.isRoot()) {
-        qCDebug(GDRIVE) << "fileSystemFreeSpace is not supported for gdrive root urls";
+        qCDebug(GDRIVE) << "fileSystemFreeSpace is not supported for gdrive root url";
         error(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_STAT, url.toDisplayString());
         return;
     }
 
     qCDebug(GDRIVE) << "Getting fileSystemFreeSpace for" << url;
+    const QString accountId = gdriveUrl.account();
     AboutFetchJob aboutFetch(getAccount(accountId));
     aboutFetch.setFields({
         About::Fields::Kind,
@@ -259,6 +259,19 @@
     qCDebug(GDRIVE) << "Ready to talk to GDrive";
 }
 
+KIO::UDSEntry KIOGDrive::newAccountUDSEntry()
+{
+    KIO::UDSEntry entry;
+
+    entry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, GDriveUrl::NewAccountPath);
+    entry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_DISPLAY_NAME, i18nc("login in a new google account", "New account"));
+    entry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_FILE_TYPE, S_IFDIR);
+    entry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_ICON_NAME, QStringLiteral("list-add-user"));
+    entry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_ACCESS, S_IRUSR);
+
+    return entry;
+}
+
 KIO::UDSEntry KIOGDrive::accountToUDSEntry(const QString &accountNAme)
 {
     KIO::UDSEntry entry;
@@ -326,11 +339,8 @@
         const KIO::UDSEntry entry = accountToUDSEntry(account);
         listEntry(entry);
     }
-    KIO::UDSEntry newAccountEntry;
-    newAccountEntry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, QStringLiteral("new-account"));
-    newAccountEntry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_DISPLAY_NAME, i18nc("login in a new google account", "New account"));
-    newAccountEntry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_FILE_TYPE, S_IFDIR);
-    newAccountEntry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_ICON_NAME, QStringLiteral("list-add-user"));
+
+    KIO::UDSEntry newAccountEntry = newAccountUDSEntry();
     listEntry(newAccountEntry);
 
     // Create also non-writable UDSentry for "."
@@ -595,12 +605,12 @@
     qCDebug(GDRIVE) << "Going to list" << url;
 
     const auto gdriveUrl = GDriveUrl(url);
-    const QString accountId = gdriveUrl.account();
-    if (accountId == QLatin1String("new-account")) {
+    if (gdriveUrl.isNewAccountPath()) {
         createAccount();
         return;
     }
 
+    const QString accountId = gdriveUrl.account();
     QString folderId;
     if (gdriveUrl.isRoot())  {
         listAccounts();
@@ -724,11 +734,19 @@
         return;
     }
     if (gdriveUrl.isAccountRoot()) {
+        qCDebug(GDRIVE) << "stat()ing account root";
         const KIO::UDSEntry entry = accountToUDSEntry(accountId);
         statEntry(entry);
         finished();
         return;
     }
+    if (gdriveUrl.isNewAccountPath()) {
+        qCDebug(GDRIVE) << "stat()ing new-account path";
+        const KIO::UDSEntry entry = newAccountUDSEntry();
+        statEntry(entry);
+        finished();
+        return;
+    }
     if (gdriveUrl.isSharedDrivesRoot()) {
         qCDebug(GDRIVE) << "stat()ing Shared Drives root";
         const auto entry = fetchSharedDrivesRootEntry(accountId);