diff --git a/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp b/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp
@@ -975,15 +975,21 @@
         iconLabel->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
         int bsize = 66 + 2 * iconLabel->style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_ButtonMargin);
         iconLabel->setFixedSize(bsize, bsize);
-        iconLabel->setPixmap(QIcon::fromTheme(iconStr).pixmap(48));
+        if(hasRoot) {
+            iconLabel->setPixmap(QIcon::fromTheme(QLatin1String("folder-root")).pixmap(48));
+        } else {
+            iconLabel->setPixmap(QIcon::fromTheme(iconStr).pixmap(48));
+        }
         d->iconArea = iconLabel;
     }
     grid->addWidget(d->iconArea, curRow, 0, Qt::AlignCenter);
 
     KFileItemListProperties itemList(KFileItemList() << item);
     if (d->bMultiple || isTrash || hasRoot || !(d->m_bFromTemplate || itemList.supportsMoving())) {
         setFileNameReadOnly(true);
-        if (d->bMultiple) {
+        if(hasRoot) {
+            d->m_fileNameLabel->setText(i18n("Root Directory"));
+        } else if (d->bMultiple) {
             d->m_fileNameLabel->setText(KIO::itemsSummaryString(iFileCount + iDirCount, iFileCount, iDirCount, 0, false));
         }
 
@@ -1056,7 +1062,7 @@
         grid->addWidget(l, curRow++, 2);
     }
 
-    if (!directory.isEmpty()) {
+    if (!hasRoot && !directory.isEmpty()) {
         l = new QLabel(i18n("Location:"), d->m_frame);
         grid->addWidget(l, curRow, 0, Qt::AlignRight);
 
@@ -1104,6 +1110,7 @@
             d->m_sizeDetermineButton->setText(i18n("Refresh"));
             slotSizeDetermine();
         } else {
+            d->m_sizeLabel->setText(i18n("unknown"));
             d->m_sizeStopButton->setEnabled(false);
         }
     }
@@ -1166,12 +1173,15 @@
                 l->setTextInteractionFlags(Qt::TextSelectableByMouse | Qt::TextSelectableByKeyboard);
                 l->setText(mp->mountType());
 
-                l = new QLabel(i18n("Mounted on:"), d->m_frame);
-                grid->addWidget(l, curRow, 0, Qt::AlignRight);
+                // only show for non-root folders because '/' is obviously mounted on '/'
+                if(!hasRoot) {
+                    l = new QLabel(i18n("Mounted on:"), d->m_frame);
+                    grid->addWidget(l, curRow, 0, Qt::AlignRight);
 
-                l = new KSqueezedTextLabel(mp->mountPoint(), d->m_frame);
-                l->setTextInteractionFlags(Qt::TextSelectableByMouse | Qt::TextSelectableByKeyboard);
-                grid->addWidget(l, curRow++, 2);
+                    l = new KSqueezedTextLabel(mp->mountPoint(), d->m_frame);
+                    l->setTextInteractionFlags(Qt::TextSelectableByMouse | Qt::TextSelectableByKeyboard);
+                    grid->addWidget(l, curRow++, 2);
+                }
 
                 l = new QLabel(i18n("Mounted from:"), d->m_frame);
                 grid->addWidget(l, curRow, 0, Qt::AlignRight);