diff --git a/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp b/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp
@@ -984,7 +984,6 @@
         if (d->bMultiple) {
             d->m_fileNameLabel->setText(KIO::itemsSummaryString(iFileCount + iDirCount, iFileCount, iDirCount, 0, false));
         }
-
     } else {
         d->m_lined = new KLineEdit(d->m_frame);
         d->m_lined->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("KFilePropsPlugin::nameLineEdit"));
@@ -1221,7 +1220,14 @@
         d->m_lined = nullptr;
         d->m_fileNameLabel = new QLabel(d->m_frame);
         d->m_fileNameLabel->setTextInteractionFlags(Qt::TextSelectableByMouse | Qt::TextSelectableByKeyboard);
-        d->m_fileNameLabel->setText(d->oldName); // will get overwritten if d->bMultiple
+
+        if (d->oldName.isEmpty() || d->oldName == QStringLiteral(".")) {
+            // Use the text() when oldName was empty or not useful
+            d->m_fileNameLabel->setText(properties->item().text()); // will get overwritten if d->bMultiple
+        } else {
+            d->m_fileNameLabel->setText(d->oldName); // will get overwritten if d->bMultiple
+        }
+
         d->m_grid->addWidget(d->m_fileNameLabel, 0, 2);
     }
 }