diff --git a/src/kpackage/package.cpp b/src/kpackage/package.cpp
--- a/src/kpackage/package.cpp
+++ b/src/kpackage/package.cpp
@@ -385,14 +385,16 @@
             if (fi.exists()) {
                 if (d->externalPaths) {
                     //qCDebug(KPACKAGE_LOG) << "found" << file;
+                    file = d->fileSelector->select(file);
                     d->discoveries.insert(discoveryKey, file);
                     return file;
                 }
 
                 // ensure that we don't return files outside of our base path
                 // due to symlink or ../ games
                 if (d->isInsidePackageDir(fi.canonicalFilePath())) {
                     //qCDebug(KPACKAGE_LOG) << "found" << file;
+                    file = d->fileSelector->select(file);
                     d->discoveries.insert(discoveryKey, file);
                     return file;
                 }
@@ -871,6 +873,7 @@
 PackagePrivate::PackagePrivate()
     : QSharedData(),
       fallbackPackage(nullptr),
+      fileSelector(new QFileSelector),
       metadata(nullptr),
       externalPaths(false),
       valid(false),
@@ -880,7 +883,8 @@
 }
 
 PackagePrivate::PackagePrivate(const PackagePrivate &other)
-    : QSharedData()
+    : QSharedData(),
+      fileSelector(new QFileSelector)
 {
     *this = other;
     metadata = nullptr;
@@ -901,6 +905,7 @@
     }
     delete metadata;
     delete fallbackPackage;
+    delete fileSelector;
 }
 
 PackagePrivate &PackagePrivate::operator=(const PackagePrivate &rhs)
diff --git a/src/kpackage/private/package_p.h b/src/kpackage/private/package_p.h
--- a/src/kpackage/private/package_p.h
+++ b/src/kpackage/private/package_p.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #include <QSharedData>
 #include <QPointer>
 #include <QHash>
+#include <QFileSelector>
+
 namespace KPackage
 {
 
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@
     bool isInsidePackageDir(const QString& canonicalPath) const;
 
     QPointer<PackageStructure> structure;
+    QFileSelector *fileSelector;
     QString path;
     QString tempRoot;
     QStringList contentsPrefixPaths;