diff --git a/src/kdialog.cpp b/src/kdialog.cpp
--- a/src/kdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/kdialog.cpp
@@ -254,6 +254,18 @@
     return url.adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFilename);
 }
 
+static QStringList schemesthatReturnLocalFiles()
+    {
+        return {
+            QStringLiteral("desktop")
+            , QStringLiteral("file")
+            , QStringLiteral("recentlyused")
+            , QStringLiteral("trash")
+            , QStringLiteral("tags")
+            // TODO: whatever provides removable devices
+        };
+    }
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     // Bug 373677: Qt removes various arguments it treats internally (such as title and icon) from args
@@ -797,7 +809,7 @@
         }
         const bool openUrls = parser.isSet(QStringLiteral("getopenurl"));
         if (!openUrls) {
-            dlg.setSupportedSchemes({QStringLiteral("file")});
+            dlg.setSupportedSchemes(schemesthatReturnLocalFiles());
         }
         setFileDialogFilter(dlg, filter);
         Utils::handleXGeometry(&dlg);
@@ -850,7 +862,7 @@
         setFileDialogFilter(dlg, filter);
         const bool saveUrls = parser.isSet(QStringLiteral("getsaveurl"));
         if (!saveUrls) {
-            dlg.setSupportedSchemes({QStringLiteral("file")});
+            dlg.setSupportedSchemes(schemesthatReturnLocalFiles());
         }
         Utils::handleXGeometry(&dlg);
         dlg.setWindowTitle(title.isEmpty() ? i18nc("@title:window", "Save As") : title);