diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kurlnavigator.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kurlnavigator.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kurlnavigator.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kurlnavigator.cpp
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@
     if (KUriFilter::self()->filterUri(filteredData, QStringList{ QStringLiteral("kshorturifilter"), QStringLiteral("kurisearchfilter")})) {
         return filteredData.uri();
     } else {
-        return QUrl::fromUserInput(filteredData.typedString());
+        return QUrl(locationUrl().url(QUrl::StripTrailingSlash) + QStringLiteral("/") + filteredData.typedString());
     }
 }