diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@
 qt5_generate_dbus_interface(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/dolphinmainwindow.h org.kde.DolphinMainWindow.xml)
 qt5_add_dbus_adaptor(dolphinstatic_SRCS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.DolphinMainWindow.xml dolphinmainwindow.h DolphinMainWindow)
 qt5_add_dbus_interface(dolphinstatic_SRCS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.DolphinMainWindow.xml dolphinmainwindowinterface)
+qt5_add_dbus_interface(dolphinstatic_SRCS panels/terminal/org.kde.KIOFuse.VFS.xml kiofuse_interface)
 
 add_library(dolphinstatic STATIC ${dolphinstatic_SRCS})
 
diff --git a/src/panels/terminal/org.kde.KIOFuse.VFS.xml b/src/panels/terminal/org.kde.KIOFuse.VFS.xml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/panels/terminal/org.kde.KIOFuse.VFS.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<!DOCTYPE node PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD D-BUS Object Introspection 1.0//EN" "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/introspect.dtd">
+<node>
+  <interface name="org.kde.KIOFuse.VFS">
+    <method name="mountUrl">
+      <arg name="remoteUrl" type="s" direction="in"/>
+      <arg type="s" direction="out"/>
+    </method>
+    <method name="remoteUrl">
+      <arg name="localUrl" type="s" direction="in"/>
+      <arg type="s" direction="out"/>
+    </method>
+  </interface>
+</node>
diff --git a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.h b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.h
--- a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.h
+++ b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define TERMINALPANEL_H
 
 #include "panels/panel.h"
+#include "kiofuse_interface.h"
 
 #include <QQueue>
 
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@
     KParts::ReadOnlyPart* m_konsolePart;
     QString m_konsolePartCurrentDirectory;
     QQueue<QString> m_sendCdToTerminalHistory;
+    org::kde::KIOFuse::VFS m_kiofuseInterface;
 };
 
 #endif // TERMINALPANEL_H
diff --git a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
--- a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include "terminalpanel.h"
+#include "kiofuse_interface.h"
 
 #include <KIO/DesktopExecParser>
 #include <KIO/Job>
 #include <KIO/JobUiDelegate>
 #include <KJobWidgets>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KMessageWidget>
+#include <KMountPoint>
 #include <KParts/ReadOnlyPart>
 #include <KPluginFactory>
 #include <KPluginLoader>
@@ -50,7 +52,10 @@
     m_konsolePartMissingMessage(nullptr),
     m_konsolePart(nullptr),
     m_konsolePartCurrentDirectory(),
-    m_sendCdToTerminalHistory()
+    m_sendCdToTerminalHistory(),
+    m_kiofuseInterface(QStringLiteral("org.kde.KIOFuse"),
+                       QStringLiteral("/org/kde/KIOFuse"),
+                       QDBusConnection::sessionBus())
 {
     m_layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
     m_layout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -244,6 +249,19 @@
     const QUrl url = statJob->mostLocalUrl();
     if (url.isLocalFile()) {
         sendCdToTerminal(url.toLocalFile());
+    } else {
+        // URL isn't local, only hope for the terminal to be in sync with the
+        // DolphinView is to mount the remote URL in KIOFuse and point to it.
+        // If we can't do that for any reason, silently fail.
+        auto reply = m_kiofuseInterface.mountUrl(url.toString());
+        QDBusPendingCallWatcher * watcher = new QDBusPendingCallWatcher(reply, this);
+        QObject::connect(watcher, &QDBusPendingCallWatcher::finished, this, [=] (QDBusPendingCallWatcher* watcher) {
+            watcher->deleteLater();
+            if (!reply.isError()) {
+                // Successfully mounted, point to the KIOFuse equivalent path.
+                sendCdToTerminal(reply.value());
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     m_mostLocalUrlJob = nullptr;
@@ -261,8 +279,31 @@
         }
     }
 
+    // User may potentially be browsing inside a KIOFuse mount.
+    // If so lets try and change the DolphinView to point to the remote URL equivalent.
+    // instead of into the KIOFuse mount itself (which can cause performance issues!)
     const QUrl url(QUrl::fromLocalFile(dir));
-    emit changeUrl(url);
+
+    KMountPoint::Ptr mountPoint = KMountPoint::currentMountPoints().findByPath(m_konsolePartCurrentDirectory);
+    if (mountPoint && mountPoint->mountType() != QStringLiteral("fuse.kio-fuse")) {
+        // Not in KIOFUse mount, so just switch to the corresponding URL.
+        emit changeUrl(url);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto reply = m_kiofuseInterface.remoteUrl(m_konsolePartCurrentDirectory);
+    QDBusPendingCallWatcher * watcher = new QDBusPendingCallWatcher(reply, this);
+    QObject::connect(watcher, &QDBusPendingCallWatcher::finished, this, [=] (QDBusPendingCallWatcher* watcher) {
+        watcher->deleteLater();
+        if (reply.isError()) {
+            // KIOFuse errored out... just show the normal URL
+            emit changeUrl(url);
+        } else {
+            // Our location happens to be in a KIOFuse mount and is mounted.
+            // Let's change the DolphinView to point to the remote URL equivalent.
+            emit changeUrl(QUrl::fromUserInput(reply.value()));
+        }
+    });
 }
 
 bool TerminalPanel::terminalHasFocus() const