diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
@@ -981,6 +981,8 @@
                 }
             }
 
+            onListingCanceled: plasmoid.busy = false;
+
             onMove: {
                 var rows = (gridView.flow == GridView.FlowLeftToRight);
                 var axis = rows ? gridView.width : gridView.height;
diff --git a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.h b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.h
--- a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.h
+++ b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@
         void urlChanged() const;
         void listingStarted() const;
         void listingCompleted() const;
+        void listingCanceled() const;
         void iconNameChanged() const;
         void resolvedUrlChanged() const;
         void errorStringChanged() const;
diff --git a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.cpp b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.cpp
--- a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.cpp
+++ b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@
     connect(dirLister, &KCoreDirLister::started, this, &FolderModel::listingStarted);
     void (KCoreDirLister::*myCompletedSignal)() = &KCoreDirLister::completed;
     QObject::connect(dirLister, myCompletedSignal, this, &FolderModel::listingCompleted);
+    void (KCoreDirLister::*myCanceledSignal)() = &KCoreDirLister::canceled;
+    QObject::connect(dirLister, myCanceledSignal, this, &FolderModel::listingCanceled);
 
     m_dirModel = new KDirModel(this);
     m_dirModel->setDirLister(dirLister);