diff --git a/smb/kio_smb.h b/smb/kio_smb.h
--- a/smb/kio_smb.h
+++ b/smb/kio_smb.h
@@ -157,9 +157,10 @@
      *                pack it in UDSEntry. UDSEntry will not be cleared
      * Parameter :    SMBUrl the url to stat
      *                ignore_errors do not call error(), but warning()
+     *                error_reported inform the caller that error() has been signalled to KIO
      * Return :       false if any error occurred (errno), else true
      */
-    bool browse_stat_path(const SMBUrl& url, UDSEntry& udsentry, bool ignore_errors);
+    bool browse_stat_path(const SMBUrl& url, UDSEntry& udsentry, bool ignore_errors, bool* error_reported = nullptr);
 
     /**
      * Description :  call smbc_stat and return stats of the url
diff --git a/smb/kio_smb_browse.cpp b/smb/kio_smb_browse.cpp
--- a/smb/kio_smb_browse.cpp
+++ b/smb/kio_smb_browse.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-bool SMBSlave::browse_stat_path(const SMBUrl& _url, UDSEntry& udsentry, bool ignore_errors)
+bool SMBSlave::browse_stat_path(const SMBUrl& _url, UDSEntry& udsentry, bool ignore_errors, bool* error_reported)
   // Returns: true on success, false on failure
 {
    SMBUrl url = _url;
@@ -102,10 +102,14 @@
            if (cacheStatErr == EPERM || cacheStatErr == EACCES)
                if (checkPassword(url)) {
                    redirection( url );
+		   if (error_reported)
+                       *error_reported = false;
                    return false;
                }
 
            reportError(url, cacheStatErr);
+	   if (error_reported)
+               *error_reported = true;
        } else if (cacheStatErr == ENOENT || cacheStatErr == ENOTDIR) {
            warning(i18n("File does not exist: %1", url.url()));
        }
@@ -122,6 +126,7 @@
     qCDebug(KIO_SMB) << kurl;
     // make a valid URL
     QUrl url = checkURL(kurl);
+    bool error_reported;
 
     // if URL is not valid we have to redirect to correct URL
     if (url != kurl)
@@ -150,11 +155,12 @@
         break;
 
     case SMBURLTYPE_SHARE_OR_PATH:
-        if (browse_stat_path(m_current_url, udsentry, false))
+        if (browse_stat_path(m_current_url, udsentry, false, &error_reported))
             break;
         else {
             qCDebug(KIO_SMB) << "ERROR!!";
-            finished();
+            if (!error_reported)
+                finished();
             return;
         }
     default: