diff --git a/autotests/kurlrequestertest.cpp b/autotests/kurlrequestertest.cpp
--- a/autotests/kurlrequestertest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/kurlrequestertest.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include <kfilewidget.h>
 #include <kdiroperator.h>
 
+#include <KComboBox>
+
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QLineEdit>
 #include <QSignalSpy>
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@
     void initTestCase();
     void testUrlRequester();
     void testComboRequester();
+    void testComboEditableRequester();
 
 private:
     bool createTestFile(const QString &fileName) {
@@ -144,5 +147,23 @@
     QVERIFY(lineEdits.isEmpty()); // no lineedits, only a readonly combo
 }
 
+void KUrlRequesterTest::testComboEditableRequester()
+{
+    KUrlComboRequester req;
+
+    QSignalSpy textSpy(&req, &KUrlComboRequester::textChanged);
+    QSignalSpy editSpy(&req, &KUrlComboRequester::textEdited);
+    QSignalSpy returnSpy(&req, static_cast<void (KUrlComboRequester::*)()>(&KUrlComboRequester::returnPressed));
+    QSignalSpy returnWithTextSpy(&req, static_cast<void (KUrlComboRequester::*)(const QString&)>(&KUrlComboRequester::returnPressed));
+
+    QVERIFY(!req.comboBox()->isEditable());
+    req.comboBox()->setEditable(true);
+
+    // FIXME: this still doesn't emit any signal, but it works in practice when actually interacting with the widget?
+    req.comboBox()->setEditText("foobar");
+    QVERIFY(editSpy.wait());
+    QCOMPARE(editSpy.first().first().toString(), QStringLiteral("foobar"));
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(KUrlRequesterTest)
 #include "kurlrequestertest.moc"
diff --git a/src/widgets/kurlrequester.cpp b/src/widgets/kurlrequester.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/kurlrequester.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kurlrequester.cpp
@@ -123,22 +123,29 @@
 
     void connectSignals(KUrlRequester *receiver)
     {
-        QLineEdit *sender;
         if (combo) {
-            sender = combo->lineEdit();
-        } else {
-            sender = edit;
-        }
-        if (sender) {
-            connect(sender, &QLineEdit::textChanged,
+            connect(combo, &QComboBox::currentTextChanged,
                     receiver, &KUrlRequester::textChanged);
-            connect(sender, &QLineEdit::textEdited,
+            connect(combo, &QComboBox::editTextChanged,
                     receiver, &KUrlRequester::textEdited);
 
-            connect(sender, SIGNAL(returnPressed()),
-                    receiver, SIGNAL(returnPressed()));
-            connect(sender, SIGNAL(returnPressed(QString)),
-                    receiver, SIGNAL(returnPressed(QString)));
+            connect(combo, static_cast<void (KComboBox::*)()>(&KComboBox::returnPressed),
+                    receiver, static_cast<void (KUrlRequester::*)()>(&KUrlRequester::returnPressed));
+            connect(combo, static_cast<void (KComboBox::*)(const QString&)>(&KComboBox::returnPressed),
+                    receiver, static_cast<void (KUrlRequester::*)(const QString&)>(&KUrlRequester::returnPressed));
+        } else if (edit) {
+            connect(edit, &QLineEdit::textChanged,
+                    receiver, &KUrlRequester::textChanged);
+            connect(edit, &QLineEdit::textEdited,
+                    receiver, &KUrlRequester::textEdited);
+
+            connect(edit, static_cast<void (QLineEdit::*)()>(&QLineEdit::returnPressed),
+                    receiver, static_cast<void (KUrlRequester::*)()>(&KUrlRequester::returnPressed));
+
+            if (auto kline = qobject_cast<KLineEdit*>(edit)) {
+                connect(kline, static_cast<void (KLineEdit::*)(const QString&)>(&KLineEdit::returnPressed),
+                        receiver, static_cast<void (KUrlRequester::*)(const QString&)>(&KUrlRequester::returnPressed));
+            }
         }
     }