diff --git a/app/mainwindow.cpp b/app/mainwindow.cpp
--- a/app/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/app/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@
     SlideShow* mSlideShow;
     Preloader* mPreloader;
     bool mPreloadDirectionIsForward;
+    bool mSelectFirstItemWhenDirListerCompleted;
 #ifdef KIPI_FOUND
     KIPIInterface* mKIPIInterface;
 #endif
@@ -434,6 +435,7 @@
         actionCollection->setDefaultShortcut(mGoToLastAction, Qt::Key_End);
 
         mPreloadDirectionIsForward = true;
+        mSelectFirstItemWhenDirListerCompleted = false;
 
         mGoUpAction = view->addAction(KStandardAction::Up, q, SLOT(goUp()));
 
@@ -1133,6 +1135,7 @@
     } else {
         d->mGoUpAction->setEnabled(false);
     }
+    d->mSelectFirstItemWhenDirListerCompleted = true;
 }
 
 void MainWindow::slotDirModelNewItems()
@@ -1151,11 +1154,14 @@
     if (d->mContextManager->selectionModel()->hasSelection()) {
         updatePreviousNextActions();
     } else {
-        QModelIndex index = d->mThumbnailView->model()->index(0, 0);
-        if (index.isValid()) {
-            d->mThumbnailView->setCurrentIndex(index);
+        if (d->mSelectFirstItemWhenDirListerCompleted) {
+            QModelIndex index = d->mThumbnailView->model()->index(0, 0);
+            if (index.isValid()) {
+                d->mThumbnailView->setCurrentIndex(index);
+            }
         }
     }
+    d->mSelectFirstItemWhenDirListerCompleted = false;
     d->mThumbnailView->scrollToSelectedIndex();
     d->mViewMainPage->thumbnailBar()->scrollToSelectedIndex();
 }