m_pressedIndex = m_view->itemAt(m_pressedMousePos);
emit mouseButtonPressed(m_pressedIndex, event->buttons());
+ if ((event->buttons() & (Qt::XButton1 | Qt::XButton2)) && m_pressedIndex < 0) {
+ // Do not select items when clicking the empty part of the view with
+ // the back/forward buttons, see https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=327412.
+ // Note that clicking an item with these buttons selects it, see comment in
+ // DolphinView::slotMouseButtonPressed(int, Qt::MouseButtons).
+ return true;
+ }
+
if (m_view->isAboveExpansionToggle(m_pressedIndex, m_pressedMousePos)) {
m_selectionManager->endAnchoredSelection();
m_selectionManager->setCurrentItem(m_pressedIndex);