diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemlistview.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemlistview.cpp
index 2da238d7a1..1f0fcbd6f7 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemlistview.cpp
@@ -213,12 +213,6 @@ void KFileItemListView::onPreviewsShownChanged(bool shown)
 
 void KFileItemListView::onItemLayoutChanged(ItemLayout current, ItemLayout previous)
 {
-    if (previous == DetailsLayout || current == DetailsLayout) {
-        // The details-layout requires some invisible roles that
-        // must be added to the model if the new layout is "details".
-        // If the old layout was "details" the roles will get removed.
-        applyRolesToModel();
-    }
     KStandardItemListView::onItemLayoutChanged(current, previous);
     triggerVisibleIndexRangeUpdate();
 }
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistview.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistview.cpp
index bd4f6081fc..135cd0b7df 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistview.cpp
@@ -48,23 +48,8 @@ void KStandardItemListView::setItemLayout(ItemLayout layout)
     const ItemLayout previous = m_itemLayout;
     m_itemLayout = layout;
 
-    switch (layout) {
-    case IconsLayout:
-        setScrollOrientation(Qt::Vertical);
-        setSupportsItemExpanding(false);
-        break;
-    case DetailsLayout:
-        setScrollOrientation(Qt::Vertical);
-        setSupportsItemExpanding(true);
-        break;
-    case CompactLayout:
-        setScrollOrientation(Qt::Horizontal);
-        setSupportsItemExpanding(false);
-        break;
-    default:
-        Q_ASSERT(false);
-        break;
-    }
+    setSupportsItemExpanding(itemLayoutSupportsItemExpanding(layout));
+    setScrollOrientation(layout == CompactLayout ? Qt::Horizontal : Qt::Vertical);
 
     onItemLayoutChanged(layout, previous);
 
@@ -117,6 +102,11 @@ bool KStandardItemListView::itemSizeHintUpdateRequired(const QSet<QByteArray>& c
     return false;
 }
 
+bool KStandardItemListView::itemLayoutSupportsItemExpanding(ItemLayout layout) const
+{
+    return layout == DetailsLayout;
+}
+
 void KStandardItemListView::onItemLayoutChanged(ItemLayout current, ItemLayout previous)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(current);
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistview.h b/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistview.h
index fd4fa861c6..f5b0bfd8cf 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistview.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kstandarditemlistview.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ protected:
     virtual KItemListGroupHeaderCreatorBase* defaultGroupHeaderCreator() const;
     virtual void initializeItemListWidget(KItemListWidget* item);
     virtual bool itemSizeHintUpdateRequired(const QSet<QByteArray>& changedRoles) const;
+    virtual bool itemLayoutSupportsItemExpanding(ItemLayout layout) const;
     virtual void onItemLayoutChanged(ItemLayout current, ItemLayout previous);
     virtual void onScrollOrientationChanged(Qt::Orientation current, Qt::Orientation previous);
     virtual void onSupportsItemExpandingChanged(bool supportsExpanding);
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.cpp
index 039b5f230b..4799d76794 100644
--- a/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.cpp
@@ -89,10 +89,7 @@ void DolphinItemListView::readSettings()
     beginTransaction();
 
     setEnabledSelectionToggles(GeneralSettings::showSelectionToggle());
-
-    const bool expandableFolders = (itemLayout() == KFileItemListView::DetailsLayout) &&
-                                   DetailsModeSettings::expandableFolders();
-    setSupportsItemExpanding(expandableFolders);
+    setSupportsItemExpanding(itemLayoutSupportsItemExpanding(itemLayout()));
 
     updateFont();
     updateGridSize();
@@ -119,19 +116,19 @@ KItemListWidgetCreatorBase* DolphinItemListView::defaultWidgetCreator() const
     return new KItemListWidgetCreator<DolphinFileItemListWidget>();
 }
 
+bool DolphinItemListView::itemLayoutSupportsItemExpanding(ItemLayout layout) const
+{
+    return layout == DetailsLayout && DetailsModeSettings::expandableFolders();
+}
+
 void DolphinItemListView::onItemLayoutChanged(ItemLayout current, ItemLayout previous)
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(previous);
-
-    if (current == DetailsLayout) {
-        setSupportsItemExpanding(DetailsModeSettings::expandableFolders());
-        setHeaderVisible(true);
-    } else {
-        setHeaderVisible(false);
-    }
+    setHeaderVisible(current == DetailsLayout);
 
     updateFont();
     updateGridSize();
+
+    KFileItemListView::onItemLayoutChanged(current, previous);
 }
 
 void DolphinItemListView::onPreviewsShownChanged(bool shown)
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.h b/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.h
index c2d86cc5e2..18bb284ace 100644
--- a/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.h
+++ b/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     virtual KItemListWidgetCreatorBase* defaultWidgetCreator() const;
+    virtual bool itemLayoutSupportsItemExpanding(ItemLayout layout) const;
     virtual void onItemLayoutChanged(ItemLayout current, ItemLayout previous);
     virtual void onPreviewsShownChanged(bool shown);
     virtual void onVisibleRolesChanged(const QList<QByteArray>& current,