diff --git a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
index 3bf3b3f558..b4a25a7cf4 100644
--- a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
@@ -2061,7 +2061,13 @@ void DolphinMainWindow::createSecondaryView(int tabIndex)
     const int newWidth = (viewTab.primaryView->width() - splitter->handleWidth()) / 2;
 
     const DolphinView* view = viewTab.primaryView->view();
-    viewTab.secondaryView = createViewContainer(view->url(), 0);
+    // The final parent of the new view container will be set by adding it
+    // to the splitter. However, we must make sure that the DolphinMainWindow
+    // is a parent of the view container already when it is constructed
+    // because this enables the container's KFileItemModel to assign its
+    // dir lister to the right main window. The dir lister can then cache
+    // authentication data.
+    viewTab.secondaryView = createViewContainer(view->url(), this);
     splitter->addWidget(viewTab.secondaryView);
     splitter->setSizes(QList<int>() << newWidth << newWidth);
 
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
index 752bc9365f..61f512a8e5 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QMimeData>
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <QWidget>
 
 // #define KFILEITEMMODEL_DEBUG
 
@@ -59,7 +60,11 @@ KFileItemModel::KFileItemModel(QObject* parent) :
     m_dirLister = new KFileItemModelDirLister(this);
     m_dirLister->setAutoUpdate(true);
     m_dirLister->setDelayedMimeTypes(true);
-    m_dirLister->setMainWindow(qApp->activeWindow());
+
+    const QWidget* parentWidget = qobject_cast<QWidget*>(parent);
+    if (parentWidget) {
+        m_dirLister->setMainWindow(parentWidget->window());
+    }
 
     connect(m_dirLister, SIGNAL(started(KUrl)), this, SIGNAL(directoryLoadingStarted()));
     connect(m_dirLister, SIGNAL(canceled()), this, SLOT(slotCanceled()));
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp
index c16488f9eb..697e04fefc 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp
@@ -420,6 +420,8 @@ bool KItemListController::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event)
 
     default:
         m_keyboardManager->addKeys(event->text());
+        // Make sure unconsumed events get propagated up the chain. #302329
+        event->ignore();
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
index 369906878b..f2ae37556d 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
@@ -869,8 +869,6 @@ bool KItemListView::event(QEvent* event)
         event->accept();
         return true;
     }
-    // Make sure events unconsumed events get propagated up the chain. #302329
-    event->ignore();
     return QGraphicsWidget::event(event);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
index 05849729f9..def5740694 100644
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ DolphinView::DolphinView(const KUrl& url, QWidget* parent) :
     m_model = new KFileItemModel(this);
     m_view = new DolphinItemListView();
     m_view->setEnabledSelectionToggles(GeneralSettings::showSelectionToggle());
-    m_view->setEnlargeSmallPreviews(GeneralSettings::enlargeSmallPreviews());
     m_view->setVisibleRoles(QList<QByteArray>() << "text");
     applyModeToView();
 
@@ -130,6 +129,10 @@ DolphinView::DolphinView(const KUrl& url, QWidget* parent) :
     const int delay = GeneralSettings::autoExpandFolders() ? 750 : -1;
     controller->setAutoActivationDelay(delay);
 
+    // The EnlargeSmallPreviews setting can only be changed after the model
+    // has been set in the view by KItemListController.
+    m_view->setEnlargeSmallPreviews(GeneralSettings::enlargeSmallPreviews());
+
     m_container = new KItemListContainer(controller, this);
     m_container->installEventFilter(this);
     setFocusProxy(m_container);