diff --git a/src/dolphincolumnview.cpp b/src/dolphincolumnview.cpp
index a6fda66d0e..d6bd08a422 100644
--- a/src/dolphincolumnview.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphincolumnview.cpp
@@ -554,4 +554,19 @@ void DolphinColumnView::removeAllColumns()
     assureVisibleActiveColumn();
 }
 
+void DolphinColumnView::setModel ( QAbstractItemModel * model )
+{
+    QAbstractItemView::setModel(model);
+    if(m_columns[0]) {
+	m_columns[0]->setModel(model);
+        m_columns[0]->setSelectionModel(selectionModel());
+    }
+}
+void DolphinColumnView::setSelectionModel ( QItemSelectionModel * selectionModel )
+{
+    if(m_columns[0])
+        m_columns[0]->setSelectionModel(selectionModel);
+    QAbstractItemView::setSelectionModel(selectionModel);
+}
+
 #include "dolphincolumnview.moc"
diff --git a/src/dolphincolumnview.h b/src/dolphincolumnview.h
index 30ac7ae710..0030c69ce0 100644
--- a/src/dolphincolumnview.h
+++ b/src/dolphincolumnview.h
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ protected:
 
     virtual void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event);
     virtual void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent* event);
+    virtual void setSelectionModel ( QItemSelectionModel * selectionModel );
+    virtual void setModel ( QAbstractItemModel * model );
 
 private slots:
     void zoomIn();
diff --git a/src/dolphincolumnwidget.cpp b/src/dolphincolumnwidget.cpp
index 677215972d..abd236c7dd 100644
--- a/src/dolphincolumnwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphincolumnwidget.cpp
@@ -115,18 +115,16 @@ DolphinColumnWidget::DolphinColumnWidget(QWidget* parent,
     m_dirLister->setShowingDotFiles(showHiddenFiles);
     connect(m_dirLister, SIGNAL(newItems(const KFileItemList&)),
             this, SLOT(generatePreviews(const KFileItemList&)));
+}
 
-    m_dolphinModel = new DolphinModel(this);
-    m_dolphinModel->setDirLister(m_dirLister);
-    m_dolphinModel->setDropsAllowed(DolphinModel::DropOnDirectory);
-
-    m_proxyModel = new DolphinSortFilterProxyModel(this);
-    m_proxyModel->setSourceModel(m_dolphinModel);
-
-    setModel(m_proxyModel);
+void DolphinColumnWidget::setModel ( QAbstractItemModel * model )
+{
+    m_proxyModel = dynamic_cast<DolphinSortFilterProxyModel *>(model);
+    if(m_proxyModel)
+        m_dolphinModel = dynamic_cast<DolphinModel *>(m_proxyModel->sourceModel());
     new KMimeTypeResolver(this, m_dolphinModel);
-
-    m_dirLister->openUrl(url, KDirLister::NoFlags);
+    m_dirLister->openUrl(m_url, KDirLister::NoFlags);
+    QListView::setModel(m_proxyModel);
 }
 
 DolphinColumnWidget::~DolphinColumnWidget()
diff --git a/src/dolphincolumnwidget.h b/src/dolphincolumnwidget.h
index e8fea3bf59..14b4c87517 100644
--- a/src/dolphincolumnwidget.h
+++ b/src/dolphincolumnwidget.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public:
      * which contain the given filter string will be shown.
      */
     void setNameFilter(const QString& nameFilter);
+    virtual void setModel ( QAbstractItemModel * model );
 
 protected:
     virtual QStyleOptionViewItem viewOptions() const;