diff --git a/src/plugins/platformthemes/gtk3/qgtk3dialoghelpers.cpp b/src/plugins/platformthemes/gtk3/qgtk3dialoghelpers.cpp
index 0da04f2669..a18d67bf03 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platformthemes/gtk3/qgtk3dialoghelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platformthemes/gtk3/qgtk3dialoghelpers.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ QGtk3FileDialogHelper::QGtk3FileDialogHelper()
 
     g_signal_connect(GTK_FILE_CHOOSER(d->gtkDialog()), "selection-changed", G_CALLBACK(onSelectionChanged), this);
     g_signal_connect_swapped(GTK_FILE_CHOOSER(d->gtkDialog()), "current-folder-changed", G_CALLBACK(onCurrentFolderChanged), this);
+    g_signal_connect_swapped(GTK_FILE_CHOOSER(d->gtkDialog()), "notify::filter", G_CALLBACK(onFilterChanged), this);
 }
 
 QGtk3FileDialogHelper::~QGtk3FileDialogHelper()
@@ -357,10 +358,6 @@ void QGtk3FileDialogHelper::onAccepted()
 {
     emit accept();
 
-    QString filter = selectedNameFilter();
-    if (filter.isEmpty())
-        emit filterSelected(filter);
-
     QList<QUrl> files = selectedFiles();
     emit filesSelected(files);
     if (files.count() == 1)
@@ -383,6 +380,11 @@ void QGtk3FileDialogHelper::onCurrentFolderChanged(QGtk3FileDialogHelper *dialog
     emit dialog->directoryEntered(dialog->directory());
 }
 
+void QGtk3FileDialogHelper::onFilterChanged(QGtk3FileDialogHelper *dialog)
+{
+    emit dialog->filterSelected(dialog->selectedNameFilter());
+}
+
 static GtkFileChooserAction gtkFileChooserAction(const QSharedPointer<QFileDialogOptions> &options)
 {
     switch (options->fileMode()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/platformthemes/gtk3/qgtk3dialoghelpers.h b/src/plugins/platformthemes/gtk3/qgtk3dialoghelpers.h
index 40961d5201..99add3bda3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platformthemes/gtk3/qgtk3dialoghelpers.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platformthemes/gtk3/qgtk3dialoghelpers.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
 private:
     static void onSelectionChanged(GtkDialog *dialog, QGtk3FileDialogHelper *helper);
     static void onCurrentFolderChanged(QGtk3FileDialogHelper *helper);
+    static void onFilterChanged(QGtk3FileDialogHelper *helper);
     void applyOptions();
     void setNameFilters(const QStringList &filters);