diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
index a0fd5bdc7e8..1dc2236873b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
@@ -2296,7 +2296,9 @@ void EditorManagerPrivate::findInDirectory()
 {
     if (!d->m_contextMenuEntry || d->m_contextMenuEntry->fileName().isEmpty())
         return;
-    emit m_instance->findOnFileSystemRequest(d->m_contextMenuEntry->fileName().parentDir().toString());
+    const FileName path = d->m_contextMenuEntry->fileName();
+    emit m_instance->findOnFileSystemRequest(
+        (path.toFileInfo().isDir() ? path : path.parentDir()).toString());
 }
 
 void EditorManagerPrivate::split(Qt::Orientation orientation)