diff --git a/kdesktop/kdiconview.cc b/kdesktop/kdiconview.cc
index e2f1c80a0..3404e4ae9 100644
--- a/kdesktop/kdiconview.cc
+++ b/kdesktop/kdiconview.cc
@@ -1141,6 +1141,15 @@ void KDIconView::slotNewItems( const KFileItemList & entries )
             kdDebug(1214)<<"Using saved position"<<endl;
         }
       }
+      else
+      {
+            // Not found, we'll need to save the new pos
+            kdDebug(1214)<<"slotNewItems(): New item without position information, try to find a sane location"<<endl;
+
+            moveToFreePosition(fileIVI);
+
+            m_bNeedSave = true;
+      }
     }
   }