diff --git a/ark/filelistview.cpp b/ark/filelistview.cpp
index f951a22..f1c941f 100644
--- a/ark/filelistview.cpp
+++ b/ark/filelistview.cpp
@@ -381,14 +381,30 @@ FileListView::contentsMouseMoveEvent(TQMouseEvent *e)
 FileLVI*
 FileListView::item(const TQString& filename) const
 {
+	if (filename.isEmpty()) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	TQStringList pathList = TQStringList::split( '/', filename );
+
 	FileLVI * flvi = (FileLVI*) firstChild();
 
+	// File path iterator
+	TQStringList::ConstIterator pathIt = pathList.begin(), pathEnd = pathList.end();
+	// Iterate over the current tree level siblings
 	while (flvi)
 	{
-		TQString curFilename = flvi->fileName();
-		if (curFilename == filename)
-			return flvi;
-		flvi = (FileLVI*) flvi->nextSibling();
+		if (flvi->fileName() == *pathIt || flvi->fileName() == (*pathIt).stripWhiteSpace()) {
+			++pathIt;
+			if (pathIt != pathEnd) {
+				flvi = (FileLVI*) flvi->firstChild();
+			} else {
+				return flvi;
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			flvi = (FileLVI*) flvi->nextSibling();
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;