diff --git a/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp b/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
index d4bd97a3938..59351a8efc1 100644
--- a/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
@@ -685,7 +685,15 @@ void FileSystemDock::_tree_multi_selected(Object *p_item, int p_column, bool p_s
 }
 
 Vector<String> FileSystemDock::get_selected_paths() const {
-	return _tree_get_selected(false);
+	if (display_mode == DISPLAY_MODE_TREE_ONLY) {
+		return _tree_get_selected(false);
+	} else {
+		Vector<String> selected = _file_list_get_selected();
+		if (selected.is_empty()) {
+			selected.push_back(get_current_directory());
+		}
+		return selected;
+	}
 }
 
 String FileSystemDock::get_current_path() const {
@@ -2049,6 +2057,15 @@ Vector<String> FileSystemDock::_tree_get_selected(bool remove_self_inclusion, bo
 	return selected_strings;
 }
 
+Vector<String> FileSystemDock::_file_list_get_selected() const {
+	Vector<String> selected;
+
+	for (int idx : files->get_selected_items()) {
+		selected.push_back(files->get_item_metadata(idx));
+	}
+	return selected;
+}
+
 Vector<String> FileSystemDock::_remove_self_included_paths(Vector<String> selected_strings) {
 	// Remove paths or files that are included into another.
 	if (selected_strings.size() > 1) {
diff --git a/editor/filesystem_dock.h b/editor/filesystem_dock.h
index 959ace8eba9..2f54cb91db0 100644
--- a/editor/filesystem_dock.h
+++ b/editor/filesystem_dock.h
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ private:
 	void _update_display_mode(bool p_force = false);
 
 	Vector<String> _tree_get_selected(bool remove_self_inclusion = true, bool p_include_unselected_cursor = false) const;
+	Vector<String> _file_list_get_selected() const;
 
 	bool _is_file_type_disabled_by_feature_profile(const StringName &p_class);