diff --git a/v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md b/v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md
index 082655fff..8cd683a1f 100644
--- a/v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ After processing, the content will be moved to the main changelog and this file
 **Fixed:**
 - Fix memory leak in event system during window close operations (#5678)
 - Fix crash when using context menus on Linux with Wayland
+- Fix on Linux, trying to open a file with the `fileexplorer` will open parent directory (#4521)
 
 **Security:**
 - Update dependencies to address CVE-2024-12345 in third-party library
diff --git a/v3/internal/fileexplorer/fileexplorer_linux.go b/v3/internal/fileexplorer/fileexplorer_linux.go
index bf0186470..f78b07ef7 100644
--- a/v3/internal/fileexplorer/fileexplorer_linux.go
+++ b/v3/internal/fileexplorer/fileexplorer_linux.go
@@ -1,97 +1,107 @@
-//go:build linux
-
-package fileexplorer
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
-	"net/url"
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-	"syscall"
-
-	ini "gopkg.in/ini.v1"
-)
-
-func explorerBinArgs(path string, selectFile bool) (string, []string, error) {
-	// Map of field codes to their replacements
-	var fieldCodes = map[string]string{
-		"%d": "",
-		"%D": "",
-		"%n": "",
-		"%N": "",
-		"%v": "",
-		"%m": "",
-		"%f": path,
-		"%F": path,
-		"%u": pathToURI(path),
-		"%U": pathToURI(path),
-	}
-	fileManagerQuery := exec.Command("xdg-mime", "query", "default", "inode/directory")
-	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	fileManagerQuery.Stdout = buf
-	fileManagerQuery.Stderr = nil
-
-	if err := fileManagerQuery.Run(); err != nil {
-		return fallbackExplorerBinArgs(path, selectFile)
-	}
-
-	desktopFile, err := findDesktopFile(strings.TrimSpace((buf.String())))
-	if err != nil {
-		return fallbackExplorerBinArgs(path, selectFile)
-	}
-
-	cfg, err := ini.Load(desktopFile)
-	if err != nil {
-		// Opting to fallback rather than fail
-		return fallbackExplorerBinArgs(path, selectFile)
-	}
-
-	exec := cfg.Section("Desktop Entry").Key("Exec").String()
-	for fieldCode, replacement := range fieldCodes {
-		exec = strings.ReplaceAll(exec, fieldCode, replacement)
-	}
-	args := strings.Fields(exec)
-	if !strings.Contains(strings.Join(args, " "), path) {
-		args = append(args, path)
-	}
-
-	return args[0], args[1:], nil
-}
-
-func sysProcAttr(path string, selectFile bool) *syscall.SysProcAttr {
-	return &syscall.SysProcAttr{}
-}
-
-func fallbackExplorerBinArgs(path string, selectFile bool) (string, []string, error) {
-	// NOTE: The linux fallback explorer opening is not supporting file selection
-	path = filepath.Dir(path)
-	return "xdg-open", []string{path}, nil
-}
-
-func pathToURI(path string) string {
-	absPath, err := filepath.Abs(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return path
-	}
-	return "file://" + url.PathEscape(absPath)
-}
-
-func findDesktopFile(xdgFileName string) (string, error) {
-	paths := []string{
-		filepath.Join(os.Getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME"), "applications"),
-		filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".local", "share", "applications"),
-		"/usr/share/applications",
-	}
-
-	for _, path := range paths {
-		desktopFile := filepath.Join(path, xdgFileName)
-		if _, err := os.Stat(desktopFile); err == nil {
-			return desktopFile, nil
-		}
-	}
-	err := fmt.Errorf("desktop file not found: %s", xdgFileName)
-	return "", err
-}
+//go:build linux
+
+package fileexplorer
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"syscall"
+
+	ini "gopkg.in/ini.v1"
+)
+
+func explorerBinArgs(path string, selectFile bool) (string, []string, error) {
+	// Map of field codes to their replacements
+	var fieldCodes = map[string]string{
+		"%d": "",
+		"%D": "",
+		"%n": "",
+		"%N": "",
+		"%v": "",
+		"%m": "",
+		"%f": path,
+		"%F": path,
+		"%u": pathToURI(path),
+		"%U": pathToURI(path),
+	}
+	fileManagerQuery := exec.Command("xdg-mime", "query", "default", "inode/directory")
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	fileManagerQuery.Stdout = buf
+	fileManagerQuery.Stderr = nil
+
+	if err := fileManagerQuery.Run(); err != nil {
+		return fallbackExplorerBinArgs(path, selectFile)
+	}
+
+	desktopFile, err := findDesktopFile(strings.TrimSpace((buf.String())))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fallbackExplorerBinArgs(path, selectFile)
+	}
+
+	cfg, err := ini.Load(desktopFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Opting to fallback rather than fail
+		return fallbackExplorerBinArgs(path, selectFile)
+	}
+
+	exec := cfg.Section("Desktop Entry").Key("Exec").String()
+	for fieldCode, replacement := range fieldCodes {
+		exec = strings.ReplaceAll(exec, fieldCode, replacement)
+	}
+	args := strings.Fields(exec)
+	if !strings.Contains(strings.Join(args, " "), path) {
+		args = append(args, path)
+	}
+
+	return args[0], args[1:], nil
+}
+
+func sysProcAttr(path string, selectFile bool) *syscall.SysProcAttr {
+	return &syscall.SysProcAttr{}
+}
+
+func fallbackExplorerBinArgs(path string, selectFile bool) (string, []string, error) {
+	// NOTE: The linux fallback explorer opening does not support file selection
+
+	stat, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", []string{}, fmt.Errorf("stat path: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// If the path is a file, we want to open the directory containing the file
+	if !stat.IsDir() {
+		path = filepath.Dir(path)
+	}
+
+	return "xdg-open", []string{path}, nil
+}
+
+func pathToURI(path string) string {
+	absPath, err := filepath.Abs(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return path
+	}
+	return "file://" + url.PathEscape(absPath)
+}
+
+func findDesktopFile(xdgFileName string) (string, error) {
+	paths := []string{
+		filepath.Join(os.Getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME"), "applications"),
+		filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".local", "share", "applications"),
+		"/usr/share/applications",
+	}
+
+	for _, path := range paths {
+		desktopFile := filepath.Join(path, xdgFileName)
+		if _, err := os.Stat(desktopFile); err == nil {
+			return desktopFile, nil
+		}
+	}
+	err := fmt.Errorf("desktop file not found: %s", xdgFileName)
+	return "", err
+}