diff --git a/src/gui/transferlistwidget.cpp b/src/gui/transferlistwidget.cpp
index 95814c0e6..6fb71bfaa 100644
--- a/src/gui/transferlistwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/transferlistwidget.cpp
@@ -312,10 +312,7 @@ void TransferListWidget::torrentDoubleClicked()
     case PREVIEW_FILE:
         if (torrentContainsPreviewableFiles(torrent))
         {
-            auto *dialog = new PreviewSelectDialog(this, torrent);
-            dialog->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
-            connect(dialog, &PreviewSelectDialog::readyToPreviewFile, this, &TransferListWidget::previewFile);
-            dialog->show();
+            openPreviewSelectDialog(torrent);
         }
         else
         {
@@ -617,10 +614,7 @@ void TransferListWidget::previewSelectedTorrents()
     {
         if (torrentContainsPreviewableFiles(torrent))
         {
-            auto *dialog = new PreviewSelectDialog(this, torrent);
-            dialog->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
-            connect(dialog, &PreviewSelectDialog::readyToPreviewFile, this, &TransferListWidget::previewFile);
-            dialog->show();
+            openPreviewSelectDialog(torrent);
         }
         else
         {
@@ -1449,3 +1443,13 @@ void TransferListWidget::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *event)
 
     QTreeView::wheelEvent(event);  // event delegated to base class
 }
+
+void TransferListWidget::openPreviewSelectDialog(const BitTorrent::Torrent *torrent)
+{
+    auto *dialog = new PreviewSelectDialog(this, torrent);
+    dialog->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
+    // Qt::QueuedConnection is required to prevent a bug on wayland compositors where the preview won't open.
+    // It occurs when the window focus shifts immediately after TransferListWidget::previewFile has been called.
+    connect(dialog, &PreviewSelectDialog::readyToPreviewFile, this, &TransferListWidget::previewFile, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    dialog->show();
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/transferlistwidget.h b/src/gui/transferlistwidget.h
index c5b24ba24..097dd809a 100644
--- a/src/gui/transferlistwidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/transferlistwidget.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ private:
     void dragMoveEvent(QDragMoveEvent *event) override;
     void dropEvent(QDropEvent *event) override;
     void wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *event) override;
+    void openPreviewSelectDialog(const BitTorrent::Torrent *torrent);
     QModelIndex mapToSource(const QModelIndex &index) const;
     QModelIndexList mapToSource(const QModelIndexList &indexes) const;
     QModelIndex mapFromSource(const QModelIndex &index) const;