diff --git a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp
index fbf113a3b2..d5268b7bc5 100644
--- a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp
+++ b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ void DirectoryView::setup_icon_view()
         m_icon_view->set_scrollbars_enabled(false);
         m_icon_view->set_fill_with_background_color(false);
         m_icon_view->set_draw_item_text_with_shadow(true);
+        m_icon_view->set_flow_direction(GUI::IconView::FlowDirection::TopToBottom);
     }
 
     m_icon_view->set_model(m_sorting_model);