diff --git a/lib/widget/wtools.c b/lib/widget/wtools.c
index 7e9d575490..7038df9fd3 100644
--- a/lib/widget/wtools.c
+++ b/lib/widget/wtools.c
@@ -278,6 +278,9 @@ query_dialog (const char *header, const char *text, int flags, int count, ...)
     int i;
     int result = -1;
     int cols, lines;
+    int lxx = 0;
+    int lyy = 0;
+
     const int *query_colors = (flags & D_ERROR) != 0 ? alarm_colors : dialog_colors;
     dlg_flags_t dlg_flags = (flags & D_CENTER) != 0 ? (DLG_CENTER | DLG_TRYUP) : DLG_NONE;
 
@@ -302,9 +305,16 @@ query_dialog (const char *header, const char *text, int flags, int count, ...)
     cols = 6 + max (win_len, max (str_term_width1 (header), cols));
     lines += 4 + (count > 0 ? 2 : 0);
 
+    if (flags & D_LOWER)
+    {
+        lxx = (COLS - cols) / 2;
+        lyy = (LINES - lines + 8) / 2;
+        dlg_flags = DLG_NONE;
+    }
+
     /* prepare dialog */
     query_dlg =
-        dlg_create (TRUE, 0, 0, lines, cols, query_colors, query_default_callback, NULL,
+        dlg_create (TRUE, lyy, lxx, lines, cols, query_colors, query_default_callback, NULL,
                     "[QueryBox]", header, dlg_flags);
 
     if (count > 0)
@@ -336,7 +346,8 @@ query_dialog (const char *header, const char *text, int flags, int count, ...)
         va_end (ap);
 
         /* do resize before running and selecting any widget */
-        send_message (query_dlg, NULL, MSG_RESIZE, 0, NULL);
+        if ((flags & D_LOWER) == 0)
+            send_message (query_dlg, NULL, MSG_RESIZE, 0, NULL);
 
         if (defbutton != NULL)
             dlg_select_widget (defbutton);
diff --git a/lib/widget/wtools.h b/lib/widget/wtools.h
index 8585eb828c..5f821c5283 100644
--- a/lib/widget/wtools.h
+++ b/lib/widget/wtools.h
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ enum
 {
     D_NORMAL = 0,
     D_ERROR = (1 << 0),
-    D_CENTER = (1 << 1)
+    D_CENTER = (1 << 1),
+    D_LOWER = (1 << 2)
 } /* dialog options */ ;
 
 /*** structures declarations (and typedefs of structures)*****************************************/
diff --git a/src/filemanager/file.c b/src/filemanager/file.c
index 0bacc54732..16c7479a61 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/file.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/file.c
@@ -714,8 +714,8 @@ real_query_recursive (file_op_context_t * ctx, enum OperationMode mode, const ch
             query_set_sel (1);
 
         ctx->recursive_result =
-            query_dialog (op_names[OP_DELETE], text, D_ERROR, 5, _("&Yes"), _("&No"), _("A&ll"),
-                          _("Non&e"), _("&Abort"));
+            query_dialog (op_names[OP_DELETE], text, D_ERROR | D_LOWER, 5, _("&Yes"), _("&No"),
+                          _("A&ll"), _("Non&e"), _("&Abort"));
         g_free (text);
 
         if (ctx->recursive_result != RECURSIVE_ABORT)