diff --git a/CHANGELOG.develop b/CHANGELOG.develop
index f53cde679..6262ade18 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.develop
+++ b/CHANGELOG.develop
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ This file containes the change log for the next major version of Spacemacs.
   - Avoid importing already defined variables (except `PATH`/`MANPATH`).
 - Move all scrolling key bindings from ~SPC n~ to ~SPC N~ (Somelauw)
 - Overhaul the scroll transient state on ~SPC N~ prefix (Somelauw)
+- Use Helm or Ivy (if one of these is enabled) for ~SPC a d~ (=dired=),
+  ~SPC F f~ (=find-file-other-frame=), ~SPC F b~ (=switch-to-buffer-other-frame=),
+  ~SPC F B~ (=display-buffer-other-frame=), and ~SPC F O~ (=dired-other-frame=).
 *** Layer changes
 **** GitHub
 - Add new package =magithub=
diff --git a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/funcs.el b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/funcs.el
index 1a271a944..bef1d210a 100644
--- a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/funcs.el
+++ b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/funcs.el
@@ -88,6 +88,18 @@ automatically applied to."
   :type '(list symbol))
 
 
+;; ido-mode remaps some commands to ido counterparts.  We want default Emacs key
+;; bindings (those under C-x) to use ido, but we want to use the original
+;; commands in Spacemacs key bindings (those under M-m or SPC) so that they use
+;; `read-file-name-function', `completing-read-function',
+;; `completion-in-region-function', etc. configured by Helm or Ivy etc.  The
+;; following aliases allow us to bind Spacemacs keys to the original commands.
+(defalias 'spacemacs/find-file-other-frame 'find-file-other-frame)
+(defalias 'spacemacs/dired 'dired)
+(defalias 'spacemacs/dired-other-frame 'dired-other-frame)
+(defalias 'spacemacs/switch-to-buffer-other-frame 'switch-to-buffer-other-frame)
+(defalias 'spacemacs/display-buffer-other-frame 'display-buffer-other-frame)
+
 (defun spacemacs/indent-region-or-buffer ()
   "Indent a region if selected, otherwise the whole buffer."
   (interactive)
diff --git a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/keybindings.el b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/keybindings.el
index 96255023c..2ccfa2c13 100644
--- a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/keybindings.el
+++ b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/keybindings.el
@@ -229,13 +229,13 @@
   "fyy" 'spacemacs/copy-file-path)
 ;; frame ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 (spacemacs/set-leader-keys
-  "Ff" 'find-file-other-frame
+  "Ff" 'spacemacs/find-file-other-frame
   "Fd" 'delete-frame
   "FD" 'delete-other-frames
-  "Fb" 'switch-to-buffer-other-frame
-  "FB" 'display-buffer-other-frame
+  "Fb" 'spacemacs/switch-to-buffer-other-frame
+  "FB" 'spacemacs/display-buffer-other-frame
   "Fo" 'other-frame
-  "FO" 'dired-other-frame
+  "FO" 'spacemacs/dired-other-frame
   "Fn" 'make-frame)
 ;; help -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 (spacemacs/set-leader-keys
diff --git a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/packages.el b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/packages.el
index 1fcea94b9..515847936 100644
--- a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/packages.el
+++ b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-defaults/packages.el
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
 (defun spacemacs-defaults/init-dired ()
   (spacemacs/set-leader-keys
-    "ad" 'dired
+    "ad" 'spacemacs/dired
     "fj" 'dired-jump
     "jd" 'dired-jump
     "jD" 'dired-jump-other-window))