diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/public.php b/apps/files_sharing/public.php
index fb18bc2624..96fe12fc86 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/public.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/public.php
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ if (isset($path)) {
 		if (\OCP\App::isEnabled('files_encryption')) {
 			$allowPublicUploadEnabled = false;
 		}
+		if (isset($file)) {
+			$allowPublicUploadEnabled = false;
+		}
 		$tmpl->assign('allowPublicUploadEnabled', $allowPublicUploadEnabled);
 		$tmpl->assign('uploadMaxFilesize', $maxUploadFilesize);
 		$tmpl->assign('uploadMaxHumanFilesize', OCP\Util::humanFileSize($maxUploadFilesize));
diff --git a/core/js/share.js b/core/js/share.js
index 588202d227..778a9f8e20 100644
--- a/core/js/share.js
+++ b/core/js/share.js
@@ -181,11 +181,13 @@ OC.Share={
 				html += '<div id="linkPass">';
 				html += '<input id="linkPassText" type="password" placeholder="'+t('core', 'Password')+'" />';
 				html += '</div>';
-				html += '<div id="allowPublicUploadWrapper" style="display:none;">';
-				html += '<input type="checkbox" value="1" name="allowPublicUpload" id="sharingDialogAllowPublicUpload"' + ((allowPublicUploadStatus) ? 'checked="checked"' : '') + ' />';
-				html += '<label for="sharingDialogAllowPublicUpload">' + t('core', 'Allow Public Upload') + '</label>';
-				html += '</div></div>';
-				html += '<form id="emailPrivateLink" >';
+                if (itemType == 'folder') {
+                    html += '<div id="allowPublicUploadWrapper" style="display:none;">';
+                    html += '<input type="checkbox" value="1" name="allowPublicUpload" id="sharingDialogAllowPublicUpload"' + ((allowPublicUploadStatus) ? 'checked="checked"' : '') + ' />';
+                    html += '<label for="sharingDialogAllowPublicUpload">' + t('core', 'Allow Public Upload') + '</label>';
+                    html += '</div>';
+                }
+				html += '</div><form id="emailPrivateLink" >';
 				html += '<input id="email" style="display:none; width:62%;" value="" placeholder="'+t('core', 'Email link to person')+'" type="text" />';
 				html += '<input id="emailButton" style="display:none;" type="submit" value="'+t('core', 'Send')+'" />';
 				html += '</form>';