diff --git a/core/css/share.scss b/core/css/share.scss
index 8852ad2748..6d98dc7494 100644
--- a/core/css/share.scss
+++ b/core/css/share.scss
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@
 	}
 }
 
+.ui-autocomplete .autocomplete-note {
+	padding: 5px 10px;
+	color: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
+}
+
 #shareWithList {
 	list-style-type: none;
 	padding: 8px;
diff --git a/core/js/sharedialogview.js b/core/js/sharedialogview.js
index 60cd97fb57..bbc40c9c8d 100644
--- a/core/js/sharedialogview.js
+++ b/core/js/sharedialogview.js
@@ -130,18 +130,46 @@
 		},
 
 		autocompleteHandler: function (search, response) {
-			var view = this;
-			var $loading = this.$el.find('.shareWithLoading');
+			var $shareWithField = $('.shareWithField'),
+				view = this,
+				$loading = this.$el.find('.shareWithLoading'),
+				$remoteShareInfo = this.$el.find('.shareWithRemoteInfo');
+
+			var count = oc_config['sharing.minSearchStringLength'];
+			if (search.term.trim().length < count) {
+				var title = n('core',
+					'At least {count} character are needed for autocompletion',
+					'At least {count} characters are needed for autocompletion',
+					count,
+					{ count: count }
+				);
+				$shareWithField.addClass('error')
+					.attr('data-original-title', title)
+					.tooltip('hide')
+					.tooltip({
+						placement: 'bottom',
+						trigger: 'manual'
+					})
+					.tooltip('fixTitle')
+					.tooltip('show');
+				response();
+				return;
+			}
+
 			$loading.removeClass('hidden');
 			$loading.addClass('inlineblock');
-			var $remoteShareInfo = this.$el.find('.shareWithRemoteInfo');
 			$remoteShareInfo.addClass('hidden');
+
+			$shareWithField.removeClass('error')
+				.tooltip('hide');
+
+			var perPage = 200;
 			$.get(
 				OC.linkToOCS('apps/files_sharing/api/v1') + 'sharees',
 				{
 					format: 'json',
 					search: search.term.trim(),
-					perPage: 200,
+					perPage: perPage,
 					itemType: view.model.get('itemType')
 				},
 				function (result) {
@@ -232,16 +260,24 @@
 						var suggestions = users.concat(groups).concat(remotes).concat(emails).concat(lookup);
 
 						if (suggestions.length > 0) {
-							$('.shareWithField').removeClass('error')
-								.tooltip('hide')
+							$shareWithField
 								.autocomplete("option", "autoFocus", true);
+
 							response(suggestions);
+
+							// show a notice that the list is truncated
+							// this is the case if one of the search results is at least as long as the max result config option
+							if(Math.min(perPage, oc_config['sharing.maxAutocompleteResults']) <= Math.max(users.length, groups.length, remotes.length, emails.length, lookup.length)) {
+								var message = t('core', 'This list is maybe truncated - please refine your search term to see more results.');
+								$('.ui-autocomplete').append('<li class="autocomplete-note">' + message + '</li>');
+							}
+
 						} else {
-							var title = t('core', 'No users or groups found for {search}', {search: $('.shareWithField').val()});
+							var title = t('core', 'No users or groups found for {search}', {search: $shareWithField.val()});
 							if (!view.configModel.get('allowGroupSharing')) {
 								title = t('core', 'No users found for {search}', {search: $('.shareWithField').val()});
 							}
-							$('.shareWithField').addClass('error')
+							$shareWithField.addClass('error')
 								.attr('data-original-title', title)
 								.tooltip('hide')
 								.tooltip({
diff --git a/lib/private/Template/JSConfigHelper.php b/lib/private/Template/JSConfigHelper.php
index 1c241989fd..7a4e8415e7 100644
--- a/lib/private/Template/JSConfigHelper.php
+++ b/lib/private/Template/JSConfigHelper.php
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@ class JSConfigHelper {
 				'versionstring'		=> \OC_Util::getVersionString(),
 				'enable_avatars'	=> true, // here for legacy reasons - to not crash existing code that relies on this value
 				'lost_password_link'=> $this->config->getSystemValue('lost_password_link', null),
-				'modRewriteWorking'	=> (\OC::$server->getConfig()->getSystemValue('htaccess.IgnoreFrontController', false) === true || getenv('front_controller_active') === 'true'),
+				'modRewriteWorking'	=> ($this->config->getSystemValue('htaccess.IgnoreFrontController', false) === true || getenv('front_controller_active') === 'true'),
+				'sharing.maxAutocompleteResults' => $this->config->getSystemValue('sharing.maxAutocompleteResults', 0),
+				'sharing.minSearchStringLength' => $this->config->getSystemValue('sharing.minSearchStringLength', 0),
 			]),
 			"oc_appconfig" => json_encode([
 				'core' => [