diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/LockPlugin.php b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/LockPlugin.php
index 7c07f45fc7..bdb681be8d 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/LockPlugin.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/LockPlugin.php
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ class LockPlugin extends ServerPlugin {
 	 */
 	private $server;
 
+	/**
+	 * State of the lock
+	 *
+	 * @var bool
+	 */
+	private $isLocked;
+
 	/**
 	 * {@inheritdoc}
 	 */
@@ -48,6 +55,7 @@ class LockPlugin extends ServerPlugin {
 		$this->server = $server;
 		$this->server->on('beforeMethod:*', [$this, 'getLock'], 50);
 		$this->server->on('afterMethod:*', [$this, 'releaseLock'], 50);
+		$this->isLocked = false;
 	}
 
 	public function getLock(RequestInterface $request) {
@@ -67,10 +75,15 @@ class LockPlugin extends ServerPlugin {
 			} catch (LockedException $e) {
 				throw new FileLocked($e->getMessage(), $e->getCode(), $e);
 			}
+			$this->isLocked = true;
 		}
 	}
 
 	public function releaseLock(RequestInterface $request) {
+		// don't try to release the lock if we never locked one
+		if ($this->isLocked === false) {
+			return;
+		}
 		if ($request->getMethod() !== 'PUT' || isset($_SERVER['HTTP_OC_CHUNKED'])) {
 			return;
 		}
@@ -81,6 +94,7 @@ class LockPlugin extends ServerPlugin {
 		}
 		if ($node instanceof Node) {
 			$node->releaseLock(ILockingProvider::LOCK_SHARED);
+			$this->isLocked = false;
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/private/Lock/MemcacheLockingProvider.php b/lib/private/Lock/MemcacheLockingProvider.php
index 3d7510f43f..bff4eabbbd 100644
--- a/lib/private/Lock/MemcacheLockingProvider.php
+++ b/lib/private/Lock/MemcacheLockingProvider.php
@@ -94,8 +94,12 @@ class MemcacheLockingProvider extends AbstractLockingProvider {
 	 */
 	public function releaseLock(string $path, int $type) {
 		if ($type === self::LOCK_SHARED) {
+			$ownSharedLockCount = $this->getOwnSharedLockCount($path);
 			$newValue = 0;
-			if ($this->getOwnSharedLockCount($path) === 1) {
+			if ($ownSharedLockCount === 0) { // if we are not holding the lock, don't try to release it
+				return;
+			}
+			if ($ownSharedLockCount === 1) {
 				$removed = $this->memcache->cad($path, 1); // if we're the only one having a shared lock we can remove it in one go
 				if (!$removed) { //someone else also has a shared lock, decrease only
 					$newValue = $this->memcache->dec($path);