diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/cache.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/cache.php
index 4017b7ad64..250c1e872e 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/cache.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/cache.php
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ class Shared_Cache extends Cache {
 	public function get($file) {
 		if (is_string($file)) {
 			if ($cache = $this->getSourceCache($file)) {
-				return $cache->get($this->files[$file]);
+				$data = $cache->get($this->files[$file]);
+				$data['displayname_owner'] = \OC_User::getDisplayName($this->storage->getSharedFrom());
+				return $data;
 			}
 		} else {
 			// if we are at the root of the mount point we want to return the
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/sharedstorage.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/sharedstorage.php
index 3fa2540b60..f38f29635a 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/sharedstorage.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/sharedstorage.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Shared extends \OC\Files\Storage\Common {
 	private $type;         // can be "file" or "folder"
 	private $shareId;      // share Id to identify the share in the database
 	private $fileSource;   // file cache ID of the shared item
+	private $sharedFrom;   // the user who shared the file
 	private $files = array();
 
 	public function __construct($arguments) {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ class Shared extends \OC\Files\Storage\Common {
 		$this->type = $arguments['shareType'];
 		$this->shareId = $arguments['shareId'];
 		$this->fileSource = $arguments['fileSource'];
+		$this->sharedFrom = $arguments['sharedFrom'];
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -498,6 +500,7 @@ class Shared extends \OC\Files\Storage\Common {
 							'shareType' => $share['item_type'],
 							'shareId' => $share['id'],
 							'fileSource' => $share['file_source'],
+							'sharedFrom' => $share['uid_owner'],
 							),
 						$options['user_dir'] . '/' . $share['file_target']);
 			}
@@ -512,6 +515,14 @@ class Shared extends \OC\Files\Storage\Common {
 		return ltrim($this->mountPoint, '/');
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @brief get the user who shared the file
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getSharedFrom() {
+		return $this->sharedFrom;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief return share type, can be "file" or "folder"
 	 * @return string