diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/css/mobile.css b/apps/files_sharing/css/mobile.css
index 333c4c77fc..2a630f552e 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/css/mobile.css
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/css/mobile.css
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 	position: absolute !important;
 }
 
+/* hide text of download button, only show icon */
+#download-text {
+	display: none;
+}
+
 /* hide size and date columns */
 table th#headerSize,
 table td.filesize,
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/templates/public.php b/apps/files_sharing/templates/public.php
index 65e620a342..88f56c1270 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/templates/public.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/templates/public.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 				</span>
 				<a href="<?php p($_['downloadURL']); ?>" id="download" class="button">
 					<img class="svg" alt="" src="<?php print_unescaped(OCP\image_path("core", "actions/download.svg")); ?>"/>
-					<?php p($l->t('Download'))?>
+					<span id="download-text"><?php p($l->t('Download'))?></span>
 				</a>
 			</span>
 		</div>