diff --git a/core/js/sharedialoglinkshareview.js b/core/js/sharedialoglinkshareview.js
index cadec3071d..599ffd3c43 100644
--- a/core/js/sharedialoglinkshareview.js
+++ b/core/js/sharedialoglinkshareview.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 			'</div>' +
 			'    {{/if}}' +
 			'    {{#if mailPublicNotificationEnabled}}' +
-			'<form id="emailPrivateLink">' +
+			'<form id="emailPrivateLink" class="emailPrivateLinkForm">' +
 			'    <input id="email" value="" placeholder="{{mailPrivatePlaceholder}}" type="text" />' +
 			'    <input id="emailButton" type="submit" value="{{mailButtonText}}" />' +
 			'</form>' +
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@
 		/** @type {boolean} **/
 		showLink: true,
 
+		events: {
+			'submit .emailPrivateLinkForm': '_onEmailPrivateLink'
+		},
+
 		initialize: function(options) {
 			var view = this;
 
@@ -160,6 +164,28 @@
 			this.model.saveLinkShare();
 		},
 
+		_onEmailPrivateLink: function(event) {
+			event.preventDefault();
+
+			var $emailField = this.$el.find('#email');
+			var $emailButton = this.$el.find('#emailButton');
+			var email = this.$el.find('#email').val();
+			if (email !== '') {
+				$emailField.prop('disabled', true);
+				$emailButton.prop('disabled', true);
+				$emailField.val(t('core', 'Sending ...'));
+				this.model.sendEmailPrivateLink(email).then(function() {
+					$emailField.css('font-weight', 'bold').val(t('core','Email sent'));
+					setTimeout(function() {
+						$emailField.css('font-weight', 'normal').val('');
+						$emailField.prop('disabled', false);
+						$emailButton.prop('disabled', false);
+					}, 2000);
+				});
+			}
+			return false;
+		},
+
 		render: function() {
 			var linkShareTemplate = this.template();
 
@@ -222,6 +248,8 @@
 				}
 			});
 
+			this.delegateEvents();
+
 			return this;
 		},
 
diff --git a/core/js/shareitemmodel.js b/core/js/shareitemmodel.js
index 595670faae..e0d4458661 100644
--- a/core/js/shareitemmodel.js
+++ b/core/js/shareitemmodel.js
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@
 			var itemType = this.get('itemType');
 			var itemSource = this.get('itemSource');
 
-			$.post(
+			return $.post(
 				OC.generateUrl('core/ajax/share.php'),
 				{
 					action: state ? 'informRecipients' : 'informRecipientsDisabled',
@@ -487,12 +487,41 @@
 				},
 				function(result) {
 					if (result.status !== 'success') {
+						// FIXME: a model should not show dialogs
 						OC.dialogs.alert(t('core', result.data.message), t('core', 'Warning'));
 					}
 				}
 			);
 		},
 
+		/**
+		 * Send the link share information by email
+		 *
+		 * @param {string} recipientEmail recipient email address
+		 */
+		sendEmailPrivateLink: function(recipientEmail) {
+			var itemType = this.get('itemType');
+			var itemSource = this.get('itemSource');
+			var linkShare = this.get('linkShare');
+
+			return $.post(
+				OC.generateUrl('core/ajax/share.php'), {
+					action: 'email',
+					toaddress: recipientEmail,
+					link: linkShare.link,
+					itemType: itemType,
+					itemSource: itemSource,
+					file: this.fileInfoModel.get('name'),
+					expiration: linkShare.expiration || ''
+				},
+				function(result) {
+					if (!result || result.status !== 'success') {
+						// FIXME: a model should not show dialogs
+						OC.dialogs.alert(result.data.message, t('core', 'Error while sending notification'));
+					}
+			});
+		},
+
 		/**
 		 * @returns {boolean}
 		 */