diff --git a/apps/files/js/filelist.js b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
index 5e6225a48e..3f144cc1f2 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/filelist.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
@@ -3700,7 +3700,16 @@
 			console.warn('registerTabView is deprecated! It will be removed in nextcloud 20.');
 			const enabled = tabView.canDisplay || undefined
 			if (tabView.id) {
-				OCA.Files.Sidebar.registerTab(new OCA.Files.Sidebar.Tab(tabView.id, tabView, enabled, true))
+				OCA.Files.Sidebar.registerTab(new OCA.Files.Sidebar.Tab({
+					id: tabView.id, 
+					name: tabView.getLabel(),
+					icon: tabView.getIcon(),
+					render: function(el, fileInfo) {
+						tabView.setFileInfo(fileInfo)
+						el.appendChild(tabView.el)
+					},
+					enabled,
+				}))
 			}
 		},
 
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/LegacyTab.vue b/apps/files/src/components/SidebarTab.vue
similarity index 68%
rename from apps/files/src/components/LegacyTab.vue
rename to apps/files/src/components/SidebarTab.vue
index c8308dd620..ecf04e9c9b 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/LegacyTab.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/SidebarTab.vue
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 <!--
   - @copyright Copyright (c) 2019 John Molakvoæ <skjnldsv@protonmail.com>
   -
@@ -19,74 +20,74 @@
   - along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
   -
   -->
-
 <template>
 	<AppSidebarTab
 		:id="id"
-		:icon="icon"
 		:name="name"
-		:active-tab="activeTab" />
+		:icon="icon">
+		<!-- Using a dummy div as Vue mount replace the element directly
+			It does NOT append to the content -->
+		<div ref="mount"></div>
+	</AppSidebarTab>
 </template>
+
 <script>
 import AppSidebarTab from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/AppSidebarTab'
-
 export default {
-	name: 'LegacyTab',
+	name: 'SidebarTab',
+
 	components: {
 		AppSidebarTab,
 	},
+
 	props: {
-		component: {
+		fileInfo: {
 			type: Object,
+			default: () => {},
 			required: true,
 		},
 		id: {
 			type: String,
 			required: true,
 		},
-		fileInfo: {
-			type: Object,
-			default: () => {},
+		name: {
+			type: String,
+			required: true,
+		},
+		icon: {
+			type: String,
+			required: true,
+		},
+		render: {
+			type: Function,
 			required: true,
 		},
 	},
+
 	computed: {
-		icon() {
-			return this.component.getIcon()
-		},
-		name() {
-			return this.component.getLabel()
-		},
-		order() {
-			return this.component.order
-				? this.component.order
-				: 0
-		},
-		// needed because AppSidebarTab also uses $parent.activeTab
+		// TODO: implement a better way to force pass a prop fromm Sidebar
 		activeTab() {
 			return this.$parent.activeTab
 		},
 	},
+
 	watch: {
-		fileInfo(fileInfo) {
-			if (fileInfo) {
-				this.setFileInfo(fileInfo)
+		fileInfo(newFile, oldFile) {
+			if (newFile.id !== oldFile.id) {
+				this.mountTab()
 			}
 		},
 	},
+
 	mounted() {
-		// append the backbone element and set the FileInfo
-		this.component.$el.appendTo(this.$el)
-	},
-	beforeDestroy() {
-		this.component.remove()
+		this.mountTab()
 	},
+
 	methods: {
-		setFileInfo(fileInfo) {
-			this.component.setFileInfo(new OCA.Files.FileInfoModel(fileInfo))
+		mountTab() {
+			// Mount the tab into this component
+			this.render(this.$refs.mount, this.fileInfo)
 		},
 	},
 }
 </script>
-<style>
-</style>
diff --git a/apps/files/src/models/Tab.js b/apps/files/src/models/Tab.js
index fd1ea9888d..753b9c9c28 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/models/Tab.js
+++ b/apps/files/src/models/Tab.js
@@ -22,32 +22,49 @@
 
 export default class Tab {
 
-	#component
-	#legacy
 	#id
+	#name
+	#icon
+	#render
 	#enabled
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a new tab instance
 	 *
-	 * @param {string} id the unique id of this tab
-	 * @param {Object} component the vue component
-	 * @param {Function} [enabled] function that returns if the tab should be shown or not
-	 * @param {boolean} [legacy] is this a legacy tab
+	 * @param {Object} options destructuring object
+	 * @param {string} options.id the unique id of this tab
+	 * @param {string} options.name the translated tab name
+	 * @param {string} options.icon the vue component
+	 * @param {Function} options.render function to render the tab
+	 * @param {Function} [options.enabled] define conditions whether this tab is active. Must returns a boolean
 	 */
-	constructor(id, component, enabled = () => true, legacy) {
+	constructor({ id, name, icon, render, enabled }) {
+		if (enabled === undefined) {
+			enabled = () => true
+		}
+
+		// Sanity checks
+		if (typeof id !== 'string' || id.trim() === '') {
+			throw new Error('The id argument is not a valid string')
+		}
+		if (typeof name !== 'string' || name.trim() === '') {
+			throw new Error('The name argument is not a valid string')
+		}
+		if (typeof icon !== 'string' || icon.trim() === '') {
+			throw new Error('The icon argument is not a valid string')
+		}
+		if (typeof render !== 'function') {
+			throw new Error('The render argument should be a function')
+		}
 		if (typeof enabled !== 'function') {
 			throw new Error('The enabled argument should be a function')
 		}
 
 		this.#id = id
-		this.#component = component
+		this.#name = name
+		this.#icon = icon
+		this.#render = render
 		this.#enabled = enabled
-		this.#legacy = legacy === true
-
-		if (this.#legacy) {
-			console.warn('Legacy tabs are deprecated! They will be removed in nextcloud 20.')
-		}
 
 	}
 
@@ -55,16 +72,20 @@ export default class Tab {
 		return this.#id
 	}
 
-	get component() {
-		return this.#component
+	get name() {
+		return this.#name
 	}
 
-	get isEnabled() {
+	get icon() {
+		return this.#icon
+	}
+
+	get render() {
+		return this.#render
+	}
+
+	get enabled() {
 		return this.#enabled
 	}
 
-	get isLegacyTab() {
-		return this.#legacy === true
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/apps/files/src/sidebar.js b/apps/files/src/sidebar.js
index f815a49893..508093465d 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/sidebar.js
+++ b/apps/files/src/sidebar.js
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ import Vue from 'vue'
 import SidebarView from './views/Sidebar.vue'
 import Sidebar from './services/Sidebar'
 import Tab from './models/Tab'
-import VueClipboard from 'vue-clipboard2'
-
-Vue.use(VueClipboard)
 
 Vue.prototype.t = t
 
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/Sidebar.vue b/apps/files/src/views/Sidebar.vue
index 1fc89c6a7e..6fa5c35dca 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/Sidebar.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/Sidebar.vue
@@ -58,15 +58,14 @@
 		</div>
 
 		<!-- If fileInfo fetch is complete, display tabs -->
-		<template v-for="tab in tabs" v-else-if="fileInfo">
-			<component
-				:is="tabComponent(tab).is"
-				v-if="canDisplay(tab)"
+		<template v-else-if="fileInfo" v-for="tab in tabs">
+			<SidebarTab
+				v-if="tab.enabled(fileInfo)"
 				:id="tab.id"
 				:key="tab.id"
-				:component="tabComponent(tab).component"
 				:name="tab.name"
-				:dav-path="davPath"
+				:icon="tab.icon"
+				:render="tab.render"
 				:file-info="fileInfo" />
 		</template>
 	</AppSidebar>
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ import axios from '@nextcloud/axios'
 import AppSidebar from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/AppSidebar'
 import ActionButton from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/ActionButton'
 import FileInfo from '../services/FileInfo'
-import LegacyTab from '../components/LegacyTab'
+import SidebarTab from '../components/SidebarTab'
 import LegacyView from '../components/LegacyView'
 import { encodePath } from '@nextcloud/paths'
 
@@ -87,6 +86,7 @@ export default {
 	components: {
 		ActionButton,
 		AppSidebar,
+		SidebarTab,
 		LegacyView,
 	},
 
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ export default {
 					})
 
 					this.$nextTick(() => {
-						if (this.$refs.sidebar) {
-							this.$refs.sidebar.updateTabs()
+						if (this.$refs.tabs) {
+							this.$refs.tabs.updateTabs()
 						}
 					})
 				} catch (error) {
@@ -278,14 +278,14 @@ export default {
 		 * @returns {boolean}
 		 */
 		canDisplay(tab) {
-			return tab.isEnabled(this.fileInfo)
+			return tab.enabled(this.fileInfo)
 		},
 		resetData() {
 			this.error = null
 			this.fileInfo = null
 			this.$nextTick(() => {
-				if (this.$refs.sidebar) {
-					this.$refs.sidebar.updateTabs()
+				if (this.$refs.tabs) {
+					this.$refs.tabs.updateTabs()
 				}
 			})
 		},
@@ -327,18 +327,6 @@ export default {
 			return OC.MimeType.getIconUrl(mimeType)
 		},
 
-		tabComponent(tab) {
-			if (tab.isLegacyTab) {
-				return {
-					is: LegacyTab,
-					component: tab.component,
-				}
-			}
-			return {
-				is: tab.component,
-			}
-		},
-
 		/**
 		 * Set current active tab
 		 *
@@ -430,8 +418,8 @@ export default {
 					})
 
 					this.$nextTick(() => {
-						if (this.$refs.sidebar) {
-							this.$refs.sidebar.updateTabs()
+						if (this.$refs.tabs) {
+							this.$refs.tabs.updateTabs()
 						}
 					})
 				} catch (error) {
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/files_sharing_tab.js b/apps/files_sharing/src/files_sharing_tab.js
index ffb6cdec30..e8988e8c40 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/files_sharing_tab.js
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/files_sharing_tab.js
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@
  * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
  */
+import Vue from 'vue'
+import VueClipboard from 'vue-clipboard2'
+import { translate as t, translatePlural as n } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
 
 import SharingTab from './views/SharingTab'
 import ShareSearch from './services/ShareSearch'
 import ExternalLinkActions from './services/ExternalLinkActions'
-
 import TabSections from './services/TabSections'
 
 // Init Sharing Tab Service
@@ -34,8 +36,28 @@ Object.assign(window.OCA.Sharing, { ShareSearch: new ShareSearch() })
 Object.assign(window.OCA.Sharing, { ExternalLinkActions: new ExternalLinkActions() })
 Object.assign(window.OCA.Sharing, { ShareTabSections: new TabSections() })
 
+Vue.prototype.t = t
+Vue.prototype.n = n
+Vue.use(VueClipboard)
+
+// Init Sharing tab component
+const View = Vue.extend(SharingTab)
+
 window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
 	if (OCA.Files && OCA.Files.Sidebar) {
-		OCA.Files.Sidebar.registerTab(new OCA.Files.Sidebar.Tab('sharing', SharingTab))
+		OCA.Files.Sidebar.registerTab(new OCA.Files.Sidebar.Tab({
+			id: 'sharing',
+			name: t('files_sharing', 'Sharing'),
+			icon: 'icon-share',
+
+			render: (el, fileInfo) => {
+				new View({
+					propsData: {
+						fileInfo,
+					},
+				}).$mount(el)
+				console.info(el)
+			},
+		}))
 	}
 })
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/views/SharingTab.vue b/apps/files_sharing/src/views/SharingTab.vue
index 40c8572912..c92aac40d0 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/views/SharingTab.vue
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/views/SharingTab.vue
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@
   -->
 
 <template>
-	<Tab :id="id"
-		:icon="icon"
-		:name="name"
-		:class="{ 'icon-loading': loading }">
+	<div :class="{ 'icon-loading': loading }">
 		<!-- error message -->
 		<div v-if="error" class="emptycontent">
 			<div class="icon icon-error" />
@@ -84,7 +81,7 @@
 				<component :is="section($refs['section-'+index], fileInfo)" :file-info="fileInfo" />
 			</div>
 		</template>
-	</Tab>
+	</div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
@@ -92,7 +89,6 @@ import { CollectionList } from 'nextcloud-vue-collections'
 import { generateOcsUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
 import Avatar from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/Avatar'
 import axios from '@nextcloud/axios'
-import Tab from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/AppSidebarTab'
 
 import { shareWithTitle } from '../utils/SharedWithMe'
 import Share from '../models/Share'
@@ -117,7 +113,6 @@ export default {
 		SharingInput,
 		SharingLinkList,
 		SharingList,
-		Tab,
 	},
 
 	mixins: [ShareTypes],
@@ -134,9 +129,7 @@ export default {
 		return {
 			error: '',
 			expirationInterval: null,
-			icon: 'icon-share',
 			loading: true,
-			name: t('files_sharing', 'Sharing'),
 			// reshare Share object
 			reshare: null,
 			sharedWithMe: {},
@@ -147,26 +140,6 @@ export default {
 	},
 
 	computed: {
-		/**
-		 * Needed to differenciate the tabs
-		 * pulled from the AppSidebarTab component
-		 *
-		 * @returns {string}
-		 */
-		id() {
-			return 'sharing'
-		},
-
-		/**
-		 * Returns the current active tab
-		 * needed because AppSidebarTab also uses $parent.activeTab
-		 *
-		 * @returns {string}
-		 */
-		activeTab() {
-			return this.$parent.activeTab
-		},
-
 		/**
 		 * Is this share shared with me?
 		 *
@@ -341,7 +314,3 @@ export default {
 	},
 }
 </script>
-
-<style lang="scss" scoped>
-
-</style>