diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/js/share.js b/apps/files_sharing/js/share.js
index 66e4f9dc27..30a803f320 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/js/share.js
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/js/share.js
@@ -103,11 +103,20 @@
 				name: 'Share',
 				displayName: '',
 				mime: 'all',
-				permissions: OC.PERMISSION_SHARE,
+				permissions: OC.PERMISSION_ALL,
 				icon: OC.imagePath('core', 'actions/share'),
 				type: OCA.Files.FileActions.TYPE_INLINE,
 				actionHandler: function(fileName) {
 					fileList.showDetailsView(fileName, 'shareTabView');
+				},
+				render: function(actionSpec, isDefault, context) {
+					var permissions = parseInt(context.$file.attr('data-permissions'), 10);
+					// if no share permissions but share owner exists, still show the link
+					if ((permissions & OC.PERMISSION_SHARE) !== 0 || context.$file.attr('data-share-owner')) {
+						return fileActions._defaultRenderAction.call(fileActions, actionSpec, isDefault, context);
+					}
+					// don't render anything
+					return null;
 				}
 			});
 
@@ -157,26 +166,7 @@
 			// if the statuses are loaded already, use them for the icon
 			// (needed when scrolling to the next page)
 			if (hasUserShares || hasLinkShare || $tr.attr('data-share-recipients') || $tr.attr('data-share-owner')) {
-				var permissions = $tr.data('permissions');
 				OC.Share.markFileAsShared($tr, true, hasLinkShare);
-				if ((permissions & OC.PERMISSION_SHARE) === 0 && $tr.attr('data-share-owner')) {
-					// if no share action exists because the admin disabled sharing for this user
-					// we create a share notification action to inform the user about files
-					// shared with him otherwise we just update the existing share action.
-					// TODO: make this work like/with OC.Share.markFileAsShared()
-					$tr.find('.fileactions .action-share-notification').remove();
-					var shareNotification = '<a class="action action-share-notification permanent"' +
-							' data-action="Share-Notification" href="#" original-title="">' +
-							' <img class="svg" src="' + OC.imagePath('core', 'actions/share') + '"></img>';
-					$tr.find('.fileactions').append(function() {
-						var shareBy = escapeHTML($tr.attr('data-share-owner'));
-						var $result = $(shareNotification + '<span> ' + shareBy + '</span></span>');
-						$result.on('click', function() {
-							return false;
-						});
-						return $result;
-					});
-				}
 				return true;
 			}
 			return false;
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/tests/js/shareSpec.js b/apps/files_sharing/tests/js/shareSpec.js
index 96a96f1b81..fd8e36d71a 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/tests/js/shareSpec.js
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/tests/js/shareSpec.js
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ describe('OCA.Sharing.Util tests', function() {
 			expect(OC.basename(getImageUrl($tr.find('.filename .thumbnail')))).toEqual('folder-shared.svg');
 			expect($action.find('img').length).toEqual(1);
 		});
-		it('shows static share text when file shared with user that has no share permission', function() {
+		it('shows share action when shared with user who has no share permission', function() {
 			var $action, $tr;
 			fileList.setFiles([{
 				id: 1,
@@ -193,14 +193,9 @@ describe('OCA.Sharing.Util tests', function() {
 				shareOwner: 'User One'
 			}]);
 			$tr = fileList.$el.find('tbody tr:first');
-			expect($tr.find('.action-share').length).toEqual(0);
-			$action = $tr.find('.action-share-notification');
-			expect($action.find('>span').text().trim()).toEqual('User One');
-			expect(OC.basename($action.find('img').attr('src'))).toEqual('share.svg');
-			expect(OC.basename(getImageUrl($tr.find('.filename .thumbnail')))).toEqual('folder-shared.svg');
-			expect($action.find('img').length).toEqual(1);
+			expect($tr.find('.action-share').length).toEqual(1);
 		});
-		it('do not show static share text when share exists but neither permission nor owner is available', function() {
+		it('do not show share action when share exists but neither permission nor owner is available', function() {
 			var $action, $tr;
 			fileList.setFiles([{
 				id: 1,
@@ -214,8 +209,6 @@ describe('OCA.Sharing.Util tests', function() {
 			}]);
 			$tr = fileList.$el.find('tbody tr:first');
 			expect($tr.find('.action-share').length).toEqual(0);
-			$action = $tr.find('.action-share-notification');
-			expect($action.length).toEqual(0);
 		});
 	});
 	describe('Share action', function() {