diff --git a/apps/files/js/file-upload.js b/apps/files/js/file-upload.js
index 691131293a..3c0ca31922 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/file-upload.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/file-upload.js
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ OC.Uploader.prototype = _.extend({
 				 */
 				add: function(e, data) {
 					self.log('add', e, data);
-					var that = $(this), freeSpace;
+					var that = $(this), freeSpace = 0;
 
 					var upload = new OC.FileUpload(self, data);
 					// can't link directly due to jQuery not liking cyclic deps on its ajax object
@@ -989,13 +989,20 @@ OC.Uploader.prototype = _.extend({
 					}
 
 					// check free space
-					freeSpace = $('#free_space').val();
+					if (!self.fileList || upload.getTargetFolder() === self.fileList.getCurrentDirectory()) {
+						// Use global free space if there is no file list to check or the current directory is the target
+						freeSpace = $('#free_space').val()
+					} else if (upload.getTargetFolder().indexOf(self.fileList.getCurrentDirectory()) === 0) {
+						// Check subdirectory free space if file is uploaded there
+						var targetSubdir = upload._targetFolder.replace(self.fileList.getCurrentDirectory(), '')
+						freeSpace = parseInt(upload.uploader.fileList.getModelForFile(targetSubdir).get('quotaAvailableBytes'))
+					}
 					if (freeSpace >= 0 && selection.totalBytes > freeSpace) {
 						data.textStatus = 'notenoughspace';
 						data.errorThrown = t('files',
 							'Not enough free space, you are uploading {size1} but only {size2} is left', {
 							'size1': OC.Util.humanFileSize(selection.totalBytes),
-							'size2': OC.Util.humanFileSize($('#free_space').val())
+							'size2': OC.Util.humanFileSize(freeSpace)
 						});
 					}
 
diff --git a/apps/files/js/filelist.js b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
index e157b91b04..f2ea902ab9 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/filelist.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
@@ -1236,6 +1236,7 @@
 				mtime: parseInt($el.attr('data-mtime'), 10),
 				type: $el.attr('data-type'),
 				etag: $el.attr('data-etag'),
+				quotaAvailableBytes: $el.attr('data-quota'),
 				permissions: parseInt($el.attr('data-permissions'), 10),
 				hasPreview: $el.attr('data-has-preview') === 'true',
 				isEncrypted: $el.attr('data-e2eencrypted') === 'true'
@@ -1495,6 +1496,7 @@
 				"data-mime": mime,
 				"data-mtime": mtime,
 				"data-etag": fileData.etag,
+				"data-quota": fileData.quotaAvailableBytes,
 				"data-permissions": permissions,
 				"data-has-preview": fileData.hasPreview !== false,
 				"data-e2eencrypted": fileData.isEncrypted === true
diff --git a/apps/files/tests/js/filelistSpec.js b/apps/files/tests/js/filelistSpec.js
index ee70a1452a..90861faee5 100644
--- a/apps/files/tests/js/filelistSpec.js
+++ b/apps/files/tests/js/filelistSpec.js
@@ -2232,6 +2232,7 @@ describe('OCA.Files.FileList tests', function() {
 					type: 'file',
 					size: 12,
 					etag: 'abc',
+					quotaAvailableBytes: '-1',
 					permissions: OC.PERMISSION_ALL,
 					hasPreview: true,
 					isEncrypted: false
@@ -2243,6 +2244,7 @@ describe('OCA.Files.FileList tests', function() {
 					mimetype: 'application/pdf',
 					mtime: 234560000,
 					size: 58009,
+					quotaAvailableBytes: '-1',
 					etag: '123',
 					permissions: OC.PERMISSION_ALL,
 					hasPreview: true,
@@ -2255,6 +2257,7 @@ describe('OCA.Files.FileList tests', function() {
 					mimetype: 'httpd/unix-directory',
 					mtime: 134560000,
 					size: 250,
+					quotaAvailableBytes: '-1',
 					etag: '456',
 					permissions: OC.PERMISSION_ALL,
 					hasPreview: true,
@@ -2278,6 +2281,7 @@ describe('OCA.Files.FileList tests', function() {
 					mtime: 123456789,
 					type: 'file',
 					size: 12,
+					quotaAvailableBytes: '-1',
 					etag: 'abc',
 					permissions: OC.PERMISSION_ALL,
 					hasPreview: true,
@@ -2290,6 +2294,7 @@ describe('OCA.Files.FileList tests', function() {
 					mimetype: 'httpd/unix-directory',
 					mtime: 134560000,
 					size: 250,
+					quotaAvailableBytes: '-1',
 					etag: '456',
 					permissions: OC.PERMISSION_ALL,
 					hasPreview: true,