diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php b/apps/files_sharing/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php
index 5203b80a1b..4ba8d1659a 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ return array(
     'OCA\\Files_Sharing\\Activity\\Providers\\Users' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Activity/Providers/Users.php',
     'OCA\\Files_Sharing\\Activity\\Settings\\PublicLinks' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Activity/Settings/PublicLinks.php',
     'OCA\\Files_Sharing\\Activity\\Settings\\RemoteShare' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Activity/Settings/RemoteShare.php',
+    'OCA\\Files_Sharing\\Activity\\Settings\\ShareActivitySettings' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Activity/Settings/ShareActivitySettings.php',
     'OCA\\Files_Sharing\\Activity\\Settings\\Shared' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Activity/Settings/Shared.php',
     'OCA\\Files_Sharing\\AppInfo\\Application' => $baseDir . '/../lib/AppInfo/Application.php',
     'OCA\\Files_Sharing\\BackgroundJob\\FederatedSharesDiscoverJob' => $baseDir . '/../lib/BackgroundJob/FederatedSharesDiscoverJob.php',
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/composer/composer/autoload_static.php b/apps/files_sharing/composer/composer/autoload_static.php
index 56036b035e..4376ad0b82 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/composer/composer/autoload_static.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/composer/composer/autoload_static.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class ComposerStaticInitFiles_Sharing
         'OCA\\Files_Sharing\\Activity\\Providers\\Users' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Activity/Providers/Users.php',
         'OCA\\Files_Sharing\\Activity\\Settings\\PublicLinks' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Activity/Settings/PublicLinks.php',
         'OCA\\Files_Sharing\\Activity\\Settings\\RemoteShare' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Activity/Settings/RemoteShare.php',
+        'OCA\\Files_Sharing\\Activity\\Settings\\ShareActivitySettings' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Activity/Settings/ShareActivitySettings.php',
         'OCA\\Files_Sharing\\Activity\\Settings\\Shared' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Activity/Settings/Shared.php',
         'OCA\\Files_Sharing\\AppInfo\\Application' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/AppInfo/Application.php',
         'OCA\\Files_Sharing\\BackgroundJob\\FederatedSharesDiscoverJob' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/BackgroundJob/FederatedSharesDiscoverJob.php',
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Activity/Settings/PublicLinks.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Activity/Settings/PublicLinks.php
index 60094b656e..fd8b6b56b8 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Activity/Settings/PublicLinks.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Activity/Settings/PublicLinks.php
@@ -26,18 +26,7 @@ namespace OCA\Files_Sharing\Activity\Settings;
 use OCP\Activity\ISetting;
 use OCP\IL10N;
 
-class PublicLinks implements ISetting {
-
-	/** @var IL10N */
-	protected $l;
-
-	/**
-	 * @param IL10N $l
-	 */
-	public function __construct(IL10N $l) {
-		$this->l = $l;
-	}
-
+class PublicLinks extends ShareActivitySettings {
 	/**
 	 * @return string Lowercase a-z and underscore only identifier
 	 * @since 11.0.0
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Activity/Settings/RemoteShare.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Activity/Settings/RemoteShare.php
index 319b4ebfef..f6c4b873b4 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Activity/Settings/RemoteShare.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Activity/Settings/RemoteShare.php
@@ -27,18 +27,7 @@ namespace OCA\Files_Sharing\Activity\Settings;
 use OCP\Activity\ISetting;
 use OCP\IL10N;
 
-class RemoteShare implements ISetting {
-
-	/** @var IL10N */
-	protected $l;
-
-	/**
-	 * @param IL10N $l
-	 */
-	public function __construct(IL10N $l) {
-		$this->l = $l;
-	}
-
+class RemoteShare extends ShareActivitySettings {
 	/**
 	 * @return string Lowercase a-z and underscore only identifier
 	 * @since 11.0.0
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Activity/Settings/ShareActivitySettings.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Activity/Settings/ShareActivitySettings.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14f3fe339c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Activity/Settings/ShareActivitySettings.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2020 Robin Appelman <robin@icewind.nl>
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OCA\Files_Sharing\Activity\Settings;
+
+use OCP\Activity\ActivitySettings;
+use OCP\IL10N;
+
+abstract class ShareActivitySettings extends ActivitySettings {
+	/** @var IL10N */
+	protected $l;
+
+	/**
+	 * @param IL10N $l
+	 */
+	public function __construct(IL10N $l) {
+		$this->l = $l;
+	}
+
+	public function getGroupIdentifier() {
+		return 'files';
+	}
+
+	public function getGroupName() {
+		return $this->l->t('Files');
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Activity/Settings/Shared.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Activity/Settings/Shared.php
index 1eb6270af3..40c3e0fea0 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Activity/Settings/Shared.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Activity/Settings/Shared.php
@@ -27,18 +27,7 @@ namespace OCA\Files_Sharing\Activity\Settings;
 use OCP\Activity\ISetting;
 use OCP\IL10N;
 
-class Shared implements ISetting {
-
-	/** @var IL10N */
-	protected $l;
-
-	/**
-	 * @param IL10N $l
-	 */
-	public function __construct(IL10N $l) {
-		$this->l = $l;
-	}
-
+class Shared extends ShareActivitySettings {
 	/**
 	 * @return string Lowercase a-z and underscore only identifier
 	 * @since 11.0.0