diff --git a/lib/private/Settings/Admin/Sharing.php b/lib/private/Settings/Admin/Sharing.php
index 9b17efa802..8f57f77b20 100644
--- a/lib/private/Settings/Admin/Sharing.php
+++ b/lib/private/Settings/Admin/Sharing.php
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class Sharing implements ISettings {
 			'shareExcludeGroups'              => $this->config->getAppValue('core', 'shareapi_exclude_groups', 'no') === 'yes' ? true : false,
 			'shareExcludedGroupsList'         => $excludeGroupsList,
 			'publicShareDisclaimerText'       => $this->config->getAppValue('core', 'shareapi_public_link_disclaimertext', null),
+			'enableLinkPasswordByDefault'     => $this->config->getAppValue('core', 'shareapi_enable_link_password_by_default', 'no'),
 		];
 
 		return new TemplateResponse('settings', 'admin/sharing', $parameters, '');
diff --git a/lib/private/Template/JSConfigHelper.php b/lib/private/Template/JSConfigHelper.php
index ca45bbee9c..4fc2168021 100644
--- a/lib/private/Template/JSConfigHelper.php
+++ b/lib/private/Template/JSConfigHelper.php
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ class JSConfigHelper {
 			$apps_paths[$app] = \OC_App::getAppWebPath($app);
 		}
 
+
+		$enableLinkPasswordByDefault = $this->config->getAppValue('core', 'shareapi_enable_link_password_by_default', 'no');
+		$enableLinkPasswordByDefault = ($enableLinkPasswordByDefault === 'yes') ? true : false;
 		$defaultExpireDateEnabled = $this->config->getAppValue('core', 'shareapi_default_expire_date', 'no') === 'yes';
 		$defaultExpireDate = $enforceDefaultExpireDate = null;
 		if ($defaultExpireDateEnabled) {
@@ -217,6 +220,7 @@ class JSConfigHelper {
 					'defaultExpireDate' => $defaultExpireDate,
 					'defaultExpireDateEnforced' => $enforceDefaultExpireDate,
 					'enforcePasswordForPublicLink' => \OCP\Util::isPublicLinkPasswordRequired(),
+					'enableLinkPasswordByDefault' => $enableLinkPasswordByDefault,
 					'sharingDisabledForUser' => \OCP\Util::isSharingDisabledForUser(),
 					'resharingAllowed' => \OCP\Share::isResharingAllowed(),
 					'remoteShareAllowed' => $outgoingServer2serverShareEnabled,
diff --git a/settings/templates/admin/sharing.php b/settings/templates/admin/sharing.php
index db025c8f20..9de71c5899 100644
--- a/settings/templates/admin/sharing.php
+++ b/settings/templates/admin/sharing.php
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
 		<input type="checkbox" name="shareapi_allow_public_upload" id="allowPublicUpload" class="checkbox"
 			   value="1" <?php if ($_['allowPublicUpload'] == 'yes') print_unescaped('checked="checked"'); ?> />
 		<label for="allowPublicUpload"><?php p($l->t('Allow public uploads'));?></label><br/>
-
+		<input type="checkbox" name="shareapi_enable_link_password_by_default" id="enableLinkPasswordByDefault" class="checkbox"
+			   value="1" <?php if ($_['enableLinkPasswordByDefault'] === 'yes') print_unescaped('checked="checked"'); ?> />
+		<label for="enableLinkPasswordByDefault"><?php p($l->t('Always ask for a password'));?></label><br/>
 		<input type="checkbox" name="shareapi_enforce_links_password" id="enforceLinkPassword" class="checkbox"
 			   value="1" <?php if ($_['enforceLinkPassword']) print_unescaped('checked="checked"'); ?> />
 		<label for="enforceLinkPassword"><?php p($l->t('Enforce password protection'));?></label><br/>