diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/ajax/external.php b/apps/files_sharing/ajax/external.php
index 65861ac6a0..2ba1cb470c 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/ajax/external.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/ajax/external.php
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ if (OCA\Files_Sharing\Helper::isIncomingServer2serverShareEnabled() === false) {
 $token = $_POST['token'];
 $remote = $_POST['remote'];
 $owner = $_POST['owner'];
+$ownerDisplayName = $_POST['ownerDisplayName'];
 $name = $_POST['name'];
 $password = $_POST['password'];
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ if (substr($remote, 0, 5) === 'https') {
 	}
 }
 
-$mount = $externalManager->addShare($remote, $token, $password, $name, $owner, true);
+$mount = $externalManager->addShare($remote, $token, $password, $name, $ownerDisplayName, true);
 
 /**
  * @var \OCA\Files_Sharing\External\Storage $storage
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/js/external.js b/apps/files_sharing/js/external.js
index f658de307a..45a6ef0275 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/js/external.js
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/js/external.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	 */
 	OCA.Sharing.showAddExternalDialog = function (share, passwordProtected, callback) {
 		var remote = share.remote;
-		var owner = share.owner;
+		var owner = share.ownerDisplayName || share.owner;
 		var name = share.name;
 		var remoteClean = (remote.substr(0, 8) === 'https://') ? remote.substr(8) : remote.substr(7);
 
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 							remote: share.remote,
 							token: share.token,
 							owner: share.owner,
+							ownerDisplayName: share.ownerDisplayName || share.owner,
 							name: share.name,
 							password: password}, function(result) {
 							if (result.status === 'error') {
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/js/public.js b/apps/files_sharing/js/public.js
index 70c1ba5c0c..af80844738 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/js/public.js
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/js/public.js
@@ -242,9 +242,10 @@ OCA.Sharing.PublicApp = {
 			var remote = $(this).find('input[type="text"]').val();
 			var token = $('#sharingToken').val();
 			var owner = $('#save').data('owner');
+			var ownerDisplayName = $('#save').data('owner-display-name');
 			var name = $('#save').data('name');
 			var isProtected = $('#save').data('protected') ? 1 : 0;
-			OCA.Sharing.PublicApp._saveToOwnCloud(remote, token, owner, name, isProtected);
+			OCA.Sharing.PublicApp._saveToOwnCloud(remote, token, owner, ownerDisplayName, name, isProtected);
 		});
 
 		$('#remote_address').on("keyup paste", function() {
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ OCA.Sharing.PublicApp = {
 		this.fileList.changeDirectory(params.path || params.dir, false, true);
 	},
 
-	_saveToOwnCloud: function (remote, token, owner, name, isProtected) {
+	_saveToOwnCloud: function (remote, token, owner, ownerDisplayName, name, isProtected) {
 		var location = window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.host + OC.webroot;
 		
 		if(remote.substr(-1) !== '/') {
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ OCA.Sharing.PublicApp = {
 		};
 
 		var url = remote + 'index.php/apps/files#' + 'remote=' + encodeURIComponent(location) // our location is the remote for the other server
-			+ "&token=" + encodeURIComponent(token) + "&owner=" + encodeURIComponent(owner) + "&name=" + encodeURIComponent(name) + "&protected=" + isProtected;
+			+ "&token=" + encodeURIComponent(token) + "&owner=" + encodeURIComponent(owner) +"&ownerDisplayName=" + encodeURIComponent(ownerDisplayName) + "&name=" + encodeURIComponent(name) + "&protected=" + isProtected;
 
 
 		if (remote.indexOf('://') > 0) {
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/controllers/sharecontroller.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/controllers/sharecontroller.php
index fe7b159449..e28019c358 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/controllers/sharecontroller.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/controllers/sharecontroller.php
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ class ShareController extends Controller {
 
 		$shareTmpl = [];
 		$shareTmpl['displayName'] = User::getDisplayName($shareOwner);
+		$shareTmpl['owner'] = $shareOwner;
 		$shareTmpl['filename'] = $file;
 		$shareTmpl['directory_path'] = $linkItem['file_target'];
 		$shareTmpl['mimetype'] = Filesystem::getMimeType($originalSharePath);
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/templates/public.php b/apps/files_sharing/templates/public.php
index b5dd653d71..046f954106 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/templates/public.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/templates/public.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ $thumbSize = 1024;
 				if ($_['server2serversharing']) {
 					?>
 					<span id="save" data-protected="<?php p($_['protected']) ?>"
-						  data-owner="<?php p($_['displayName']) ?>" data-name="<?php p($_['filename']) ?>">
+						  data-owner-display-name="<?php p($_['displayName']) ?>" data-owner="<?php p($_['owner']) ?>" data-name="<?php p($_['filename']) ?>">
 					<button id="save-button"><?php p($l->t('Add to your ownCloud')) ?></button>
 					<form class="save-form hidden" action="#">
 						<input type="text" id="remote_address" placeholder="example.com/owncloud"/>
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/tests/controller/sharecontroller.php b/apps/files_sharing/tests/controller/sharecontroller.php
index ccef4263c2..168488f561 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/tests/controller/sharecontroller.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/tests/controller/sharecontroller.php
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ class ShareControllerTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 		$response = $this->shareController->showShare($this->token);
 		$sharedTmplParams = array(
 			'displayName' => $this->user,
+			'owner' => $this->user,
 			'filename' => 'file1.txt',
 			'directory_path' => '/file1.txt',
 			'mimetype' => 'text/plain',