diff --git a/lib/private/files/fileinfo.php b/lib/private/files/fileinfo.php
index 8e9b6a8b72..b80873d1d0 100644
--- a/lib/private/files/fileinfo.php
+++ b/lib/private/files/fileinfo.php
@@ -146,4 +146,8 @@ class FileInfo implements \OCP\Files\FileInfo, \ArrayAccess, \JsonSerializable {
 	public function getType() {
 		return $this->data['type'];
 	}
+
+	public function getData(){
+		return $this->data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/private/files/view.php b/lib/private/files/view.php
index 39c2ffed93..b587027966 100644
--- a/lib/private/files/view.php
+++ b/lib/private/files/view.php
@@ -963,12 +963,15 @@ class View {
 	 * change file metadata
 	 *
 	 * @param string $path
-	 * @param array $data
+	 * @param array | \OCP\Files\FileInfo $data
 	 * @return int
 	 *
 	 * returns the fileid of the updated file
 	 */
 	public function putFileInfo($path, $data) {
+		if ($data instanceof FileInfo) {
+			$data = $data->getData();
+		}
 		$path = Filesystem::normalizePath($this->fakeRoot . '/' . $path);
 		/**
 		 * @var \OC\Files\Storage\Storage $storage