diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareController.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareController.php
index 7c1a297d35..99685f671d 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareController.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareController.php
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ class ShareController extends AuthPublicShareController {
 			$folder->assign('isPublic', true);
 			$folder->assign('hideFileList', $hideFileList);
 			$folder->assign('publicUploadEnabled', 'no');
+			// default to list view
 			$folder->assign('showgridview', false);
 			$folder->assign('uploadMaxFilesize', $maxUploadFilesize);
 			$folder->assign('uploadMaxHumanFilesize', \OCP\Util::humanFileSize($maxUploadFilesize));
@@ -372,6 +373,7 @@ class ShareController extends AuthPublicShareController {
 			$shareIsFolder = false;
 		}
 
+		// default to list view
 		$shareTmpl['showgridview'] = false;
 
 		$shareTmpl['hideFileList'] = $hideFileList;
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/templates/public.php b/apps/files_sharing/templates/public.php
index eccdc49bc3..792b4d2380 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/templates/public.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/templates/public.php
@@ -46,14 +46,16 @@ $maxUploadFilesize = min($upload_max_filesize, $post_max_size);
 	</div>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
-<?php if ($_['showgridview'] && empty($_['dir']) === false) { ?>
-	<input type="checkbox" class="hidden-visually" id="showgridview"
-		<?php if($_['showgridview']) { ?>checked="checked" <?php } ?>/>
-	<label id="view-toggle" for="showgridview" class="button <?php p($_['showgridview'] ? 'icon-toggle-filelist' : 'icon-toggle-pictures') ?>"
-		title="<?php p($l->t('Toggle grid view'))?>"></label>
-<?php } ?>
-
 <?php if (!isset($_['hideFileList']) || (isset($_['hideFileList']) && $_['hideFileList'] === false)) { ?>
+	<!-- ONLY if this is a folder, we show the grid toggle button -->
+	<?php if (empty($_['dir']) === false) { ?>
+		<input type="checkbox" class="hidden-visually" id="showgridview"
+			<?php if($_['showgridview']) { ?>checked="checked" <?php } ?>/>
+		<label id="view-toggle" for="showgridview" class="button <?php p($_['showgridview'] ? 'icon-toggle-filelist' : 'icon-toggle-pictures') ?>"
+			title="<?php p($l->t('Toggle grid view'))?>"></label>
+	<?php } ?>
+	
+	<!-- files listing -->
 	<div id="files-public-content">
 		<div id="preview">
 			<?php if (isset($_['folder'])): ?>