diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/components/NewFileRequestDialog.vue b/apps/files_sharing/src/components/NewFileRequestDialog.vue
index 3a620bd0a5c45..24de10b725e9b 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/components/NewFileRequestDialog.vue
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/components/NewFileRequestDialog.vue
@@ -197,11 +197,14 @@ export default defineComponent({
 	},
 
 	data() {
+		const destination = (this.context.permissions & Permission.SHARE)
+			? this.context.path
+			: '/'
 		return {
 			currentStep: STEP.FIRST,
 			loading: false,
 
-			destination: this.context.path || '/',
+			destination,
 			label: '',
 			note: '',
 
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/components/NewFileRequestDialog/NewFileRequestDialogIntro.vue b/apps/files_sharing/src/components/NewFileRequestDialog/NewFileRequestDialogIntro.vue
index 8ad587e5c730b..d4602872afe18 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/components/NewFileRequestDialog/NewFileRequestDialogIntro.vue
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/components/NewFileRequestDialog/NewFileRequestDialogIntro.vue
@@ -73,10 +73,11 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import type { Folder, Node } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import type { Folder, INode } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import type { PropType } from 'vue'
 
 import { getFilePickerBuilder } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
+import { Permission } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
 import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
 import NcTextArea from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcTextArea'
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 					callback: this.onPickedDestination,
 				})
 				.setFilter((node) => node.path !== '/')
+				.setCanPick((node) => Boolean(node.permissions & Permission.SHARE))
 				.startAt(this.destination)
 				.build()
 			try {
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			}
 		},
 
-		onPickedDestination(nodes: Node[]) {
+		onPickedDestination(nodes: INode[]) {
 			const node = nodes[0]
 			if (node) {
 				this.$emit('update:destination', node.path)