diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/allow-username-in-dav-files.md b/changelog/unreleased/allow-username-in-dav-files.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73dd0628e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/allow-username-in-dav-files.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Enhancement: Allow using the username when accessing the users home
+
+We now allow using the userid and the username when accessing the
+users home on the `/dev/files` endpoint.
+
+https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/1205
diff --git a/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/dav.go b/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/dav.go
index ed9238a8c6..10ef5380b9 100644
--- a/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/dav.go
+++ b/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/dav.go
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"path"
+	"strings"
 
 	gatewayv1beta1 "github.com/cs3org/go-cs3apis/cs3/gateway/v1beta1"
+	userv1beta1 "github.com/cs3org/go-cs3apis/cs3/identity/user/v1beta1"
 	rpc "github.com/cs3org/go-cs3apis/cs3/rpc/v1beta1"
 	rpcv1beta1 "github.com/cs3org/go-cs3apis/cs3/rpc/v1beta1"
 	provider "github.com/cs3org/go-cs3apis/cs3/storage/provider/v1beta1"
@@ -82,6 +84,10 @@ func (h *DavHandler) init(c *Config) error {
 	return h.TrashbinHandler.init(c)
 }
 
+func isOwner(userIDorName string, user *userv1beta1.User) bool {
+	return userIDorName != "" && (userIDorName == user.Id.OpaqueId || strings.EqualFold(userIDorName, user.Username))
+}
+
 // Handler handles requests
 func (h *DavHandler) Handler(s *svc) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -103,7 +109,7 @@ func (h *DavHandler) Handler(s *svc) http.Handler {
 
 			// note: some requests like OPTIONS don't forward the user
 			contextUser, ok := ctxuser.ContextGetUser(ctx)
-			if ok && requestUserID != "" && requestUserID == contextUser.Id.OpaqueId {
+			if ok && isOwner(requestUserID, contextUser) {
 				// use home storage handler when user was detected
 				base := path.Join(ctx.Value(ctxKeyBaseURI).(string), "files", requestUserID)
 				ctx := context.WithValue(ctx, ctxKeyBaseURI, base)