diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Listener/LoadSidebarListener.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Listener/LoadSidebarListener.php
index cb5ebf8a792d8..c6a3c4c2683f6 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Listener/LoadSidebarListener.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Listener/LoadSidebarListener.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
  */
+
 namespace OCA\Files_Sharing\Listener;
 
 use OCA\Files_Sharing\AppInfo\Application;
@@ -30,13 +31,31 @@
 use OCP\EventDispatcher\Event;
 use OCP\EventDispatcher\IEventListener;
 use OCP\Util;
+use OCP\AppFramework\Services\IInitialState;
+use OCP\Share\IManager;
+
+/**
+ * @template-implements IEventListener<Event>
+ */
+class LoadSidebarListener implements IEventListener
+{
 
-class LoadSidebarListener implements IEventListener {
-	public function handle(Event $event): void {
+	public function __construct(private IInitialState $initialState, private IManager $shareManager)
+	{
+	}
+
+	public function handle(Event $event): void
+	{
 		if (!($event instanceof LoadSidebar)) {
 			return;
 		}
 
 		Util::addScript(Application::APP_ID, 'files_sharing_tab', 'files');
+
+		$shareConfig = [
+			'allowPublicUploads' => $this->shareManager->shareApiLinkAllowPublicUpload(),
+		];
+
+		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('shareConfig', $shareConfig);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/components/SharingEntryQuickShareSelect.vue b/apps/files_sharing/src/components/SharingEntryQuickShareSelect.vue
index a83ef50304848..b89574a2fca57 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/components/SharingEntryQuickShareSelect.vue
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/components/SharingEntryQuickShareSelect.vue
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export default {
 			return options
 		},
 		supportsFileDrop() {
-			if (this.isFolder) {
+			if (this.isFolder && this.config.isPublicUploadEnabled) {
 				const shareType = this.share.type ?? this.share.shareType
 				return [this.SHARE_TYPES.SHARE_TYPE_LINK, this.SHARE_TYPES.SHARE_TYPE_EMAIL].includes(shareType)
 			}
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/services/ConfigService.js b/apps/files_sharing/src/services/ConfigService.js
index e3cd6ad8d46c8..39062d648468e 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/services/ConfigService.js
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/services/ConfigService.js
@@ -22,8 +22,14 @@
  *
  */
 
+import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
+
 export default class Config {
 
+	constructor() {
+		this._shareConfig = loadState('files_sharing', 'shareConfig', {})
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Is public upload allowed on link shares ?
 	 *
@@ -32,8 +38,7 @@ export default class Config {
 	 * @memberof Config
 	 */
 	get isPublicUploadEnabled() {
-		return document.getElementsByClassName('files-filestable')[0]
-			&& document.getElementsByClassName('files-filestable')[0].dataset.allowPublicUpload === 'yes'
+		return this._shareConfig.allowPublicUploads
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/views/SharingDetailsTab.vue b/apps/files_sharing/src/views/SharingDetailsTab.vue
index d77688df2d7ac..6246bdb65e31e 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/views/SharingDetailsTab.vue
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/views/SharingDetailsTab.vue
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ export default {
 			return this.share.id === null || this.share.id === undefined
 		},
 		allowsFileDrop() {
-			if (this.isFolder) {
+			if (this.isFolder && this.config.isPublicUploadEnabled) {
 				if (this.share.type === this.SHARE_TYPES.SHARE_TYPE_LINK || this.share.type === this.SHARE_TYPES.SHARE_TYPE_EMAIL) {
 					return true
 				}