diff --git a/changelog/4.1.0_2021-08-19/enhancement-toggle-sidebar b/changelog/4.1.0_2021-08-19/enhancement-toggle-sidebar
index 5a7f0ff4e46..d1db727997b 100644
--- a/changelog/4.1.0_2021-08-19/enhancement-toggle-sidebar
+++ b/changelog/4.1.0_2021-08-19/enhancement-toggle-sidebar
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ We introduced a button above the files list to toggle the right sidebar (open/cl
 
 https://github.com/owncloud/web/issues/5165
 https://github.com/owncloud/web/pull/5678
+https://github.com/owncloud/web/pull/5709
diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/src/helpers/resource/index.ts b/packages/web-app-files/src/helpers/resource/index.ts
index 4c59608d416..5f74156ef0d 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-files/src/helpers/resource/index.ts
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/src/helpers/resource/index.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ export * from './asset'
 export * from './filter'
 export * from './privatePreviewBlob'
 export * from './publicPreviewUrl'
+export * from './sameResource'
diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/src/helpers/resource/resource.ts b/packages/web-app-files/src/helpers/resource/resource.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4a126ab42f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/src/helpers/resource/resource.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// TODO: find a good location for the Resource interface. Needed in other repos as well, so it needs to be deployed to npm.
+// TODO: add more fields to the resource interface. Extend into different resource types: FileResource, FolderResource, ShareResource, IncomingShareResource, OutgoingShareResource, ...
+export interface Resource {
+  id: number | string
+}
diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/src/helpers/resource/sameResource.ts b/packages/web-app-files/src/helpers/resource/sameResource.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..60b09cebeb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/src/helpers/resource/sameResource.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { Resource } from './resource'
+
+export const isSameResource = (r1: Resource, r2: Resource): boolean => {
+  if (!r1 || !r2) return false
+  return r1.id === r2.id
+}
diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/src/mixins/actions/delete.js b/packages/web-app-files/src/mixins/actions/delete.js
index 7bc44f09c4f..96bbd2810f9 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-files/src/mixins/actions/delete.js
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/src/mixins/actions/delete.js
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import MixinDeleteResources from '../../mixins/deleteResources'
 import { checkRoute } from '../../helpers/route'
+import { mapState } from 'vuex'
+import { isSameResource } from '../../helpers/resource'
 
 export default {
   mixins: [MixinDeleteResources],
   computed: {
+    ...mapState('Files', ['currentFolder']),
     $_delete_items() {
       return [
         {
@@ -15,6 +18,10 @@ export default {
               return false
             }
 
+            if (isSameResource(resource, this.currentFolder)) {
+              return false
+            }
+
             return resource.canBeDeleted()
           },
           componentType: 'oc-button',
diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/src/mixins/actions/navigate.js b/packages/web-app-files/src/mixins/actions/navigate.js
index 33cd78926bb..19b3a8e9f1f 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-files/src/mixins/actions/navigate.js
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/src/mixins/actions/navigate.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { isTrashbinRoute } from '../../helpers/route'
+import { mapState } from 'vuex'
+import { isSameResource } from '../../helpers/resource'
 
 export default {
   computed: {
+    ...mapState('Files', ['currentFolder']),
     $_navigate_items() {
       return [
         {
@@ -14,6 +17,10 @@ export default {
               return false
             }
 
+            if (isSameResource(resource, this.currentFolder)) {
+              return false
+            }
+
             return resource.type === 'folder'
           },
           canBeDefault: true,
diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/src/mixins/actions/rename.js b/packages/web-app-files/src/mixins/actions/rename.js
index 585763aba20..c322fc9554f 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-files/src/mixins/actions/rename.js
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/src/mixins/actions/rename.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { mapActions, mapGetters } from 'vuex'
 
 import { isTrashbinRoute } from '../../helpers/route'
+import { isSameResource } from '../../helpers/resource'
 
 export default {
   computed: {
-    ...mapGetters('Files', ['files']),
+    ...mapGetters('Files', ['files', 'currentFolder']),
 
     $_rename_items() {
       return [
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ export default {
               return false
             }
 
+            if (isSameResource(resource, this.currentFolder)) {
+              return false
+            }
+
             return resource.canRename()
           },
           componentType: 'oc-button',
diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/tests/unit/components/FilesList/ContextActions.spec.js b/packages/web-app-files/tests/unit/components/FilesList/ContextActions.spec.js
index 71e36d914b1..fc9a79daea8 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-files/tests/unit/components/FilesList/ContextActions.spec.js
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/tests/unit/components/FilesList/ContextActions.spec.js
@@ -108,9 +108,10 @@ describe('ContextActions', () => {
       },
       propsData: {
         item: {
+          id: 1,
           name: filename,
-          extension: extension,
-          type: type,
+          extension,
+          type,
           canDownload: () => true,
           isReceivedShare: () => true,
           canBeDeleted: () => true,
diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/tests/unit/helpers/resource/sameResource.spec.ts b/packages/web-app-files/tests/unit/helpers/resource/sameResource.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..06a0dfb0a4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/tests/unit/helpers/resource/sameResource.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { isSameResource } from '../../../../src/helpers/resource'
+
+describe('isSameResource', () => {
+  test('evaluates to false if one of the resources is nullish', () => {
+    expect(isSameResource(null, null)).toBe(false)
+    expect(isSameResource(undefined, undefined)).toBe(false)
+    expect(isSameResource(null, { id: 1 })).toBe(false)
+    expect(isSameResource(undefined, { id: 1 })).toBe(false)
+    expect(isSameResource({ id: 1 }, null)).toBe(false)
+    expect(isSameResource({ id: 1 }, undefined)).toBe(false)
+  })
+  test('evaluates to false if ids are of different types', () => {
+    expect(isSameResource({ id: 1 }, { id: '1' })).toBe(false)
+  })
+  test('evaluates to false if ids are different values', () => {
+    expect(isSameResource({ id: 1 }, { id: 2 })).toBe(false)
+    expect(isSameResource({ id: '1' }, { id: '2' })).toBe(false)
+  })
+  test('evaluates to true if ids are the same', () => {
+    expect(isSameResource({ id: 1 }, { id: 1 })).toBe(true)
+    expect(isSameResource({ id: '1' }, { id: '1' })).toBe(true)
+  })
+})