diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Listener/LoadSidebarListener.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Listener/LoadSidebarListener.php
index 17fee71978f50..935f88ae753da 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Listener/LoadSidebarListener.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Listener/LoadSidebarListener.php
@@ -43,8 +43,11 @@ public function handle(Event $event): void {
 		$showFederatedToTrustedAsInternal = $gsConfig->isGlobalScaleEnabled() || $appConfig->getValueBool('files_sharing', ConfigLexicon::SHOW_FEDERATED_TO_TRUSTED_AS_INTERNAL);
 		$showFederatedAsInternal = ($gsConfig->isGlobalScaleEnabled() && $gsConfig->onlyInternalFederation())
 			|| $appConfig->getValueBool('files_sharing', ConfigLexicon::SHOW_FEDERATED_AS_INTERNAL);
+		$showExternalSharing = $appConfig->getValueBool('files_sharing', 'outgoing_server2server_share_enabled', true)
+			|| $appConfig->getValueBool('core', 'shareapi_allow_links', true);
 
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('showFederatedSharesAsInternal', $showFederatedAsInternal);
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('showFederatedSharesToTrustedServersAsInternal', $showFederatedToTrustedAsInternal);
+		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('showExternalSharing', $showExternalSharing);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/services/ConfigService.ts b/apps/files_sharing/src/services/ConfigService.ts
index 8c17c6f3a1787..71824bc855b6e 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/services/ConfigService.ts
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/services/ConfigService.ts
@@ -329,4 +329,11 @@ export default class Config {
 	get showFederatedSharesToTrustedServersAsInternal(): boolean {
 		return loadState('files_sharing', 'showFederatedSharesToTrustedServersAsInternal', false)
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Show the external share ui
+	 */
+	get showExternalSharing(): boolean {
+		return loadState('files_sharing', 'showExternalSharing', true)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/views/SharingTab.vue b/apps/files_sharing/src/views/SharingTab.vue
index 17398fbcf1496..7b19f94801b35 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/views/SharingTab.vue
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/views/SharingTab.vue
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 				<SharingEntryInternal :file-info="fileInfo" />
 			</section>
 
-			<section>
+			<section v-if="config.showExternalSharing">
 				<div class="section-header">
 					<h4>{{ t('files_sharing', 'External shares') }}</h4>
 					<NcPopover popup-role="dialog">