diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/files_actions/sharingStatusAction.spec.ts b/apps/files_sharing/src/files_actions/sharingStatusAction.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..80fccb3bf900c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/files_actions/sharingStatusAction.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*!
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import type { IFolder, IView } from '@nextcloud/files'
+
+import AccountGroupSvg from '@mdi/svg/svg/account-group-outline.svg?raw'
+import LinkSvg from '@mdi/svg/svg/link.svg?raw'
+import { Folder, Permission } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import { ShareType } from '@nextcloud/sharing'
+import { describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { action } from './sharingStatusAction.ts'
+
+vi.mock('@nextcloud/auth', () => ({
+	getCurrentUser: () => ({ uid: 'alice' }),
+}))
+
+const view = { id: 'files', name: 'Files' } as IView
+
+function getIcon(owner: string, shareTypes: ShareType[]): string {
+	const node = new Folder({
+		id: 1,
+		source: 'https://cloud.example.com/remote.php/dav/files/alice/Shared',
+		owner,
+		root: '/files/alice',
+		permissions: Permission.ALL,
+		attributes: { 'share-types': { 'share-type': shareTypes } },
+	})
+	return action.iconSvgInline({ nodes: [node], view, folder: {} as IFolder, contents: [] })
+}
+
+describe('Sharing status action icon', () => {
+	test('a folder shared with the user shows the owner avatar', () => {
+		expect(getIcon('bob', [])).toContain('/avatar/bob/32')
+	})
+
+	test('a folder shared with the user through a group still shows the owner avatar', () => {
+		expect(getIcon('bob', [ShareType.Group])).toContain('/avatar/bob/32')
+	})
+
+	test('a folder shared by the user shows the share type', () => {
+		expect(getIcon('alice', [ShareType.Group])).toBe(AccountGroupSvg)
+		expect(getIcon('alice', [ShareType.Link])).toBe(LinkSvg)
+	})
+})
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/files_actions/sharingStatusAction.ts b/apps/files_sharing/src/files_actions/sharingStatusAction.ts
index 086d507ad4953..48d5b1e28a504 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/files_actions/sharingStatusAction.ts
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/files_actions/sharingStatusAction.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ export const action: IFileAction = {
 
 	iconSvgInline({ nodes }) {
 		const node = nodes[0]!
+		// Shared by someone else, like the title. The share types also hold the received share in some responses
+		if (node.owner && (node.owner !== getCurrentUser()?.uid || isExternal(node))) {
+			return generateAvatarSvg(node.owner, isExternal(node))
+		}
+
 		const shareTypes = Object.values(node?.attributes?.['share-types'] || {}).flat() as number[]
 
 		// Mixed share types
@@ -98,10 +103,6 @@ export const action: IFileAction = {
 			return CircleSvg
 		}
 
-		if (node.owner && (node.owner !== getCurrentUser()?.uid || isExternal(node))) {
-			return generateAvatarSvg(node.owner, isExternal(node))
-		}
-
 		return AccountPlusSvg
 	},