diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/api/local.php b/apps/files_sharing/api/local.php
index eeb31899830118cc15999838394b6b9aea82bdf0..87025998b3dbdcd44194f567a8faee0169824c16 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/api/local.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/api/local.php
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class Local {
 				try {
 					$expirationDate = isset($_POST['expireDate']) ? self::parseDate($_POST['expireDate']) : null;
 				} catch (\Exception $e) {
-					return new \OC_OCS_Result(null, 404, 'Invalid Date');
+					return new \OC_OCS_Result(null, 404, 'Invalid Date. Format must be YYYY-MM-DD.');
 				}
 
 				break;
@@ -315,7 +315,11 @@ class Local {
 					$expirationDate
 			);
 		} catch (HintException $e) {
-			return new \OC_OCS_Result(null, 400, $e->getHint());
+			if ($e->getCode() === 0) {
+				return new \OC_OCS_Result(null, 400, $e->getHint());
+			} else {
+				return new \OC_OCS_Result(null, $e->getCode(), $e->getHint());
+			}
 		} catch (\Exception $e) {
 			return new \OC_OCS_Result(null, 403, $e->getMessage());
 		}
@@ -559,13 +563,13 @@ class Local {
 	 */
 	private static function parseDate($expireDate) {
 		if (preg_match('/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/', $expireDate) === 0) {
-			throw new \Exception();
+			throw new \Exception('Invalid date. Format must be YYYY-MM-DD');
 		}
 
 		$date = new \DateTime($expireDate);
 
 		if ($date === false) {
-			throw new \Exception();
+			throw new \Exception('Invalid date. Format must be YYYY-MM-DD');
 		}
 
 		return $date;
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/tests/api.php b/apps/files_sharing/tests/api.php
index a9b6ee9f64e78045d7bfe5755dba333df5134778..d0ee71cec5a28334d6fa688b1edae72fd67a054b 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/tests/api.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/tests/api.php
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ class Test_Files_Sharing_Api extends TestCase {
 		if ($valid === false) {
 			$this->assertFalse($result->succeeded());
 			$this->assertEquals(404, $result->getStatusCode());
-			$this->assertEquals('Invalid Date', $result->getMeta()['message']);
+			$this->assertEquals('Invalid Date. Format must be YYYY-MM-DD.', $result->getMeta()['message']);
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -1543,4 +1543,90 @@ class Test_Files_Sharing_Api extends TestCase {
 		$fileinfo = $this->view->getFileInfo($this->folder);
 		\OCP\Share::unshare('folder', $fileinfo['fileid'], \OCP\Share::SHARE_TYPE_LINK, null);
 	}
+
+	public function testCreatePublicLinkExpireDateValid() {
+		$config = \OC::$server->getConfig();
+
+		// enforce expire date, by default 7 days after the file was shared
+		$config->setAppValue('core', 'shareapi_default_expire_date', 'yes');
+		$config->setAppValue('core', 'shareapi_enforce_expire_date', 'yes');
+
+		$date = new \DateTime();
+		$date->add(new \DateInterval('P5D'));
+
+		$_POST['path'] = $this->folder;
+		$_POST['shareType'] = \OCP\Share::SHARE_TYPE_LINK;
+		$_POST['expireDate'] = $date->format('Y-m-d');
+
+		$result = \OCA\Files_Sharing\API\Local::createShare([]);
+
+		$this->assertTrue($result->succeeded());
+
+		$data = $result->getData();
+		$this->assertTrue(is_string($data['token']));
+
+		// check for correct link
+		$url = \OC::$server->getURLGenerator()->getAbsoluteURL('/index.php/s/' . $data['token']);
+		$this->assertEquals($url, $data['url']);
+
+
+		$share = $this->getShareFromId($data['id']);
+		$items = \OCP\Share::getItemShared('file', $share['item_source']);
+		$this->assertTrue(!empty($items));
+
+		$item = reset($items);
+		$this->assertTrue(is_array($item));
+		$this->assertEquals($date->format('Y-m-d'), substr($item['expiration'], 0, 10));
+
+		$fileinfo = $this->view->getFileInfo($this->folder);
+		\OCP\Share::unshare('folder', $fileinfo['fileid'], \OCP\Share::SHARE_TYPE_LINK, null);
+
+		$config->setAppValue('core', 'shareapi_default_expire_date', 'no');
+		$config->setAppValue('core', 'shareapi_enforce_expire_date', 'no');
+	}
+
+	public function testCreatePublicLinkExpireDateInvalidFuture() {
+		$config = \OC::$server->getConfig();
+
+		// enforce expire date, by default 7 days after the file was shared
+		$config->setAppValue('core', 'shareapi_default_expire_date', 'yes');
+		$config->setAppValue('core', 'shareapi_enforce_expire_date', 'yes');
+
+		$date = new \DateTime();
+		$date->add(new \DateInterval('P8D'));
+
+		$_POST['path'] = $this->folder;
+		$_POST['shareType'] = \OCP\Share::SHARE_TYPE_LINK;
+		$_POST['expireDate'] = $date->format('Y-m-d');
+
+		$result = \OCA\Files_Sharing\API\Local::createShare([]);
+
+		$this->assertFalse($result->succeeded());
+		$this->assertEquals(404, $result->getStatusCode());
+		$this->assertEquals('Cannot set expiration date. Shares cannot expire later than 7 after they have been shared', $result->getMeta()['message']);
+
+		$config->setAppValue('core', 'shareapi_default_expire_date', 'no');
+		$config->setAppValue('core', 'shareapi_enforce_expire_date', 'no');
+	}
+
+	public function testCreatePublicLinkExpireDateInvalidPast() {
+		$config = \OC::$server->getConfig();
+
+		$date = new \DateTime();
+		$date->sub(new \DateInterval('P8D'));
+
+		$_POST['path'] = $this->folder;
+		$_POST['shareType'] = \OCP\Share::SHARE_TYPE_LINK;
+		$_POST['expireDate'] = $date->format('Y-m-d');
+
+		$result = \OCA\Files_Sharing\API\Local::createShare([]);
+
+		$this->assertFalse($result->succeeded());
+		$this->assertEquals(404, $result->getStatusCode());
+		$this->assertEquals('Cannot set expiration date. Expiration date is in the past', $result->getMeta()['message']);
+
+		$config->setAppValue('core', 'shareapi_default_expire_date', 'no');
+		$config->setAppValue('core', 'shareapi_enforce_expire_date', 'no');
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/private/share/share.php b/lib/private/share/share.php
index 9aea4677b5b0738002acabc0ade6bbdeab4ec003..7b052483ac3df78435c330d6b130a4cf38e9e5c1 100644
--- a/lib/private/share/share.php
+++ b/lib/private/share/share.php
@@ -649,6 +649,21 @@ class Share extends Constants {
 			$permissions = (int)$permissions & ~\OCP\Constants::PERMISSION_DELETE;
 		}
 
+		//Validate expirationDate
+		if ($expirationDate !== null) {
+			try {
+				/*
+				 * Reuse the validateExpireDate.
+				 * We have to pass time() since the second arg is the time
+				 * the file was shared, since it is not shared yet we just use
+				 * the current time.
+				 */
+				$expirationDate = self::validateExpireDate($expirationDate->format('Y-m-d'), time(), $itemType, $itemSource);
+			} catch (\Exception $e) {
+				throw new \OC\HintException($e->getMessage(), $e->getMessage(), 404);
+			}
+		}
+
 		// Verify share type and sharing conditions are met
 		if ($shareType === self::SHARE_TYPE_USER) {
 			if ($shareWith == $uidOwner) {