diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/public.php b/apps/files_sharing/public.php
index 695c00e55418b5ea3846b596b34e1aee663d3ff0..3f8e29345a7f2e0118986a6afe4a66f2ed90537c 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/public.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/public.php
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ if (isset($path)) {
 		if (\OCP\App::isEnabled('files_encryption')) {
 			$allowPublicUploadEnabled = false;
 		}
+		if (OC_Appconfig::getValue('core', 'shareapi_allow_public_upload', 'yes') === 'no') {
+			$allowPublicUploadEnabled = false;
+		}
 		if ($linkItem['item_type'] !== 'folder') {
 			$allowPublicUploadEnabled = false;
 		}
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ if (isset($path)) {
 			$folder->assign('isCreatable', false);
 			$folder->assign('permissions', OCP\PERMISSION_READ);
 			$folder->assign('isPublic',true);
-			$folder->assign('publicUploadEnabled', true);
+			$folder->assign('publicUploadEnabled', 'no');
 			$folder->assign('files', $files);
 			$folder->assign('uploadMaxFilesize', $maxUploadFilesize);
 			$folder->assign('uploadMaxHumanFilesize', OCP\Util::humanFileSize($maxUploadFilesize));
diff --git a/settings/templates/admin.php b/settings/templates/admin.php
index 9f16db0948d124051cc0c28dfc2efe10fc39345a..6c4fddd375d9944a39019f3f9f1d51fcc37b24b3 100644
--- a/settings/templates/admin.php
+++ b/settings/templates/admin.php
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ if (!$_['internetconnectionworking']) {
 				<em><?php p($l->t('Allow users to share items to the public with links')); ?></em>
 			</td>
 		</tr>
+		<?php if (!\OCP\App::isEnabled('files_encryption')) { ?>
 		<tr>
 			<td <?php if ($_['shareAPIEnabled'] == 'no') print_unescaped('style="display:none"');?>>
 				<input type="checkbox" name="shareapi_allow_public_upload" id="allowPublicUpload"
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ if (!$_['internetconnectionworking']) {
 				<em><?php p($l->t('Allow users to enable others to anonymously upload into their publicly shared folders')); ?></em>
 			</td>
 		</tr>
+		<?php } ?>
 		<tr>
 			<td <?php if ($_['shareAPIEnabled'] == 'no') print_unescaped('style="display:none"');?>>
 				<input type="checkbox" name="shareapi_allow_resharing" id="allowResharing"