diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/js/share.js b/apps/files_sharing/js/share.js
index 6f9468c4e79432230f730c1ff85e8d250252f0da..5b0c4ee8096a30f8e4227215f82249d51cbbdd5f 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/js/share.js
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/js/share.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ OC.Share={
 		$('#privateLinkCheckbox').attr('checked', true);
 		var link = parent.location.protocol+'//'+location.host+OC.linkTo('', 'public.php')+'?service=files&token='+token;
 		if (token.indexOf('&path=') == -1) {
-			link += '&file=' + encodeURIComponent(item);
+			link += '&file=' + encodeURIComponent(item).replace('%2F', '/');
 		} else {
 			// Disable checkbox if inside a shared parent folder
 			$('#privateLinkCheckbox').attr('disabled', 'true');