diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Service/OwnershipTransferService.php b/apps/files/lib/Service/OwnershipTransferService.php
index 661a7e66e1039..7e6547b34717e 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Service/OwnershipTransferService.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Service/OwnershipTransferService.php
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ public function transfer(IUser $sourceUser,
 
 		// setup filesystem
 		// Requesting the user folder will set it up if the user hasn't logged in before
+		// We need a setupFS for the full filesystem setup before as otherwise we will just return
+		// a lazy root folder which does not create the destination users folder
+		\OC_Util::setupFS($destinationUser->getUID());
 		\OC::$server->getUserFolder($destinationUser->getUID());
 		Filesystem::initMountPoints($sourceUid);
 		Filesystem::initMountPoints($destinationUid);