diff --git a/lib/private/Share20/DefaultShareProvider.php b/lib/private/Share20/DefaultShareProvider.php
index d5257d79304e6..42dd0f0519da5 100644
--- a/lib/private/Share20/DefaultShareProvider.php
+++ b/lib/private/Share20/DefaultShareProvider.php
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@
 use OC\Share20\Exception\InvalidShare;
 use OC\Share20\Exception\ProviderException;
 use OC\User\LazyUser;
+use OCA\Files_Sharing\AppInfo\Application;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Utility\ITimeFactory;
 use OCP\DB\QueryBuilder\IQueryBuilder;
 use OCP\Defaults;
 use OCP\Files\Folder;
 use OCP\Files\IRootFolder;
 use OCP\Files\Node;
+use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\IDBConnection;
 use OCP\IGroupManager;
 use OCP\IL10N;
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ public function __construct(
 		private ITimeFactory $timeFactory,
 		private LoggerInterface $logger,
 		private IManager $shareManager,
+		private IConfig $config,
 	) {
 	}
 
@@ -480,6 +483,15 @@ public function deleteFromSelf(IShare $share, $recipient) {
 	protected function createUserSpecificGroupShare(IShare $share, string $recipient): int {
 		$type = $share->getNodeType();
 
+		$shareFolder = $this->config->getSystemValue('share_folder', '/');
+		$allowCustomShareFolder = $this->config->getSystemValueBool('sharing.allow_custom_share_folder', true);
+		if ($allowCustomShareFolder) {
+			$shareFolder = $this->config->getUserValue($recipient, Application::APP_ID, 'share_folder', $shareFolder);
+		}
+
+		$target = $shareFolder . '/' . $share->getNode()->getName();
+		$target = \OC\Files\Filesystem::normalizePath($target);
+
 		$qb = $this->dbConn->getQueryBuilder();
 		$qb->insert('share')
 			->values([
@@ -491,7 +503,7 @@ protected function createUserSpecificGroupShare(IShare $share, string $recipient
 				'item_type' => $qb->createNamedParameter($type),
 				'item_source' => $qb->createNamedParameter($share->getNodeId()),
 				'file_source' => $qb->createNamedParameter($share->getNodeId()),
-				'file_target' => $qb->createNamedParameter($share->getTarget()),
+				'file_target' => $qb->createNamedParameter($target),
 				'permissions' => $qb->createNamedParameter($share->getPermissions()),
 				'stime' => $qb->createNamedParameter($share->getShareTime()->getTimestamp()),
 			])->execute();
diff --git a/lib/private/Share20/Manager.php b/lib/private/Share20/Manager.php
index cfc96a7041794..0998e58e27085 100644
--- a/lib/private/Share20/Manager.php
+++ b/lib/private/Share20/Manager.php
@@ -718,12 +718,12 @@ public function createShare(IShare $share) {
 			}
 
 			// Generate the target
-			$defaultShareFolder = $this->config->getSystemValue('share_folder', '/');
-			$allowCustomShareFolder = $this->config->getSystemValueBool('sharing.allow_custom_share_folder', true);
-			if ($allowCustomShareFolder) {
-				$shareFolder = $this->config->getUserValue($share->getSharedWith(), Application::APP_ID, 'share_folder', $defaultShareFolder);
-			} else {
-				$shareFolder = $defaultShareFolder;
+			$shareFolder = $this->config->getSystemValue('share_folder', '/');
+			if ($share->getShareType() === IShare::TYPE_USER) {
+				$allowCustomShareFolder = $this->config->getSystemValueBool('sharing.allow_custom_share_folder', true);
+				if ($allowCustomShareFolder) {
+					$shareFolder = $this->config->getUserValue($share->getSharedWith(), Application::APP_ID, 'share_folder', $shareFolder);
+				}
 			}
 
 			$target = $shareFolder . '/' . $share->getNode()->getName();
diff --git a/lib/private/Share20/ProviderFactory.php b/lib/private/Share20/ProviderFactory.php
index e1a2c9a537538..0764331504a99 100644
--- a/lib/private/Share20/ProviderFactory.php
+++ b/lib/private/Share20/ProviderFactory.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 use OCP\Federation\ICloudFederationFactory;
 use OCP\Files\IRootFolder;
 use OCP\Http\Client\IClientService;
+use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\IServerContainer;
 use OCP\L10N\IFactory;
 use OCP\Mail\IMailer;
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ protected function defaultShareProvider() {
 				$this->serverContainer->query(ITimeFactory::class),
 				$this->serverContainer->get(LoggerInterface::class),
 				$this->serverContainer->get(IManager::class),
+				$this->serverContainer->get(IConfig::class),
 			);
 		}
 
@@ -204,8 +206,8 @@ protected function getShareByCircleProvider() {
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		if (!$this->serverContainer->getAppManager()->isEnabledForUser('circles') ||
-			!class_exists('\OCA\Circles\ShareByCircleProvider')
+		if (!$this->serverContainer->getAppManager()->isEnabledForUser('circles')
+			|| !class_exists('\OCA\Circles\ShareByCircleProvider')
 		) {
 			$this->circlesAreNotAvailable = true;
 			return null;
@@ -309,9 +311,9 @@ public function getProvider($id) {
 	public function getProviderForType($shareType) {
 		$provider = null;
 
-		if ($shareType === IShare::TYPE_USER ||
-			$shareType === IShare::TYPE_GROUP ||
-			$shareType === IShare::TYPE_LINK
+		if ($shareType === IShare::TYPE_USER
+			|| $shareType === IShare::TYPE_GROUP
+			|| $shareType === IShare::TYPE_LINK
 		) {
 			$provider = $this->defaultShareProvider();
 		} elseif ($shareType === IShare::TYPE_REMOTE || $shareType === IShare::TYPE_REMOTE_GROUP) {
diff --git a/tests/lib/Share20/DefaultShareProviderTest.php b/tests/lib/Share20/DefaultShareProviderTest.php
index 42e1dcfbf0aa7..687aa13eb9207 100644
--- a/tests/lib/Share20/DefaultShareProviderTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/Share20/DefaultShareProviderTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use OCP\Files\File;
 use OCP\Files\Folder;
 use OCP\Files\IRootFolder;
+use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\IDBConnection;
 use OCP\IGroup;
 use OCP\IGroupManager;
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ class DefaultShareProviderTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 	/** @var LoggerInterface|MockObject */
 	protected $logger;
 
+	protected IConfig&MockObject $config;
+
 	protected IShareManager&MockObject $shareManager;
 
 	protected function setUp(): void {
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ protected function setUp(): void {
 		$this->timeFactory = $this->createMock(ITimeFactory::class);
 		$this->logger = $this->createMock(LoggerInterface::class);
 		$this->shareManager = $this->createMock(IShareManager::class);
+		$this->config = $this->createMock(IConfig::class);
 
 		$this->userManager->expects($this->any())->method('userExists')->willReturn(true);
 		$this->timeFactory->expects($this->any())->method('now')->willReturn(new \DateTimeImmutable('2023-05-04 00:00 Europe/Berlin'));
@@ -107,6 +111,7 @@ protected function setUp(): void {
 			$this->timeFactory,
 			$this->logger,
 			$this->shareManager,
+			$this->config,
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -471,6 +476,7 @@ public function testDeleteSingleShare() {
 				$this->timeFactory,
 				$this->logger,
 				$this->shareManager,
+				$this->config,
 			])
 			->setMethods(['getShareById'])
 			->getMock();
@@ -568,6 +574,7 @@ public function testDeleteGroupShareWithUserGroupShares() {
 				$this->timeFactory,
 				$this->logger,
 				$this->shareManager,
+				$this->config,
 			])
 			->setMethods(['getShareById'])
 			->getMock();
@@ -2572,6 +2579,7 @@ public function testGetSharesInFolder() {
 			$this->timeFactory,
 			$this->logger,
 			$this->shareManager,
+			$this->config,
 		);
 
 		$password = md5(time());
@@ -2672,6 +2680,7 @@ public function testGetAccessListNoCurrentAccessRequired() {
 			$this->timeFactory,
 			$this->logger,
 			$this->shareManager,
+			$this->config,
 		);
 
 		$u1 = $userManager->createUser('testShare1', 'test');
@@ -2775,6 +2784,7 @@ public function testGetAccessListCurrentAccessRequired() {
 			$this->timeFactory,
 			$this->logger,
 			$this->shareManager,
+			$this->config,
 		);
 
 		$u1 = $userManager->createUser('testShare1', 'test');