diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/FilesPlugin.php b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/FilesPlugin.php
index 843383a0452a5..eed57ee0be8eb 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/FilesPlugin.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/FilesPlugin.php
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ function (mixed $value) use ($accessRight, $knownMetadata, $node, $mutation, $fi
 	private function initFilesMetadataManager(): IFilesMetadataManager {
 		/** @var IFilesMetadataManager $manager */
 		$manager = \OCP\Server::get(IFilesMetadataManager::class);
-		$manager->initMetadata('files-live-photo', IMetadataValueWrapper::TYPE_STRING, false, IMetadataValueWrapper::EDIT_REQ_OWNERSHIP);
+		$manager->initMetadata('files-live-photo', IMetadataValueWrapper::TYPE_STRING, false, IMetadataValueWrapper::EDIT_REQ_WRITE_PERMISSION);
 
 		return $manager;
 	}