diff --git a/apps/dav/appinfo/v1/publicwebdav.php b/apps/dav/appinfo/v1/publicwebdav.php
index 7b576496cc89f..316a84d9767ee 100644
--- a/apps/dav/appinfo/v1/publicwebdav.php
+++ b/apps/dav/appinfo/v1/publicwebdav.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
  */
 use OC\Files\Filesystem;
-use OC\Files\Storage\Wrapper\PermissionsMask;
+use OC\Files\Storage\Wrapper\DirPermissionsMask;
 use OC\Files\View;
 use OCA\DAV\Connector\LegacyPublicAuth;
 use OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\ServerFactory;
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@ function (\Sabre\DAV\Server $server) use (
 		// FIXME: should not add storage wrappers outside of preSetup, need to find a better way
 		$previousLog = Filesystem::logWarningWhenAddingStorageWrapper(false);
 		Filesystem::addStorageWrapper('sharePermissions', function ($mountPoint, $storage) use ($share) {
-			return new PermissionsMask(['storage' => $storage, 'mask' => $share->getPermissions() | Constants::PERMISSION_SHARE]);
+			return new DirPermissionsMask([
+				'storage' => $storage,
+				'mask' => $share->getPermissions() | Constants::PERMISSION_SHARE,
+				'path' => 'files'
+			]);
 		});
 		Filesystem::addStorageWrapper('shareOwner', function ($mountPoint, $storage) use ($share) {
 			return new PublicOwnerWrapper(['storage' => $storage, 'owner' => $share->getShareOwner()]);
diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/SessionStorageWrapper.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/SessionStorageWrapper.php
index 8754041b2fa39..17d0f5dbfb3ed 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/SessionStorageWrapper.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/SessionStorageWrapper.php
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@
 
 use OC\Files\Storage\Wrapper\PermissionsMask;
 use OCP\Constants;
+use OCP\Files\Storage\IStorage;
 
 /**
  * Wrap Storage in PermissionsMask for session ephemeral use
  */
 class SessionStorageWrapper extends PermissionsMask {
 	/**
-	 * @param array $parameters ['storage' => $storage]
+	 * @param array{storage: IStorage, ...} $parameters
 	 */
 	public function __construct(array $parameters) {
 		// disable sharing permission
diff --git a/lib/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php b/lib/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php
index ba1487488fda9..3817e8ba9ce90 100644
--- a/lib/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php
+++ b/lib/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php
@@ -1725,6 +1725,7 @@
     'OC\\Files\\Cache\\StorageGlobal' => $baseDir . '/lib/private/Files/Cache/StorageGlobal.php',
     'OC\\Files\\Cache\\Updater' => $baseDir . '/lib/private/Files/Cache/Updater.php',
     'OC\\Files\\Cache\\Watcher' => $baseDir . '/lib/private/Files/Cache/Watcher.php',
+    'OC\\Files\\Cache\\Wrapper\\CacheDirPermissionsMask' => $baseDir . '/lib/private/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CacheDirPermissionsMask.php',
     'OC\\Files\\Cache\\Wrapper\\CacheJail' => $baseDir . '/lib/private/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CacheJail.php',
     'OC\\Files\\Cache\\Wrapper\\CachePermissionsMask' => $baseDir . '/lib/private/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CachePermissionsMask.php',
     'OC\\Files\\Cache\\Wrapper\\CacheWrapper' => $baseDir . '/lib/private/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CacheWrapper.php',
@@ -1810,6 +1811,7 @@
     'OC\\Files\\Storage\\StorageFactory' => $baseDir . '/lib/private/Files/Storage/StorageFactory.php',
     'OC\\Files\\Storage\\Temporary' => $baseDir . '/lib/private/Files/Storage/Temporary.php',
     'OC\\Files\\Storage\\Wrapper\\Availability' => $baseDir . '/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Availability.php',
+    'OC\\Files\\Storage\\Wrapper\\DirPermissionsMask' => $baseDir . '/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/DirPermissionsMask.php',
     'OC\\Files\\Storage\\Wrapper\\Encoding' => $baseDir . '/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Encoding.php',
     'OC\\Files\\Storage\\Wrapper\\EncodingDirectoryWrapper' => $baseDir . '/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/EncodingDirectoryWrapper.php',
     'OC\\Files\\Storage\\Wrapper\\Encryption' => $baseDir . '/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Encryption.php',
diff --git a/lib/composer/composer/autoload_static.php b/lib/composer/composer/autoload_static.php
index 993dbfc52e930..a7883e54f7dab 100644
--- a/lib/composer/composer/autoload_static.php
+++ b/lib/composer/composer/autoload_static.php
@@ -1766,6 +1766,7 @@ class ComposerStaticInit749170dad3f5e7f9ca158f5a9f04f6a2
         'OC\\Files\\Cache\\StorageGlobal' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/private/Files/Cache/StorageGlobal.php',
         'OC\\Files\\Cache\\Updater' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/private/Files/Cache/Updater.php',
         'OC\\Files\\Cache\\Watcher' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/private/Files/Cache/Watcher.php',
+        'OC\\Files\\Cache\\Wrapper\\CacheDirPermissionsMask' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/private/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CacheDirPermissionsMask.php',
         'OC\\Files\\Cache\\Wrapper\\CacheJail' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/private/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CacheJail.php',
         'OC\\Files\\Cache\\Wrapper\\CachePermissionsMask' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/private/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CachePermissionsMask.php',
         'OC\\Files\\Cache\\Wrapper\\CacheWrapper' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/private/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CacheWrapper.php',
@@ -1851,6 +1852,7 @@ class ComposerStaticInit749170dad3f5e7f9ca158f5a9f04f6a2
         'OC\\Files\\Storage\\StorageFactory' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/private/Files/Storage/StorageFactory.php',
         'OC\\Files\\Storage\\Temporary' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/private/Files/Storage/Temporary.php',
         'OC\\Files\\Storage\\Wrapper\\Availability' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Availability.php',
+        'OC\\Files\\Storage\\Wrapper\\DirPermissionsMask' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/DirPermissionsMask.php',
         'OC\\Files\\Storage\\Wrapper\\Encoding' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Encoding.php',
         'OC\\Files\\Storage\\Wrapper\\EncodingDirectoryWrapper' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/EncodingDirectoryWrapper.php',
         'OC\\Files\\Storage\\Wrapper\\Encryption' => __DIR__ . '/../../..' . '/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Encryption.php',
diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CacheDirPermissionsMask.php b/lib/private/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CacheDirPermissionsMask.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..38fe5a88c419c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CacheDirPermissionsMask.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+namespace OC\Files\Cache\Wrapper;
+
+use Closure;
+use OCP\Files\Cache\ICache;
+use OCP\Files\Cache\ICacheEntry;
+
+class CacheDirPermissionsMask extends CachePermissionsMask {
+	/**
+	 * @param Closure(string $path): bool $checkPath
+	 */
+	public function __construct(
+		ICache $cache,
+		int $mask,
+		private readonly Closure $checkPath,
+	) {
+		parent::__construct($cache, $mask);
+	}
+
+	protected function formatCacheEntry($entry): ICacheEntry|false {
+		$checkPath = $this->checkPath;
+		if ($checkPath($entry['path'])) {
+			return parent::formatCacheEntry($entry);
+		}
+
+		return $entry;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/DirPermissionsMask.php b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/DirPermissionsMask.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..14b6441f98b67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/DirPermissionsMask.php
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only AND (AGPL-3.0-or-later OR AGPL-3.0-only)
+ */
+
+namespace OC\Files\Storage\Wrapper;
+
+use OC\Files\Cache\Wrapper\CacheDirPermissionsMask;
+use OC\Files\Storage\Storage;
+use OCP\Files\Cache\ICache;
+
+/**
+ * While PermissionMask can mask a whole storage this  can
+ * mask a certain directory inside a storage
+ */
+class DirPermissionsMask extends PermissionsMask {
+
+	/**
+	 * @var string the dir that should be masked
+	 */
+	private readonly string $path;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var int remember length
+	 */
+	private readonly int $pathLength;
+
+	/**
+	 * @param array{storage: Storage, mask: int, path: string, ...} $parameters
+	 * @psalm-suppress MoreSpecificImplementedParamType
+	 *
+	 * $storage: The storage the permissions mask should be applied on
+	 * $mask: The permission bits that should be kept, a combination of the \OCP\Constant::PERMISSION_ constants
+	 * $path: The path relative to the storage root that should be masked
+	 */
+	public function __construct($parameters) {
+		parent::__construct($parameters);
+		$this->path = rtrim((string)$parameters['path'], '/');
+		$this->pathLength = strlen((string)$parameters['path']);
+	}
+
+	protected function checkPath(string $path): bool {
+		return $path === $this->path || substr($path, 0, $this->pathLength + 1) === $this->path . '/';
+	}
+
+	public function isUpdatable($path): bool {
+		if ($this->checkPath($path)) {
+			return parent::isUpdatable($path);
+		}
+
+		return $this->storage->isUpdatable($path);
+	}
+
+	public function isCreatable($path): bool {
+		if ($this->checkPath($path)) {
+			return parent::isCreatable($path);
+		}
+
+		return $this->storage->isCreatable($path);
+	}
+
+	public function isDeletable($path): bool {
+		if ($this->checkPath($path)) {
+			return parent::isDeletable($path);
+		}
+
+		return $this->storage->isDeletable($path);
+	}
+
+	public function isSharable($path): bool {
+		if ($this->checkPath($path)) {
+			return parent::isSharable($path);
+		}
+
+		return $this->storage->isSharable($path);
+	}
+
+	public function getPermissions($path): int {
+		if ($this->checkPath($path)) {
+			return parent::getPermissions($path);
+		}
+
+		return $this->storage->getPermissions($path);
+	}
+
+	public function rename($source, $target): bool {
+		if (!$this->isUpdatable($source)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		if ($this->file_exists($target)) {
+			if ($this->isUpdatable($target)) {
+				return $this->storage->rename($source, $target);
+			}
+		} else {
+			$parent = dirname($target);
+			if ($parent === '.') {
+				$parent = '';
+			}
+
+			if ($this->isCreatable($parent)) {
+				return $this->storage->rename($source, $target);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public function copy($source, $target): bool {
+		if (!$this->isReadable($source)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		if ($this->file_exists($target)) {
+			if ($this->isUpdatable($target)) {
+				return $this->storage->copy($source, $target);
+			}
+		} else {
+			$parent = dirname($target);
+			if ($parent === '.') {
+				$parent = '';
+			}
+
+			if ($this->isCreatable($parent)) {
+				return $this->storage->copy($source, $target);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public function touch($path, $mtime = null): bool {
+		if ($this->checkPath($path)) {
+			return parent::touch($path);
+		}
+
+		return $this->storage->touch($path);
+	}
+
+	public function mkdir($path): bool {
+		// Always allow creating the path of the dir mask.
+		if ($path !== $this->path && $this->checkPath($path)) {
+			return parent::mkdir($path);
+		}
+
+		return $this->storage->mkdir($path);
+	}
+
+	public function rmdir($path): bool {
+		if ($this->checkPath($path)) {
+			return parent::rmdir($path);
+		}
+
+		return $this->storage->rmdir($path);
+	}
+
+	public function unlink($path): bool {
+		if ($this->checkPath($path)) {
+			return parent::unlink($path);
+		}
+
+		return $this->storage->unlink($path);
+	}
+
+	public function file_put_contents($path, $data): int|float|false {
+		if ($this->checkPath($path)) {
+			return parent::file_put_contents($path, $data);
+		}
+
+		return $this->storage->file_put_contents($path, $data);
+	}
+
+	public function fopen($path, $mode) {
+		if ($this->checkPath($path)) {
+			return parent::fopen($path, $mode);
+		}
+
+		return $this->storage->fopen($path, $mode);
+	}
+
+	public function getCache($path = '', $storage = null): ICache {
+		if (!$storage) {
+			$storage = $this;
+		}
+
+		$sourceCache = $this->storage->getCache($path, $storage);
+		return new CacheDirPermissionsMask($sourceCache, $this->mask, $this->checkPath(...));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/PermissionsMask.php b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/PermissionsMask.php
index 692824d00bdd5..d14a484bc05bb 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/PermissionsMask.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/PermissionsMask.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 namespace OC\Files\Storage\Wrapper;
 
 use OC\Files\Cache\Wrapper\CachePermissionsMask;
+use OC\Files\Storage\Storage;
 use OCP\Constants;
 use OCP\Files\Storage\IStorage;
 
@@ -22,10 +23,10 @@ class PermissionsMask extends Wrapper {
 	/**
 	 * @var int the permissions bits we want to keep
 	 */
-	private $mask;
+	protected readonly int $mask;
 
 	/**
-	 * @param array $parameters ['storage' => $storage, 'mask' => $mask]
+	 * @param array{storage: Storage, mask: int, ...} $parameters
 	 *
 	 * $storage: The storage the permissions mask should be applied on
 	 * $mask: The permission bits that should be kept, a combination of the \OCP\Constant::PERMISSION_ constants