diff --git a/filemanager/src/Sharing/AnonymousList.php b/filemanager/src/Sharing/AnonymousList.php
index 563c3ca0c1..5b659f3222 100644
--- a/filemanager/src/Sharing/AnonymousList.php
+++ b/filemanager/src/Sharing/AnonymousList.php
@@ -60,7 +60,17 @@ class AnonymousList extends filemanager_ui
 		$content['nm']['no_filter'] = true;
 		$content['nm']['favorites'] = false;
 
-		$this->etemplate->setElementAttribute("nm", "header_right", '');
+		if(!Vfs::is_writable($content['nm']['path']))
+		{
+			// share is read-only, we can just hide everything
+			$this->etemplate->setElementAttribute("nm", "header_right", '');
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			// Set some unwanted buttons readonly - hide via CSS
+			$this->etemplate->setElementAttribute("nm[button][edit]", "disabled", true);
+			$this->etemplate->setElementAttribute("nm[button][symlink]", "disabled", true);
+		}
 
 		return parent::listview($content, $msg);
 	}
diff --git a/filemanager/templates/default/sharing.css b/filemanager/templates/default/sharing.css
index 19659da682..52773b4d4d 100644
--- a/filemanager/templates/default/sharing.css
+++ b/filemanager/templates/default/sharing.css
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ div.nextmatch_header {
     width: 50px;
 }
 
+#filemanager-index_filemanager-index-header_right > et2-button:not([id*="createdir"]) {
+    display: none;
+}
+
 div.search {
     width: 25%;
     max-width: 98%;