diff --git a/filemanager/inc/class.filemanager_ui.inc.php b/filemanager/inc/class.filemanager_ui.inc.php
index 73da4792f7..10034259e7 100644
--- a/filemanager/inc/class.filemanager_ui.inc.php
+++ b/filemanager/inc/class.filemanager_ui.inc.php
@@ -206,6 +206,14 @@ class filemanager_ui
 				'order' => 10,
 				'onExecute' => 'javaScript:app.filemanager.copy_link'
 			),
+			'sharelink' => array(
+				'caption' => lang('Share link'),
+				'group' => $group + 0.5,
+				'icon' => 'share',
+				'allowOnMultiple' => false,
+				'order' => 11,
+				'onExecute' => 'javaScript:app.filemanager.share_link'
+			),
 			'documents' => filemanager_merge::document_action(
 				$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['filemanager']['document_dir'],
 				++$group, 'Insert in document', 'document_',
@@ -836,8 +844,8 @@ class filemanager_ui
 		// do NOT store query, if hierarchical data / children are requested
 		if (!$query['csv_export'])
 		{
-			Api\Cache::setSession('filemanager', 'index',
-				array_diff_key ($query, array_flip(array('rows','actions','action_links','placeholder_actions'))));
+                        Api\Cache::setSession('filemanager', 'index',
+                                array_diff_key ($query, array_flip(array('rows','actions','action_links','placeholder_actions'))));
 		}
 		if(!$query['path']) $query['path'] = static::get_home_dir();
 
@@ -1476,6 +1484,14 @@ class filemanager_ui
 				$arr['props'] = $props;
 				break;
 
+
+                        case 'sharelink':
+
+				$share = Vfs\Sharing::create($selected, Vfs\Sharing::READONLY, basename($selected), array() );
+				$arr["share_link"] = $link = Vfs\Sharing::share2link($share);
+				$arr["template"] = Api\Etemplate\Widget\Template::rel2url('/filemanager/templates/default/share_dialog.xet');
+				break;
+
 			// Upload, then link
 			case 'link':
 				// First upload
diff --git a/filemanager/js/app.js b/filemanager/js/app.js
index 68d5e9c3c4..5c9cb8c8d3 100644
--- a/filemanager/js/app.js
+++ b/filemanager/js/app.js
@@ -299,6 +299,10 @@ app.classes.filemanager = AppJS.extend(
 		}
 	},
 
+
+	
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Finish callback for file a file dialog, to get the overwrite / rename prompt
 	 *
@@ -1139,6 +1143,66 @@ app.classes.filemanager = AppJS.extend(
 		}
 	},
 
+	/**
+	 * create a share-link for the given file or directory
+         * @param {object} _action egw actions
+         * @param {object} _senders selected nm row
+         * @returns {Boolean} returns false if not successful
+	 */
+
+	share_link: function(_action, _senders){
+		var data = egw.dataGetUIDdata(_senders[0].id)
+		var path = this.id2path(_senders[0].id);
+
+                var request = egw.json('filemanager_ui::ajax_action', ['sharelink', path],
+                            this._share_link_callback, this, true, this
+                ).sendRequest();
+		return true;
+	},
+
+
+	/** 
+  	 * share-link callback
+	 */
+
+	_share_link_callback: function(_data) {
+		if (_data.msg || _data.share_link) window.egw_refresh(_data.msg, this.appname);
+		console.log("_data", _data);
+
+		var copy_link_to_clipboard = null;
+
+		var copy_link_to_clipboard = function(evt){ 
+			var $target = jQuery(evt.target);
+			$target.select();
+			
+			console.log("share_link click");
+
+			try {
+                                successful = document.execCommand('copy');
+                                if (successful)
+                                {
+                                        egw.message('Share link copied into clipboard');
+                                        return true;
+                                }
+                        }
+                        catch (e) {}
+                        egw.message('Failed to copy the link!');
+
+		};
+		jQuery("body").on("click", "[name=share_link]", copy_link_to_clipboard);
+
+                var dialog = et2_createWidget("dialog",{
+                        callback: function( button_id, value){ 
+			 	jQuery("body").off("click", "[name=share_link]", copy_link_to_clipboard);
+				return true; 
+			},
+                        title: "Share",
+                        template: _data.template,
+                        value: { content:{ "share_link": _data.share_link } }
+                });
+
+	},
+
 	/**
 	 * This function copies the selected file/folder entry as webdav link into clipboard
 	 *
diff --git a/filemanager/templates/default/share_dialog.xet b/filemanager/templates/default/share_dialog.xet
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f77d420102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filemanager/templates/default/share_dialog.xet
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE overlay PUBLIC "-//Stylite AG//eTemplate 2//EN" "http://www.egroupware.org/etemplate2.dtd">
+<!-- $Id$ -->
+<overlay>
+        <template id="filemanager.share_dialog" template="" lang="" group="0" version="1.9.003">
+                <textbox id="share_link" no_lang="1" width="250px"/>
+        </template>
+
+</overlay>