diff --git a/library/src/androidTest/java/com/owncloud/android/GetCapabilitiesRemoteOperationIT.java b/library/src/androidTest/java/com/owncloud/android/GetCapabilitiesRemoteOperationIT.java
index 422b7ee723..a603f0f578 100644
--- a/library/src/androidTest/java/com/owncloud/android/GetCapabilitiesRemoteOperationIT.java
+++ b/library/src/androidTest/java/com/owncloud/android/GetCapabilitiesRemoteOperationIT.java
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@
  */
 package com.owncloud.android;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotSame;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
 import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.operations.RemoteOperationResult;
 import com.owncloud.android.lib.resources.status.CapabilityBooleanType;
 import com.owncloud.android.lib.resources.status.E2EVersion;
@@ -36,13 +43,6 @@
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotSame;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-
 /**
  * Class to test GetRemoteCapabilitiesOperation
  */
@@ -123,6 +123,25 @@ public void testGetRemoteCapabilitiesOperationEtagWithNextcloudClient() {
         checkCapability(capability, nextcloudClient.getUserId());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testFilesSharing() {
+        // get capabilities
+        RemoteOperationResult result = new GetCapabilitiesRemoteOperation().execute(nextcloudClient);
+        assertTrue(result.isSuccess());
+        assertTrue(result.getData() != null && result.getData().size() == 1);
+
+        OCCapability capability = (OCCapability) result.getData().get(0);
+
+        // share by mail
+        if (capability.getVersion().isNewerOrEqual(NextcloudVersion.nextcloud_23)) {
+            assertTrue(capability.getFilesSharingByMail().isTrue());
+            assertTrue(capability.getFilesSharingByMailSendPasswordByMail().isTrue());
+        } else {
+            assertTrue("Value is:" + capability.getFilesSharingByMail(), capability.getFilesSharingByMail().isTrue());
+            assertTrue(capability.getFilesSharingByMailSendPasswordByMail().isUnknown());
+        }
+    }
+
     private void checkCapability(OCCapability capability, String userId) {
         assertTrue(capability.getActivity().isTrue());
         assertTrue(capability.getFilesSharingApiEnabled().isTrue());
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/GetCapabilitiesRemoteOperation.java b/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/GetCapabilitiesRemoteOperation.java
index 777daa6305..45fa40df47 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/GetCapabilitiesRemoteOperation.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/GetCapabilitiesRemoteOperation.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public class GetCapabilitiesRemoteOperation extends RemoteOperation {
     private static final String NODE_CORE = "core";
 
     private static final String NODE_FILES_SHARING = "files_sharing";
+    private static final String NODE_SHARE_BY_MAIL = "sharebymail";
     private static final String NODE_PUBLIC = "public";
     private static final String NODE_PASSWORD = "password";
     private static final String NODE_ASK_FOR_OPTIONAL_PASSWORD = "askForOptionalPassword";
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ public class GetCapabilitiesRemoteOperation extends RemoteOperation {
 
     private static final String PROPERTY_POLLINTERVAL = "pollinterval";
 
+    private static final String PROPERTY_SEND_PASSWORD_BY_MAIL = "send_password_by_mail";
+
     private static final String PROPERTY_MAJOR = "major";
     private static final String PROPERTY_MINOR = "minor";
     private static final String PROPERTY_MICRO = "micro";
@@ -422,6 +425,23 @@ private OCCapability parseResponse(String response) throws JSONException {
                         capability.setFilesSharingFederationIncoming(CapabilityBooleanType.fromBooleanValue(
                                 respFederation.getBoolean(PROPERTY_INCOMING)));
                     }
+
+                    if (respFilesSharing.has(NODE_SHARE_BY_MAIL)) {
+                        JSONObject respByMail = respFilesSharing.getJSONObject(NODE_SHARE_BY_MAIL);
+                        capability.setFilesSharingByMail(CapabilityBooleanType.fromBooleanValue(
+                                respByMail.getBoolean(PROPERTY_ENABLED)));
+                        if (respByMail.has(PROPERTY_SEND_PASSWORD_BY_MAIL)) {
+                            capability.setFilesSharingByMailSendPasswordByMail(
+                                    CapabilityBooleanType.fromBooleanValue(
+                                            respByMail.getBoolean(PROPERTY_SEND_PASSWORD_BY_MAIL)));
+                        } else {
+                            capability.setFilesSharingByMailSendPasswordByMail(CapabilityBooleanType.UNKNOWN);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        capability.setFilesSharingByMail(CapabilityBooleanType.UNKNOWN);
+                        capability.setFilesSharingByMailSendPasswordByMail(CapabilityBooleanType.UNKNOWN);
+                    }
+                    
                     Log_OC.d(TAG, "*** Added " + NODE_FILES_SHARING);
                 }
 
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/OCCapability.kt b/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/OCCapability.kt
index bcc5b7dac2..7de7282d88 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/OCCapability.kt
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/OCCapability.kt
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class OCCapability {
     var filesSharingResharing = CapabilityBooleanType.UNKNOWN
     var filesSharingFederationOutgoing = CapabilityBooleanType.UNKNOWN
     var filesSharingFederationIncoming = CapabilityBooleanType.UNKNOWN
+    var filesSharingByMail = CapabilityBooleanType.UNKNOWN
+    var filesSharingByMailSendPasswordByMail = CapabilityBooleanType.UNKNOWN
 
     // Files
     var filesBigFileChunking = CapabilityBooleanType.UNKNOWN