diff --git a/cypress/e2e/direct.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/direct.spec.js
index 0467ec7e84..2ddcd5a3a4 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/direct.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/direct.spec.js
@@ -38,6 +38,32 @@ const createDirectEditingLink = (user, fileId) => {
 		cy.wrap(token)
 	})
 }
+
+const createDirectEditingLinkForShareToken = (shareToken, host = undefined, path = '', password = undefined) => {
+	cy.logout()
+	return cy.request({
+		method: 'POST',
+		url: `${Cypress.env('baseUrl')}/ocs/v2.php/apps/richdocuments/api/v1/share?format=json`,
+		form: true,
+		body: {
+			shareToken,
+			host,
+			path,
+			password,
+		},
+		// auth: { user: user.userId, pass: user.password },
+		headers: {
+			'OCS-ApiRequest': 'true',
+			'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
+		},
+	}).then(response => {
+		cy.log(response)
+		const token = response.body?.ocs?.data?.url
+		cy.log(`Created direct editing token for share link`, token)
+		cy.wrap(token)
+	})
+}
+
 describe('Direct editing (legacy)', function() {
 	let randUser
 	let fileId
@@ -64,4 +90,17 @@ describe('Direct editing (legacy)', function() {
 			})
 	})
 
+	it('Open an existing file on a share link', function() {
+		cy.shareLink(randUser, '/document.odt').then((token) => {
+			createDirectEditingLinkForShareToken(token)
+				.then((token) => {
+					cy.nextcloudTestingAppConfigSet('richdocuments', 'uiDefaults-UIMode', 'classic')
+					cy.logout()
+					cy.visit(token)
+					cy.waitForCollabora(false)
+					cy.screenshot('direct-share-link')
+				})
+		})
+	})
+
 })