diff --git a/lib/private/FilesMetadata/FilesMetadataManager.php b/lib/private/FilesMetadata/FilesMetadataManager.php
index 28498af4ab014..c651fead0cea5 100644
--- a/lib/private/FilesMetadata/FilesMetadataManager.php
+++ b/lib/private/FilesMetadata/FilesMetadataManager.php
@@ -147,6 +147,19 @@ public function getMetadata(int $fileId, bool $generate = false): IFilesMetadata
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * returns metadata of multiple file ids
+	 *
+	 * @param int[] $fileIds file ids
+	 *
+	 * @return array File ID is the array key, files without metadata are not returned in the array
+	 * @psalm-return array<int, IFilesMetadata>
+	 * @since 28.0.0
+	 */
+	public function getMetadataForFiles(array $fileIds): array {
+		return $this->metadataRequestService->getMetadataFromFileIds($fileIds);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @param IFilesMetadata $filesMetadata metadata
 	 *
diff --git a/lib/private/FilesMetadata/Service/MetadataRequestService.php b/lib/private/FilesMetadata/Service/MetadataRequestService.php
index 85874e92d4aa7..cdce624d75c49 100644
--- a/lib/private/FilesMetadata/Service/MetadataRequestService.php
+++ b/lib/private/FilesMetadata/Service/MetadataRequestService.php
@@ -97,6 +97,40 @@ public function getMetadataFromFileId(int $fileId): IFilesMetadata {
 		return $metadata;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * returns metadata for multiple file ids
+	 *
+	 * If
+	 *
+	 * @param array $fileIds file ids
+	 *
+	 * @return array File ID is the array key, files without metadata are not returned in the array
+	 * @psalm-return array<int, IFilesMetadata>
+	 */
+	public function getMetadataFromFileIds(array $fileIds): array {
+		$qb = $this->dbConnection->getQueryBuilder();
+		$qb->select('file_id', 'json', 'sync_token')->from(self::TABLE_METADATA);
+		$qb->where(
+			$qb->expr()->in('file_id', $qb->createNamedParameter($fileIds, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT_ARRAY))
+		);
+
+		$list = [];
+		$result = $qb->executeQuery();
+		while ($data = $result->fetch()) {
+			$fileId = (int) $data['file_id'];
+			$metadata = new FilesMetadata($fileId);
+			try {
+				$metadata->importFromDatabase($data);
+			} catch (FilesMetadataNotFoundException) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			$list[$fileId] = $metadata;
+		}
+		$result->closeCursor();
+
+		return $list;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * drop metadata related to a file id
 	 *
diff --git a/lib/public/FilesMetadata/IFilesMetadataManager.php b/lib/public/FilesMetadata/IFilesMetadataManager.php
index de6fc62ba944f..184df2b041837 100644
--- a/lib/public/FilesMetadata/IFilesMetadataManager.php
+++ b/lib/public/FilesMetadata/IFilesMetadataManager.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public function refreshMetadata(
 	): IFilesMetadata;
 
 	/**
-	 * returns metadata from a file id
+	 * returns metadata of a file id
 	 *
 	 * @param int $fileId file id
 	 * @param boolean $generate Generate if metadata does not exist
@@ -82,6 +82,18 @@ public function refreshMetadata(
 	 */
 	public function getMetadata(int $fileId, bool $generate = false): IFilesMetadata;
 
+	/**
+	 * returns metadata of multiple file ids
+	 *
+	 * @param int[] $fileIds file ids
+	 *
+	 * @return array File ID is the array key, files without metadata are not returned in the array
+	 * @psalm-return array<int, IFilesMetadata>
+	 * @throws FilesMetadataNotFoundException if not found
+	 * @since 28.0.0
+	 */
+	public function getMetadataForFiles(array $fileIds): array;
+
 	/**
 	 * save metadata to database and refresh indexes.
 	 * metadata are saved if new data are available.