diff --git a/core/Controller/OCJSController.php b/core/Controller/OCJSController.php
index c3a74733b98e0..9a4991ddd3e28 100644
--- a/core/Controller/OCJSController.php
+++ b/core/Controller/OCJSController.php
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ public function __construct($appName,
 
 	/**
 	 * @NoCSRFRequired
+	 * @NoTwoFactorRequired
 	 * @PublicPage
 	 *
 	 * @return DataDisplayResponse
diff --git a/core/Middleware/TwoFactorMiddleware.php b/core/Middleware/TwoFactorMiddleware.php
index c0e01cbe03370..a6c8a131cee33 100644
--- a/core/Middleware/TwoFactorMiddleware.php
+++ b/core/Middleware/TwoFactorMiddleware.php
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ public function __construct(Manager $twoFactorManager, Session $userSession, ISe
 	 * @param string $methodName
 	 */
 	public function beforeController($controller, $methodName) {
+		if ($this->reflector->hasAnnotation('NoTwoFactorRequired')) {
+			// Route handler explicitly marked to work without finished 2FA are
+			// not blocked
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if ($controller instanceof APIController && $methodName === 'poll') {
 			// Allow polling the twofactor nextcloud notifications state
 			return;