diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Listener/BeforeZipCreatedListener.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Listener/BeforeZipCreatedListener.php
index 1fc62bfe0fa58..e638a088fbe1b 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Listener/BeforeZipCreatedListener.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Listener/BeforeZipCreatedListener.php
@@ -32,12 +32,17 @@ public function handle(Event $event): void {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		/** @psalm-suppress DeprecatedMethod should be migrated to getFolder but for now it would just duplicate code */
 		$dir = $event->getDirectory();
 		$files = $event->getFiles();
 
-		$pathsToCheck = [];
-		foreach ($files as $file) {
-			$pathsToCheck[] = $dir . '/' . $file;
+		if (empty($files)) {
+			$pathsToCheck = [$dir];
+		} else {
+			$pathsToCheck = [];
+			foreach ($files as $file) {
+				$pathsToCheck[] = $dir . '/' . $file;
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Check only for user/group shares. Don't restrict e.g. share links
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/ViewOnly.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/ViewOnly.php
index e075677248abe..382eb190a8936 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/ViewOnly.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/ViewOnly.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public function __construct(
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @param string[] $pathsToCheck
+	 * @param string[] $pathsToCheck paths to check, relative to the user folder
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	public function check(array $pathsToCheck): bool {
diff --git a/lib/public/Files/Events/BeforeZipCreatedEvent.php b/lib/public/Files/Events/BeforeZipCreatedEvent.php
index 0363d385d364c..ea84da64a1d4b 100644
--- a/lib/public/Files/Events/BeforeZipCreatedEvent.php
+++ b/lib/public/Files/Events/BeforeZipCreatedEvent.php
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@
  * @since 25.0.0
  */
 class BeforeZipCreatedEvent extends Event {
-	private string $directory;
+	private string $directory = '';
 	private bool $successful = true;
 	private ?string $errorMessage = null;
 	private ?Folder $folder = null;
 
 	/**
+	 * @param string|Folder $directory Folder instance, or (deprecated) string path relative to user folder
 	 * @param list<string> $files
 	 * @since 25.0.0
 	 * @since 31.0.0 support `OCP\Files\Folder` as `$directory` parameter - passing a string is deprecated now
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ public function __construct(
 	) {
 		parent::__construct();
 		if ($directory instanceof Folder) {
-			$this->directory = $directory->getPath();
 			$this->folder = $directory;
 		} else {
 			$this->directory = $directory;
@@ -53,8 +53,13 @@ public function getFolder(): ?Folder {
 
 	/**
 	 * @since 25.0.0
+	 * @deprecated 33.0.0 Use getFolder instead and use node API
+	 * @return string returns folder path relative to user folder
 	 */
 	public function getDirectory(): string {
+		if ($this->folder instanceof Folder) {
+			return preg_replace('|^/[^/]+/files/|', '/', $this->folder->getPath());
+		}
 		return $this->directory;
 	}