diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controllers/ShareController.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controllers/ShareController.php
index a253ae3b9b7b..3d32b4a93b0d 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controllers/ShareController.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controllers/ShareController.php
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ public function authenticate($token, $password = '') {
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	private function linkShareAuth(\OCP\Share\IShare $share, $password = null) {
+		$beforeEvent = new GenericEvent(null, ['shareObject' => $share]);
+		$this->eventDispatcher->dispatch('share.beforelinkauth', $beforeEvent);
 		if ($password !== null) {
 			if ($this->shareManager->checkPassword($share, $password)) {
 				$this->session->set('public_link_authenticated', (string)$share->getId());
@@ -194,6 +196,8 @@ private function linkShareAuth(\OCP\Share\IShare $share, $password = null) {
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
+		$afterEvent = new GenericEvent(null, ['shareObject' => $share]);
+		$this->eventDispatcher->dispatch('share.afterlinkauth', $afterEvent);
 		return true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/tests/Controllers/ShareControllerTest.php b/apps/files_sharing/tests/Controllers/ShareControllerTest.php
index 5018b82ae5c2..c78b0aa048fc 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/tests/Controllers/ShareControllerTest.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/tests/Controllers/ShareControllerTest.php
@@ -223,9 +223,24 @@ public function testAuthenticateValidPassword() {
 			->with('files_sharing.sharecontroller.showShare', ['token'=>'token'])
 			->willReturn('redirect');
 
+		$beforeLinkAuthCalled = false;
+		$this->eventDispatcher->addListener(
+			'share.beforelinkauth', function () use (&$beforeLinkAuthCalled) {
+				$beforeLinkAuthCalled = true;
+			}
+		);
+		$afterLinkAuthCalled = false;
+		$this->eventDispatcher->addListener(
+			'share.afterlinkauth', function () use (&$afterLinkAuthCalled) {
+				$afterLinkAuthCalled = true;
+			}
+		);
+
 		$response = $this->shareController->authenticate('token', 'validpassword');
 		$expectedResponse =  new RedirectResponse('redirect');
 		$this->assertEquals($expectedResponse, $response);
+		$this->assertEquals(true, $beforeLinkAuthCalled);
+		$this->assertEquals(true, $afterLinkAuthCalled);
 	}
 
 	public function testAuthenticateInvalidPassword() {
@@ -262,6 +277,19 @@ function (GenericEvent $event) use (&$calledShareLinkAccess) {
 				$calledShareLinkAccess[] = $event;
 			});
 
+		$beforeLinkAuthCalled = false;
+		$this->eventDispatcher->addListener(
+			'share.beforelinkauth', function () use (&$beforeLinkAuthCalled) {
+				$beforeLinkAuthCalled = true;
+			}
+		);
+		$afterLinkAuthCalled = false;
+		$this->eventDispatcher->addListener(
+			'share.afterlinkauth', function () use (&$afterLinkAuthCalled) {
+				$afterLinkAuthCalled = true;
+			}
+		);
+
 		$hookListner->expects($this->once())
 			->method('access')
 			->with($this->callback(function (array $data) {
@@ -286,6 +314,8 @@ function (GenericEvent $event) use (&$calledShareLinkAccess) {
 		$this->assertEquals('token', $calledShareLinkAccess[1]->getArgument('shareObject')->getToken());
 		$this->assertEquals(403, $calledShareLinkAccess[1]->getArgument('errorCode'));
 		$this->assertEquals('Wrong password', $calledShareLinkAccess[1]->getArgument('errorMessage'));
+		$this->assertEquals(true, $beforeLinkAuthCalled);
+		$this->assertEquals(false, $afterLinkAuthCalled);
 	}
 
 	public function testShowShareInvalidToken() {