diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FilesAppBar.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FilesAppBar.vue
index 8f9e9eb3e2f..e4267dc485d 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FilesAppBar.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FilesAppBar.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
           <oc-breadcrumb id="files-breadcrumb" :items="breadcrumbs" v-if="showBreadcrumb" home></oc-breadcrumb>
           <span class="uk-margin-small-left" v-if="showBreadcrumb && currentFolder.privateLink">
           <oc-icon name="ready" v-show="linkCopied" />
-          <oc-icon name="link" v-clipboard="() => currentFolder.privateLink"
+          <oc-icon id="files-permalink-copy" name="link" v-clipboard="() => currentFolder.privateLink"
                    v-show="!linkCopied"
                    v-clipboard:success="clipboardSuccessHandler"
           />
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/features/webUIFiles/copyCurrentPath.feature b/tests/acceptance/features/webUIFiles/copyCurrentPath.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3750d680cc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/acceptance/features/webUIFiles/copyCurrentPath.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Feature: copy current path as a permanent link
+  As a user
+  I want to copy the permanent link to the current folder
+  So that I can paste paste it else where
+
+  Background:
+    Given user "user1" has been created with default attributes
+    And user "user1" has logged in using the webUI
+    And the user has browsed to the files page
+
+  Scenario: Copy permalink to clipboard
+    When the user copies permalink to the current folder
+    Then the clipboard content should match current folder permalink
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/helpers/webdavHelper.js b/tests/acceptance/helpers/webdavHelper.js
index 34ec1785b61..df546ab1528 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/helpers/webdavHelper.js
+++ b/tests/acceptance/helpers/webdavHelper.js
@@ -167,3 +167,26 @@ exports.createFile = function (user, fileName, contents = '') {
     .then(res => httpHelper.checkStatus(res, `Could not create the file "${fileName}" for user "${user}".`))
     .then(res => res.text())
 }
+
+/**
+ * Get file or folder properties using webDAV api.
+ *
+ * @param {string} path
+ * @param {string} userId
+ * @param {array} properties
+ * @param {number} folderDepth
+*/
+exports.getProperties = function (path, userId, properties, folderDepth = 1) {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    exports.propfind(`/files/${userId}${path}`, userId, userSettings.getPasswordForUser(userId), properties,
+      folderDepth)
+      .then(str => {
+        const response = JSON.parse(convert.xml2json(str, { compact: true }))['d:multistatus']['d:response']
+        const folderProps = {}
+        properties.map(propertyName => {
+          folderProps[propertyName] = response['d:propstat']['d:prop'][propertyName]._text
+        })
+        resolve(folderProps)
+      })
+  })
+}
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/pageObjects/filesPage.js b/tests/acceptance/pageObjects/filesPage.js
index 4a3d62c7c36..1509a79e610 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/pageObjects/filesPage.js
+++ b/tests/acceptance/pageObjects/filesPage.js
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ module.exports = {
         .isVisible(selector, (result) => {
           callback(result.value)
         })
+    },
+    copyPermalink: function () {
+      return this
+        .waitForElementVisible('@permalinkCopyButton')
+        .click('@permalinkCopyButton')
     }
   },
   elements: {
@@ -174,6 +179,9 @@ module.exports = {
     newFolderOkButton: {
       selector: '#new-folder-ok'
     },
+    permalinkCopyButton: {
+      selector: '#files-permalink-copy'
+    },
     breadcrumb: {
       selector: '#files-breadcrumb li:nth-of-type(2)'
     },
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/stepDefinitions/filesContext.js b/tests/acceptance/stepDefinitions/filesContext.js
index fdf6dd3400c..686c83cb166 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/stepDefinitions/filesContext.js
+++ b/tests/acceptance/stepDefinitions/filesContext.js
@@ -474,3 +474,29 @@ Given('the user has created the following files', function (entryList) {
   })
   return client
 })
+
+When('the user copies permalink to the current folder', function () {
+  client.page.copyPermalink()
+})
+Then('the clipboard content should match current folder permalink', function () {
+  let clipboardContent
+  client.execute(function () {
+    var myInput = document.createElement('INPUT')
+    var inputId = document.createAttribute('id')
+    inputId.value = 'helperClipboardInput'
+    myInput.style.position = 'fixed'
+    myInput.setAttributeNode(inputId)
+    document.body.appendChild(myInput)
+    return myInput
+  }, [], function (result) {
+    client.click('#helperClipboardInput')
+      .keys([client.Keys.CONTROL, 'v'])
+      .getValue('#helperClipboardInput', function (result) {
+        clipboardContent = result
+      })
+    webdav.getProperties('/', client.globals.currentUser, ['oc:privatelink'])
+      .then(folderData => {
+        assert.strictEqual(folderData['oc:privatelink'], clipboardContent)
+      })
+  })
+})