diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Activity/Helper.php b/apps/files/lib/Activity/Helper.php
index b9a5ae887ecd2..1c14961c05988 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Activity/Helper.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Activity/Helper.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @author Christoph Wurst <christoph@winzerhof-wurst.at>
  * @author Joas Schilling <coding@schilljs.com>
+ * @author Ferdinand Thiessen <opensource@fthiessen.de>
  *
  * @license AGPL-3.0
  *
@@ -23,30 +24,29 @@
 namespace OCA\Files\Activity;
 
 use OCP\Files\Folder;
+use OCP\Files\IRootFolder;
+use OCP\Files\Node;
 use OCP\ITagManager;
 
 class Helper {
 	/** If a user has a lot of favorites the query might get too slow and long */
 	public const FAVORITE_LIMIT = 50;
 
-	/** @var ITagManager */
-	protected $tagManager;
-
-	/**
-	 * @param ITagManager $tagManager
-	 */
-	public function __construct(ITagManager $tagManager) {
-		$this->tagManager = $tagManager;
+	public function __construct(
+		protected ITagManager $tagManager,
+		protected IRootFolder $rootFolder,
+	) {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns an array with the favorites
+	 * Return an array with nodes marked as favorites
 	 *
-	 * @param string $user
-	 * @return array
+	 * @param string $user User ID
+	 * @param bool $foldersOnly Only return folders (default false)
+	 * @return Node[]
 	 * @throws \RuntimeException when too many or no favorites where found
 	 */
-	public function getFavoriteFilePaths($user) {
+	public function getFavoriteNodes(string $user, bool $foldersOnly = false): array {
 		$tags = $this->tagManager->load('files', [], false, $user);
 		$favorites = $tags->getFavorites();
 
@@ -57,26 +57,45 @@ public function getFavoriteFilePaths($user) {
 		}
 
 		// Can not DI because the user is not known on instantiation
-		$rootFolder = \OC::$server->getUserFolder($user);
-		$folders = $items = [];
+		$userFolder = $this->rootFolder->getUserFolder($user);
+		$nodes = [];
 		foreach ($favorites as $favorite) {
-			$nodes = $rootFolder->getById($favorite);
+			$nodes = $userFolder->getById($favorite);
 			if (!empty($nodes)) {
-				/** @var \OCP\Files\Node $node */
 				$node = array_shift($nodes);
-				$path = substr($node->getPath(), strlen($user . '/files/'));
-
-				$items[] = $path;
-				if ($node instanceof Folder) {
-					$folders[] = $path;
+				if (!$foldersOnly || $node instanceof Folder) {
+					$nodes[] = $node;
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (empty($items)) {
+		if (empty($nodes)) {
 			throw new \RuntimeException('No favorites', 1);
 		}
 
+		return $nodes;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns an array with the favorites
+	 *
+	 * @param string $user
+	 * @return array
+	 * @throws \RuntimeException when too many or no favorites where found
+	 */
+	public function getFavoriteFilePaths($user) {
+		$userFolder = $this->rootFolder->getUserFolder($user);
+		$nodes = $this->getFavoriteNodes($user);
+		$folders = $items = [];
+		foreach ($nodes as $node) {
+			$path = $userFolder->getRelativePath($node->getPath());
+
+			$items[] = $path;
+			if ($node instanceof Folder) {
+				$folders[] = $path;
+			}
+		}
+
 		return [
 			'items' => $items,
 			'folders' => $folders,
diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php b/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php
index b8090e1cf29a7..e08a94d983a4d 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php
@@ -226,9 +226,14 @@ public function index($dir = '', $view = '', $fileid = null, $fileNotFound = fal
 
 		// Get all the user favorites to create a submenu
 		try {
-			$favElements = $this->activityHelper->getFavoriteFilePaths($userId);
+			$userFolder = $this->rootFolder->getUserFolder($this->userSession->getUser()->getUID());
+			$favElements = $this->activityHelper->getFavoriteNodes($userId, true);
+			$favElements = array_map(fn (Folder $node) => [
+				'fileid' => $node->getId(),
+				'path' => $userFolder->getRelativePath($node->getPath()),
+			], $favElements);
 		} catch (\RuntimeException $e) {
-			$favElements['folders'] = [];
+			$favElements = [];
 		}
 
 		// If the file doesn't exists in the folder and
@@ -260,7 +265,7 @@ public function index($dir = '', $view = '', $fileid = null, $fileNotFound = fal
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('storageStats', $storageInfo);
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('config', $this->userConfig->getConfigs());
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('viewConfigs', $this->viewConfig->getConfigs());
-		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('favoriteFolders', $favElements['folders'] ?? []);
+		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('favoriteFolders', $favElements);
 
 		// File sorting user config
 		$filesSortingConfig = json_decode($this->config->getUserValue($userId, 'files', 'files_sorting_configs', '{}'), true);
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/Navigation.vue b/apps/files/src/views/Navigation.vue
index df855359f64a9..5472055b44890 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/Navigation.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/Navigation.vue
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ export default {
 		 */
 		generateToNavigation(view: View) {
 			if (view.params) {
-				const { dir, fileid } = view.params
-				return { name: 'filelist', params: view.params, query: { dir, fileid } }
+				const { dir } = view.params
+				return { name: 'filelist', params: view.params, query: { dir } }
 			}
 			return { name: 'filelist', params: { view: view.id } }
 		},
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/favorites.ts b/apps/files/src/views/favorites.ts
index 599aa19135795..5ccb8851aee62 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/favorites.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/favorites.ts
@@ -31,15 +31,22 @@ import { getContents } from '../services/Favorites'
 import { hashCode } from '../utils/hashUtils'
 import logger from '../logger'
 
-export const generateFolderView = function(folder: string, index = 0): View {
+// The return type of the initial state
+interface IFavoriteFolder {
+	fileid: number
+	path: string
+}
+
+export const generateFolderView = function(folder: IFavoriteFolder, index = 0): View {
 	return new View({
-		id: generateIdFromPath(folder),
-		name: basename(folder),
+		id: generateIdFromPath(folder.path),
+		name: basename(folder.path),
 
 		icon: FolderSvg,
 		order: index,
 		params: {
-			dir: folder,
+			dir: folder.path,
+			fileid: folder.fileid.toString(),
 			view: 'favorites',
 		},
 
@@ -57,7 +64,7 @@ export const generateIdFromPath = function(path: string): string {
 
 export default () => {
 	// Load state in function for mock testing purposes
-	const favoriteFolders = loadState<string[]>('files', 'favoriteFolders', [])
+	const favoriteFolders = loadState<IFavoriteFolder[]>('files', 'favoriteFolders', [])
 	const favoriteFoldersViews = favoriteFolders.map((folder, index) => generateFolderView(folder, index)) as View[]
 
 	const Navigation = getNavigation()