diff --git a/src/utils/fileUtils.js b/src/utils/fileUtils.js
index 74ac05730..7016eadd4 100644
--- a/src/utils/fileUtils.js
+++ b/src/utils/fileUtils.js
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ const extractFilePaths = function(path) {
 	return [dirPath, fileName]
 }
 
+/**
+ * A single shared file can be opend with path: '/'.
+ * In this case there is no parent folder to find sibling files in.
+ *
+ * @param {string} path the full path
+ * @return {boolean}
+ */
+const isSingleSharedFile = function(path) {
+
+	return path === '/'
+}
+
 /**
  * Sorting comparison function
  *
@@ -141,4 +153,4 @@ const getDavPath = function({ filename, basename }) {
 	return getRootPath() + encodeFilePath(filename)
 }
 
-export { encodeFilePath, extractFilePaths, sortCompare, genFileInfo, getDavPath }
+export { encodeFilePath, extractFilePaths, isSingleSharedFile, sortCompare, genFileInfo, getDavPath }
diff --git a/src/views/Viewer.vue b/src/views/Viewer.vue
index a726d8709..9fdf962d3 100644
--- a/src/views/Viewer.vue
+++ b/src/views/Viewer.vue
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ import NcModal from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcModal.js'
 import isFullscreen from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Mixins/isFullscreen.js'
 import isMobile from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Mixins/isMobile'
 
-import { extractFilePaths, sortCompare } from '../utils/fileUtils.js'
+import { extractFilePaths, isSingleSharedFile, sortCompare } from '../utils/fileUtils.js'
 import { getRootPath } from '../utils/davUtils.js'
 import canDownload from '../utils/canDownload.js'
 import cancelableRequest from '../utils/CancelableRequest.js'
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ export default {
 
 				// store current position
 				this.currentIndex = this.fileList.findIndex(file => file.basename === fileInfo.basename)
-			} else if (group) {
+			} else if (group && !isSingleSharedFile(path)) {
 				const mimes = this.mimeGroups[group]
 					? this.mimeGroups[group]
 					: [mime]