diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Config/ConfigAdapter.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Config/ConfigAdapter.php
index c06df7765b6..de614f4434e 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Config/ConfigAdapter.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Config/ConfigAdapter.php
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class ConfigAdapter implements IMountProvider {
 		}, $storages, $storageConfigs);
 
 		$mounts = array_map(function (StorageConfig $storageConfig, Storage\IStorage $storage) use ($user, $loader) {
+			$storage->setOwner($user->getUID());
 			if ($storageConfig->getType() === StorageConfig::MOUNT_TYPE_PERSONAl) {
 				return new PersonalMount(
 					$this->userStoragesService,
diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Common.php b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Common.php
index fe88fb3150f..87a4a810c0e 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Common.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Common.php
@@ -861,6 +861,19 @@ abstract class Common implements Storage, ILockingStorage, IWriteStreamStorage {
 		$this->getStorageCache()->setAvailability($isAvailable);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Allow setting the storage owner
+	 *
+	 * This can be used for storages that do not have a dedicated owner, where we want to
+	 * pass the user that we setup the mountpoint for along to the storage layer
+	 *
+	 * @param string|null $user
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function setOwner(?string $user): void {
+		$this->owner = $user;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Wrapper.php b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Wrapper.php
index 2c50bbdb11f..4998f9b8369 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Wrapper.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Wrapper/Wrapper.php
@@ -674,4 +674,8 @@ class Wrapper implements \OC\Files\Storage\Storage, ILockingStorage, IWriteStrea
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	public function setOwner(?string $user): void {
+		$this->getWrapperStorage()->setOwner($user);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/public/Files/Storage/IStorage.php b/lib/public/Files/Storage/IStorage.php
index 00e98fdfbb6..2ea8f8bff47 100644
--- a/lib/public/Files/Storage/IStorage.php
+++ b/lib/public/Files/Storage/IStorage.php
@@ -460,4 +460,16 @@ interface IStorage {
 	 * @since 9.0.0
 	 */
 	public function getWatcher();
+
+	/**
+	 * Allow setting the storage owner
+	 *
+	 * This can be used for storages that do not have a dedicated owner, where we want to
+	 * pass the user that we setup the mountpoint for along to the storage layer
+	 *
+	 * @param string|null $user Owner user id
+	 * @return void
+	 * @since 28.0.10
+	 */
+	public function setOwner(?string $user): void;
 }