diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/public.php b/apps/files_sharing/public.php
index ef86013b3e7..fb18bc26248 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/public.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/public.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ if (isset($path)) {
 											 $linkItem['share_with']))) {
 					$tmpl = new OCP\Template('files_sharing', 'authenticate', 'guest');
 					$tmpl->assign('URL', $url);
-					$tmpl->assign('error', true);
+					$tmpl->assign('wrongpw', true);
 					$tmpl->printPage();
 					exit();
 				} else {
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/templates/authenticate.php b/apps/files_sharing/templates/authenticate.php
index 7a67b6e5503..9334861b1ce 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/templates/authenticate.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/templates/authenticate.php
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <form action="<?php p($_['URL']); ?>" method="post">
 	<fieldset>
+		<?php if ($_['wrongpw']): ?>
+		<div class="warning"><?php p($l->t('Wrong password.')); ?></div>
+		<?php endif; ?>
 		<p class="infield">
 			<label for="password" class="infield"><?php p($l->t('Password')); ?></label>
 			<input type="password" name="password" id="password" placeholder="" value="" autofocus />