diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/update.php b/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/update.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b43269d69f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/update.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+// touch shared directories to trigger one-time re-scan for all users
+$datadir = \OCP\Config::getSystemValue('datadirectory');
+$currentVersion=OC_Appconfig::getValue('files_sharing', 'installed_version');
+if (version_compare($currentVersion, '0.2.2', '<')) {
+	if ($handle = opendir($datadir)) {
+		while (false !== ($entry = readdir($handle))) {
+			$sharedFolder = $datadir.'/'.$entry.'/files/Shared';
+			if ($entry != "." && $entry != ".." && is_dir($sharedFolder)) {
+				touch($sharedFolder);
+			}
+		}
+		closedir($handle);
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/version b/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/version
index 7dff5b89211..f4778493c50 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/version
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.1
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+0.2.2
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