diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileListFilters.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FileListFilters.vue
index 5cdc4e877fd..1bd1dd627af 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileListFilters.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileListFilters.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,14 @@
 				<NcChip :aria-label-close="t('files', 'Remove filter')"
 					:icon-svg="chip.icon"
 					:text="chip.text"
-					@close="chip.onclick" />
+					@close="chip.onclick">
+					<template v-if="chip.user" #icon>
+						<NcAvatar disable-menu
+							:show-user-status="false"
+							:size="24"
+							:user="chip.user" />
+					</template>
+				</NcChip>
 			</li>
 		</ul>
 	</div>
@@ -25,6 +32,7 @@ import { t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
 import { computed, ref, watchEffect } from 'vue'
 import { useFiltersStore } from '../store/filters.ts'
 
+import NcAvatar from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcAvatar.js'
 import NcChip from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcChip.js'
 
 const filterStore = useFiltersStore()
diff --git a/apps/files/src/store/filters.ts b/apps/files/src/store/filters.ts
index abc12732fd4..a5e3421f726 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/store/filters.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/store/filters.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ export const useFiltersStore = defineStore('keyboard', {
 		onFilterUpdateChips(event: FilterUpdateChipsEvent) {
 			const id = (event.target as IFileListFilter).id
 			this.chips = { ...this.chips, [id]: [...event.detail] }
+
+			logger.debug('File list filter chips updated', { filter: id, chips: event.detail })
 		},
 
 		init() {
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/components/FileListFilterAccount.vue b/apps/files_sharing/src/components/FileListFilterAccount.vue
index 7a91de6464e..68383735532 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/components/FileListFilterAccount.vue
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/components/FileListFilterAccount.vue
@@ -3,25 +3,53 @@
   - SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 -->
 <template>
-	<NcSelect v-model="selectedAccounts"
-		:aria-label-combobox="t('files_sharing', 'Accounts')"
-		class="file-list-filter-accounts"
-		multiple
-		no-wrap
-		:options="availableAccounts"
-		:placeholder="t('files_sharing', 'Accounts')"
-		user-select />
+	<FileListFilter class="file-list-filter-accounts"
+		:is-active="selectedAccounts.length > 0"
+		:filter-name="t('files', 'People')"
+		@reset-filter="resetFilter">
+		<template #icon>
+			<NcIconSvgWrapper :path="mdiAccountMultiple" />
+		</template>
+		<NcActionInput v-if="availableAccounts.length > 1"
+			:label="t('files_sharing', 'Filter accounts')"
+			:label-outside="false"
+			:show-trailing-button="false"
+			type="search"
+			:value.sync="accountFilter" />
+		<NcActionButton v-for="account of shownAccounts"
+			:key="account.id"
+			class="file-list-filter-accounts__item"
+			type="radio"
+			:model-value="selectedAccounts.includes(account)"
+			:value="account.id"
+			@click="toggleAccount(account.id)">
+			<template #icon>
+				<NcAvatar class="file-list-filter-accounts__avatar"
+					v-bind="account"
+					:size="24"
+					disable-menu
+					:show-user-status="false" />
+			</template>
+			{{ account.displayName }}
+		</NcActionButton>
+	</FileListFilter>
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import type { IAccountData } from '../filters/AccountFilter.ts'
 
 import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
+import { mdiAccountMultiple } from '@mdi/js'
 import { useBrowserLocation } from '@vueuse/core'
-import { ref, watch, watchEffect } from 'vue'
+import { computed, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useNavigation } from '../../../files/src/composables/useNavigation.ts'
 
-import NcSelect from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcSelect.js'
+import FileListFilter from '../../../files/src/components/FileListFilter/FileListFilter.vue'
+import NcActionButton from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcActionButton.js'
+import NcActionInput from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcActionInput.js'
+import NcAvatar from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcAvatar.js'
+import NcIconSvgWrapper from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcIconSvgWrapper.js'
+import { ShareType } from '@nextcloud/sharing'
 
 interface IUserSelectData {
 	id: string
@@ -35,9 +63,41 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 
 const { currentView } = useNavigation()
 const currentLocation = useBrowserLocation()
+const accountFilter = ref('')
 const availableAccounts = ref<IUserSelectData[]>([])
 const selectedAccounts = ref<IUserSelectData[]>([])
 
+/**
+ * Currently shown accounts (filtered)
+ */
+const shownAccounts = computed(() => {
+	if (!accountFilter.value) {
+		return availableAccounts.value
+	}
+	const queryParts = accountFilter.value.toLocaleLowerCase().trim().split(' ')
+	return availableAccounts.value.filter((account) =>
+		queryParts.every((part) =>
+			account.user.toLocaleLowerCase().includes(part)
+			|| account.displayName.toLocaleLowerCase().includes(part),
+		),
+	)
+})
+
+/**
+ * Toggle an account as selected
+ * @param accountId The account to toggle
+ */
+function toggleAccount(accountId: string) {
+	const account = availableAccounts.value.find(({ id }) => id === accountId)
+	if (account && selectedAccounts.value.includes(account)) {
+		selectedAccounts.value = selectedAccounts.value.filter(({ id }) => id !== accountId)
+	} else {
+		if (account) {
+			selectedAccounts.value = [...selectedAccounts.value, account]
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // Watch selected account, on change we emit the new account data to the filter instance
 watch(selectedAccounts, () => {
 	// Emit selected accounts as account data
@@ -75,6 +135,9 @@ async function updateAvailableAccounts(path: string = '/') {
 				if (sharee.id === '') {
 					continue
 				}
+				if (sharee.type !== ShareType.User && sharee.type !== ShareType.Remote) {
+					continue
+				}
 				// Add if not already added
 				if (!available.has(sharee.id)) {
 					available.set(sharee.id, {
@@ -94,23 +157,31 @@ async function updateAvailableAccounts(path: string = '/') {
  */
 function resetFilter() {
 	selectedAccounts.value = []
+	accountFilter.value = ''
 }
-defineExpose({ resetFilter })
+defineExpose({ resetFilter, toggleAccount })
 
 // When the current view changes or the current directory,
 // then we need to rebuild the available accounts
-watchEffect(() => {
+watch([currentView, currentLocation], () => {
 	if (currentView.value) {
 		// we have no access to the files router here...
 		const path = (currentLocation.value.search ?? '?dir=/').match(/(?<=&|\?)dir=([^&#]+)/)?.[1]
-		selectedAccounts.value = []
+		resetFilter()
 		updateAvailableAccounts(decodeURIComponent(path ?? '/'))
 	}
-})
+}, { immediate: true })
 </script>
 
 <style scoped lang="scss">
 .file-list-filter-accounts {
-	max-width: 300px;
+	&__item {
+		min-width: 250px;
+	}
+
+	&__avatar {
+		// 24px is the avatar size
+		margin: calc((var(--default-clickable-area) - 24px) / 2)
+	}
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/filters/AccountFilter.ts b/apps/files_sharing/src/filters/AccountFilter.ts
index 408e455e17f..29e8088dc23 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/filters/AccountFilter.ts
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/filters/AccountFilter.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  */
-import type { INode } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import type { IFileListFilterChip, INode } from '@nextcloud/files'
 
 import { FileListFilter, registerFileListFilter } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import Vue from 'vue'
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ export interface IAccountData {
 	displayName: string
 }
 
+type CurrentInstance = Vue & { resetFilter: () => void, toggleAccount: (account: string) => void }
+
 /**
  * File list filter to filter by owner / sharee
  */
 class AccountFilter extends FileListFilter {
 
-	private currentInstance?: Vue
+	private currentInstance?: CurrentInstance
 	private filterAccounts?: IAccountData[]
 
 	constructor() {
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ class AccountFilter extends FileListFilter {
 			el,
 		})
 			.$on('update:accounts', this.setAccounts.bind(this))
-			.$mount()
+			.$mount() as CurrentInstance
 	}
 
 	public filter(nodes: INode[]): INode[] {
@@ -66,6 +68,16 @@ class AccountFilter extends FileListFilter {
 
 	public setAccounts(accounts?: IAccountData[]) {
 		this.filterAccounts = accounts
+		let chips: IFileListFilterChip[] = []
+		if (this.filterAccounts && this.filterAccounts.length > 0) {
+			chips = this.filterAccounts.map(({ displayName, uid }) => ({
+				text: displayName,
+				user: uid,
+				onclick: () => this.currentInstance?.toggleAccount(uid),
+			}))
+		}
+
+		this.updateChips(chips)
 		this.filterUpdated()
 	}