diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/BreadCrumbs.vue b/apps/files/src/components/BreadCrumbs.vue
index ae26ce8c98c..df7931a4a5b 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/BreadCrumbs.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/BreadCrumbs.vue
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import type { Node } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import type { FileSource } from '../types.ts'
 
 import { basename } from 'path'
 import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ import NcBreadcrumb from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcBreadcrumb.js'
 import NcBreadcrumbs from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcBreadcrumbs.js'
 import NcIconSvgWrapper from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcIconSvgWrapper.js'
 
+import { useNavigation } from '../composables/useNavigation'
 import { onDropInternalFiles, dataTransferToFileTree, onDropExternalFiles } from '../services/DropService'
 import { showError } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { useDragAndDropStore } from '../store/dragging.ts'
@@ -71,7 +73,6 @@ import { useSelectionStore } from '../store/selection.ts'
 import { useUploaderStore } from '../store/uploader.ts'
 import filesListWidthMixin from '../mixins/filesListWidth.ts'
 import logger from '../logger'
-import type { FileSource } from '../types.ts'
 
 export default defineComponent({
 	name: 'BreadCrumbs',
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		const pathsStore = usePathsStore()
 		const selectionStore = useSelectionStore()
 		const uploaderStore = useUploaderStore()
+		const { currentView } = useNavigation()
 
 		return {
 			draggingStore,
@@ -106,14 +108,12 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			pathsStore,
 			selectionStore,
 			uploaderStore,
+
+			currentView,
 		}
 	},
 
 	computed: {
-		currentView() {
-			return this.$navigation.active
-		},
-
 		dirs(): string[] {
 			const cumulativePath = (acc: string) => (value: string) => (acc += `${value}/`)
 			// Generate a cumulative path for each path segment: ['/', '/foo', '/foo/bar', ...] etc
@@ -167,15 +167,15 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		getNodeFromSource(source: FileSource): Node | undefined {
 			return this.filesStore.getNode(source)
 		},
-		getFileSourceFromPath(path: string): FileSource | undefined {
-			return this.pathsStore.getPath(this.currentView!.id, path)
+		getFileSourceFromPath(path: string): FileSource | null {
+			return (this.currentView && this.pathsStore.getPath(this.currentView.id, path)) ?? null
 		},
 		getDirDisplayName(path: string): string {
 			if (path === '/') {
 				return this.$navigation?.active?.name || t('files', 'Home')
 			}
 
-			const source: FileSource | undefined = this.getFileSourceFromPath(path)
+			const source: FileSource | null = this.getFileSourceFromPath(path)
 			const node: Node | undefined = source ? this.getNodeFromSource(source) : undefined
 			return node?.attributes?.displayname || basename(path)
 		},
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		},
 
 		onDragOver(event: DragEvent, path: string) {
+			if (!event.dataTransfer) {
+				return
+			}
+
 			// Cannot drop on the current directory
 			if (path === this.dirs[this.dirs.length - 1]) {
 				event.dataTransfer.dropEffect = 'none'
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/DragAndDropNotice.vue b/apps/files/src/components/DragAndDropNotice.vue
index c036c86fb64..40f95f54aeb 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/DragAndDropNotice.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/DragAndDropNotice.vue
@@ -44,16 +44,18 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
-import { Folder, Permission } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import type { Folder } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import { Permission } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { showError } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
 import { UploadStatus } from '@nextcloud/upload'
+import { defineComponent, type PropType } from 'vue'
 
 import TrayArrowDownIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/TrayArrowDown.vue'
 
-import logger from '../logger.js'
+import { useNavigation } from '../composables/useNavigation'
 import { dataTransferToFileTree, onDropExternalFiles } from '../services/DropService'
+import logger from '../logger.js'
 
 export default defineComponent({
 	name: 'DragAndDropNotice',
@@ -64,11 +66,19 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
 	props: {
 		currentFolder: {
-			type: Folder,
+			type: Object as PropType<Folder>,
 			required: true,
 		},
 	},
 
+	setup() {
+		const { currentView } = useNavigation()
+
+		return {
+			currentView,
+		}
+	},
+
 	data() {
 		return {
 			dragover: false,
@@ -76,10 +86,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
 	},
 
 	computed: {
-		currentView() {
-			return this.$navigation.active
-		},
-
 		/**
 		 * Check if the current folder has create permissions
 		 */
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry.vue
index fc14b4e62e3..f1cccf669e5 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry.vue
@@ -103,9 +103,10 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
-import { Permission, formatFileSize } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import { formatFileSize } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import moment from '@nextcloud/moment'
 
+import { useNavigation } from '../composables/useNavigation'
 import { useActionsMenuStore } from '../store/actionsmenu.ts'
 import { useDragAndDropStore } from '../store/dragging.ts'
 import { useFilesStore } from '../store/files.ts'
@@ -157,12 +158,16 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		const filesStore = useFilesStore()
 		const renamingStore = useRenamingStore()
 		const selectionStore = useSelectionStore()
+		const { currentView } = useNavigation()
+
 		return {
 			actionsMenuStore,
 			draggingStore,
 			filesStore,
 			renamingStore,
 			selectionStore,
+
+			currentView,
 		}
 	},
 
@@ -196,21 +201,22 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		},
 
 		size() {
-			const size = parseInt(this.source.size, 10)
-			if (typeof size !== 'number' || isNaN(size) || size < 0) {
+			const size = this.source.size
+			if (!size || size < 0) {
 				return this.t('files', 'Pending')
 			}
 			return formatFileSize(size, true)
 		},
+
 		sizeOpacity() {
 			const maxOpacitySize = 10 * 1024 * 1024
 
-			const size = parseInt(this.source.size, 10)
+			const size = this.source.size
 			if (!size || isNaN(size) || size < 0) {
 				return {}
 			}
 
-			const ratio = Math.round(Math.min(100, 100 * Math.pow((this.source.size / maxOpacitySize), 2)))
+			const ratio = Math.round(Math.min(100, 100 * Math.pow((size / maxOpacitySize), 2)))
 			return {
 				color: `color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-main-text) ${ratio}%, var(--color-text-maxcontrast))`,
 			}
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryActions.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryActions.vue
index 27dba632d4b..c6ee7b9aac7 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryActions.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryActions.vue
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
+import type { PropType, ShallowRef } from 'vue'
 import type { FileAction, Node, View } from '@nextcloud/files'
-import type { PropType } from 'vue'
 
 import { showError, showSuccess } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { DefaultType, NodeStatus, getFileActions } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
-import Vue, { defineComponent } from 'vue'
+import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
 
 import ArrowLeftIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/ArrowLeft.vue'
 import NcActionButton from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcActionButton.js'
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ import NcActionSeparator from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcActionSeparator.
 import NcIconSvgWrapper from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcIconSvgWrapper.js'
 import NcLoadingIcon from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcLoadingIcon.js'
 
+import { useNavigation } from '../../composables/useNavigation'
 import CustomElementRender from '../CustomElementRender.vue'
 import logger from '../../logger.js'
 
@@ -150,6 +151,15 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		},
 	},
 
+	setup() {
+		const { currentView } = useNavigation()
+
+		return {
+			// The file list is guaranteed to be only shown with active view
+			currentView: currentView as ShallowRef<View>,
+		}
+	},
+
 	data() {
 		return {
 			openedSubmenu: null as FileAction | null,
@@ -161,9 +171,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			// Remove any trailing slash but leave root slash
 			return (this.$route?.query?.dir?.toString() || '/').replace(/^(.+)\/$/, '$1')
 		},
-		currentView(): View {
-			return this.$navigation.active as View
-		},
 		isLoading() {
 			return this.source.status === NodeStatus.LOADING
 		},
@@ -287,7 +294,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			try {
 				// Set the loading marker
 				this.$emit('update:loading', action.id)
-				Vue.set(this.source, 'status', NodeStatus.LOADING)
+				this.$set(this.source, 'status', NodeStatus.LOADING)
 
 				const success = await action.exec(this.source, this.currentView, this.currentDir)
 
@@ -307,7 +314,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			} finally {
 				// Reset the loading marker
 				this.$emit('update:loading', '')
-				Vue.set(this.source, 'status', undefined)
+				this.$set(this.source, 'status', undefined)
 
 				// If that was a submenu, we just go back after the action
 				if (isSubmenu) {
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryName.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryName.vue
index 91873f053eb..4b387071a4a 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryName.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryName.vue
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
+import type { Node } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import type { PropType } from 'vue'
 
 import { emit } from '@nextcloud/event-bus'
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ import Vue from 'vue'
 
 import NcTextField from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcTextField.js'
 
+import { useNavigation } from '../../composables/useNavigation'
 import { useRenamingStore } from '../../store/renaming.ts'
 import logger from '../../logger.js'
 
@@ -106,8 +108,12 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 	},
 
 	setup() {
+		const { currentView } = useNavigation()
 		const renamingStore = useRenamingStore()
+
 		return {
+			currentView,
+
 			renamingStore,
 		}
 	},
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryGrid.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryGrid.vue
index c6823ee7cea..b2e98a80d9e 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryGrid.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryGrid.vue
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
 
+import { useNavigation } from '../composables/useNavigation'
 import { useActionsMenuStore } from '../store/actionsmenu.ts'
 import { useDragAndDropStore } from '../store/dragging.ts'
 import { useFilesStore } from '../store/files.ts'
@@ -110,12 +111,16 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		const filesStore = useFilesStore()
 		const renamingStore = useRenamingStore()
 		const selectionStore = useSelectionStore()
+		const { currentView } = useNavigation()
+
 		return {
 			actionsMenuStore,
 			draggingStore,
 			filesStore,
 			renamingStore,
 			selectionStore,
+
+			currentView,
 		}
 	},
 
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts
index d54b20fc757..5c5a806b97c 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
 	},
 
 	computed: {
-		currentView(): View {
-			return this.$navigation.active as View
-		},
-
 		currentDir() {
 			// Remove any trailing slash but leave root slash
 			return (this.$route?.query?.dir?.toString() || '/').replace(/^(.+)\/$/, '$1')
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FilesListTableHeader.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FilesListTableHeader.vue
index caa549fa9ba..f7c449ebf24 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FilesListTableHeader.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FilesListTableHeader.vue
@@ -71,17 +71,21 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
-import NcCheckboxRadioSwitch from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcCheckboxRadioSwitch.js'
-import { defineComponent, type PropType } from 'vue'
+import type { Node } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import type { PropType } from 'vue'
+import type { FileSource } from '../types.ts'
 
+import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
+import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
+
+import NcCheckboxRadioSwitch from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcCheckboxRadioSwitch.js'
+import FilesListTableHeaderButton from './FilesListTableHeaderButton.vue'
+
+import { useNavigation } from '../composables/useNavigation'
 import { useFilesStore } from '../store/files.ts'
 import { useSelectionStore } from '../store/selection.ts'
-import FilesListTableHeaderButton from './FilesListTableHeaderButton.vue'
 import filesSortingMixin from '../mixins/filesSorting.ts'
 import logger from '../logger.js'
-import type { Node } from '@nextcloud/files'
-import type { FileSource } from '../types.ts'
 
 export default defineComponent({
 	name: 'FilesListTableHeader',
@@ -117,17 +121,17 @@ export default defineComponent({
 	setup() {
 		const filesStore = useFilesStore()
 		const selectionStore = useSelectionStore()
+		const { currentView } = useNavigation()
+
 		return {
 			filesStore,
 			selectionStore,
+
+			currentView,
 		}
 	},
 
 	computed: {
-		currentView() {
-			return this.$navigation.active
-		},
-
 		columns() {
 			// Hide columns if the list is too small
 			if (this.filesListWidth < 512) {
diff --git a/apps/files/src/composables/useNavigation.spec.ts b/apps/files/src/composables/useNavigation.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..360e12660f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/files/src/composables/useNavigation.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, jest } from '@jest/globals'
+import { Navigation, View } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { defineComponent, nextTick } from 'vue'
+import { useNavigation } from './useNavigation'
+
+import nextcloudFiles from '@nextcloud/files'
+
+// Just a wrapper so we can test the composable
+const TestComponent = defineComponent({
+	template: '<div></div>',
+	setup() {
+		const { currentView, views } = useNavigation()
+		return {
+			currentView,
+			views,
+		}
+	},
+})
+
+describe('Composables: useNavigation', () => {
+	const spy = jest.spyOn(nextcloudFiles, 'getNavigation')
+	let navigation: Navigation
+
+	describe('currentView', () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			navigation = new Navigation()
+			spy.mockImplementation(() => navigation)
+		})
+
+		it('should return null without active navigation', () => {
+			const wrapper = mount(TestComponent)
+			expect((wrapper.vm as unknown as { currentView: View | null}).currentView).toBe(null)
+		})
+
+		it('should return already active navigation', async () => {
+			const view = new View({ getContents: () => Promise.reject(), icon: '<svg></svg>', id: 'view-1', name: 'My View 1', order: 0 })
+			navigation.register(view)
+			navigation.setActive(view)
+			// Now the navigation is already set it should take the active navigation
+			const wrapper = mount(TestComponent)
+			expect((wrapper.vm as unknown as { currentView: View | null}).currentView).toBe(view)
+		})
+
+		it('should be reactive on updating active navigation', async () => {
+			const view = new View({ getContents: () => Promise.reject(), icon: '<svg></svg>', id: 'view-1', name: 'My View 1', order: 0 })
+			navigation.register(view)
+			const wrapper = mount(TestComponent)
+
+			// no active navigation
+			expect((wrapper.vm as unknown as { currentView: View | null}).currentView).toBe(null)
+
+			navigation.setActive(view)
+			// Now the navigation is set it should take the active navigation
+			expect((wrapper.vm as unknown as { currentView: View | null}).currentView).toBe(view)
+		})
+	})
+
+	describe('views', () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			navigation = new Navigation()
+			spy.mockImplementation(() => navigation)
+		})
+
+		it('should return empty array without registered views', () => {
+			const wrapper = mount(TestComponent)
+			expect((wrapper.vm as unknown as { views: View[]}).views).toStrictEqual([])
+		})
+
+		it('should return already registered views', () => {
+			const view = new View({ getContents: () => Promise.reject(), icon: '<svg></svg>', id: 'view-1', name: 'My View 1', order: 0 })
+			// register before mount
+			navigation.register(view)
+			// now mount and check that the view is listed
+			const wrapper = mount(TestComponent)
+			expect((wrapper.vm as unknown as { views: View[]}).views).toStrictEqual([view])
+		})
+
+		it('should be reactive on registering new views', () => {
+			const view = new View({ getContents: () => Promise.reject(), icon: '<svg></svg>', id: 'view-1', name: 'My View 1', order: 0 })
+			const view2 = new View({ getContents: () => Promise.reject(), icon: '<svg></svg>', id: 'view-2', name: 'My View 2', order: 1 })
+
+			// register before mount
+			navigation.register(view)
+			// now mount and check that the view is listed
+			const wrapper = mount(TestComponent)
+			expect((wrapper.vm as unknown as { views: View[]}).views).toStrictEqual([view])
+
+			// now register view 2 and check it is reactivly added
+			navigation.register(view2)
+			expect((wrapper.vm as unknown as { views: View[]}).views).toStrictEqual([view, view2])
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/apps/files/src/composables/useNavigation.ts b/apps/files/src/composables/useNavigation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f410aec895f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/files/src/composables/useNavigation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+import type { View } from '@nextcloud/files'
+
+import { getNavigation } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import { onMounted, onUnmounted, shallowRef, type ShallowRef } from 'vue'
+
+/**
+ * Composable to get the currently active files view from the files navigation
+ */
+export function useNavigation() {
+	const navigation = getNavigation()
+	const views: ShallowRef<View[]> = shallowRef(navigation.views)
+	const currentView: ShallowRef<View | null> = shallowRef(navigation.active)
+
+	/**
+	 * Event listener to update the `currentView`
+	 * @param event The update event
+	 */
+	function onUpdateActive(event: CustomEvent<View|null>) {
+		currentView.value = event.detail
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Event listener to update all registered views
+	 */
+	function onUpdateViews() {
+		views.value = navigation.views
+	}
+
+	onMounted(() => {
+		navigation.addEventListener('update', onUpdateViews)
+		navigation.addEventListener('updateActive', onUpdateActive)
+	})
+	onUnmounted(() => {
+		navigation.removeEventListener('update', onUpdateViews)
+		navigation.removeEventListener('updateActive', onUpdateActive)
+	})
+
+	return {
+		currentView,
+		views,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apps/files/src/eventbus.d.ts b/apps/files/src/eventbus.d.ts
index c6c66a766d0..6a25e463a4d 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/eventbus.d.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/eventbus.d.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ declare module '@nextcloud/event-bus' {
 		'files:favorites:removed': Node
 		'files:favorites:added': Node
 		'files:node:renamed': Node
+		'nextcloud:unified-search.search': { query: string }
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue b/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
index 7fa7aff9a01..f992ed3cd36 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 						type="tertiary"
 						@click="openSharingSidebar">
 						<template #icon>
-							<LinkIcon v-if="shareButtonType === Type.SHARE_TYPE_LINK" />
+							<LinkIcon v-if="shareButtonType === ShareType.Link" />
 							<AccountPlusIcon v-else :size="20" />
 						</template>
 					</NcButton>
@@ -116,21 +116,23 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import type { Route } from 'vue-router'
+import type { ContentsWithRoot } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import type { Upload } from '@nextcloud/upload'
+import type { CancelablePromise } from 'cancelable-promise'
+import type { ComponentInstance } from 'vue'
+import type { Route } from 'vue-router'
 import type { UserConfig } from '../types.ts'
-import type { View, ContentsWithRoot } from '@nextcloud/files'
 
+import { getCapabilities } from '@nextcloud/capabilities'
+import { showError } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { emit, subscribe, unsubscribe } from '@nextcloud/event-bus'
 import { Folder, Node, Permission } from '@nextcloud/files'
-import { getCapabilities } from '@nextcloud/capabilities'
+import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
+import { translate as t, translatePlural as n } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
+import { ShareType } from '@nextcloud/sharing'
+import { UploadPicker } from '@nextcloud/upload'
 import { join, dirname } from 'path'
 import { Parser } from 'xml2js'
-import { showError } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
-import { translate, translatePlural } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
-import { Type } from '@nextcloud/sharing'
-import { UploadPicker } from '@nextcloud/upload'
-import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
 import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
 
 import LinkIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/Link.vue'
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ import AccountPlusIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/AccountPlus.vue'
 import ViewGridIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/ViewGrid.vue'
 
 import { action as sidebarAction } from '../actions/sidebarAction.ts'
+import { useNavigation } from '../composables/useNavigation.ts'
 import { useFilesStore } from '../store/files.ts'
 import { usePathsStore } from '../store/paths.ts'
 import { useSelectionStore } from '../store/selection.ts'
@@ -194,10 +197,15 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		const uploaderStore = useUploaderStore()
 		const userConfigStore = useUserConfigStore()
 		const viewConfigStore = useViewConfigStore()
+		const { currentView } = useNavigation()
 
 		const enableGridView = (loadState('core', 'config', [])['enable_non-accessible_features'] ?? true)
 
 		return {
+			currentView,
+			n,
+			t,
+
 			filesStore,
 			pathsStore,
 			selectionStore,
@@ -205,6 +213,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			userConfigStore,
 			viewConfigStore,
 			enableGridView,
+
+			ShareType,
 		}
 	},
 
@@ -212,10 +222,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		return {
 			filterText: '',
 			loading: true,
-			promise: null,
-			Type,
+			promise: null as Promise<ContentsWithRoot> | CancelablePromise<ContentsWithRoot> | null,
 
-			_unsubscribeStore: () => {},
+			unsubscribeStoreCallback: () => {},
 		}
 	},
 
@@ -224,10 +233,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			return this.userConfigStore.userConfig
 		},
 
-		currentView(): View {
-			return this.$navigation.active || this.$navigation.views.find((view) => view.id === (this.$route.params?.view ?? 'files'))
-		},
-
 		pageHeading(): string {
 			return this.currentView?.name ?? this.t('files', 'Files')
 		},
@@ -384,22 +389,22 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				return this.t('files', 'Share')
 			}
 
-			if (this.shareButtonType === Type.SHARE_TYPE_LINK) {
+			if (this.shareButtonType === ShareType.Link) {
 				return this.t('files', 'Shared by link')
 			}
 			return this.t('files', 'Shared')
 		},
-		shareButtonType(): Type | null {
+		shareButtonType(): ShareType | null {
 			if (!this.shareAttributes) {
 				return null
 			}
 
 			// If all types are links, show the link icon
-			if (this.shareAttributes.some(type => type === Type.SHARE_TYPE_LINK)) {
-				return Type.SHARE_TYPE_LINK
+			if (this.shareAttributes.some(type => type === ShareType.Link)) {
+				return ShareType.Link
 			}
 
-			return Type.SHARE_TYPE_USER
+			return ShareType.User
 		},
 
 		gridViewButtonLabel() {
@@ -431,6 +436,18 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			return isSharingEnabled
 				&& this.currentFolder && (this.currentFolder.permissions & Permission.SHARE) !== 0
 		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Handle search event from unified search.
+		 *
+		 * @return {(searchEvent: {query: string}) => void}
+		 */
+		onSearch() {
+			return debounce((searchEvent: { query: string }) => {
+				console.debug('Files app handling search event from unified search...', searchEvent)
+				this.filterText = searchEvent.query
+			}, 500)
+		 },
 	},
 
 	watch: {
@@ -453,8 +470,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			this.fetchContent()
 
 			// Scroll to top, force virtual scroller to re-render
-			if (this.$refs?.filesListVirtual?.$el) {
-				this.$refs.filesListVirtual.$el.scrollTop = 0
+			const filesListVirtual = this.$refs?.filesListVirtual as ComponentInstance | undefined
+			if (filesListVirtual?.$el) {
+				filesListVirtual.$el.scrollTop = 0
 			}
 		},
 
@@ -470,18 +488,18 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		subscribe('files:node:deleted', this.onNodeDeleted)
 		subscribe('files:node:updated', this.onUpdatedNode)
 		subscribe('nextcloud:unified-search.search', this.onSearch)
-		subscribe('nextcloud:unified-search.reset', this.onSearch)
+		subscribe('nextcloud:unified-search.reset', this.resetSearch)
 
 		// reload on settings change
-		this._unsubscribeStore = this.userConfigStore.$subscribe(() => this.fetchContent(), { deep: true })
+		this.unsubscribeStoreCallback = this.userConfigStore.$subscribe(() => this.fetchContent(), { deep: true })
 	},
 
 	unmounted() {
 		unsubscribe('files:node:deleted', this.onNodeDeleted)
 		unsubscribe('files:node:updated', this.onUpdatedNode)
 		unsubscribe('nextcloud:unified-search.search', this.onSearch)
-		unsubscribe('nextcloud:unified-search.reset', this.onSearch)
-		this._unsubscribeStore()
+		unsubscribe('nextcloud:unified-search.reset', this.resetSearch)
+		this.unsubscribeStoreCallback()
 	},
 
 	methods: {
@@ -496,7 +514,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			}
 
 			// If we have a cancellable promise ongoing, cancel it
-			if (typeof this.promise?.cancel === 'function') {
+			if (this.promise && 'cancel' in this.promise) {
 				this.promise.cancel()
 				logger.debug('Cancelled previous ongoing fetch')
 			}
@@ -531,7 +549,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				// Update paths store
 				const folders = contents.filter(node => node.type === 'folder')
 				folders.forEach(node => {
-					this.pathsStore.addPath({ service: currentView.id, fileid: node.fileid, path: join(dir, node.basename) })
+					this.pathsStore.addPath({ service: currentView.id, source: node.source, path: join(dir, node.basename) })
 				})
 			} catch (error) {
 				logger.error('Error while fetching content', { error })
@@ -642,20 +660,14 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				this.fetchContent()
 			}
 		},
-		/**
-		 * Handle search event from unified search.
-		 *
-		 * @param searchEvent is event object.
-		 */
-		onSearch: debounce(function(searchEvent) {
-			console.debug('Files app handling search event from unified search...', searchEvent)
-			this.filterText = searchEvent.query
-		}, 500),
 
 		/**
 		 * Reset the search query
 		 */
 		resetSearch() {
+			// Reset debounced calls to not set the query again
+			this.onSearch.clear()
+			// Reset filter query
 			this.filterText = ''
 		},
 
@@ -668,14 +680,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			if (window?.OCA?.Files?.Sidebar?.setActiveTab) {
 				window.OCA.Files.Sidebar.setActiveTab('sharing')
 			}
-			sidebarAction.exec(this.currentFolder, this.currentView, this.currentFolder.path)
+			sidebarAction.exec(this.currentFolder, this.currentView!, this.currentFolder.path)
 		},
 		toggleGridView() {
 			this.userConfigStore.update('grid_view', !this.userConfig.grid_view)
 		},
-
-		t: translate,
-		n: translatePlural,
 	},
 })
 </script>
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/Navigation.cy.ts b/apps/files/src/views/Navigation.cy.ts
index 07d9eee80cb..fe7800f32c9 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/Navigation.cy.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/Navigation.cy.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,40 @@
-import FolderSvg from '@mdi/svg/svg/folder.svg'
-import ShareSvg from '@mdi/svg/svg/share-variant.svg'
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+import type { Navigation } from '@nextcloud/files'
+
 import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing'
+import FolderSvg from '@mdi/svg/svg/folder.svg?raw'
 
 import NavigationView from './Navigation.vue'
-import router from '../router/router'
 import { useViewConfigStore } from '../store/viewConfig'
 import { Folder, View, getNavigation } from '@nextcloud/files'
 
 import Vue from 'vue'
+import router from '../router/router'
+
+const resetNavigation = () => {
+	const nav = getNavigation()
+	;[...nav.views].forEach(({ id }) => nav.remove(id))
+	nav.setActive(null)
+}
+
+const createView = (id: string, name: string, parent?: string) => new View({
+	id,
+	name,
+	getContents: async () => ({ folder: {} as Folder, contents: [] }),
+	icon: FolderSvg,
+	order: 1,
+	parent,
+})
 
 describe('Navigation renders', () => {
-	delete window._nc_navigation
-	const Navigation = getNavigation()
+	let Navigation: Navigation
 
 	before(() => {
+		delete window._nc_navigation
+		Navigation = getNavigation()
 		Vue.prototype.$navigation = Navigation
 
 		cy.mockInitialState('files', 'storageStats', {
@@ -40,29 +61,31 @@ describe('Navigation renders', () => {
 })
 
 describe('Navigation API', () => {
-	delete window._nc_navigation
-	const Navigation = getNavigation()
+	let Navigation: Navigation
+
+	before(async () => {
+		delete window._nc_navigation
+		Navigation = getNavigation()
 
-	before(() => {
 		Vue.prototype.$navigation = Navigation
+		await router.replace({ name: 'filelist', params: { view: 'files' } })
 	})
 
+	beforeEach(() => resetNavigation())
+
 	it('Check API entries rendering', () => {
-		Navigation.register(new View({
-			id: 'files',
-			name: 'Files',
-			getContents: async () => ({ folder: {} as Folder, contents: [] }),
-			icon: FolderSvg,
-			order: 1,
-		}))
+		Navigation.register(createView('files', 'Files'))
+		console.warn(Navigation.views)
 
 		cy.mount(NavigationView, {
-			global: {
-				plugins: [createTestingPinia({
-					createSpy: cy.spy,
-				})],
-			},
 			router,
+			global: {
+				plugins: [
+					createTestingPinia({
+						createSpy: cy.spy,
+					}),
+				],
+			},
 		})
 
 		cy.get('[data-cy-files-navigation]').should('be.visible')
@@ -72,21 +95,16 @@ describe('Navigation API', () => {
 	})
 
 	it('Adds a new entry and render', () => {
-		Navigation.register(new View({
-			id: 'sharing',
-			name: 'Sharing',
-			getContents: async () => ({ folder: {} as Folder, contents: [] }),
-			icon: ShareSvg,
-			order: 2,
-		}))
+		Navigation.register(createView('files', 'Files'))
+		Navigation.register(createView('sharing', 'Sharing'))
 
 		cy.mount(NavigationView, {
+			router,
 			global: {
 				plugins: [createTestingPinia({
 					createSpy: cy.spy,
 				})],
 			},
-			router,
 		})
 
 		cy.get('[data-cy-files-navigation]').should('be.visible')
@@ -96,22 +114,17 @@ describe('Navigation API', () => {
 	})
 
 	it('Adds a new children, render and open menu', () => {
-		Navigation.register(new View({
-			id: 'sharingin',
-			name: 'Shared with me',
-			getContents: async () => ({ folder: {} as Folder, contents: [] }),
-			parent: 'sharing',
-			icon: ShareSvg,
-			order: 1,
-		}))
+		Navigation.register(createView('files', 'Files'))
+		Navigation.register(createView('sharing', 'Sharing'))
+		Navigation.register(createView('sharingin', 'Shared with me', 'sharing'))
 
 		cy.mount(NavigationView, {
+			router,
 			global: {
 				plugins: [createTestingPinia({
 					createSpy: cy.spy,
 				})],
 			},
-			router,
 		})
 
 		cy.wrap(useViewConfigStore()).as('viewConfigStore')
@@ -139,23 +152,18 @@ describe('Navigation API', () => {
 	})
 
 	it('Throws when adding a duplicate entry', () => {
-		expect(() => {
-			Navigation.register(new View({
-				id: 'files',
-				name: 'Files',
-				getContents: async () => ({ folder: {} as Folder, contents: [] }),
-				icon: FolderSvg,
-				order: 1,
-			}))
-		}).to.throw('View id files is already registered')
+		Navigation.register(createView('files', 'Files'))
+		expect(() => Navigation.register(createView('files', 'Files')))
+			.to.throw('View id files is already registered')
 	})
 })
 
 describe('Quota rendering', () => {
-	delete window._nc_navigation
-	const Navigation = getNavigation()
+	let Navigation: Navigation
 
 	before(() => {
+		delete window._nc_navigation
+		Navigation = getNavigation()
 		Vue.prototype.$navigation = Navigation
 	})
 
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/Navigation.vue b/apps/files/src/views/Navigation.vue
index 38b6fcb7f49..e71e4ececa1 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/Navigation.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/Navigation.vue
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 					:name="t('files', 'Files settings')"
 					data-cy-files-navigation-settings-button
 					@click.prevent.stop="openSettings">
-					<Cog slot="icon" :size="20" />
+					<IconCog slot="icon" :size="20" />
 				</NcAppNavigationItem>
 			</ul>
 		</template>
@@ -75,24 +75,29 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
+import type { View } from '@nextcloud/files'
+
 import { emit } from '@nextcloud/event-bus'
-import { translate } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
-import Cog from 'vue-material-design-icons/Cog.vue'
+import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
+import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
+
+import IconCog from 'vue-material-design-icons/Cog.vue'
 import NcAppNavigation from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcAppNavigation.js'
 import NcAppNavigationItem from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcAppNavigationItem.js'
 import NcIconSvgWrapper from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcIconSvgWrapper.js'
-
-import { useViewConfigStore } from '../store/viewConfig.ts'
-import logger from '../logger.js'
-import type { View } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import NavigationQuota from '../components/NavigationQuota.vue'
 import SettingsModal from './Settings.vue'
 
-export default {
+import { useNavigation } from '../composables/useNavigation'
+import { useViewConfigStore } from '../store/viewConfig.ts'
+import logger from '../logger.js'
+
+export default defineComponent({
 	name: 'Navigation',
 
 	components: {
-		Cog,
+		IconCog,
+
 		NavigationQuota,
 		NcAppNavigation,
 		NcAppNavigationItem,
@@ -102,7 +107,12 @@ export default {
 
 	setup() {
 		const viewConfigStore = useViewConfigStore()
+		const { currentView, views } = useNavigation()
+
 		return {
+			currentView,
+			views,
+
 			viewConfigStore,
 		}
 	},
@@ -114,18 +124,13 @@ export default {
 	},
 
 	computed: {
+		/**
+		 * The current view ID from the route params
+		 */
 		currentViewId() {
 			return this.$route?.params?.view || 'files'
 		},
 
-		currentView(): View {
-			return this.views.find(view => view.id === this.currentViewId)!
-		},
-
-		views(): View[] {
-			return this.$navigation.views
-		},
-
 		parentViews(): View[] {
 			return this.views
 				// filter child views
@@ -153,24 +158,27 @@ export default {
 	},
 
 	watch: {
-		currentView(view, oldView) {
-			if (view.id !== oldView?.id) {
-				this.$navigation.setActive(view)
-				logger.debug('Navigation changed', { id: view.id, view })
-
+		currentViewId(newView, oldView) {
+			if (this.currentViewId !== this.currentView?.id) {
+				// This is guaranteed to be a view because `currentViewId` falls back to the default 'files' view
+				const view = this.views.find(({ id }) => id === this.currentViewId)!
+				// The the new view as active
 				this.showView(view)
+				logger.debug(`Navigation changed from ${oldView} to ${newView}`, { to: view })
 			}
 		},
 	},
 
 	beforeMount() {
-		if (this.currentView) {
-			logger.debug('Navigation mounted. Showing requested view', { view: this.currentView })
-			this.showView(this.currentView)
-		}
+		// This is guaranteed to be a view because `currentViewId` falls back to the default 'files' view
+		const view = this.views.find(({ id }) => id === this.currentViewId)!
+		this.showView(view)
+		logger.debug('Navigation mounted. Showing requested view', { view })
 	},
 
 	methods: {
+		t,
+
 		/**
 		 * Only use exact route matching on routes with child views
 		 * Because if a view does not have children (like the files view) then multiple routes might be matched for it
@@ -181,9 +189,13 @@ export default {
 			return this.childViews[view.id]?.length > 0
 		},
 
+		/**
+		 * Set the view as active on the navigation and handle internal state
+		 * @param view View to set active
+		 */
 		showView(view: View) {
 			// Closing any opened sidebar
-			window?.OCA?.Files?.Sidebar?.close?.()
+			window.OCA?.Files?.Sidebar?.close?.()
 			this.$navigation.setActive(view)
 			emit('files:navigation:changed', view)
 		},
@@ -237,10 +249,8 @@ export default {
 		onSettingsClose() {
 			this.settingsOpened = false
 		},
-
-		t: translate,
 	},
-}
+})
 </script>
 
 <style scoped lang="scss">