diff --git a/apps/files/js/favoritesplugin.js b/apps/files/js/favoritesplugin.js
index 454a505c7bd..58a61013995 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/favoritesplugin.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/favoritesplugin.js
@@ -67,7 +67,12 @@
 			return new OCA.Files.FavoritesFileList(
 				$el, {
 					fileActions: fileActions,
-					scrollContainer: $('#app-content')
+					scrollContainer: $('#app-content'),
+					// The file list is created when a "show" event is handled,
+					// so it should be marked as "shown" like it would have been
+					// done if handling the event with the file list already
+					// created.
+					shown: true
 				}
 			);
 		},
diff --git a/apps/files/js/filelist.js b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
index 0359ccb7124..d91210299b6 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/filelist.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@
 				return;
 			}
 
+			if (options.shown) {
+				this.shown = options.shown;
+			}
+
 			if (options.config) {
 				this._filesConfig = options.config;
 			} else if (!_.isUndefined(OCA.Files) && !_.isUndefined(OCA.Files.App)) {
diff --git a/apps/files/js/recentplugin.js b/apps/files/js/recentplugin.js
index fcd427b18a2..5551aec9d38 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/recentplugin.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/recentplugin.js
@@ -67,7 +67,12 @@
 			return new OCA.Files.RecentFileList(
 				$el, {
 					fileActions: fileActions,
-					scrollContainer: $('#app-content')
+					scrollContainer: $('#app-content'),
+					// The file list is created when a "show" event is handled,
+					// so it should be marked as "shown" like it would have been
+					// done if handling the event with the file list already
+					// created.
+					shown: true
 				}
 			);
 		},
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/js/app.js b/apps/files_sharing/js/app.js
index e6c9159eda4..15c5bcb3077 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/js/app.js
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/js/app.js
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ OCA.Sharing.App = {
 				scrollContainer: $('#app-content'),
 				sharedWithUser: true,
 				fileActions: this._createFileActions(),
-				config: OCA.Files.App.getFilesConfig()
+				config: OCA.Files.App.getFilesConfig(),
+				// The file list is created when a "show" event is handled, so
+				// it should be marked as "shown" like it would have been done
+				// if handling the event with the file list already created.
+				shown: true
 			}
 		);
 
@@ -57,7 +61,11 @@ OCA.Sharing.App = {
 				scrollContainer: $('#app-content'),
 				sharedWithUser: false,
 				fileActions: this._createFileActions(),
-				config: OCA.Files.App.getFilesConfig()
+				config: OCA.Files.App.getFilesConfig(),
+				// The file list is created when a "show" event is handled, so
+				// it should be marked as "shown" like it would have been done
+				// if handling the event with the file list already created.
+				shown: true
 			}
 		);
 
@@ -80,7 +88,11 @@ OCA.Sharing.App = {
 				scrollContainer: $('#app-content'),
 				linksOnly: true,
 				fileActions: this._createFileActions(),
-				config: OCA.Files.App.getFilesConfig()
+				config: OCA.Files.App.getFilesConfig(),
+				// The file list is created when a "show" event is handled, so
+				// it should be marked as "shown" like it would have been done
+				// if handling the event with the file list already created.
+				shown: true
 			}
 		);
 
diff --git a/apps/files_trashbin/js/app.js b/apps/files_trashbin/js/app.js
index fd3d5db32ff..c37de63097c 100644
--- a/apps/files_trashbin/js/app.js
+++ b/apps/files_trashbin/js/app.js
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ OCA.Trashbin.App = {
 				fileActions: this._createFileActions(),
 				detailsViewEnabled: false,
 				scrollTo: urlParams.scrollto,
-				config: OCA.Files.App.getFilesConfig()
+				config: OCA.Files.App.getFilesConfig(),
+				// The file list is created when a "show" event is handled, so
+				// it should be marked as "shown" like it would have been done
+				// if handling the event with the file list already created.
+				shown: true
 			}
 		);
 	},
diff --git a/apps/systemtags/js/app.js b/apps/systemtags/js/app.js
index e027c0be123..ff0ac159ba8 100644
--- a/apps/systemtags/js/app.js
+++ b/apps/systemtags/js/app.js
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@
 					id: 'systemtags',
 					scrollContainer: $('#app-content'),
 					fileActions: this._createFileActions(),
-					config: OCA.Files.App.getFilesConfig()
+					config: OCA.Files.App.getFilesConfig(),
+					// The file list is created when a "show" event is handled,
+					// so it should be marked as "shown" like it would have been
+					// done if handling the event with the file list already
+					// created.
+					shown: true
 				}
 			);