diff --git a/apps/files/src/services/FileInfo.ts b/apps/files/src/services/FileInfo.ts
index 318236f1677..ff91e911501 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/services/FileInfo.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/services/FileInfo.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export default function(node: Node) {
 	fileInfo.get = (key) => fileInfo[key]
 	fileInfo.isDirectory = () => fileInfo.mimetype === 'httpd/unix-directory'
 	fileInfo.canEdit = () => Boolean(fileInfo.permissions & OC.PERMISSION_UPDATE)
+	fileInfo.node = node
 
 	return fileInfo
 }
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/Sidebar.vue b/apps/files/src/views/Sidebar.vue
index fbbd2df4bb9..0d5044cafbc 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/Sidebar.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/Sidebar.vue
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@
 	</NcAppSidebar>
 </template>
 <script lang="ts">
+import type { INode } from '@nextcloud/files'
+
 import { davRemoteURL, davRootPath, File, Folder, formatFileSize } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
 import { emit, subscribe, unsubscribe } from '@nextcloud/event-bus'
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			error: null,
 			loading: true,
 			fileInfo: null,
-			node: null,
+			node: null as INode | null,
 			isFullScreen: false,
 			hasLowHeight: false,
 		}