diff --git a/lib/Listener/ShareLinkListener.php b/lib/Listener/ShareLinkListener.php
index 4f07ae4084..facdf5593f 100644
--- a/lib/Listener/ShareLinkListener.php
+++ b/lib/Listener/ShareLinkListener.php
@@ -56,9 +56,12 @@ public function handle(Event $event): void {
 		/** @var IShare $share */
 		$share = $event->getShare();
 		$owner = $share->getShareOwner();
+		$loggedInUser = $this->permissionManager->loggedInUser();
 
 		if ($this->permissionManager->isEnabledForUser($owner)) {
+			$this->initialStateService->prepareParams(['userId' => $loggedInUser]);
 			$this->initialStateService->provideCapabilities();
+
 			Util::addScript('richdocuments', 'richdocuments-files');
 			Util::addScript('richdocuments', 'richdocuments-viewer', 'viewer');
 			Util::addScript('richdocuments', 'richdocuments-public', 'viewer');
diff --git a/lib/PermissionManager.php b/lib/PermissionManager.php
index e503dab82e..e40fbe44f6 100644
--- a/lib/PermissionManager.php
+++ b/lib/PermissionManager.php
@@ -58,20 +58,7 @@ public function __construct(
 	}
 
 	private function userMatchesGroupList(?string $userId = null, ?array $groupList = []): bool {
-		if ($userId === null) {
-			// Share links set the incognito mode so in order to still get the
-			// user information we need to temporarily switch it off to get the current user
-			$incognito = false;
-			if (\OC_User::isIncognitoMode()) {
-				\OC_User::setIncognitoMode(false);
-				$incognito = true;
-			}
-			$user = $this->userSession->getUser();
-			$userId = $user ? $user->getUID() : null;
-			if ($incognito) {
-				\OC_User::setIncognitoMode(true);
-			}
-		}
+		$userId = $userId ?? $this->loggedInUser();
 
 		if ($userId === null) {
 			// Access for public users will be checked separately based on the share owner
@@ -98,6 +85,23 @@ private function userMatchesGroupList(?string $userId = null, ?array $groupList
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	public function loggedInUser(): ?string {
+		$incognito = \OC_User::isIncognitoMode();
+
+		if ($incognito) {
+			\OC_User::setIncognitoMode(false);
+		}
+
+		$user = $this->userSession->getUser();
+		$userId = $user?->getUID();
+
+		if (!$incognito) {
+			\OC_User::setIncognitoMode(true);
+		}
+
+		return $userId;
+	}
+
 	public function isEnabledForUser(?string $userId = null): bool {
 		if ($this->userMatchesGroupList($userId, $this->appConfig->getUseGroups())) {
 			return true;
diff --git a/lib/Service/InitialStateService.php b/lib/Service/InitialStateService.php
index 6726a09dcf..e9d2a78b7c 100644
--- a/lib/Service/InitialStateService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/InitialStateService.php
@@ -94,14 +94,18 @@ public function prepareParams(array $params): array {
 	}
 
 	private function provideOptions(): void {
+		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('loggedInUser', $this->userId ?? false);
+
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('theme', $this->config->getAppValue(Application::APPNAME, 'theme', 'nextcloud'));
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('uiDefaults', [
 			'UIMode' => $this->config->getAppValue(Application::APPNAME, 'uiDefaults-UIMode', 'notebookbar')
 		]);
+
 		$logoSet = $this->config->getAppValue('theming', 'logoheaderMime', '') !== '';
 		if (!$logoSet) {
 			$logoSet = $this->config->getAppValue('theming', 'logoMime', '') !== '';
 		}
+
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('theming-customLogo', ($logoSet ?
 			$this->urlGenerator->getAbsoluteURL($this->themingDefaults->getLogo())
 			: false));
diff --git a/src/helpers/getLoggedInUser.js b/src/helpers/getLoggedInUser.js
index 159ac65b48..27b97a0c12 100644
--- a/src/helpers/getLoggedInUser.js
+++ b/src/helpers/getLoggedInUser.js
@@ -1,30 +1,34 @@
-import axios from '@nextcloud/axios'
-import { generateUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
-
 /**
- * Gets the current user's display name if logged in.
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2024 Elizabeth Danzberger <lizzy7128@tutanota.de>
+ *
+ * @author Elizabeth Danzberger <lizzy7128@tutanota.de>
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
- * @return null | string
  */
-async function getLoggedInUser() {
-	try {
-		const res = await axios.get(generateUrl('apps/files/public'))
 
-		if (res.status !== 200) {
-			return null
-		}
+import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
 
-		const el = document.createElement('html')
-		el.innerHTML = res.data
-
-		const userAttributes = el.querySelector('head[data-user]').attributes
-
-		return userAttributes.getNamedItem('data-user-displayname').textContent
-	} catch (err) {
-		if (err.status === 401) {
-			console.error(err.statusText)
-		}
-	}
+/**
+ * Gets the current user's display name if logged in.
+ *
+ * @return boolean | string
+ */
+function getLoggedInUser() {
+	return loadState('richdocuments', 'loggedInUser')
 }
 
 export default getLoggedInUser
diff --git a/src/helpers/guestName.js b/src/helpers/guestName.js
index 53d24a86be..5e5f0b353d 100644
--- a/src/helpers/guestName.js
+++ b/src/helpers/guestName.js
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ const setGuestNameCookie = (username) => {
 }
 
 const shouldAskForGuestName = async () => {
-	const loggedInUser = Boolean(await getLoggedInUser())
+	const noLoggedInUser = !getLoggedInUser()
 	const noGuestCookie = !cookieAlreadySet('guestUser')
 	const noCurrentUser = !getCurrentUser() || getCurrentUser()?.uid === ''
 
-	return !loggedInUser && noGuestCookie && noCurrentUser
+	return noLoggedInUser && noGuestCookie && noCurrentUser
 }
 
 export {