diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FileDisplayActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FileDisplayActivity.java
index df8c46eec3ff..cd492cd5396e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FileDisplayActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FileDisplayActivity.java
@@ -450,6 +450,9 @@ public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, @NonNull String[] permis
                 if (grantResults.length > 0 && grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
                     // permission was granted
                     getOCFileListFragmentFromFile().directCameraUpload();
+                } else if (!shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(permissions[0])) {
+                    // user CHECKED "never ask again"
+                    DisplayUtils.showSnackMessage(this, R.string.camera_permission_rationale);
                 }
                 break;
             default:
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
index 10e3e677b4d9..a2998f33d21d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
@@ -1014,6 +1014,7 @@
     <string name="version_dev_download">Herunterladen</string>
     <string name="video_overlay_icon">Video Überlagerungsicon</string>
     <string name="wait_a_moment">Bitte warten…</string>
+    <string name="camera_permission_rationale">Bitte geben Sie unter Apps &amp; Benachrichtigungen in den Einstellungen manuell die Erlaubnis.</string>
     <string name="wait_checking_credentials">Überprüfe gespeicherte Anmeldeinformationen</string>
     <string name="wait_for_tmp_copy_from_private_storage">Kopiere Datei von privatem Speicher</string>
     <string name="webview_version_check_alert_dialog_message">Bitte aktualisieren Sie die Android System WebView-App für eine Anmeldung</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 5c06a52d4527..d423ed8504e4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1097,6 +1097,7 @@
     <string name="link_name">Link Name</string>
     <string name="delete_link">Delete Link</string>
     <string name="share_settings">Settings</string>
+    <string name="camera_permission_rationale">Please navigate to App info in settings and give permission manually.</string>
     <string name="common_confirm">Confirm</string>
     <string name="strict_mode">Strict mode: no HTTP connection allowed!</string>
     <string name="destination_filename">Destination filename</string>