diff --git a/apps/files_versions/lib/Listener/FileEventsListener.php b/apps/files_versions/lib/Listener/FileEventsListener.php
index c078f4bc34755..aa70aa80ebd36 100644
--- a/apps/files_versions/lib/Listener/FileEventsListener.php
+++ b/apps/files_versions/lib/Listener/FileEventsListener.php
@@ -361,9 +361,10 @@ private function getPathForNode(Node $node): ?string {
 
 		$owner = $node->getOwner()?->getUid();
 
-		// If no owner, extract it from the path.
-		// e.g. /user/files/foobar.txt
-		if (!$owner) {
+		// If no owner, extract it from the path, e.g. /user/files/foobar.txt
+		// Also try this if they are the same, because it might be a group folder that the user does not have access to
+		// E.g. where filling in a form with a spreadsheet attached
+		if (!$owner || $owner == $user) {
 			$parts = explode('/', $node->getPath(), 4);
 			if (count($parts) === 4) {
 				$owner = $parts[1];