diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/public-share-owner.md b/changelog/unreleased/public-share-owner.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab411bcb62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/public-share-owner.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Bugfix: access public links to projects as owner
+
+https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/4196
diff --git a/pkg/auth/manager/publicshares/publicshares.go b/pkg/auth/manager/publicshares/publicshares.go
index c7d2097069..7193c50dc9 100644
--- a/pkg/auth/manager/publicshares/publicshares.go
+++ b/pkg/auth/manager/publicshares/publicshares.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (m *manager) Authenticate(ctx context.Context, token, secret string) (*user
 	}
 
 	getUserResponse, err := gwConn.GetUser(ctx, &user.GetUserRequest{
-		UserId: publicShareResponse.GetShare().GetCreator(),
+		UserId: publicShareResponse.GetShare().GetOwner(),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err