diff --git a/apps/user_status/lib/AppInfo/Application.php b/apps/user_status/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
index 2e511500ea647..3a2d742b26e5e 100644
--- a/apps/user_status/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
+++ b/apps/user_status/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 use OCP\AppFramework\Bootstrap\IBootstrap;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Bootstrap\IRegistrationContext;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\Events\BeforeTemplateRenderedEvent;
+use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\User\Events\UserDeletedEvent;
 use OCP\User\Events\UserLiveStatusEvent;
 use OCP\UserStatus\IManager;
@@ -71,8 +72,15 @@ public function register(IRegistrationContext $context): void {
 		$context->registerEventListener(UserLiveStatusEvent::class, UserLiveStatusListener::class);
 		$context->registerEventListener(BeforeTemplateRenderedEvent::class, BeforeTemplateRenderedListener::class);
 
-		// Register the Dashboard panel
-		$context->registerDashboardWidget(UserStatusWidget::class);
+		$config = $this->getContainer()->query(IConfig::class);
+		$shareeEnumeration = $config->getAppValue('core', 'shareapi_allow_share_dialog_user_enumeration', 'yes') === 'yes';
+		$shareeEnumerationInGroupOnly = $shareeEnumeration && $config->getAppValue('core', 'shareapi_restrict_user_enumeration_to_group', 'no') === 'yes';
+		$shareeEnumerationPhone = $shareeEnumeration && $config->getAppValue('core', 'shareapi_restrict_user_enumeration_to_phone', 'no') === 'yes';
+
+		// Register the Dashboard panel if user enumeration is enabled and not limited
+		if ($shareeEnumeration && !$shareeEnumerationInGroupOnly && !$shareeEnumerationPhone) {
+			$context->registerDashboardWidget(UserStatusWidget::class);
+		}
 	}
 
 	public function boot(IBootContext $context): void {
diff --git a/apps/user_status/lib/Service/StatusService.php b/apps/user_status/lib/Service/StatusService.php
index 1545e3da4f0aa..1c32b0e8b71c5 100644
--- a/apps/user_status/lib/Service/StatusService.php
+++ b/apps/user_status/lib/Service/StatusService.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 use OCA\UserStatus\Exception\StatusMessageTooLongException;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Db\DoesNotExistException;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Utility\ITimeFactory;
+use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\UserStatus\IUserStatus;
 
 /**
@@ -55,6 +56,15 @@ class StatusService {
 	/** @var EmojiService */
 	private $emojiService;
 
+	/** @var bool */
+	private $shareeEnumeration;
+
+	/** @var bool */
+	private $shareeEnumerationInGroupOnly;
+
+	/** @var bool */
+	private $shareeEnumerationPhone;
+
 	/**
 	 * List of priorities ordered by their priority
 	 */
@@ -87,17 +97,22 @@ class StatusService {
 	 *
 	 * @param UserStatusMapper $mapper
 	 * @param ITimeFactory $timeFactory
-	 * @param PredefinedStatusService $defaultStatusService,
+	 * @param PredefinedStatusService $defaultStatusService
 	 * @param EmojiService $emojiService
+	 * @param IConfig $config
 	 */
 	public function __construct(UserStatusMapper $mapper,
 								ITimeFactory $timeFactory,
 								PredefinedStatusService $defaultStatusService,
-								EmojiService $emojiService) {
+								EmojiService $emojiService,
+								IConfig $config) {
 		$this->mapper = $mapper;
 		$this->timeFactory = $timeFactory;
 		$this->predefinedStatusService = $defaultStatusService;
 		$this->emojiService = $emojiService;
+		$this->shareeEnumeration = $config->getAppValue('core', 'shareapi_allow_share_dialog_user_enumeration', 'yes') === 'yes';
+		$this->shareeEnumerationInGroupOnly = $this->shareeEnumeration && $config->getAppValue('core', 'shareapi_restrict_user_enumeration_to_group', 'no') === 'yes';
+		$this->shareeEnumerationPhone = $this->shareeEnumeration && $config->getAppValue('core', 'shareapi_restrict_user_enumeration_to_phone', 'no') === 'yes';
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -106,6 +121,13 @@ public function __construct(UserStatusMapper $mapper,
 	 * @return UserStatus[]
 	 */
 	public function findAll(?int $limit = null, ?int $offset = null): array {
+		// Return empty array if user enumeration is disabled or limited to groups
+		// TODO: find a solution that scales to get only users from common groups if user enumeration is limited to
+		//       groups. See discussion at https://github.com/nextcloud/server/pull/27879#discussion_r729715936
+		if (!$this->shareeEnumeration || $this->shareeEnumerationInGroupOnly || $this->shareeEnumerationPhone) {
+			return [];
+		}
+
 		return array_map(function ($status) {
 			return $this->processStatus($status);
 		}, $this->mapper->findAll($limit, $offset));
@@ -117,6 +139,13 @@ public function findAll(?int $limit = null, ?int $offset = null): array {
 	 * @return array
 	 */
 	public function findAllRecentStatusChanges(?int $limit = null, ?int $offset = null): array {
+		// Return empty array if user enumeration is disabled or limited to groups
+		// TODO: find a solution that scales to get only users from common groups if user enumeration is limited to
+		//       groups. See discussion at https://github.com/nextcloud/server/pull/27879#discussion_r729715936
+		if (!$this->shareeEnumeration || $this->shareeEnumerationInGroupOnly || $this->shareeEnumerationPhone) {
+			return [];
+		}
+
 		return array_map(function ($status) {
 			return $this->processStatus($status);
 		}, $this->mapper->findAllRecent($limit, $offset));
@@ -224,7 +253,7 @@ public function setPredefinedMessage(string $userId,
 	/**
 	 * @param string $userId
 	 * @param string|null $statusIcon
-	 * @param string|null $message
+	 * @param string $message
 	 * @param int|null $clearAt
 	 * @return UserStatus
 	 * @throws InvalidClearAtException
@@ -332,7 +361,7 @@ public function removeUserStatus(string $userId): bool {
 	 * up to date and provides translated default status if needed
 	 *
 	 * @param UserStatus $status
-	 * @returns UserStatus
+	 * @return UserStatus
 	 */
 	private function processStatus(UserStatus $status): UserStatus {
 		$clearAt = $status->getClearAt();
diff --git a/apps/user_status/tests/Unit/Service/StatusServiceTest.php b/apps/user_status/tests/Unit/Service/StatusServiceTest.php
index 77209b70f4826..167646aac8235 100644
--- a/apps/user_status/tests/Unit/Service/StatusServiceTest.php
+++ b/apps/user_status/tests/Unit/Service/StatusServiceTest.php
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 use OCA\UserStatus\Service\StatusService;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Db\DoesNotExistException;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Utility\ITimeFactory;
+use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\UserStatus\IUserStatus;
 use Test\TestCase;
 
@@ -54,6 +55,9 @@ class StatusServiceTest extends TestCase {
 	/** @var EmojiService|\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject */
 	private $emojiService;
 
+	/** @var IConfig|\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject */
+	private $config;
+
 	/** @var StatusService */
 	private $service;
 
@@ -64,10 +68,20 @@ protected function setUp(): void {
 		$this->timeFactory = $this->createMock(ITimeFactory::class);
 		$this->predefinedStatusService = $this->createMock(PredefinedStatusService::class);
 		$this->emojiService = $this->createMock(EmojiService::class);
+
+		$this->config = $this->createMock(IConfig::class);
+
+		$this->config->method('getAppValue')
+			->willReturnMap([
+				['core', 'shareapi_allow_share_dialog_user_enumeration', 'yes', 'yes'],
+				['core', 'shareapi_restrict_user_enumeration_to_group', 'no', 'no']
+			]);
+
 		$this->service = new StatusService($this->mapper,
 			$this->timeFactory,
 			$this->predefinedStatusService,
-			$this->emojiService);
+			$this->emojiService,
+			$this->config);
 	}
 
 	public function testFindAll(): void {
@@ -100,6 +114,49 @@ public function testFindAllRecentStatusChanges(): void {
 		], $this->service->findAllRecentStatusChanges(20, 50));
 	}
 
+	public function testFindAllRecentStatusChangesNoEnumeration(): void {
+		$status1 = $this->createMock(UserStatus::class);
+		$status2 = $this->createMock(UserStatus::class);
+
+		$this->mapper->method('findAllRecent')
+			->with(20, 50)
+			->willReturn([$status1, $status2]);
+
+		// Rebuild $this->service with user enumeration turned off
+		$this->config = $this->createMock(IConfig::class);
+
+		$this->config->method('getAppValue')
+			->willReturnMap([
+				['core', 'shareapi_allow_share_dialog_user_enumeration', 'yes', 'no'],
+				['core', 'shareapi_restrict_user_enumeration_to_group', 'no', 'no']
+			]);
+
+		$this->service = new StatusService($this->mapper,
+			$this->timeFactory,
+			$this->predefinedStatusService,
+			$this->emojiService,
+			$this->config);
+
+		$this->assertEquals([], $this->service->findAllRecentStatusChanges(20, 50));
+
+		// Rebuild $this->service with user enumeration limited to common groups
+		$this->config = $this->createMock(IConfig::class);
+
+		$this->config->method('getAppValue')
+			->willReturnMap([
+				['core', 'shareapi_allow_share_dialog_user_enumeration', 'yes', 'yes'],
+				['core', 'shareapi_restrict_user_enumeration_to_group', 'no', 'yes']
+			]);
+
+		$this->service = new StatusService($this->mapper,
+			$this->timeFactory,
+			$this->predefinedStatusService,
+			$this->emojiService,
+			$this->config);
+
+		$this->assertEquals([], $this->service->findAllRecentStatusChanges(20, 50));
+	}
+
 	public function testFindByUserId(): void {
 		$status = $this->createMock(UserStatus::class);
 		$this->mapper->expects($this->once())