diff --git a/apps/files_versions/lib/Listener/MetadataFileEvents.php b/apps/files_versions/lib/Listener/MetadataFileEvents.php
index b58b6b4394a35..fea546e5988d2 100644
--- a/apps/files_versions/lib/Listener/MetadataFileEvents.php
+++ b/apps/files_versions/lib/Listener/MetadataFileEvents.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public function post_write_hook(Node $node): void {
 		}
 		// check if our version manager supports setting the metadata
 		if ($this->versionManager instanceof IMetadataVersionBackend) {
-			$author = $this->userSession->getUser()->getDisplayName() ?? '';
+			$author = $this->userSession->getUser()->getUID();
 			$this->versionManager->setMetadataValue($node, "author", $author);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/apps/files_versions/lib/Sabre/Plugin.php b/apps/files_versions/lib/Sabre/Plugin.php
index de933ecc7d302..04065bde4cce7 100644
--- a/apps/files_versions/lib/Sabre/Plugin.php
+++ b/apps/files_versions/lib/Sabre/Plugin.php
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ class Plugin extends ServerPlugin {
 
 	public const VERSION_LABEL = '{http://nextcloud.org/ns}version-label';
 
+	public const VERSION_AUTHOR = '{http://nextcloud.org/ns}version-author'; // dav property for author
+
 	public function __construct(
 		private IRequest $request,
 		private IPreview $previewManager,
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ public function afterGet(RequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response)
 	public function propFind(PropFind $propFind, INode $node): void {
 		if ($node instanceof VersionFile) {
 			$propFind->handle(self::VERSION_LABEL, fn () => $node->getLabel());
+			$propFind->handle(self::VERSION_AUTHOR, fn () => $node->getMetadataAuthor());
 			$propFind->handle(FilesPlugin::HAS_PREVIEW_PROPERTYNAME, fn () => $this->previewManager->isMimeSupported($node->getContentType()));
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/apps/files_versions/lib/Sabre/VersionFile.php b/apps/files_versions/lib/Sabre/VersionFile.php
index 8fd97b0636f75..ec98d24dd0636 100644
--- a/apps/files_versions/lib/Sabre/VersionFile.php
+++ b/apps/files_versions/lib/Sabre/VersionFile.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 namespace OCA\Files_Versions\Sabre;
 
 use OCA\Files_Versions\Versions\IDeletableVersionBackend;
+use OCA\Files_Versions\Versions\IMetadataVersion;
 use OCA\Files_Versions\Versions\INameableVersion;
 use OCA\Files_Versions\Versions\INameableVersionBackend;
 use OCA\Files_Versions\Versions\IVersion;
@@ -109,6 +110,13 @@ public function setLabel($label): bool {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public function getMetadataAuthor(): string {
+		if ($this->version instanceof IMetadataVersion) {
+			return $this->version->getMetadataValue("author");
+		}
+		return '';
+	}
+
 	public function getLastModified(): int {
 		return $this->version->getTimestamp();
 	}
diff --git a/apps/files_versions/lib/Versions/Version.php b/apps/files_versions/lib/Versions/Version.php
index 0dade222abce1..0e5417783e4d0 100644
--- a/apps/files_versions/lib/Versions/Version.php
+++ b/apps/files_versions/lib/Versions/Version.php
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@
 namespace OCA\Files_Versions\Versions;
 
 use OCP\Files\FileInfo;
+use OCP\Files\Node;
 use OCP\IUser;
 
-class Version implements IVersion, INameableVersion {
+class Version implements IVersion, INameableVersion, IMetadataVersion {
 	/** @var int */
 	private $timestamp;
 
@@ -121,4 +122,11 @@ public function getVersionPath(): string {
 	public function getUser(): IUser {
 		return $this->user;
 	}
+
+	public function getMetadataValue(string $key): string {
+		if ($this->backend instanceof IMetadataVersionBackend && $this->sourceFileInfo instanceof Node) {
+			return $this->backend->getMetadataValue($this->sourceFileInfo, "author") ?? '';
+		}
+		return '';
+	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/files_versions/src/utils/davRequest.js b/apps/files_versions/src/utils/davRequest.js
index d3fe729aaabd3..93f1861006b85 100644
--- a/apps/files_versions/src/utils/davRequest.js
+++ b/apps/files_versions/src/utils/davRequest.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export default `<?xml version="1.0"?>
 		<d:getlastmodified />
 		<d:getetag />
 		<nc:version-label />
+		<nc:version-author />
 		<nc:has-preview />
 	</d:prop>
 </d:propfind>`