diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/src/components/AppBar/AppBar.vue b/packages/web-app-files/src/components/AppBar/AppBar.vue
index 4bfde144303..8389c0eedd9 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-files/src/components/AppBar/AppBar.vue
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/src/components/AppBar/AppBar.vue
@@ -535,8 +535,16 @@ export default {
         const path = pathUtil.join(this.currentPath, fileName)
         const url = '/app/new?filename=' + path
         const headers = new Headers()
-        headers.append('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + this.getToken)
-        headers.append('X-Requested-With', 'XMLHttpRequest')
+        if (!this.isPublicFilesRoute) {
+          headers.append('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + this.getToken)
+          headers.append('X-Requested-With', 'XMLHttpRequest')
+        } else {
+          headers.append(
+            'Authorization',
+            'Basic ' + Buffer.from('public:' + this.publicLinkPassword).toString('base64')
+          )
+        }
+
         const response = await fetch(encodeURI(url), {
           method: 'POST',
           headers
@@ -556,7 +564,7 @@ export default {
           resource = await this.$client.publicFiles.getFileInfo(
             path,
             this.publicLinkPassword,
-            DavProperties.Default
+            DavProperties.publicLink
           )
         }
         resource = buildResource(resource)
@@ -576,7 +584,6 @@ export default {
       } catch (error) {
         this.showMessage({
           title: this.$gettext('Creating file failed…'),
-          desc: error,
           status: 'danger'
         })
       }