diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/AppInfo/Application.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
index 4c47d3fc2c0..653f3f9ec4b 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+
 /**
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 ownCloud, Inc.
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ use OCP\AppFramework\Bootstrap\IBootContext;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Bootstrap\IBootstrap;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Bootstrap\IRegistrationContext;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\Events\BeforeTemplateRenderedEvent;
+use OCP\AppFramework\Services\IInitialState;
 use OCP\Collaboration\Resources\LoadAdditionalScriptsEvent as ResourcesLoadAdditionalScriptsEvent;
 use OCP\EventDispatcher\IEventDispatcher;
 use OCP\Federation\ICloudIdManager;
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ use OCP\Files\Events\Node\BeforeNodeReadEvent;
 use OCP\Group\Events\GroupChangedEvent;
 use OCP\Group\Events\GroupDeletedEvent;
 use OCP\Group\Events\UserAddedEvent;
+use OCP\IAppConfig;
 use OCP\IDBConnection;
 use OCP\IGroup;
 use OCP\Share\Events\ShareCreatedEvent;
@@ -111,6 +114,9 @@ class Application extends App implements IBootstrap {
 	public function boot(IBootContext $context): void {
 		$context->injectFn([$this, 'registerMountProviders']);
 		$context->injectFn([$this, 'registerEventsScripts']);
+		$context->injectFn(function (IInitialState $initialState, IAppConfig $appConfig) {
+			$initialState->provideInitialState('showFederatedSharesAsInternal', $appConfig->getValueBool(self::APP_ID, 'show_federated_shares_as_internal', false));
+		});
 
 		Helper::registerHooks();
 
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/components/SharingInput.vue b/apps/files_sharing/src/components/SharingInput.vue
index 49a39915e5e..a7d5ed73eaf 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/components/SharingInput.vue
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/components/SharingInput.vue
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ export default {
 
 			let shareType = []
 
+			const remoteTypes = [ShareType.Remote, ShareType.RemoteGroup]
+
 			if (this.isExternal) {
-				shareType.push(ShareType.Remote)
-				shareType.push(ShareType.RemoteGroup)
+				shareType.push(...remoteTypes)
 			} else {
-				// Merge shareType array
 				shareType = shareType.concat([
 					ShareType.User,
 					ShareType.Group,
@@ -209,10 +209,9 @@ export default {
 					ShareType.ScienceMesh,
 				])
 
-			}
-
-			if (getCapabilities().files_sharing.public.enabled === true && this.isExternal) {
-				shareType.push(ShareType.Email)
+				if (this.config.showFederatedSharesAsInternal) {
+					shareType.push(...remoteTypes)
+				}
 			}
 
 			let request = null
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/services/ConfigService.ts b/apps/files_sharing/src/services/ConfigService.ts
index 09fdca13598..b92887d18b6 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/services/ConfigService.ts
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/services/ConfigService.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  */
 import { getCapabilities } from '@nextcloud/capabilities'
+import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
 
 type PasswordPolicyCapabilities = {
 	enforceNonCommonPassword: boolean
@@ -306,4 +307,14 @@ export default class Config {
 		return this._capabilities?.files_sharing?.public?.custom_tokens
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Show federated shares as internal shares
+	 * @return {boolean}
+	 */
+	get showFederatedSharesAsInternal(): boolean {
+		const showFederatedSharesAsInternal = loadState('files_sharing', 'showFederatedSharesAsInternal', false)
+
+		return !!showFederatedSharesAsInternal
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/views/SharingTab.vue b/apps/files_sharing/src/views/SharingTab.vue
index e9e068a7c1d..f9b7737f1ef 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/views/SharingTab.vue
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/views/SharingTab.vue
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 					:link-shares="linkShares"
 					:reshare="reshare"
 					:shares="shares"
-					:placeholder="t('files_sharing', 'Share with accounts and teams')"
+					:placeholder="internalShareInputPlaceholder"
 					@open-sharing-details="toggleShareDetailsView" />
 
 				<!-- other shares list -->
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 					:file-info="fileInfo"
 					:link-shares="linkShares"
 					:is-external="true"
-					:placeholder="t('files_sharing', 'Email, federated cloud id')"
+					:placeholder="externalShareInputPlaceholder"
 					:reshare="reshare"
 					:shares="shares"
 					@open-sharing-details="toggleShareDetailsView" />
@@ -249,6 +249,18 @@ export default {
 			return !!(this.fileInfo.permissions & OC.PERMISSION_SHARE)
 				|| !!(this.reshare && this.reshare.hasSharePermission && this.config.isResharingAllowed)
 		},
+
+		internalShareInputPlaceholder() {
+			return this.config.showFederatedSharesAsInternal
+				? t('files_sharing', 'Share with accounts, teams, federated cloud id')
+				: t('files_sharing', 'Share with accounts and teams')
+		},
+
+		externalShareInputPlaceholder() {
+			return this.config.showFederatedSharesAsInternal
+				? t('files_sharing', 'Email')
+				: t('files_sharing', 'Email, federated cloud id')
+		},
 	},
 
 	methods: {
@@ -369,7 +381,11 @@ export default {
 					if ([ShareType.Link, ShareType.Email].includes(share.type)) {
 						this.linkShares.push(share)
 					} else if ([ShareType.Remote, ShareType.RemoteGroup].includes(share.type)) {
-						this.externalShares.push(share)
+						if (this.config.showFederatedSharesAsInternal) {
+							this.shares.push(share)
+						} else {
+							this.externalShares.push(share)
+						}
 					} else {
 						this.shares.push(share)
 					}
@@ -439,6 +455,11 @@ export default {
 			if (share.type === ShareType.Email) {
 				this.linkShares.unshift(share)
 			} else if ([ShareType.Remote, ShareType.RemoteGroup].includes(share.type)) {
+				if (this.config.showFederatedSharesAsInternal) {
+					this.shares.unshift(share)
+				} else {
+					this.externalShares.unshift(share)
+				}
 				this.externalShares.unshift(share)
 			} else {
 				this.shares.unshift(share)