diff --git a/apps/files/index.php b/apps/files/index.php
index 7db3fd96380..22240deadca 100644
--- a/apps/files/index.php
+++ b/apps/files/index.php
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ if ($needUpgrade) {
 	}
 
 	$isCreatable = \OC\Files\Filesystem::isCreatable($dir . '/');
-	$emptyContent = (!isset($files) or !$isCreatable or count($files) > 0 or $ajaxLoad);
+	$emptyContent = (!isset($files) or count($files) > 0 or $ajaxLoad);
 
 	OCP\Util::addscript('files', 'fileactions');
 	OCP\Util::addscript('files', 'files');
diff --git a/apps/files/js/filelist.js b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
index 9b66a2e69ae..20930b2dce8 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/filelist.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
@@ -623,8 +623,8 @@ var FileList={
 		var $fileList = $('#fileList');
 		var permissions = $('#permissions').val();
 		var isCreatable = (permissions & OC.PERMISSION_CREATE) !== 0;
-		$('#emptycontent').toggleClass('hidden', !isCreatable || $fileList.find('tr').length > 0);
-		$('#filestable th').toggleClass('hidden', isCreatable && $fileList.find('tr').length === 0);
+		$('#emptycontent').toggleClass('hidden', $fileList.find('tr').length > 0);
+		$('#filestable th').toggleClass('hidden', $fileList.find('tr').length === 0);
 	},
 	showMask: function(){
 		// in case one was shown before