diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/FileReferencePickerElement.vue b/apps/files/src/views/FileReferencePickerElement.vue
index 24de7e3e4f4..d3b9079f4ee 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/FileReferencePickerElement.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/FileReferencePickerElement.vue
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import type { Node as NcNode } from '@nextcloud/files'
 
 import { FilePickerBuilder } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
-import { generateUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
 import { onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { generateFileUrl } from '../../../files_sharing/src/utils/generateUrl.ts'
 import logger from '../logger.ts'
 
 defineProps<{
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ function buttonFactory(selected: NcNode[]): IFilePickerButton[] {
  * @param node - selected node
  */
 function onSubmit(node: NcNode) {
-	const url = new URL(window.location.href)
-	url.pathname = generateUrl('/f/{fileId}', { fileId: node.fileid! })
-	url.search = ''
-	emit('submit', url.href)
+	emit('submit', generateFileUrl(node.fileid!))
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/ReferenceFileWidget.vue b/apps/files/src/views/ReferenceFileWidget.vue
index 5881fa9c2fd..963867034c9 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/ReferenceFileWidget.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/ReferenceFileWidget.vue
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ import path from 'path'
 import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
 import FileIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/File.vue'
 import FolderIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/Folder.vue'
+import { generateFileUrl } from '../../../files_sharing/src/utils/generateUrl.ts'
 import logger from '../logger.ts'
 
 // see lib/private/Collaboration/Reference/File/FileReferenceProvider.php
@@ -234,11 +235,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				.addButton({
 					id: 'open',
 					label: this.t('settings', 'Open in files'),
-					callback(nodes: Node[]) {
-						if (nodes[0]) {
-							window.open(generateUrl('/f/{fileid}', {
-								fileid: nodes[0].fileid,
-							}))
+					callback([node]: Node[]) {
+						if (node) {
+							window.open(generateFileUrl(node.fileid!))
 						}
 					},
 					type: 'primary',
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/components/SharingEntryInherited.vue b/apps/files_sharing/src/components/SharingEntryInherited.vue
index 03dd05f10a7..d58a2290310 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/components/SharingEntryInherited.vue
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/components/SharingEntryInherited.vue
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 <script>
 import { basename } from '@nextcloud/paths'
-import { generateUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
 import NcActionButton from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcActionButton'
 import NcActionLink from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcActionLink'
 import NcActionText from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcActionText'
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ import NcAvatar from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcAvatar'
 import SharingEntrySimple from '../components/SharingEntrySimple.vue'
 import SharesMixin from '../mixins/SharesMixin.js'
 import Share from '../models/Share.js'
+import { generateFileUrl } from '../utils/generateUrl.js'
 
 export default {
 	name: 'SharingEntryInherited',
@@ -65,9 +65,7 @@ export default {
 
 	computed: {
 		viaFileTargetUrl() {
-			return generateUrl('/f/{fileid}', {
-				fileid: this.share.viaFileid,
-			})
+			return generateFileUrl(this.share.viaFileid)
 		},
 
 		viaFolderName() {
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/components/SharingEntryInternal.vue b/apps/files_sharing/src/components/SharingEntryInternal.vue
index f8b536c59aa..57d5ca62ced 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/src/components/SharingEntryInternal.vue
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/components/SharingEntryInternal.vue
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@
 
 <script>
 import { showSuccess } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
-import { generateUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
 import NcActionButton from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcActionButton'
 import CheckIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/Check.vue'
 import ClipboardIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/ContentCopy.vue'
 import SharingEntrySimple from './SharingEntrySimple.vue'
 import logger from '../services/logger.ts'
+import { generateFileUrl } from '../utils/generateUrl.ts'
 
 export default {
 	name: 'SharingEntryInternal',
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default {
 		 * @return {string}
 		 */
 		internalLink() {
-			return window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.host + generateUrl('/f/') + this.fileInfo.id
+			return generateFileUrl(this.fileInfo.id)
 		},
 
 		/**
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/utils/generateUrl.spec.ts b/apps/files_sharing/src/utils/generateUrl.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9f4234199ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/utils/generateUrl.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { generateFileUrl } from './generateUrl.ts'
+
+const getCapabilities = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn())
+vi.mock('@nextcloud/capabilities', () => ({ getCapabilities }))
+
+describe('generateFileUrl', () => {
+	it('should work without globalscale', () => {
+		getCapabilities.mockReturnValue({ globalscale: null })
+		const url = generateFileUrl(12345)
+		expect(url).toBe('http://nextcloud.local/index.php/f/12345')
+	})
+
+	it('should work with older globalscale', () => {
+		getCapabilities.mockReturnValue({ globalscale: { enabled: true } })
+		const url = generateFileUrl(12345)
+		expect(url).toBe('http://nextcloud.local/index.php/f/12345')
+	})
+
+	it('should work with globalscale', () => {
+		getCapabilities.mockReturnValue({ globalscale: { enabled: true, token: 'abc123' } })
+		const url = generateFileUrl(12345)
+		expect(url).toBe('http://nextcloud.local/index.php/gf/abc123/12345')
+	})
+})
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/src/utils/generateUrl.ts b/apps/files_sharing/src/utils/generateUrl.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d9dba5e1b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/src/utils/generateUrl.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import { getCapabilities } from '@nextcloud/capabilities'
+import { generateUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
+
+interface IGlobalScaleCapabilities {
+	token?: string
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param fileid - The file ID to generate the direct file link for
+ */
+export function generateFileUrl(fileid: number): string {
+	const baseURL = window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.host
+
+	const { globalscale } = getCapabilities() as { globalscale?: IGlobalScaleCapabilities }
+	if (globalscale?.token) {
+		return generateUrl('/gf/{token}/{fileid}', {
+			token: globalscale.token,
+			fileid,
+		}, { baseURL })
+	}
+
+	return generateUrl('/f/{fileid}', {
+		fileid,
+	}, {
+		baseURL,
+	})
+}