diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/ServerFactory.php b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/ServerFactory.php
index 3aabb828d9c50..7ed8eb2787a6b 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/ServerFactory.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/ServerFactory.php
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ public function createServer(string $baseUri,
 			// Allow view-only plugin for webdav requests
 			$server->addPlugin(new ViewOnlyPlugin(
 				$userFolder,
+				$this->config,
 			));
 
 			if ($this->userSession->isLoggedIn()) {
diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/DAV/ViewOnlyPlugin.php b/apps/dav/lib/DAV/ViewOnlyPlugin.php
index d53a74923fe34..7108dc1fa0901 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/DAV/ViewOnlyPlugin.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/DAV/ViewOnlyPlugin.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 use OCP\Files\Folder;
 use OCP\Files\NotFoundException;
 use OCP\Files\Storage\ISharedStorage;
+use OCP\IConfig;
 use Sabre\DAV\Exception\NotFound;
 use Sabre\DAV\Server;
 use Sabre\DAV\ServerPlugin;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ class ViewOnlyPlugin extends ServerPlugin {
 
 	public function __construct(
 		private ?Folder $userFolder,
+		private IConfig $config,
 	) {
 	}
 
@@ -92,6 +94,11 @@ public function checkViewOnly(RequestInterface $request): bool {
 				return true;
 			}
 
+			$allowedFileExtensions = $this->config->getSystemValue('allowed_view_extensions', []);
+			if ($allowedFileExtensions && in_array($node->getExtension(), $allowedFileExtensions, true)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+
 			// Check if read-only and on whether permission can download is both set and disabled.
 			$canDownload = $attributes->getAttribute('permissions', 'download');
 			if ($canDownload !== null && !$canDownload) {
diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Server.php b/apps/dav/lib/Server.php
index 835a13a45b26e..94f88e586a85a 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/Server.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Server.php
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ public function __construct(
 			// Allow view-only plugin for webdav requests
 			$this->server->addPlugin(new ViewOnlyPlugin(
 				\OC::$server->getUserFolder(),
+				\OCP\Server::get(IConfig::class),
 			));
 
 			// custom properties plugin must be the last one
diff --git a/apps/dav/tests/unit/DAV/ViewOnlyPluginTest.php b/apps/dav/tests/unit/DAV/ViewOnlyPluginTest.php
index 7a4828dd2de53..f1d37b3a1e128 100644
--- a/apps/dav/tests/unit/DAV/ViewOnlyPluginTest.php
+++ b/apps/dav/tests/unit/DAV/ViewOnlyPluginTest.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 use OCP\Files\Folder;
 use OCP\Files\Storage\ISharedStorage;
 use OCP\Files\Storage\IStorage;
+use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\IUser;
 use OCP\Share\IAttributes;
 use OCP\Share\IShare;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ public function setUp(): void {
 		$this->userFolder = $this->createMock(Folder::class);
 		$this->plugin = new ViewOnlyPlugin(
 			$this->userFolder,
+			$this->createMock(IConfig::class),
 		);
 		$this->request = $this->createMock(RequestInterface::class);
 		$this->tree = $this->createMock(Tree::class);
diff --git a/core/Controller/PreviewController.php b/core/Controller/PreviewController.php
index a3b826c19e64d..a4983f2fbbe99 100644
--- a/core/Controller/PreviewController.php
+++ b/core/Controller/PreviewController.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 use OCP\Files\IRootFolder;
 use OCP\Files\Node;
 use OCP\Files\NotFoundException;
+use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\IPreview;
 use OCP\IRequest;
 use OCP\Preview\IMimeIconProvider;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ public function __construct(
 		private IRootFolder $root,
 		private ?string $userId,
 		private IMimeIconProvider $mimeIconProvider,
+		private IConfig $config,
 	) {
 		parent::__construct($appName, $request);
 	}
@@ -145,12 +147,16 @@ private function fetchPreview(
 			return new DataResponse([], Http::STATUS_NOT_FOUND);
 		}
 
+		/** @var SharedStorage $storage */
 		$storage = $node->getStorage();
 		if ($storage->instanceOfStorage(SharedStorage::class)) {
-			/** @var SharedStorage $storage */
 			$share = $storage->getShare();
-			$attributes = $share->getAttributes();
-			if ($attributes !== null && $attributes->getAttribute('permissions', 'download') === false) {
+			$allowedFileExtensions = $this->config->getSystemValue('allowed_view_extensions', []);
+			$isAllowedToViewForExtension = $allowedFileExtensions && in_array($node->getExtension(), $allowedFileExtensions, true);
+			$shareAttributes = $share->getAttributes();
+			$isAllowedByShare = $shareAttributes === null || $shareAttributes->getAttribute('permissions', 'download') !== false;
+
+			if (!$isAllowedToViewForExtension && !$isAllowedByShare) {
 				return new DataResponse([], Http::STATUS_FORBIDDEN);
 			}
 		}