diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/FilesPlugin.php b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/FilesPlugin.php
index ae3caa29b919e..709a4cd68ed8f 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/FilesPlugin.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/FilesPlugin.php
@@ -465,13 +465,17 @@ public function handleGetProperties(PropFind $propFind, \Sabre\DAV\INode $node)
 
 			$requestProperties = $propFind->getRequestedProperties();
 
-			if ($this->config->getSystemValueBool('enable_file_metadata', true)) {
-				$requestedMetaData = [];
-				foreach ($requestProperties as $requestProperty) {
-					if (isset(self::ALL_METADATA_PROPS[$requestProperty])) {
-						$requestedMetaData[] = self::ALL_METADATA_PROPS[$requestProperty];
-					}
+			$requestedMetaData = [];
+			foreach ($requestProperties as $requestProperty) {
+				if (isset(self::ALL_METADATA_PROPS[$requestProperty])) {
+					$requestedMetaData[] = self::ALL_METADATA_PROPS[$requestProperty];
 				}
+			}
+			if (
+				$this->config->getSystemValueBool('enable_file_metadata', true) &&
+				$propFind->getDepth() === 1 &&
+				$requestedMetaData
+			) {
 				$children = $node->getChildren();
 				// Preloading of the metadata