diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/GetCapabilitiesRemoteOperation.java b/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/GetCapabilitiesRemoteOperation.java
index d76fd9a2a5..d87dbf5d6b 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/GetCapabilitiesRemoteOperation.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/GetCapabilitiesRemoteOperation.java
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ public class GetCapabilitiesRemoteOperation extends RemoteOperation {
     private static final String NODE_NOTES = "notes";
     private static final String NOTES_PATH = "notes_path";
 
+    private static final String PROPERTY_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS = "default_permissions";
+
     private OCCapability currentCapability = null;
 
     public GetCapabilitiesRemoteOperation() {
@@ -368,6 +370,10 @@ private OCCapability parseResponse(String response) throws JSONException {
                                 respFilesSharing.getBoolean(PROPERTY_API_ENABLED)));
                     }
 
+                    if (respFilesSharing.has(PROPERTY_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS)) {
+                        capability.setDefaultPermissions(respFilesSharing.getInt(PROPERTY_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS));
+                    }
+
                     if (respFilesSharing.has(NODE_PUBLIC)) {
                         JSONObject respPublic = respFilesSharing.getJSONObject(NODE_PUBLIC);
                         capability.setFilesSharingPublicEnabled(CapabilityBooleanType.fromBooleanValue(
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/OCCapability.kt b/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/OCCapability.kt
index 0e5e7c52b0..10050e5ae4 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/OCCapability.kt
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/status/OCCapability.kt
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ class OCCapability {
     // Etag for capabilities
     var etag: String? = ""
 
+    var defaultPermissions: Int? = null
+
     val version: OwnCloudVersion
         get() =
             OwnCloudVersion(