diff --git a/lib/files/filesystem.php b/lib/files/filesystem.php
index 47c09acf294..65d9ffab485 100644
--- a/lib/files/filesystem.php
+++ b/lib/files/filesystem.php
@@ -610,6 +610,16 @@ class Filesystem {
 		return self::$defaultInstance->getPath($id);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	* Get the owner for a file or folder
+	*
+	* @param string $path
+	* @return string
+	*/
+	public static function getOwner($path) {
+		return self::$defaultInstance->getOwner($path);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * get the ETag for a file or folder
 	 *
diff --git a/lib/files/view.php b/lib/files/view.php
index 302232b5134..a002ad5040d 100644
--- a/lib/files/view.php
+++ b/lib/files/view.php
@@ -914,6 +914,16 @@ class View {
 		return $files;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	* Get the owner for a file or folder
+	*
+	* @param string $path
+	* @return string
+	*/
+	public function getOwner($path) {
+		return $this->basicOperation('getOwner', $path);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * get the ETag for a file or folder
 	 *