diff --git a/frontend/composables/useShareStatus.ts b/frontend/composables/useShareStatus.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92c734a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/composables/useShareStatus.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { useShareService } from '~/services/share'
+
+export function useShareStatus() {
+    const enabled = useState<boolean | null>('share-enabled', () => null)
+    const { getStatus } = useShareService()
+
+    async function refresh() {
+        try {
+            const status = await getStatus()
+            enabled.value = status.enabled
+        } catch {
+            enabled.value = false
+        }
+    }
+
+    async function ensureLoaded() {
+        if (enabled.value === null) {
+            await refresh()
+        }
+    }
+
+    return { enabled, refresh, ensureLoaded }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/layouts/default.vue b/frontend/layouts/default.vue
index 491e5da..70ec12b 100644
--- a/frontend/layouts/default.vue
+++ b/frontend/layouts/default.vue
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@
                         :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed"
                         @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()"
                     />
+                    <SidebarLink
+                        v-if="isDocumentsVisible"
+                        to="/documents"
+                        icon="mdi:folder-network-outline"
+                        :label="$t('sharedFiles.sidebar.title')"
+                        :collapsed="sidebarIsCollapsed"
+                        @click="ui.closeMobileSidebar()"
+                    />
                     <div v-if="isMailVisible" class="relative">
                         <SidebarLink
                             to="/mail"
@@ -222,6 +230,9 @@ const isMailVisible = computed(() => {
     return roles.includes('ROLE_USER') || roles.includes('ROLE_ADMIN')
 })
 
+const { enabled: shareEnabled, ensureLoaded: ensureShareStatus } = useShareStatus()
+const isDocumentsVisible = computed(() => shareEnabled.value === true)
+
 // On mobile, sidebar is always expanded (not collapsed icon mode)
 const sidebarIsCollapsed = computed(() => {
     if (ui.sidebarOpen) return false
@@ -267,13 +278,17 @@ onMounted(() => {
     if (isMailVisible.value) {
         mailStore.startPolling()
     }
+    ensureShareStatus()
 })
 
 watch(() => auth.user, (user) => {
     if (!user) {
         mailStore.stopPolling()
-    } else if (isMailVisible.value) {
-        mailStore.startPolling()
+    } else {
+        if (isMailVisible.value) {
+            mailStore.startPolling()
+        }
+        ensureShareStatus()
     }
 })