diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/PublicPreviewController.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/PublicPreviewController.php
index 16886e930fa2e..ae431e9595b46 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/PublicPreviewController.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/PublicPreviewController.php
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public function getPreview(
 			return $response;
 		} catch (NotFoundException $e) {
 			// If we have no preview enabled, we can redirect to the mime icon if any
-			if ($mimeFallback) {
+			if ($file instanceof \OCP\Files\File && $mimeFallback) {
 				if ($url = $this->mimeIconProvider->getMimeIconUrl($file->getMimeType())) {
 					return new RedirectResponse($url);
 				}