diff --git a/lib/connector/sabre/directory.php b/lib/connector/sabre/directory.php
index b6e02569d2a..6076aed6fcd 100644
--- a/lib/connector/sabre/directory.php
+++ b/lib/connector/sabre/directory.php
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ class OC_Connector_Sabre_Directory extends OC_Connector_Sabre_Node implements Sa
 	 * @return Sabre_DAV_INode[]
 	 */
 	public function getChildren() {
-
 		$folder_content = OC_Files::getDirectoryContent($this->path);
 		$paths = array();
 		foreach($folder_content as $info) {
@@ -124,15 +123,22 @@ class OC_Connector_Sabre_Directory extends OC_Connector_Sabre_Node implements Sa
 		}
 		$properties = array_fill_keys($paths, array());
 		if(count($paths)>0) {
-			$placeholders = join(',', array_fill(0, count($paths), '?'));
-			$query = OC_DB::prepare( 'SELECT * FROM `*PREFIX*properties` WHERE `userid` = ?' . ' AND `propertypath` IN ('.$placeholders.')' );
-			array_unshift($paths, OC_User::getUser()); // prepend userid
-			$result = $query->execute( $paths );
-			while($row = $result->fetchRow()) {
-				$propertypath = $row['propertypath'];
-				$propertyname = $row['propertyname'];
-				$propertyvalue = $row['propertyvalue'];
-				$properties[$propertypath][$propertyname] = $propertyvalue;
+			//
+			// the number of arguments within IN conditions are limited in most databases
+			// we chunk $paths into arrays of 200 items each to meet this criteria
+			//
+			$chunks = array_chunk($paths, 200, false);
+			foreach ($chunks as $pack) {
+				$placeholders = join(',', array_fill(0, count($pack), '?'));
+				$query = OC_DB::prepare( 'SELECT * FROM `*PREFIX*properties` WHERE `userid` = ?' . ' AND `propertypath` IN ('.$placeholders.')' );
+				array_unshift($pack, OC_User::getUser()); // prepend userid
+				$result = $query->execute( $pack );
+				while($row = $result->fetchRow()) {
+					$propertypath = $row['propertypath'];
+					$propertyname = $row['propertyname'];
+					$propertyvalue = $row['propertyvalue'];
+					$properties[$propertypath][$propertyname] = $propertyvalue;
+				}
 			}
 		}