diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/app.php b/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/app.php
index 20f1b046d35..3049dc6a263 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/app.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/app.php
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ $application->setupPropagation();
 \OCP\Share::registerBackend('folder', 'OC_Share_Backend_Folder', 'file');
 
 \OCP\Util::addScript('files_sharing', 'share');
+\OCP\Util::addScript('files_sharing', 'sharetabview');
 \OCP\Util::addScript('files_sharing', 'external');
-\OCP\Util::addStyle('files_sharing', 'sharetabview');
+// \OCP\Util::addStyle('files_sharing', 'sharetabview');
 
 \OC::$server->getActivityManager()->registerExtension(function() {
 		return new \OCA\Files_Sharing\Activity(
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/css/sharetabview.css b/apps/files_sharing/css/sharetabview.css
index 42c9bee7173..8b9af852531 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/css/sharetabview.css
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/css/sharetabview.css
@@ -1,3 +1,72 @@
 .app-files .shareTabView {
 	min-height: 100px;
 }
+
+.shareTabView .oneline { white-space: nowrap; }
+
+.shareTabView .shareWithLoading {
+	display: inline-block !important;
+	padding-left: 10px;
+	position: relative;
+	right: 30px;
+	top: 2px;
+}
+
+.shareTabView .shareWithRemoteInfo {
+	padding: 11px 0 11px 10px
+}
+
+.shareTabView label {
+	font-weight:400;
+	white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.shareTabView input[type="checkbox"] {
+	margin:0 3px 0 8px;
+	vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
+.shareTabView input[type="text"], .shareTabView input[type="password"] {
+	width: 91%;
+	margin-left: 7px;
+}
+
+.shareTabView form {
+	font-size: 100%;
+	margin-left: 0;
+	margin-right: 0;
+}
+
+#shareWithList {
+	list-style-type:none;
+	padding:8px;
+}
+
+#shareWithList li {
+	padding-top: 10px;
+	padding-bottom: 10px;
+	font-weight: bold;
+	line-height: 21px;
+	white-space: normal;
+}
+
+#shareWithList .unshare img, #shareWithList .showCruds img {
+	vertical-align:text-bottom; /* properly align icons */
+}
+
+#shareWithList label input[type=checkbox]{
+	margin-left: 0;
+	position: relative;
+}
+#shareWithList .username{
+	padding-right: 8px;
+	white-space: nowrap;
+	text-overflow: ellipsis;
+	max-width: 254px;
+	display: inline-block;
+	overflow: hidden;
+	vertical-align: middle;
+}
+#shareWithList li label{
+	margin-right: 8px;
+}
diff --git a/core/js/share.js b/core/js/share.js
index cd4a614e9d1..5d3253e6d5c 100644
--- a/core/js/share.js
+++ b/core/js/share.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /**
  * @namespace
  */
-OC.Share={
+OC.Share = _.extend(OC.Share, {
 	SHARE_TYPE_USER:0,
 	SHARE_TYPE_GROUP:1,
 	SHARE_TYPE_LINK:3,
@@ -289,6 +289,12 @@ OC.Share={
 		}
 		img.attr('src', image);
 	},
+	/**
+	 *
+	 * @param itemType
+	 * @param itemSource
+	 * @returns {OC.Share.Types.ShareInfo}
+	 */
 	loadItem:function(itemType, itemSource) {
 		var data = '';
 		var checkReshare = true;
@@ -371,6 +377,21 @@ OC.Share={
 		});
 	},
 	showDropDown:function(itemType, itemSource, appendTo, link, possiblePermissions, filename) {
+		var itemModel = new OC.Share.ShareItemModel(itemType, itemSource);
+		var dialogView = new OC.Share.ShareDialogView('dropdown');
+		dialogView.setContainerClasses('drop shareDropDown');
+		dialogView.setShowLink(link);
+		dialogView.setPossiblePermissions(possiblePermissions);
+		dialogView.setItemModel(itemModel);
+		var $dialog = dialogView.render();
+		$dialog.appendTo(appendTo);
+		$dialog.attr('data-item-source-name', filename);
+		$dialog.slideDown(OC.menuSpeed, function() {
+			OC.Share.droppedDown = true;
+		});
+		return;
+
+
 		var data = OC.Share.loadItem(itemType, itemSource);
 		var dropDownEl;
 		var html = '<div id="dropdown" class="drop shareDropDown" data-item-type="'+itemType+'" data-item-source="'+itemSource+'">';
@@ -897,7 +918,7 @@ OC.Share={
 		}
 		return expireDateString;
 	}
-};
+});
 
 $(document).ready(function() {
 
diff --git a/core/js/sharedialogview.js b/core/js/sharedialogview.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cbab9694afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/js/sharedialogview.js
@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015
+ *
+ * This file is licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3
+ * or later.
+ *
+ * See the COPYING-README file.
+ *
+ */
+
+(function() {
+	if(!OC.Share) {
+		OC.Share = {};
+	}
+
+	var TEMPLATE_BASE =
+		'<div id="{{containerID}}" {{{containerClasses}}}>' +
+		'    {{{resharerInfo}}}' +
+		'    <label for="shareWith" class="hidden-visually">{{shareLabel}}</label>' +
+		'    <div class="oneline">' +
+		'        <input id="shareWith" type="text" placeholder="{{sharePlaceholder}}" />' +
+		'        <span class="shareWithLoading icon-loading-small hidden"></span>'+
+		'    </div>' +
+			// FIXME: find a good position for remoteShareInfo
+		'    {{{remoteShareInfo}}}' +
+		'    <ul id="shareWithList">' +
+		'    </ul>' +
+		'    {{{linkShare}}}' +
+		'</div>';
+
+	var TEMPLATE_RESHARER_INFO =
+		'<span class="reshare">' +
+		'    {{#if avatarEnabled}}' +
+		'    <div class="avatar"></div>' +
+		'    {{/if}}' +
+		'    {{sharedByText}}' +
+		'</span><br />';
+
+	var TEMPLATE_REMOTE_SHARE_INFO =
+		'<a target="_blank" class="icon-info svg shareWithRemoteInfo" href="{{docLink}}" ' +
+		'title="{{tooltip}}"></a>';
+
+	var TEMPLATE_LINK_SHARE =
+			'<div id="link" class="linkShare">' +
+			'    <span class="icon-loading-small hidden"></span>' +
+			'    <input type="checkbox" name="linkCheckbox" id="linkCheckbox" value="1" /><label for="linkCheckbox">{{linkShareLabel}}</label>' +
+			'    <br />' +
+			'    <label for="linkText" class="hidden-visually">{{urlLabel}}</label>' +
+			'    <input id="linkText" type="text" readonly="readonly" />' +
+			'    <input type="checkbox" name="showPassword" id="showPassword" value="1" class="hidden" /><label for="showPassword" class="hidden-visually">{{enablePasswordLabel}}</label>' +
+			'    <div id="linkPass">' +
+			'        <label for="linkPassText" class="hidden-visually">{{passwordLabel}}</label>' +
+			'        <input id="linkPassText" type="password" placeholder="passwordPlaceholder" />' +
+			'        <span class="icon-loading-small hidden"></span>' +
+			'    </div>'
+		;
+
+	/**
+	 * @class OCA.Share.ShareDialogView
+	 * @classdesc
+	 *
+	 * Represents the GUI of the share dialogue
+	 *
+	 */
+	var ShareDialogView = function(id) {
+		this.initialize(id);
+	};
+
+	/**
+	 * @memberof OCA.Sharing
+	 */
+	ShareDialogView.prototype = {
+		/** @member {OC.Share.ShareItemModel} **/
+		_itemModel: null,
+
+		/** @var {string} **/
+		_id: null,
+
+		/** @var {Object} **/
+		_templates: {},
+
+		/** @var {string} **/
+		_containerClasses: '',
+
+		/** @var {boolean} **/
+		_showLink: true,
+
+		/** @var {unknown} **/
+		_possiblePermissions: null,
+
+		initialize: function (id) {
+			this._id = id;
+		},
+
+		render: function() {
+			var baseTemplate = this._getTemplate('base', TEMPLATE_BASE);
+
+			var $dialog = $(baseTemplate({
+				containerID: this._id,
+				containerClasses: this._renderContainerClasses(),
+				shareLabel: t('core', 'Share'),
+				resharerInfo: this._renderResharerInfo(),
+				sharePlaceholder: this._renderSharePlaceholderPart(),
+				remoteShareInfo: this._renderRemoteShareInfoPart(),
+				linkShare: this._renderLinkSharePart()
+			}));
+
+			return $dialog;
+		},
+
+		setItemModel: function(model) {
+			if(model instanceof OC.Share.ShareItemModel) {
+				this._itemModel = model;
+			} else {
+				console.warn('model is not an instance of OC.Share.ShareItemModel');
+			}
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * sets the classes the main container should get additionally
+		 * TODO:: figure out whether this is really necessary
+		 *
+		 * @param {string} classes whitespace seperated
+		 */
+		setContainerClasses: function(classes) {
+			this._containerClasses = classes;
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * sets whether share by link should be displayed or not. Default is
+		 * true.
+		 *
+		 * @param {bool} showLink
+		 */
+		setShowLink: function(showLink) {
+			this._showLink = (typeof showLink === 'boolean') ? showLink : true;
+		},
+
+		setPossiblePermissions: function(permissions) {
+			//TODO: maybe move to model? Whatever this is.
+			this._possiblePermissions = permissions;
+		},
+
+		_renderResharerInfo: function() {
+			var resharerInfo = '';
+			if (   this._itemModel.hasReshare()
+				&& this._itemModel.getReshareOwner() !== OC.currentUser)
+			{
+				var reshareTemplate = this._getReshareTemplate();
+				var sharedByText = '';
+				if (this._itemModel.getReshareType() === OC.Share.SHARE_TYPE_GROUP) {
+					sharedByText = t(
+						'core',
+						'Shared with you and the group {group} by {owner}',
+						{
+							group: this._itemModel.getReshareWith(),
+							owner: this._itemModel.getReshareOwnerDisplayname()
+						}
+					);
+				}  else {
+					sharedByText = t(
+						'core',
+						'Shared with you by {owner}',
+						{ owner: this._itemModel.getReshareOwnerDisplayname() }
+					);
+				}
+
+
+				resharerInfo = reshareTemplate({
+					avatarEnabled: oc_config.enable_avatars === true,
+					sharedByText: sharedByText
+				});
+			}
+		},
+
+		_renderContainerClasses: function() {
+			var classes = '';
+			if(this._containerClasses) {
+				classes = 'class="' + this._containerClasses + '"';
+			}
+			return classes;
+		},
+
+		_renderRemoteShareInfoPart: function() {
+			var remoteShareInfo = '';
+			if(oc_appconfig.core.remoteShareAllowed) {
+				var infoTemplate = this._getRemoteShareInfoTemplate();
+				remoteShareInfo = infoTemplate({
+					docLink: oc_appconfig.core.federatedCloudShareDoc,
+					tooltip: t('core', 'Share with people on other ownClouds using the syntax username@example.com/owncloud')
+				});
+			}
+			return remoteShareInfo;
+		},
+
+		_renderLinkSharePart: function() {
+			var linkShare = '';
+			if(this._showLink && $('#allowShareWithLink').val() === 'yes') {
+				var linkShareTemplate = this._getLinkShareTemplate();
+				linkShare = linkShareTemplate({
+					linkShareLabel: t('core', 'Share link'),
+					urlLabel: t('core', 'Link'),
+					enablePasswordLabel: t('core', 'Password protect'),
+					passwordLabel: t('core', 'Password'),
+					passwordPlaceholder: t('core', 'Choose a password for the public link')
+				});
+			}
+			return linkShare;
+		},
+
+		_renderSharePlaceholderPart: function () {
+			var sharePlaceholder = t('core', 'Share with users or groups …');
+			if (oc_appconfig.core.remoteShareAllowed) {
+				sharePlaceholder = t('core', 'Share with users, groups or remote users …');
+			}
+			return sharePlaceholder;
+		},
+
+		_getTemplate: function (key, template) {
+			if (!this._templates[key]) {
+				this._templates[key] = Handlebars.compile(template);
+			}
+			return this._templates[key];
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * returns the info template for remote sharing
+		 *
+		 * @returns {Handlebars}
+		 * @private
+		 */
+		_getRemoteShareInfoTemplate: function() {
+			return this._getTemplate('remoteShareInfo', TEMPLATE_REMOTE_SHARE_INFO);
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * returns the info template for link sharing
+		 *
+		 * @returns {Handlebars}
+		 * @private
+		 */
+		_getLinkShareTemplate: function() {
+			return this._getTemplate('linkShare', TEMPLATE_LINK_SHARE);
+		},
+
+		_getReshareTemplate: function() {
+			return this._getTemplate('reshare', TEMPLATE_RESHARER_INFO);
+		},
+	};
+
+	OC.Share.ShareDialogView = ShareDialogView;
+
+})();
diff --git a/core/js/shareitemmodel.js b/core/js/shareitemmodel.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1db49536db5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/js/shareitemmodel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015
+ *
+ * This file is licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3
+ * or later.
+ *
+ * See the COPYING-README file.
+ *
+ */
+
+(function() {
+	if(!OC.Share) {
+		OC.Share = {};
+		OC.Share.Types = {};
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @typedef {object} OC.Share.Types.Reshare
+	 * @property {string} uid_owner
+	 * @property {number} share_type
+	 * @property {string} share_with
+	 * @property {string} displayname_owner
+	 * @property {number} permissions
+	 */
+
+	/**
+	 * @typedef {object} OC.Share.Types.ShareInfo
+	 * @property {number} share_type
+	 * @property {number} permissions
+	 * @property {number} file_source optional
+	 * @property {number} item_source
+	 * @property {string} token
+	 * @property {string} share_with
+	 * @property {string} share_with_displayname
+	 * @property {string} share_mail_send
+	 * @property {bool} collection //TODO: verify
+	 * @property {Date} expiration optional?
+	 * @property {number} stime optional?
+	 */
+
+	/**
+	 * @typedef {object} OC.Share.Types.ShareItemInfo
+	 * @property {OC.Share.Types.Reshare} reshare
+	 * @property {OC.Share.Types.ShareInfo[]} shares
+	 */
+
+	/**
+	 * @class OCA.Share.ShareItemModel
+	 * @classdesc
+	 *
+	 * Represents the GUI of the share dialogue
+	 *
+	 */
+	var ShareItemModel = function(itemType, itemSource) {
+		this.initialize(itemType, itemSource);
+	};
+
+	/**
+	 * @memberof OCA.Sharing
+	 */
+	ShareItemModel.prototype = {
+		/** @var {string} **/
+		_itemType: null,
+		/** @var {mixed} **/	//TODO: what type?
+		_itemSource: null,
+
+		/** @var {OC.Share.Types.Reshare} **/
+		_reshare: null,
+
+		/** @var {OC.Share.Types.ShareInfo[]} **/
+		_shares: null,
+
+		initialize: function(itemType, itemSource) {
+			this._itemType = itemType;
+			this._itemSource = itemSource;
+			this._retrieveData();
+		},
+
+		hasReshare: function() {
+			return _.isObject(this._reshare) && !_.isUndefined(this._reshare.uid_owner);
+		},
+
+		getReshareOwner: function() {
+			return this._reshare.uid_owner;
+		},
+
+		getReshareOwnerDisplayname: function() {
+			return this._reshare.displayname_owner;
+		},
+
+		getReshareWith: function() {
+			return this._reshare.share_with;
+		},
+
+		getReshareType: function() {
+			return this._reshare.share_type;
+		},
+
+		_retrieveData: function() {
+			/** var {OC.Share.Types.ShareItemInfo} **/
+			var data = OC.Share.loadItem(this._itemType, this._itemSource);
+			if(data === false) {
+				console.warn('no data was returned');
+				return;
+			}
+			this._reshare = data.reshare;
+			this._shares = data.shares;
+
+		}
+	};
+
+	OC.Share.ShareItemModel = ShareItemModel;
+})();
diff --git a/lib/private/share/share.php b/lib/private/share/share.php
index 6ad36d60fe8..65968f581f5 100644
--- a/lib/private/share/share.php
+++ b/lib/private/share/share.php
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ class Share extends Constants {
 					'supportedFileExtensions' => $supportedFileExtensions
 				);
 				if(count(self::$backendTypes) === 1) {
+					\OC_Util::addScript('core', 'shareitemmodel');
+					\OC_Util::addScript('core', 'sharedialogview');
 					\OC_Util::addScript('core', 'share');
 					\OC_Util::addStyle('core', 'share');
 				}