diff --git a/lib/files/node.ts b/lib/files/node.ts
index e3dbc66b..42e30480 100644
--- a/lib/files/node.ts
+++ b/lib/files/node.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  *
  */
 import { basename, extname, dirname } from 'path'
+import { encodePath } from '@nextcloud/paths'
+
 import { Permission } from '../permissions'
 import { FileType } from './fileType'
 import { Attribute, NodeData, isDavRessource, validateData } from './nodeData'
@@ -82,6 +84,14 @@ export abstract class Node {
 		return this._data.source.replace(/\/$/i, '')
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the encoded source url to this object for requests purposes
+	 */
+	get encodedSource(): string {
+		const { origin } = new URL(this.source)
+		return origin + encodePath(this.source.slice(origin.length))
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get this object name
 	 */
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6ede877e..249229f1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
         "@nextcloud/auth": "^2.2.1",
         "@nextcloud/l10n": "^2.2.0",
         "@nextcloud/logger": "^2.7.0",
+        "@nextcloud/paths": "^2.1.0",
         "@nextcloud/router": "^2.1.2",
         "is-svg": "^5.0.0",
         "webdav": "^5.3.0"
@@ -1194,6 +1195,14 @@
         "npm": "^9.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@nextcloud/paths": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@nextcloud/paths/-/paths-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8wX0gqwez0bTuAS8A0OEiqbbp0ZsqLr07zSErmS6OYhh9KZcSt/kO6lQV5tnrFqIqJVsxwz4kHUjtZXh6DSf9Q==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "core-js": "^3.6.4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@nextcloud/router": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@nextcloud/router/-/router-2.1.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dfe5b8ad..6019109c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@
     "@nextcloud/auth": "^2.2.1",
     "@nextcloud/l10n": "^2.2.0",
     "@nextcloud/logger": "^2.7.0",
+    "@nextcloud/paths": "^2.1.0",
     "@nextcloud/router": "^2.1.2",
     "is-svg": "^5.0.0",
     "webdav": "^5.3.0"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}