diff --git a/src/libsync/capabilities.cpp b/src/libsync/capabilities.cpp
index 155048a76ea69..da713b46cfe48 100644
--- a/src/libsync/capabilities.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/capabilities.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ bool Capabilities::bulkUpload() const
     return _capabilities["dav"].toMap()["bulkupload"].toByteArray() >= "1.0";
 }
 
+bool Capabilities::filesLockAvailable() const
+{
+    return _capabilities["files"].toMap()["locking"].toByteArray() >= "1.0";
+}
+
 bool Capabilities::userStatus() const
 {
     if (!_capabilities.contains("user_status")) {
diff --git a/src/libsync/capabilities.h b/src/libsync/capabilities.h
index 6bbb3e0220803..bbc2fd1b60a85 100644
--- a/src/libsync/capabilities.h
+++ b/src/libsync/capabilities.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class OWNCLOUDSYNC_EXPORT Capabilities
     int shareDefaultPermissions() const;
     bool chunkingNg() const;
     bool bulkUpload() const;
+    bool filesLockAvailable() const;
     bool userStatus() const;
     bool userStatusSupportsEmoji() const;
     QColor serverColor() const;
diff --git a/test/testcapabilities.cpp b/test/testcapabilities.cpp
index 2088cc7b0b02b..1952d7f3661e5 100644
--- a/test/testcapabilities.cpp
+++ b/test/testcapabilities.cpp
@@ -257,6 +257,20 @@ private slots:
 
         QCOMPARE(bulkuploadAvailable, true);
     }
+
+    void testFilesLockAvailable_filesLockAvailable_returnTrue()
+    {
+        QVariantMap filesMap;
+        filesMap["locking"] = "1.0";
+
+        QVariantMap capabilitiesMap;
+        capabilitiesMap["files"] = filesMap;
+
+        const auto &capabilities = OCC::Capabilities(capabilitiesMap);
+        const auto filesLockAvailable = capabilities.filesLockAvailable();
+
+        QCOMPARE(filesLockAvailable, true);
+    }
 };
 
 QTEST_GUILESS_MAIN(TestCapabilities)