diff --git a/apps/files_versions/lib/Sabre/Plugin.php b/apps/files_versions/lib/Sabre/Plugin.php
index a26a9c874558b..cb7793ec2c665 100644
--- a/apps/files_versions/lib/Sabre/Plugin.php
+++ b/apps/files_versions/lib/Sabre/Plugin.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class Plugin extends ServerPlugin {
 	public const AUTHOR = 'author';
 	public const VERSION_LABEL = '{http://nextcloud.org/ns}version-label';
 	public const VERSION_AUTHOR = '{http://nextcloud.org/ns}version-author';
+	public const VERSION_IS_CURRENT = '{http://nextcloud.org/ns}version-is-current';
 	private const LEGACY_FILENAME_HEADER_USER_AGENTS = [ // Quirky clients
 		Request::USER_AGENT_IE,
 		Request::USER_AGENT_ANDROID_MOBILE_CHROME,
@@ -101,6 +102,10 @@ public function propFind(PropFind $propFind, INode $node): void {
 			self::VERSION_AUTHOR,
 			fn () => $node->getMetadataValue(self::AUTHOR)
 		);
+		$propFind->handle(
+			self::VERSION_IS_CURRENT,
+			fn (): string => $node->getVersion()->getTimestamp() === $node->getVersion()->getSourceFile()->getMTime() ? 'true' : 'false'
+		);
 		$propFind->handle(
 			FilesPlugin::HAS_PREVIEW_PROPERTYNAME,
 			fn (): string => $this->previewManager->isMimeSupported($node->getContentType()) ? 'true' : 'false',
diff --git a/apps/files_versions/src/utils/davRequest.ts b/apps/files_versions/src/utils/davRequest.ts
index 1dcf620564a7a..b1ce7972338d6 100644
--- a/apps/files_versions/src/utils/davRequest.ts
+++ b/apps/files_versions/src/utils/davRequest.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export default `<?xml version="1.0"?>
 		<d:getetag />
 		<nc:version-label />
 		<nc:version-author />
+		<nc:version-is-current />
 		<nc:has-preview />
 	</d:prop>
 </d:propfind>`
diff --git a/apps/files_versions/src/utils/versions.ts b/apps/files_versions/src/utils/versions.ts
index 47943b1590102..5ebb6173e4f9f 100644
--- a/apps/files_versions/src/utils/versions.ts
+++ b/apps/files_versions/src/utils/versions.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export interface Version {
 	label: string // 'Current version' or ''
 	author: string | null // UID for the author of the version
 	authorName: string | null // Display name of the author
+	isCurrent: boolean // True if this is the current version
 	filename: string // File name relative to the version DAV endpoint
 	basename: string // A base name generated from the mtime
 	mime: string // Empty for the current version, else the actual mime type of the version
@@ -98,9 +99,10 @@ export async function restoreVersion(version: Version) {
  */
 function formatVersion(version: Required<FileStat>, node: INode): Version {
 	const mtime = Date.parse(version.lastmod)
+	const isCurrentVersion = version.props['version-is-current'] === 'true' || mtime === node.mtime?.getTime()
 
 	let previewUrl: string
-	if (mtime === node.mtime?.getTime()) { // Version is the current one
+	if (isCurrentVersion) {
 		previewUrl = generateUrl('/core/preview?fileId={fileId}&c={fileEtag}&x=250&y=250&forceIcon=0&a=0&forceIcon=1&mimeFallback=1', {
 			fileId: node.id,
 			fileEtag: node.attributes.etag,
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ function formatVersion(version: Required<FileStat>, node: INode): Version {
 		label: version.props['version-label'] ? String(version.props['version-label']) : '',
 		author: version.props['version-author'] ? String(version.props['version-author']) : null,
 		authorName: null,
+		isCurrent: isCurrentVersion,
 		filename: version.filename,
 		basename: new Date(mtime).toLocaleString(
 			[getCanonicalLocale(), getCanonicalLocale().split('-')[0]!],
diff --git a/apps/files_versions/src/views/FilesVersionsSidebarTab.vue b/apps/files_versions/src/views/FilesVersionsSidebarTab.vue
index b35fe6118773b..4acbc29938fff 100644
--- a/apps/files_versions/src/views/FilesVersionsSidebarTab.vue
+++ b/apps/files_versions/src/views/FilesVersionsSidebarTab.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 							:loadPreview="active"
 							:version="row.items[0].version"
 							:node="node"
-							:isCurrent="row.items[0].version.mtime === currentVersionMtime"
+							:isCurrent="row.items[0].version.isCurrent"
 							:isFirstVersion="row.items[0].version.mtime === initialVersionMtime"
 							@click="openVersion"
 							@compare="compareVersion"
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ const loading = ref(false)
 const showVersionLabelForm = ref(false)
 const editedVersion = ref<Version | null>(null)
 
-const currentVersionMtime = computed(() => props.node?.mtime?.getTime() ?? 0)
-
 /**
  * Order versions by mtime.
  * Put the current version at the top.
@@ -131,7 +129,7 @@ const canCompare = computed(() => {
 // When the id changed we immediately show changes
 watch(() => props.node.id, loadVersions, { immediate: true })
 // On mtime changes we debounce to prevent too many requests.
-watchDebounced(currentVersionMtime, loadVersions, { debounce: 600 })
+watchDebounced(() => props.node.mtime?.getTime(), loadVersions, { debounce: 600 })
 
 /**
  * Load versions for the current node