diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/restapi/group/LearningGroupWebService.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/restapi/group/LearningGroupWebService.java
index 77a06c5aba3fd06468927364ea5ac0a354da9eac..af915ad8d15d86b8936819c7cf6d1c9b369a6586 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/restapi/group/LearningGroupWebService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/restapi/group/LearningGroupWebService.java
@@ -361,15 +361,15 @@ public class LearningGroupWebService {
 		if(bg == null) {
 			return Response.serverError().status(Status.NOT_FOUND).build();
 		}
-		
+
+		Identity identity = RestSecurityHelper.getIdentity(request);
 		if(!isGroupManager(request)) {
-			Identity identity = RestSecurityHelper.getIdentity(request);
 			if(!bgs.isIdentityInBusinessGroup(identity, bg)) {
 				return Response.serverError().status(Status.UNAUTHORIZED).build();
 			}
 		}
 		
-		GroupInfoVO info = getInformation(bg);
+		GroupInfoVO info = getInformation(identity, bg);
 		return Response.ok(info).build();
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/restapi/group/MyGroupWebService.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/restapi/group/MyGroupWebService.java
index a6d420e2ee61229262554a85f2ce5b45890b4f9e..47fe60fc49bb5d8dcdf5c7e0f26709071f3d95e8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/restapi/group/MyGroupWebService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/restapi/group/MyGroupWebService.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class MyGroupWebService {
 			int count = 0;
 			GroupInfoVO[] groupVOs = new GroupInfoVO[groups.size()];
 			for(BusinessGroup group:groups) {
-				groupVOs[count++] = ObjectFactory.getInformation(group);
+				groupVOs[count++] = ObjectFactory.getInformation(retrievedUser, group);
 			}
 			GroupInfoVOes voes = new GroupInfoVOes();
 			voes.setGroups(groupVOs);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/restapi/support/ObjectFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/restapi/support/ObjectFactory.java
index 149775f98fef34c3271f4a7ef5dc11713fe023b1..014f678e900962625809c3aa4a08b606bb86f29a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/restapi/support/ObjectFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/restapi/support/ObjectFactory.java
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ package org.olat.restapi.support;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.EntityTag;
 
 import org.olat.basesecurity.Authentication;
+import org.olat.basesecurity.BaseSecurityManager;
 import org.olat.collaboration.CollaborationTools;
 import org.olat.collaboration.CollaborationToolsFactory;
 import org.olat.core.gui.components.form.ValidationError;
+import org.olat.core.id.Identity;
 import org.olat.core.id.OLATResourceable;
 import org.olat.core.util.resource.OresHelper;
 import org.olat.course.CourseModule;
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ public class ObjectFactory {
 		return vo;
 	}
 	
-	public static GroupInfoVO getInformation(BusinessGroup grp) {
+	public static GroupInfoVO getInformation(Identity identity, BusinessGroup grp) {
 		GroupInfoVO vo = new GroupInfoVO();
 		vo.setKey(grp.getKey());
 		vo.setName(grp.getName());
@@ -87,6 +89,16 @@ public class ObjectFactory {
 		
 		boolean hasFolder = collabTools.isToolEnabled(CollaborationTools.TOOL_FOLDER);
 		vo.setHasFolder(hasFolder);
+		boolean hasFolderWrite = hasFolder;
+		if(hasFolder) {
+			Long access = collabTools.lookupFolderAccess();
+			if(access != null && access.intValue() == CollaborationTools.FOLDER_ACCESS_OWNERS) {
+				//is owner?
+				hasFolderWrite = BaseSecurityManager.getInstance().isIdentityInSecurityGroup(identity, grp.getOwnerGroup());
+			}
+		}
+		vo.setFolderWrite(hasFolderWrite);
+		
 		return vo;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/restapi/support/vo/GroupInfoVO.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/restapi/support/vo/GroupInfoVO.java
index 7e28569cdc8126c797428b5531ee595d915f9e97..768a608329ec751b682933598170bba76b925602 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/restapi/support/vo/GroupInfoVO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/restapi/support/vo/GroupInfoVO.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package org.olat.restapi.support.vo;
 
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAttribute;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
 
 /**
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ public class GroupInfoVO extends GroupVO {
 	private Long forumKey;
 	private Boolean hasWiki = Boolean.FALSE;
 	private Boolean hasFolder = Boolean.FALSE;
+	@XmlAttribute(name="folderWrite", required=false)
+	private boolean folderWrite;
 	
 	public GroupInfoVO() {
 		//make JAXB happy
@@ -76,4 +79,12 @@ public class GroupInfoVO extends GroupVO {
 	public void setHasFolder(Boolean hasFolder) {
 		this.hasFolder = hasFolder;
 	}
+
+	public boolean isFolderWrite() {
+		return folderWrite;
+	}
+
+	public void setFolderWrite(boolean folderWrite) {
+		this.folderWrite = folderWrite;
+	}
 }