diff --git a/src/backend/services/share/ShareService.test.ts b/src/backend/services/share/ShareService.test.ts
index 9c8deca3f..76023ed86 100644
--- a/src/backend/services/share/ShareService.test.ts
+++ b/src/backend/services/share/ShareService.test.ts
@@ -82,9 +82,18 @@ describe('ShareService', () => {
             'INSERT INTO `fsentries` (`uuid`, `name`, `path`, `user_id`, `is_dir`, `modified`) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, 1, ?)',
             [dirUuid, dirName, dirPath, owner.id, now],
         );
+        const dirRow = await server.stores.fsEntry.getEntryByPath(dirPath);
         await server.clients.db.write(
-            'INSERT INTO `fsentries` (`uuid`, `name`, `path`, `user_id`, `is_dir`, `modified`) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, 0, ?)',
-            [fileUuid, fileName, `${dirPath}/${fileName}`, owner.id, now],
+            'INSERT INTO `fsentries` (`uuid`, `name`, `path`, `user_id`, `is_dir`, `modified`, `parent_id`, `parent_uid`) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, 0, ?, ?, ?)',
+            [
+                fileUuid,
+                fileName,
+                `${dirPath}/${fileName}`,
+                owner.id,
+                now,
+                dirRow!.id,
+                dirUuid,
+            ],
         );
 
         const dir = await server.stores.fsEntry.getEntryByPath(dirPath);
diff --git a/src/backend/services/share/ShareService.ts b/src/backend/services/share/ShareService.ts
index 540c87cdf..ed7e15c39 100644
--- a/src/backend/services/share/ShareService.ts
+++ b/src/backend/services/share/ShareService.ts
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ export class ShareService extends PuterService {
         // The whole subtree, not just this node: `manage` inherits downwards,
         // so a grant on a descendant can rest on authority held here.
         const rows = (
-            await this.stores.share.listByFsentrySubtree(entry.id, entry.path)
+            await this.stores.share.listByFsentrySubtree(entry.id)
         ).filter(
             (row: { issuer_user_id: number }) =>
                 Number(row.issuer_user_id) === issuerId,
diff --git a/src/backend/stores/share/ShareStore.js b/src/backend/stores/share/ShareStore.js
index ff137e365..13f8e3e48 100644
--- a/src/backend/stores/share/ShareStore.js
+++ b/src/backend/stores/share/ShareStore.js
@@ -111,23 +111,25 @@ export class ShareStore extends PuterStore {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Active shares on a directory and everything beneath it. `manage` inherits
-     * downwards, so a revoke here has to see what rests on it.
+     * Active shares on a directory and everything beneath it. Walks by parent
+     * linkage, not path prefix — `fsentries.path` is lazily backfilled and NULL
+     * on old rows, so a LIKE would skip those descendants' shares.
      *
      * @param {number} fsentryId
-     * @param {string} path Directory path, used to match descendants.
      */
-    async listByFsentrySubtree(fsentryId, path) {
-        // `!` escapes the LIKE wildcards so a directory named with `%` or `_`
-        // cannot widen the match into siblings.
-        const prefix = `${String(path).replace(/([!%_])/g, '!$1')}/%`;
+    async listByFsentrySubtree(fsentryId) {
         const rows = await this.clients.db.read(
-            'SELECT `share`.* FROM `share` ' +
-                'JOIN `fsentries` ON `fsentries`.`id` = `share`.`fsentry_id` ' +
-                'WHERE `share`.`holder_user_id` IS NOT NULL AND ' +
-                "(`share`.`fsentry_id` = ? OR `fsentries`.`path` LIKE ? ESCAPE '!') " +
+            'WITH RECURSIVE `subtree`(`id`) AS (' +
+                'SELECT `id` FROM `fsentries` WHERE `id` = ? ' +
+                'UNION ALL ' +
+                'SELECT `f`.`id` FROM `fsentries` `f` ' +
+                'JOIN `subtree` `s` ON `f`.`parent_id` = `s`.`id`' +
+                ') ' +
+                'SELECT `share`.* FROM `share` ' +
+                'JOIN `subtree` ON `share`.`fsentry_id` = `subtree`.`id` ' +
+                'WHERE `share`.`holder_user_id` IS NOT NULL ' +
                 'ORDER BY `share`.`id`',
-            [fsentryId, prefix],
+            [fsentryId],
         );
         return rows.map((r) => this.#normalizeRow(r));
     }
diff --git a/src/backend/stores/share/ShareStore.test.js b/src/backend/stores/share/ShareStore.test.js
index f416320ac..7d0053859 100644
--- a/src/backend/stores/share/ShareStore.test.js
+++ b/src/backend/stores/share/ShareStore.test.js
@@ -262,6 +262,43 @@ describe('ShareStore', () => {
             holder = await makeUser();
         });
 
+        it('finds a subtree share even when the descendant has no path yet', async () => {
+            const now = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
+            const dirUuid = uuidv4();
+            await server.clients.db.write(
+                'INSERT INTO `fsentries` (`uuid`, `name`, `path`, `user_id`, `is_dir`, `modified`) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, 1, ?)',
+                [dirUuid, `d-${dirUuid.slice(0, 8)}`, `/x/${dirUuid}`, issuer.id, now],
+            );
+            const dirRows = await server.clients.db.read(
+                'SELECT `id` FROM `fsentries` WHERE `uuid` = ?',
+                [dirUuid],
+            );
+            const dirId = Number(dirRows[0].id);
+
+            const childUuid = uuidv4();
+            await server.clients.db.write(
+                'INSERT INTO `fsentries` (`uuid`, `name`, `path`, `user_id`, `is_dir`, `modified`, `parent_id`, `parent_uid`) VALUES (?, ?, NULL, ?, 0, ?, ?, ?)',
+                [childUuid, `f-${childUuid.slice(0, 8)}`, issuer.id, now, dirId, dirUuid],
+            );
+            const childRows = await server.clients.db.read(
+                'SELECT `id` FROM `fsentries` WHERE `uuid` = ?',
+                [childUuid],
+            );
+            const childId = Number(childRows[0].id);
+
+            await store.upsertActive({
+                issuerUserId: issuer.id,
+                holderUserId: holder.id,
+                fsentryId: childId,
+                mode: 'read',
+            });
+
+            const rows = await store.listByFsentrySubtree(dirId);
+            expect(
+                rows.some((r) => Number(r.fsentry_id) === childId),
+            ).toBe(true);
+        });
+
         it('records an active share and lists it for the holder', async () => {
             const entry = await makeEntry(issuer);
             const created = await store.upsertActive({