diff --git a/packages/backend/src/filesystem/hl_operations/hl_readdir.js b/packages/backend/src/filesystem/hl_operations/hl_readdir.js
index 7b8c41394..412a3f626 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/filesystem/hl_operations/hl_readdir.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/filesystem/hl_operations/hl_readdir.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const APIError = require("../../api/APIError");
 const { chkperm } = require("../../helpers");
 const { TYPE_DIRECTORY } = require("../FSNodeContext");
 const { LLReadDir } = require("../ll_operations/ll_readdir");
+const { LLReadShares } = require("../ll_operations/ll_readshares");
 const { HLFilesystemOperation } = require("./definitions");
 
 class HLReadDir extends HLFilesystemOperation {
@@ -38,9 +39,26 @@ class HLReadDir extends HLFilesystemOperation {
             }
             return [subject];
         }
+        
+        let children;
 
-        const ll_readdir = new LLReadDir();
-        const children = await ll_readdir.run(this.values);
+        this.log.noticeme('READDIR',
+            {
+            userdir: await subject.isUserDirectory(),
+            namediff: await subject.get('name') !== user.username
+            }
+        );
+        if (
+            await subject.isUserDirectory() &&
+            await subject.get('name') !== user.username
+        ) {
+            this.log.noticeme('THIS HAPPEN');
+            const ll_readshares = new LLReadShares();
+            children = await ll_readshares.run(this.values);
+        } else {
+            const ll_readdir = new LLReadDir();
+            children = await ll_readdir.run(this.values);
+        }
 
         return Promise.all(children.map(async child => {
             // await child.fetchAll(null, user);
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/filesystem/ll_operations/ll_readdir.js b/packages/backend/src/filesystem/ll_operations/ll_readdir.js
index 545460a28..288f305eb 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/filesystem/ll_operations/ll_readdir.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/filesystem/ll_operations/ll_readdir.js
@@ -24,15 +24,17 @@ const { LLFilesystemOperation } = require("./definitions");
 class LLReadDir extends LLFilesystemOperation {
     async _run () {
         const { context } = this;
-        const { subject, user, actor } = this.values;
+        const { subject, user, actor, no_acl } = this.values;
 
         if ( ! await subject.exists() ) {
             throw APIError.create('subject_does_not_exist');
         }
 
         const svc_acl = context.get('services').get('acl');
-        if ( ! await svc_acl.check(actor, subject, 'list') ) {
-            throw await svc_acl.get_safe_acl_error(actor, subject, 'list');
+        if ( ! no_acl ) {
+            if ( ! await svc_acl.check(actor, subject, 'list') ) {
+                throw await svc_acl.get_safe_acl_error(actor, subject, 'list');
+            }
         }
 
         const subject_uuid = await subject.get('uid');
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/filesystem/ll_operations/ll_readshares.js b/packages/backend/src/filesystem/ll_operations/ll_readshares.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03fe4acec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/filesystem/ll_operations/ll_readshares.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+const { Context } = require("../../util/context");
+const { TYPE_DIRECTORY } = require("../FSNodeContext");
+const { LLFilesystemOperation } = require("./definitions");
+const { LLReadDir } = require("./ll_readdir");
+
+class LLReadShares extends LLFilesystemOperation {
+    static description = `
+        Obtain the highest-level entries under this directory
+        for which the current actor has at least "see" permission.
+        
+        This is a breadth-first search. When any node is
+        found with "see" permission is found, children of that node
+        will not be traversed.
+    `;
+    
+    async _run () {
+        const results = [];
+        await this.recursive_part(results, this.values);
+        
+        return results;
+    }
+    
+    async recursive_part (results, { subject, user, actor }) {
+        actor = actor || Context.get('actor');
+        const ll_readdir = new LLReadDir();
+        const children = await ll_readdir.run({
+            subject, user,
+            no_thumbs: true,
+            no_assocs: true,
+            no_acl: true,
+        });
+        
+        const svc = Context.get('services');
+        const svc_acl = svc.get('acl');
+        
+        const promises = [];
+        
+        for ( const child of children ) {
+            // If we have at least see permission: terminal node
+            const acl_result = await svc_acl.check(actor, child, 'see');
+            console.log(
+                '\x1B[31;1mWHAT DIS?\x1B[0m',
+                actor,
+                child.entry?.path,
+                child.selectors_[0].describe(),
+                acl_result,
+            )
+            if ( acl_result ) {
+                results.push(child);
+                continue;
+            }
+            
+            if ( await child.get('type') !== TYPE_DIRECTORY ) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            
+            const p = this.recursive_part(results, {
+                subject: child, user });
+            promises.push(p);
+        }
+        
+        await Promise.all(promises);
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    LLReadShares,
+};