diff --git a/apps/dav/appinfo/v1/publicwebdav.php b/apps/dav/appinfo/v1/publicwebdav.php
index b0b87c66ca638..c99c5bcd83399 100644
--- a/apps/dav/appinfo/v1/publicwebdav.php
+++ b/apps/dav/appinfo/v1/publicwebdav.php
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
 $authBackend = new OCA\DAV\Connector\PublicAuth(
 	\OC::$server->getRequest(),
 	\OC::$server->getShareManager(),
-	\OC::$server->getSession()
+	\OC::$server->getSession(),
+	\OC::$server->getBruteForceThrottler()
 );
 $authPlugin = new \Sabre\DAV\Auth\Plugin($authBackend);
 
diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/PublicAuth.php b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/PublicAuth.php
index 55d2de72228ee..426cbf871d71c 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/PublicAuth.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/PublicAuth.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  */
 namespace OCA\DAV\Connector;
 
+use OC\Security\Bruteforce\Throttler;
 use OCP\IRequest;
 use OCP\ISession;
 use OCP\Share\Exceptions\ShareNotFound;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
  * @package OCA\DAV\Connector
  */
 class PublicAuth extends AbstractBasic {
+	private const BRUTEFORCE_ACTION = 'public_webdav_auth';
 
 	/** @var \OCP\Share\IShare */
 	private $share;
@@ -55,17 +57,23 @@ class PublicAuth extends AbstractBasic {
 	/** @var IRequest */
 	private $request;
 
+	/** @var Throttler */
+	private $throttler;
+
 	/**
 	 * @param IRequest $request
 	 * @param IManager $shareManager
 	 * @param ISession $session
+	 * @param Throttler $throttler
 	 */
 	public function __construct(IRequest $request,
 								IManager $shareManager,
-								ISession $session) {
+								ISession $session,
+								Throttler $throttler) {
 		$this->request = $request;
 		$this->shareManager = $shareManager;
 		$this->session = $session;
+		$this->throttler = $throttler;
 
 		// setup realm
 		$defaults = new \OCP\Defaults();
@@ -85,9 +93,12 @@ public function __construct(IRequest $request,
 	 * @throws \Sabre\DAV\Exception\NotAuthenticated
 	 */
 	protected function validateUserPass($username, $password) {
+		$this->throttler->sleepDelayOrThrowOnMax($this->request->getRemoteAddress(), self::BRUTEFORCE_ACTION);
+
 		try {
 			$share = $this->shareManager->getShareByToken($username);
 		} catch (ShareNotFound $e) {
+			$this->throttler->registerAttempt(self::BRUTEFORCE_ACTION, $this->request->getRemoteAddress());
 			return false;
 		}
 
@@ -112,11 +123,14 @@ protected function validateUserPass($username, $password) {
 						header('WWW-Authenticate: DummyBasic realm="' . $this->realm . '"');
 						throw new \Sabre\DAV\Exception\NotAuthenticated('Cannot authenticate over ajax calls');
 					}
+
+					$this->throttler->registerAttempt(self::BRUTEFORCE_ACTION, $this->request->getRemoteAddress());
 					return false;
 				}
 			} elseif ($share->getShareType() === IShare::TYPE_REMOTE) {
 				return true;
 			} else {
+				$this->throttler->registerAttempt(self::BRUTEFORCE_ACTION, $this->request->getRemoteAddress());
 				return false;
 			}
 		} else {
diff --git a/apps/dav/tests/unit/Connector/PublicAuthTest.php b/apps/dav/tests/unit/Connector/PublicAuthTest.php
index cdf269deb33f2..89068c0e6effd 100644
--- a/apps/dav/tests/unit/Connector/PublicAuthTest.php
+++ b/apps/dav/tests/unit/Connector/PublicAuthTest.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  */
 namespace OCA\DAV\Tests\unit\Connector;
 
+use OC\Security\Bruteforce\Throttler;
 use OCP\IRequest;
 use OCP\ISession;
 use OCP\Share\Exceptions\ShareNotFound;
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ class PublicAuthTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 	private $shareManager;
 	/** @var \OCA\DAV\Connector\PublicAuth */
 	private $auth;
+	/** @var Throttler|\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject */
+	private $throttler;
 
 	/** @var string */
 	private $oldUser;
@@ -65,11 +68,15 @@ protected function setUp(): void {
 		$this->shareManager = $this->getMockBuilder(IManager::class)
 			->disableOriginalConstructor()
 			->getMock();
+		$this->throttler = $this->getMockBuilder(Throttler::class)
+			->disableOriginalConstructor()
+			->getMock();
 
 		$this->auth = new \OCA\DAV\Connector\PublicAuth(
 			$this->request,
 			$this->shareManager,
-			$this->session
+			$this->session,
+			$this->throttler
 		);
 
 		// Store current user