diff --git a/__tests__/index.spec.ts b/__tests__/index.spec.ts
index aa8cbceb..b7e170d8 100644
--- a/__tests__/index.spec.ts
+++ b/__tests__/index.spec.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
 	File,
 	Folder,
 	Permission,
+	parseWebdavPermissions,
 } from '../lib/index'
 
 import { File as FileSource } from '../lib/files/file'
@@ -54,6 +55,11 @@ describe('Exports checks', () => {
 		expect(typeof Permission).toBe('object')
 	})
 
+	test('parseWebdavPermissions', () => {
+		expect(parseWebdavPermissions).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(typeof parseWebdavPermissions).toBe('function')
+	})
+
 	test('File', () => {
 		expect(File).toBeTruthy()
 		expect(typeof File).toBe('function')
diff --git a/__tests__/permissions.spec.js b/__tests__/permissions.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..90347138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/permissions.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { parseWebdavPermissions, Permission } from '../lib/permissions'
+
+const dataSet = [
+	{ input: undefined, permissions: Permission.NONE },
+	{ input: null, permissions: Permission.NONE },
+	{ input: '-', permissions: Permission.NONE },
+	{ input: 'C', permissions: Permission.CREATE },
+	{ input: 'K', permissions: Permission.CREATE },
+	{ input: 'G', permissions: Permission.READ },
+	{ input: 'W', permissions: Permission.UPDATE },
+	{ input: 'N', permissions: Permission.UPDATE },
+	{ input: 'V', permissions: Permission.UPDATE },
+	{ input: 'D', permissions: Permission.DELETE },
+	{ input: 'R', permissions: Permission.SHARE },
+	{ input: 'CKGW', permissions: Permission.CREATE | Permission.READ | Permission.UPDATE },
+	{ input: 'GR', permissions: Permission.READ | Permission.SHARE },
+	{ input: 'GD', permissions: Permission.READ | Permission.DELETE },
+	{ input: 'RGDNVW', permissions: Permission.UPDATE | Permission.READ | Permission.DELETE | Permission.SHARE },
+	{ input: 'RGDNVCK', permissions: Permission.UPDATE | Permission.READ | Permission.DELETE | Permission.CREATE | Permission.SHARE },
+]
+
+describe('parseWebdavPermissions', () => {
+	dataSet.forEach(({ input, permissions }) => {
+		it(`expect ${input} to be ${permissions}`, () => {
+			expect(parseWebdavPermissions(input)).toBe(permissions)
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index 959afcd6..3c0f5dcc 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { type Entry, getNewFileMenu, NewFileMenu } from './newFileMenu'
 export { FileType } from './files/fileType'
 export { File } from './files/file'
 export { Folder } from './files/folder'
-export { Permission } from './permissions'
+export { Permission, parseWebdavPermissions } from './permissions'
 
 declare global {
 	interface Window {
diff --git a/lib/permissions.ts b/lib/permissions.ts
index efdc341f..a9c62403 100644
--- a/lib/permissions.ts
+++ b/lib/permissions.ts
@@ -30,3 +30,31 @@ export enum Permission {
 	SHARE = 16,
 	ALL = 31,
 }
+
+/**
+ * Parse the webdav permission string to a permission enum
+ * @see https://github.com/nextcloud/server/blob/71f698649f578db19a22457cb9d420fb62c10382/lib/public/Files/DavUtil.php#L58-L88
+ */
+export const parseWebdavPermissions = function(permString: string = ''): number {
+	let permissions = Permission.NONE
+
+	if (!permString)
+		return permissions
+
+	if (permString.includes('C') || permString.includes('K'))
+		permissions |= Permission.CREATE
+
+	if (permString.includes('G'))
+		permissions |= Permission.READ
+
+	if (permString.includes('W') || permString.includes('N') || permString.includes('V'))
+		permissions |= Permission.UPDATE
+
+	if (permString.includes('D'))
+		permissions |= Permission.DELETE
+
+	if (permString.includes('R'))
+		permissions |= Permission.SHARE
+
+	return permissions
+}