diff --git a/apps/dav/appinfo/v1/publicwebdav.php b/apps/dav/appinfo/v1/publicwebdav.php
index c99c5bcd83399..57e7f6b10e43a 100644
--- a/apps/dav/appinfo/v1/publicwebdav.php
+++ b/apps/dav/appinfo/v1/publicwebdav.php
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@
 
 $server->addPlugin($linkCheckPlugin);
 $server->addPlugin($filesDropPlugin);
+// allow setup of additional plugins
+$event = new SabrePublicPluginEvent($server);
+/** @var IEventDispatcher $eventDispatcher */
+$eventDispatcher = \OC::$server->get(IEventDispatcher::class);
+$eventDispatcher->dispatchTyped($event);
 
 // And off we go!
 $server->exec();
diff --git a/lib/public/SabrePublicPluginEvent.php b/lib/public/SabrePublicPluginEvent.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5c288c82b9426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/public/SabrePublicPluginEvent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Julien Veyssier <eneiluj@posteo.net> 2022
+ *
+ * @author Julien Veyssier <eneiluj@posteo.net>
+ *
+ * @license AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ *
+ * This code is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+ *
+ */
+namespace OCP;
+
+class SabrePublicPluginEvent extends SabrePluginEvent {
+}