diff --git a/app/containers/MessageBox/UploadModal.js b/app/containers/MessageBox/UploadModal.js
index 6616ccc08b..5c8e5bb54e 100644
--- a/app/containers/MessageBox/UploadModal.js
+++ b/app/containers/MessageBox/UploadModal.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import Button from '../Button';
 import I18n from '../../i18n';
 import sharedStyles from '../../views/Styles';
 import { isIOS } from '../../utils/deviceInfo';
+import { canUploadFile } from '../../utils/media';
 import {
 	COLOR_PRIMARY, COLOR_BACKGROUND_CONTAINER, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_DANGER
 } from '../../constants/colors';
@@ -291,9 +292,11 @@ export default class UploadModal extends Component {
 	}
 
 	render() {
-		const { window: { width }, isVisible, close } = this.props;
+		const {
+			window: { width }, isVisible, close, file, FileUpload_MediaTypeWhiteList, FileUpload_MaxFileSize
+		} = this.props;
 		const { name, description } = this.state;
-		const showError = !this.canUploadFile();
+		const showError = !canUploadFile(file, { FileUpload_MediaTypeWhiteList, FileUpload_MaxFileSize });
 		return (
 			<Modal
 				isVisible={isVisible}
diff --git a/app/utils/media.js b/app/utils/media.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8915caf6d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/utils/media.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+export const canUploadFile = (file, serverInfo) => {
+	const { FileUpload_MediaTypeWhiteList, FileUpload_MaxFileSize } = serverInfo;
+	if (!(file && file.path)) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	if (file.size > FileUpload_MaxFileSize) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	// if white list is empty, all media types are enabled
+	if (!FileUpload_MediaTypeWhiteList) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	const allowedMime = FileUpload_MediaTypeWhiteList.split(',');
+	if (allowedMime.includes(file.mime)) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	const wildCardGlob = '/*';
+	const wildCards = allowedMime.filter(item => item.indexOf(wildCardGlob) > 0);
+	if (wildCards.includes(file.mime.replace(/(\/.*)$/, wildCardGlob))) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+};
diff --git a/app/views/ShareListView/index.js b/app/views/ShareListView/index.js
index 5d0ba2b367..da4fc3b41d 100644
--- a/app/views/ShareListView/index.js
+++ b/app/views/ShareListView/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { isIOS, isAndroid } from '../../utils/deviceInfo';
 import I18n from '../../i18n';
 import { CustomIcon } from '../../lib/Icons';
 import log from '../../utils/log';
+import { canUploadFile } from '../../utils/media';
 import DirectoryItem, { ROW_HEIGHT } from '../../presentation/DirectoryItem';
 import ServerItem from '../../presentation/ServerItem';
 import { CloseShareExtensionButton, CustomHeaderButtons, Item } from '../../containers/HeaderButton';
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ export default class ShareListView extends React.Component {
 					name: data.filename,
 					description: '',
 					size: data.size,
-					type: mime.lookup(data.path),
+					mime: mime.lookup(data.path),
 					store: 'Uploads',
 					path: isIOS ? data.path : `file://${ data.path }`
 				};
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ export default class ShareListView extends React.Component {
 	}
 
 	getSubscriptions = (server, fileInfo) => {
+		const { fileInfo: fileData } = this.state;
 		const { serversDB } = database.databases;
 
 		if (server) {
@@ -199,7 +201,7 @@ export default class ShareListView extends React.Component {
 				chats: this.chats ? this.chats.slice() : [],
 				servers: this.servers ? this.servers.slice() : [],
 				loading: false,
-				showError: !this.canUploadFile(serverInfo, fileInfo),
+				showError: !canUploadFile(fileInfo || fileData, serverInfo),
 				serverInfo
 			});
 			this.forceUpdate();
@@ -227,32 +229,6 @@ export default class ShareListView extends React.Component {
 		});
 	}
 
-	canUploadFile = (serverInfo, fileInfo) => {
-		const { fileInfo: fileData } = this.state;
-		const file = fileInfo || fileData;
-		const { FileUpload_MediaTypeWhiteList, FileUpload_MaxFileSize } = serverInfo;
-
-		if (!(file && file.path)) {
-			return true;
-		}
-		if (file.size > FileUpload_MaxFileSize) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		if (!FileUpload_MediaTypeWhiteList) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		const allowedMime = FileUpload_MediaTypeWhiteList.split(',');
-		if (allowedMime.includes(file.type)) {
-			return true;
-		}
-		const wildCardGlob = '/*';
-		const wildCards = allowedMime.filter(item => item.indexOf(wildCardGlob) > 0);
-		if (wildCards.includes(file.type.replace(/(\/.*)$/, wildCardGlob))) {
-			return true;
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	search = (text) => {
 		const result = database.objects('subscriptions').filtered('name CONTAINS[c] $0', text);
 		this.internalSetState({
@@ -423,7 +399,7 @@ export default class ShareListView extends React.Component {
 				<View style={[styles.container, styles.centered]}>
 					<Text style={styles.title}>{I18n.t(errorMessage)}</Text>
 					<CustomIcon name='circle-cross' size={120} style={styles.errorIcon} />
-					<Text style={styles.fileMime}>{ file.type }</Text>
+					<Text style={styles.fileMime}>{ file.mime }</Text>
 				</View>
 			</View>
 		);
diff --git a/app/views/ShareView/index.js b/app/views/ShareView/index.js
index 8f4b783db1..2829462733 100644
--- a/app/views/ShareView/index.js
+++ b/app/views/ShareView/index.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export default class ShareView extends React.Component {
 	renderPreview = () => {
 		const { fileInfo } = this.state;
 
-		const icon = fileInfo.type.match(/image/)
+		const icon = fileInfo.mime.match(/image/)
 			? <Image source={{ isStatic: true, uri: fileInfo.path }} style={styles.mediaImage} />
 			: (
 				<View style={styles.mediaIconContainer}>