diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Ping.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Ping.php
index 66ab1a386..3cda6a277 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Ping.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Ping.php
@@ -401,6 +401,39 @@ class Ping extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 			killme();
 		}
 
+		if(argc() > 1 && (argv(1) === 'files')) {
+			$result = array();
+
+			$r = q("SELECT item.created, xchan.xchan_name, xchan.xchan_url, xchan.xchan_photo_s FROM item 
+				LEFT JOIN xchan on author_xchan = xchan_hash
+				WHERE item.verb = '%s'
+				AND item.obj_type = '%s'
+				AND item.uid = %d
+				AND item.owner_xchan != '%s'
+				AND item.item_unseen = 1",
+				dbesc(ACTIVITY_POST),
+				dbesc(ACTIVITY_OBJ_FILE),
+				intval(local_channel()),
+				dbesc($ob_hash)
+			);
+			if($r) {
+				foreach($r as $rr) {
+					$result[] = array(
+						'notify_link' => z_root() . '/sharedwithme',
+						'name' => $rr['xchan_name'],
+						'url' => $rr['xchan_url'],
+						'photo' => $rr['xchan_photo_s'],
+						'when' => relative_date($rr['created']),
+						'hclass' => ('notify-unseen'),
+						'message' => t('shared a file with you')
+					);
+				}
+			}
+			logger('ping (files): ' . print_r($result, true), LOGGER_DATA);
+			echo json_encode(array('notify' => $result));
+			killme();
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Normal ping - just the counts, no detail
 		 */
@@ -430,7 +463,7 @@ class Ping extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 				$result['files'] = intval($files[0]['total']);
 		}
 
-		$t2 = dba_timer();
+		$t3 = dba_timer();
 
 		if($vnotify & (VNOTIFY_NETWORK|VNOTIFY_CHANNEL)) {
 			$r = q("SELECT id, item_wall FROM item
diff --git a/view/css/bootstrap-red.css b/view/css/bootstrap-red.css
index e0018989d..fb6ea911e 100644
--- a/view/css/bootstrap-red.css
+++ b/view/css/bootstrap-red.css
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ nav .badge {
 	font-size: 0.75rem;
 }
 
+nav .dropdown-menu {
+	min-width: 16rem;
+}
+
 @media screen and (min-width: 767px) {
 	nav .badge {
 		top: 0px;
diff --git a/view/tpl/nav.tpl b/view/tpl/nav.tpl
index 0d0b0b600..82cdc0dd0 100755
--- a/view/tpl/nav.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/nav.tpl
@@ -162,6 +162,17 @@
 			</div>
 		</li>
 		{{/if}}
+		{{if $nav.files}}
+		<li class="nav-item dropdown files-button" style="display: none;">
+			<a class="nav-link" href="#" title="{{$nav.files.3}}" id="{{$nav.files.4}}" data-toggle="dropdown" rel="#nav-files-menu">
+				<i class="fa fa-fw fa-folder"></i>
+				<span class="badge badge-pill badge-danger files-update"></span>
+			</a>
+			<div id="nav-files-menu" class="dropdown-menu" rel="files">
+				{{$emptynotifications}}
+			</div>
+		</li>
+		{{/if}}
 		{{if $nav.login && !$userinfo}}
 		<li class="nav-item d-none d-md-flex">
 			<a class="nav-link" href="#" title="{{$nav.loginmenu.1.3}}" id="{{$nav.loginmenu.1.4}}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#nav-login">{{$nav.loginmenu.1.1}}</a>
@@ -177,14 +188,7 @@
 			<a class="nav-link" href="{{$nav.alogout.0}}" title="{{$nav.alogout.3}}" id="{{$nav.alogout.4}}">{{$nav.alogout.1}}</a>
 		</li>
 		{{/if}}
-		{{if $nav.files}}
-		<li class="nav-item dropdown files-button" style="display: none;">
-			<a class="nav-link" href="{{$nav.files.0}}" title="{{$nav.files.3}}" id="{{$nav.files.4}}" rel="#nav-files-menu">
-				<i class="fa fa-fw fa-folder"></i>
-				<span class="badge badge-pill badge-primary files-update"></span>
-			</a>
-		</li>
-		{{/if}}
+
 		{{if $nav.pubs}}
 		<li class="nav-item dropdown pubs-button" style="display: none;">
 			<a class="nav-link" href="{{$nav.pubs.0}}" title="{{$nav.pubs.3}}" id="{{$nav.pubs.4}}" rel="#nav-pubs-menu">