diff --git a/apps/files/js/dist/sidebar.js b/apps/files/js/dist/sidebar.js
index ca27e1e896..c7e6e08b50 100644
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diff --git a/apps/files/js/dist/sidebar.js.map b/apps/files/js/dist/sidebar.js.map
index c15c259d60..a595a32aba 100644
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diff --git a/apps/files/js/fileactions.js b/apps/files/js/fileactions.js
index 571cdcf6c3..24f8279116 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/fileactions.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/fileactions.js
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@
 					// close sidebar on delete
 					const path = context.dir + '/' + fileName
 					if (OCA.Files.Sidebar && OCA.Files.Sidebar.file === path) {
-						OCA.Files.Sidebar.file = undefined
+						OCA.Files.Sidebar.close()
 					}
 				}
 			});
diff --git a/apps/files/js/filelist.js b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
index 0424ba2006..d2a23283f1 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/filelist.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@
 			console.warn('showDetailsView is deprecated! Use OCA.Files.Sidebar.activeTab. It will be removed in nextcloud 20.');
 			this._updateDetailsView(fileName);
 			if (tabId) {
-				OCA.Files.Sidebar.activeTab = tabId;
+				OCA.Files.Sidebar.setActiveTab(tabId);
 			}
 		},
 
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@
 			}
 
 			if (!fileName) {
-				OCA.Files.Sidebar.file = null
+				OCA.Files.Sidebar.close()
 				return
 			} else if (typeof fileName !== 'string') {
 				fileName = ''
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
 			var path = model.attributes.path + '/' + model.attributes.name
 
 			// open sidebar and set file
-			OCA.Files.Sidebar.file = path.replace('//', '/')
+			OCA.Files.Sidebar.open(path.replace('//', '/'))
 		},
 
 		/**
diff --git a/apps/files/src/services/Sidebar.js b/apps/files/src/services/Sidebar.js
index 2bb836272f..f2a1f8f212 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/services/Sidebar.js
+++ b/apps/files/src/services/Sidebar.js
@@ -49,11 +49,10 @@ export default class Sidebar {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @memberof Sidebar
 	 * Register a new tab view
 	 *
-	 * @param {Object} tab a new unregistered tab
 	 * @memberof Sidebar
+	 * @param {Object} tab a new unregistered tab
 	 * @returns {Boolean}
 	 */
 	registerTab(tab) {
@@ -77,32 +76,41 @@ export default class Sidebar {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Set the current sidebar file data
+	 * Open the sidebar for the given file
 	 *
-	 * @param {string} path the file path to load
 	 * @memberof Sidebar
+	 * @param {string} path the file path to load
 	 */
-	set file(path) {
+	open(path) {
 		this.#state.file = path
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Set the current sidebar file data
+	 * Close the sidebar
 	 *
-	 * @returns {String} the current opened file
 	 * @memberof Sidebar
 	 */
+	close() {
+		this.#state.file = ''
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return current opened file
+	 *
+	 * @memberof Sidebar
+	 * @returns {String} the current opened file
+	 */
 	get file() {
 		return this.#state.file
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Set the current sidebar tab
+	 * Set the current visible sidebar tab
 	 *
-	 * @param {string} id the tab unique id
 	 * @memberof Sidebar
+	 * @param {string} id the tab unique id
 	 */
-	set activeTab(id) {
+	setActiveTab(id) {
 		this.#state.activeTab = id
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/Sidebar.vue b/apps/files/src/views/Sidebar.vue
index 02913d3687..47a2174b8c 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/Sidebar.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/Sidebar.vue
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ export default {
 		},
 		onClose() {
 			this.resetData()
-			OCA.Files.Sidebar.file = ''
+			OCA.Files.Sidebar.close()
 		},
 		resetData() {
 			this.error = null
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ export default {
 		 * @param {string} id tab unique id
 		 */
 		setActiveTab(id) {
-			OCA.Files.Sidebar.activeTab = id
+			OCA.Files.Sidebar.setActiveTab(id)
 		},
 
 		/**