diff --git a/cypress/e2e/workspace.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/workspace.spec.js
index 56c53c1ee28..c8fc6b0d177 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/workspace.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/workspace.spec.js
@@ -259,6 +259,14 @@ describe('Workspace', function() {
 				.should('contain', 'Hello world')
 		})
 
+		it('creates description with localized name properly rendered', function() {
+			cy.modifyUser(user, 'language', 'es')
+			cy.visitTestFolder()
+			cy.createDescription('Añadir descripción a carpeta')
+			cy.getFile('Léeme.md')
+			cy.get('#rich-workspace .editor__content').should('be.visible')
+		})
+
 		it('ignores localized file name in other language', function() {
 			cy.modifyUser(user, 'language', 'fr')
 			cy.uploadFile('test.md', 'text/markdown', `${this.testFolder}/Anleitung.md`)
diff --git a/cypress/support/commands.js b/cypress/support/commands.js
index 0e3a3edafce..e0d9a37fb34 100644
--- a/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -542,14 +542,14 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('showHiddenFiles', (value = true) => {
 		})
 })
 
-Cypress.Commands.add('createDescription', () => {
+Cypress.Commands.add('createDescription', (buttonLabel = 'Add folder description') => {
 	const url = '**/remote.php/dav/files/**'
 	cy.intercept({ method: 'PUT', url })
 		.as('addDescription')
 
 	cy.get('[data-cy-files-list] tr[data-cy-files-list-row-name="Readme.md"]').should('not.exist')
 	cy.get('[data-cy-upload-picker] button.action-item__menutoggle').click()
-	cy.get('li.upload-picker__menu-entry button').contains('Add folder description').click()
+	cy.get('li.upload-picker__menu-entry button').contains(buttonLabel).click()
 
 	cy.wait('@addDescription')
 })
diff --git a/src/helpers/files.js b/src/helpers/files.js
index ea1474d9f7f..ca4c8dda48a 100644
--- a/src/helpers/files.js
+++ b/src/helpers/files.js
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export const addMenuRichWorkspace = () => {
 			})
 			const fileid = parseInt(response.headers['oc-fileid'])
 			const file = new File({
-				source: context.source + '/' + encodeURIComponent(descriptionFile),
+				source: context.source + '/' + descriptionFile,
 				id: fileid,
 				mtime: new Date(),
 				mime: 'text/markdown',