diff --git a/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/files/CheckPathExistenceRemoteOperation.kt b/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/files/CheckPathExistenceRemoteOperation.kt
index 47c1827e..e59388bd 100644
--- a/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/files/CheckPathExistenceRemoteOperation.kt
+++ b/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/files/CheckPathExistenceRemoteOperation.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.OwnCloudClient
 import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.http.HttpConstants
 import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.http.methods.webdav.DavUtils.allPropset
 import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.http.methods.webdav.PropfindMethod
-import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.network.RedirectionPath
 import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.network.WebdavUtils
 import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.operations.RemoteOperation
 import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.operations.RemoteOperationResult
diff --git a/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/files/GetBaseUrlRemoteOperation.kt b/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/files/GetBaseUrlRemoteOperation.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52345792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/files/GetBaseUrlRemoteOperation.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/* ownCloud Android Library is available under MIT license
+*   Copyright (C) 2022 ownCloud GmbH.
+*
+*   Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+*   of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+*   in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+*   to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+*   copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+*   furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+*
+*   The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+*   all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+*
+*   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+*   EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+*   MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+*   NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
+*   BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+*   ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+*   CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+*   THE SOFTWARE.
+*
+*/
+package com.owncloud.android.lib.resources.files
+
+import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.OwnCloudClient
+import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.http.HttpConstants
+import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.http.methods.webdav.DavUtils
+import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.http.methods.webdav.PropfindMethod
+import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.network.WebdavUtils
+import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.operations.RemoteOperation
+import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.operations.RemoteOperationResult
+import timber.log.Timber
+import java.net.URL
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+
+/**
+ * Operation to get the base url, which might differ in case of a redirect.
+ *
+ * @author Christian Schabesberger
+ */
+
+class GetBaseUrlRemoteOperation : RemoteOperation<String?>() {
+    override fun run(client: OwnCloudClient): RemoteOperationResult<String?> {
+        return try {
+            val stringUrl = client.baseFilesWebDavUri.toString()
+
+            val propFindMethod = PropfindMethod(URL(stringUrl), 0, DavUtils.allPropset).apply {
+                setReadTimeout(TIMEOUT.toLong(), TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                setConnectionTimeout(TIMEOUT.toLong(), TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+            }
+
+            val status = client.executeHttpMethod(propFindMethod)
+
+            if (isSuccess(status)) RemoteOperationResult<String?>(RemoteOperationResult.ResultCode.OK).apply {
+                data = propFindMethod.getFinalUrl().toString()
+            }
+            else RemoteOperationResult<String?>(propFindMethod).apply { data = null }
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            Timber.e(e, "Could not get actuall (or redirected) base URL from base url (/).")
+            RemoteOperationResult<String?>(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun isSuccess(status: Int) = status == HttpConstants.HTTP_OK || status == HttpConstants.HTTP_MULTI_STATUS
+
+    companion object {
+        /**
+         * Maximum time to wait for a response from the server in milliseconds.
+         */
+        private const val TIMEOUT = 10000
+    }
+}
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