diff --git a/lib/models/Courseware/BlockTypes/Folder.php b/lib/models/Courseware/BlockTypes/Folder.php
index bc34f854f24fc547829deeed13a9e04058dca5c8..2eed4b01ef1fac71ea60875587737959fc426f50 100644
--- a/lib/models/Courseware/BlockTypes/Folder.php
+++ b/lib/models/Courseware/BlockTypes/Folder.php
@@ -55,27 +55,28 @@ class Folder extends BlockType
         if ($folder) {
             $typedFolder = $folder->getTypedFolder();
             $payload['folder-type'] = $typedFolder->folder_type;
-
-            foreach ($typedFolder->getFiles() as $folderFile) {
-                $file['id'] = $folderFile->id;
-                $file['attributes'] = [
-                    'name'          => $folderFile->name,
-                    'mime-type'     => $folderFile->mime_type,
-                    'filesize'      => (int) $folderFile->size,
-                    'mkdate'        => date('c', $folderFile->mkdate),
-                ];
-                $file['relationships'] = [
-                    'owner' => [
-                        'data' => ['type' => 'users', 'id' => $folderFile->user_id],
-                        'meta' => ['name' => $folderFile->getFileRef()->getAuthorName()]
-                        ]
-                ];
-                $file['meta'] = [
-                    'download-url'  => $folderFile->getDownloadURL(),
-                ];
-    
-                if ($this->filePermission($typedFolder, $file, $user)) {
-                    array_push($payload['files'], $file);
+            if ($typedFolder->isReadable($user->id)) {   
+                foreach ($typedFolder->getFiles() as $folderFile) {
+                    $file['id'] = $folderFile->id;
+                    $file['attributes'] = [
+                        'name'          => $folderFile->name,
+                        'mime-type'     => $folderFile->mime_type,
+                        'filesize'      => (int) $folderFile->size,
+                        'mkdate'        => date('c', $folderFile->mkdate),
+                    ];
+                    $file['relationships'] = [
+                        'owner' => [
+                            'data' => ['type' => 'users', 'id' => $folderFile->user_id],
+                            'meta' => ['name' => $folderFile->getFileRef()->getAuthorName()]
+                            ]
+                    ];
+                    $file['meta'] = [
+                        'download-url'  => $folderFile->getDownloadURL(),
+                    ];
+        
+                    if ($this->filePermission($typedFolder, $file, $user)) {
+                        array_push($payload['files'], $file);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/resources/vue/components/courseware/blocks/CoursewareFolderBlock.vue b/resources/vue/components/courseware/blocks/CoursewareFolderBlock.vue
index 0eefa6cc040e727fe86f0cecd073d0ed29121478..9d64859f4830dfc4d79ee405cc831e4107fee788 100644
--- a/resources/vue/components/courseware/blocks/CoursewareFolderBlock.vue
+++ b/resources/vue/components/courseware/blocks/CoursewareFolderBlock.vue
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
         >
             <template #content>
                 <div v-if="currentTitle !== ''" class="cw-block-title">{{ currentTitle }}</div>
+                <courseware-companion-box
+                    v-if="folderTypeHasChanged && canEdit"
+                    mood="pointing"
+                    :msgCompanion="$gettext('Der Ordnertyp wurde nach der Erstellung des Blocks geändert! Bitte überprüfen Sie die Einstellungen.')"
+                />
                 <div v-if="isHomework" class="cw-block-folder-info">
                     <p>
                         {{
@@ -181,13 +186,13 @@ export default {
             termsOfUse: 'terms-of-use/all',
         }),
         folderType() {
-            return this.block?.attributes?.payload?.type;
+            return this.block?.attributes?.payload?.['folder-type'];
         },
         storedFolderType() {
-            return this.block?.attributes?.payload?.folder_type;
+            return this.block?.attributes?.payload?.type;
         },
         folderTypeHasChanged() {
-            return this.folderType === this.storedFolderType;
+            return this.folderType !== this.storedFolderType;
         },
         folderId() {
             return this.block?.attributes?.payload?.folder_id;