diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/TagsPlugin.php b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/TagsPlugin.php
index 7f05d4d3c03a7..a91cd19fc37ac 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/TagsPlugin.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/TagsPlugin.php
@@ -251,11 +251,11 @@ public function handleUpdateProperties($path, PropPatch $propPatch) {
 			return true;
 		});
 
-		$propPatch->handle(self::FAVORITE_PROPERTYNAME, function ($favState) use ($node) {
+		$propPatch->handle(self::FAVORITE_PROPERTYNAME, function ($favState) use ($node, $path) {
 			if ((int)$favState === 1 || $favState === 'true') {
-				$this->getTagger()->tagAs($node->getId(), self::TAG_FAVORITE);
+				$this->getTagger()->addToFavorites($node->getId(), $path);
 			} else {
-				$this->getTagger()->unTag($node->getId(), self::TAG_FAVORITE);
+				$this->getTagger()->removeFromFavorites($node->getId(), $path);
 			}
 
 			if (is_null($favState)) {
diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Service/TagService.php b/apps/files/lib/Service/TagService.php
index 450cd79505d21..376101bfc82c1 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Service/TagService.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Service/TagService.php
@@ -7,15 +7,11 @@
  */
 namespace OCA\Files\Service;
 
-use OCA\Files\Activity\FavoriteProvider;
 use OCP\Activity\IManager;
 use OCP\EventDispatcher\IEventDispatcher;
-use OCP\Files\Events\NodeAddedToFavorite;
-use OCP\Files\Events\NodeRemovedFromFavorite;
 use OCP\Files\Folder;
 use OCP\Files\NotFoundException;
 use OCP\ITags;
-use OCP\IUser;
 use OCP\IUserSession;
 
 /**
@@ -61,56 +57,22 @@ public function updateFileTags($path, $tags) {
 		$newTags = array_diff($tags, $currentTags);
 		foreach ($newTags as $tag) {
 			if ($tag === ITags::TAG_FAVORITE) {
-				$this->addActivity(true, $fileId, $path);
+				$this->tagger->addToFavorites($fileId, $path);
+			} else {
+				$this->tagger->tagAs($fileId, $tag);
 			}
-			$this->tagger->tagAs($fileId, $tag);
 		}
 		$deletedTags = array_diff($currentTags, $tags);
 		foreach ($deletedTags as $tag) {
 			if ($tag === ITags::TAG_FAVORITE) {
-				$this->addActivity(false, $fileId, $path);
+				$this->tagger->removeFromFavorites($fileId, $path);
+			} else {
+				$this->tagger->unTag($fileId, $tag);
 			}
-			$this->tagger->unTag($fileId, $tag);
 		}
 
 		// TODO: re-read from tagger to make sure the
 		// list is up to date, in case of concurrent changes ?
 		return $tags;
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param bool $addToFavorite
-	 * @param int $fileId
-	 * @param string $path
-	 */
-	protected function addActivity($addToFavorite, $fileId, $path) {
-		$user = $this->userSession->getUser();
-		if (!$user instanceof IUser) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if ($addToFavorite) {
-			$event = new NodeAddedToFavorite($user, $fileId, $path);
-		} else {
-			$event = new NodeRemovedFromFavorite($user, $fileId, $path);
-		}
-		$this->dispatcher->dispatchTyped($event);
-
-		$event = $this->activityManager->generateEvent();
-		try {
-			$event->setApp('files')
-				->setObject('files', $fileId, $path)
-				->setType('favorite')
-				->setAuthor($user->getUID())
-				->setAffectedUser($user->getUID())
-				->setTimestamp(time())
-				->setSubject(
-					$addToFavorite ? FavoriteProvider::SUBJECT_ADDED : FavoriteProvider::SUBJECT_REMOVED,
-					['id' => $fileId, 'path' => $path]
-				);
-			$this->activityManager->publish($event);
-		} catch (\InvalidArgumentException $e) {
-		} catch (\BadMethodCallException $e) {
-		}
-	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/private/TagManager.php b/lib/private/TagManager.php
index f99653f2c052f..5d38cfcb256d4 100644
--- a/lib/private/TagManager.php
+++ b/lib/private/TagManager.php
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
 namespace OC;
 
 use OC\Tagging\TagMapper;
+use OCP\Activity\IManager;
 use OCP\Db\Exception as DBException;
 use OCP\DB\QueryBuilder\IQueryBuilder;
 use OCP\EventDispatcher\Event;
+use OCP\EventDispatcher\IEventDispatcher;
 use OCP\EventDispatcher\IEventListener;
 use OCP\IDBConnection;
 use OCP\ITagManager;
@@ -28,7 +30,14 @@ class TagManager implements ITagManager, IEventListener {
 	private IDBConnection $connection;
 	private LoggerInterface $logger;
 
-	public function __construct(TagMapper $mapper, IUserSession $userSession, IDBConnection $connection, LoggerInterface $logger) {
+	public function __construct(
+		TagMapper $mapper,
+		IUserSession $userSession,
+		IDBConnection $connection,
+		LoggerInterface $logger,
+		private IEventDispatcher $eventDispatcher,
+		private IManager $activityManager,
+	) {
 		$this->mapper = $mapper;
 		$this->userSession = $userSession;
 		$this->connection = $connection;
@@ -57,7 +66,7 @@ public function load($type, $defaultTags = [], $includeShared = false, $userId =
 			}
 			$userId = $this->userSession->getUser()->getUId();
 		}
-		return new Tags($this->mapper, $userId, $type, $this->logger, $this->connection, $defaultTags);
+		return new Tags($this->mapper, $userId, $type, $this->logger, $this->connection, $defaultTags, $this->userSession, $this->eventDispatcher, $this->activityManager);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/lib/private/Tags.php b/lib/private/Tags.php
index 1f22a4c6a337f..2e6a3bc1dd805 100644
--- a/lib/private/Tags.php
+++ b/lib/private/Tags.php
@@ -9,10 +9,17 @@
 
 use OC\Tagging\Tag;
 use OC\Tagging\TagMapper;
+use OCA\Files\Activity\FavoriteProvider;
+use OCP\Activity\IManager;
 use OCP\DB\Exception;
 use OCP\DB\QueryBuilder\IQueryBuilder;
+use OCP\EventDispatcher\IEventDispatcher;
+use OCP\Files\Events\NodeAddedToFavorite;
+use OCP\Files\Events\NodeRemovedFromFavorite;
 use OCP\IDBConnection;
 use OCP\ITags;
+use OCP\IUser;
+use OCP\IUserSession;
 use OCP\Share_Backend;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
@@ -62,7 +69,17 @@ class Tags implements ITags {
 	 *
 	 * since 20.0.0 $includeShared isn't used anymore
 	 */
-	public function __construct(TagMapper $mapper, string $user, string $type, LoggerInterface $logger, IDBConnection $connection, array $defaultTags = []) {
+	public function __construct(
+		TagMapper $mapper,
+		string $user,
+		string $type,
+		LoggerInterface $logger,
+		IDBConnection $connection,
+		array $defaultTags = [],
+		private IUserSession $userSession,
+		private IEventDispatcher $eventDispatcher,
+		private IManager $activityManager,
+	) {
 		$this->mapper = $mapper;
 		$this->user = $user;
 		$this->type = $type;
@@ -478,10 +495,11 @@ public function getFavorites() {
 	 * @param int $objid The id of the object
 	 * @return boolean
 	 */
-	public function addToFavorites($objid) {
+	public function addToFavorites($objid, $path = '') {
 		if (!$this->userHasTag(ITags::TAG_FAVORITE, $this->user)) {
 			$this->add(ITags::TAG_FAVORITE);
 		}
+		$this->addActivity(true, $objid, $path);
 		return $this->tagAs($objid, ITags::TAG_FAVORITE);
 	}
 
@@ -489,9 +507,11 @@ public function addToFavorites($objid) {
 	 * Remove an object from favorites
 	 *
 	 * @param int $objid The id of the object
+	 * @param string $path The path of the object
 	 * @return boolean
 	 */
-	public function removeFromFavorites($objid) {
+	public function removeFromFavorites($objid, $path = '') {
+		$this->addActivity(false, $objid, $path);
 		return $this->unTag($objid, ITags::TAG_FAVORITE);
 	}
 
@@ -684,4 +704,41 @@ private function tagMap(Tag $tag) {
 			'type' => $tag->getType()
 		];
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param bool $addToFavorite
+	 * @param int $fileId
+	 * @param string $path
+	 */
+	protected function addActivity($addToFavorite, $fileId, $path) {
+		$user = $this->userSession->getUser();
+		if (!$user instanceof IUser) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if ($addToFavorite) {
+			$event = new NodeAddedToFavorite($user, $fileId, $path);
+		} else {
+			$event = new NodeRemovedFromFavorite($user, $fileId, $path);
+		}
+		$this->eventDispatcher->dispatchTyped($event);
+
+		$event = $this->activityManager->generateEvent();
+		try {
+			$event->setApp('files')
+				->setObject('files', $fileId, $path)
+				->setType('favorite')
+				->setAuthor($user->getUID())
+				->setAffectedUser($user->getUID())
+				->setTimestamp(time())
+				->setSubject(
+					$addToFavorite ? FavoriteProvider::SUBJECT_ADDED : FavoriteProvider::SUBJECT_REMOVED,
+					['id' => $fileId, 'path' => $path]
+				);
+			$this->activityManager->publish($event);
+		} catch (\InvalidArgumentException $e) {
+		} catch (\BadMethodCallException $e) {
+		}
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/public/ITags.php b/lib/public/ITags.php
index 0da4522c86c22..0cd962da1c95a 100644
--- a/lib/public/ITags.php
+++ b/lib/public/ITags.php
@@ -165,19 +165,21 @@ public function getFavorites();
 	 * Add an object to favorites
 	 *
 	 * @param int $objid The id of the object
+	 * @param string $path The path of the object
 	 * @return boolean
 	 * @since 6.0.0
 	 */
-	public function addToFavorites($objid);
+	public function addToFavorites($objid, $path = '');
 
 	/**
 	 * Remove an object from favorites
 	 *
 	 * @param int $objid The id of the object
+	 * @param string $path The path of the object
 	 * @return boolean
 	 * @since 6.0.0
 	 */
-	public function removeFromFavorites($objid);
+	public function removeFromFavorites($objid, $path = '');
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a tag/object relation.