diff --git a/lib/navigationlib.php b/lib/navigationlib.php
index 6824ee66411..936ebc59022 100644
--- a/lib/navigationlib.php
+++ b/lib/navigationlib.php
@@ -1653,9 +1653,9 @@ class global_navigation extends navigation_node {
             $usernode->add(get_string('messages', 'message'), $url, self::TYPE_SETTING, null, 'messages');
         }
 
-        // TODO: Private file capability check
-        if ($iscurrentuser) {
-            $url = new moodle_url('/user/files.php');
+        $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_USER, $USER->id);
+        if ($iscurrentuser && has_capability('moodle/user:manageownfiles', $context)) {
+               $url = new moodle_url('/user/files.php');
             $usernode->add(get_string('myfiles'), $url, self::TYPE_SETTING);
         }