diff --git a/lib/Controller/BoardController.php b/lib/Controller/BoardController.php
index 086cf8a59..b82629723 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/BoardController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/BoardController.php
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ use OCA\Deck\Db\Acl;
 use OCA\Deck\Service\BoardService;
 use OCA\Deck\Service\PermissionService;
 use OCP\AppFramework\ApiController;
+use OCP\AppFramework\Http;
+use OCP\AppFramework\Http\DataResponse;
 use OCP\IRequest;
 
 class BoardController extends ApiController {
@@ -163,7 +165,11 @@ class BoardController extends ApiController {
 	 * @param $newOwner
 	 * * @return null|void
 	 */
-	public function transferOwner($boardId, $owner, $newOwner) {
-		return $this->boardService->transferOwnership($owner, $newOwner);
+	public function transferOwner(int $boardId, string $newOwner): DataResponse {
+		if ($this->permissionService->userIsBoardOwner($boardId, $this->userId)) {
+			return new DataResponse($this->boardService->transferBoardOwnership($boardId, $newOwner), HTTP::STATUS_OK);
+		}
+
+		return new DataResponse([], HTTP::STATUS_UNAUTHORIZED);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/Service/BoardService.php b/lib/Service/BoardService.php
index 3bfd9ec97..0bbde4cb8 100644
--- a/lib/Service/BoardService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/BoardService.php
@@ -743,12 +743,6 @@ class BoardService {
 		$this->boardsCache = null;
 	}
 
-	private function getBoardOwner($boardId) {
-		$board = $this->boardMapper->find($boardId);
-
-		return $board->getOwner();
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Clean a given board data from the Cache
 	 */
diff --git a/src/components/board/SharingTabSidebar.vue b/src/components/board/SharingTabSidebar.vue
index d09c99afd..b51089eb6 100644
--- a/src/components/board/SharingTabSidebar.vue
+++ b/src/components/board/SharingTabSidebar.vue
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 					<ActionCheckbox v-if="canManage" :checked="acl.permissionManage" @change="clickManageAcl(acl)">
 						{{ t('deck', 'Can manage') }}
 					</ActionCheckbox>
-					<ActionCheckbox v-if="canManage" :checked="acl.owner" @change="clickTranserOwner(acl.participant.uid)">
+					<ActionCheckbox v-if="isCurrentUser(board.owner.uid)" :checked="acl.owner" @change="clickTransferOwner(acl.participant.uid)">
 						{{ t('deck', 'Owner') }}
 					</ActionCheckbox>
 					<ActionButton v-if="canManage" icon="icon-delete" @click="clickDeleteAcl(acl)">
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export default {
 		clickDeleteAcl(acl) {
 			this.$store.dispatch('deleteAclFromCurrentBoard', acl)
 		},
-		clickTranserOwner(newOwner) {
+		clickTransferOwner(newOwner) {
 			OC.dialogs.confirmDestructive(
 				t('deck', 'Are you sure you want to transfer the board {title} for {user} ?', { title: this.board.title, user: newOwner }),
 				t('deck', 'Transfer the board.'),
@@ -214,8 +214,7 @@ export default {
 							this.isLoading = true
 							await this.$store.dispatch('transferOwnership', {
 								boardId: this.board.id,
-								newOwner,
-								owner: this.board.owner.uid,
+								newOwner
 							})
 							const successMessage = t('deck', 'Transfer the board for {user} successfully', { user: newOwner })
 							showSuccess(successMessage)