diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/SyncedFoldersActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/SyncedFoldersActivity.kt
index 23486394a2ca..06a7267adf04 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/SyncedFoldersActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/SyncedFoldersActivity.kt
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ class SyncedFoldersActivity :
             setTheme(R.style.FallbackThemingTheme)
         }
         binding.emptyList.emptyListViewAction.setOnClickListener { showHiddenItems() }
+        PermissionUtil.requestExternalStoragePermission(this, viewThemeUtils, true)
     }
 
     override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu): Boolean {
@@ -810,9 +811,6 @@ class SyncedFoldersActivity :
                 if (grantResults.isNotEmpty() && grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
                     // permission was granted
                     load(getItemsDisplayedPerFolder(), true)
-                } else {
-                    // permission denied --> request again
-                    PermissionUtil.requestExternalStoragePermission(this, viewThemeUtils, true)
                 }
             }
             else -> super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/utils/PermissionUtil.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/utils/PermissionUtil.kt
index 1d85050e187f..71c2217d5fde 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/utils/PermissionUtil.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/utils/PermissionUtil.kt
@@ -251,10 +251,16 @@ object PermissionUtil {
                     activity,
                     listener
                 )
-            }
 
-            val dialogFragment = StoragePermissionDialogFragment.newInstance(permissionRequired)
-            dialogFragment.show(activity.supportFragmentManager, PERMISSION_CHOICE_DIALOG_TAG)
+                // Check if the dialog is already added to the FragmentManager.
+                val existingDialog = activity.supportFragmentManager.findFragmentByTag(PERMISSION_CHOICE_DIALOG_TAG)
+
+                // Only show the dialog if it's not already shown.
+                if (existingDialog == null) {
+                    val dialogFragment = StoragePermissionDialogFragment.newInstance(permissionRequired)
+                    dialogFragment.show(activity.supportFragmentManager, PERMISSION_CHOICE_DIALOG_TAG)
+                }
+            }
         }
     }