diff --git a/backend/box/api/types.go b/backend/box/api/types.go
index e26f05286..c6e96b121 100644
--- a/backend/box/api/types.go
+++ b/backend/box/api/types.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (e *Error) Error() string {
 var _ error = (*Error)(nil)
 
 // ItemFields are the fields needed for FileInfo
-var ItemFields = "type,id,sequence_id,etag,sha1,name,size,created_at,modified_at,content_created_at,content_modified_at,item_status"
+var ItemFields = "type,id,sequence_id,etag,sha1,name,size,created_at,modified_at,content_created_at,content_modified_at,item_status,shared_link"
 
 // Types of things in Item
 const (
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ type Item struct {
 	ContentCreatedAt  Time    `json:"content_created_at"`
 	ContentModifiedAt Time    `json:"content_modified_at"`
 	ItemStatus        string  `json:"item_status"` // active, trashed if the file has been moved to the trash, and deleted if the file has been permanently deleted
+	SharedLink        struct {
+		URL    string `json:"url,omitempty"`
+		Access string `json:"access,omitempty"`
+	} `json:"shared_link"`
 }
 
 // ModTime returns the modification time of the item
@@ -145,6 +149,14 @@ type CopyFile struct {
 	Parent Parent `json:"parent"`
 }
 
+// CreateSharedLink is the request for Public Link
+type CreateSharedLink struct {
+	SharedLink struct {
+		URL    string `json:"url,omitempty"`
+		Access string `json:"access,omitempty"`
+	} `json:"shared_link"`
+}
+
 // UploadSessionRequest is uses in Create Upload Session
 type UploadSessionRequest struct {
 	FolderID string `json:"folder_id,omitempty"` // don't pass for update
diff --git a/backend/box/box.go b/backend/box/box.go
index 9ee8c9ff8..c6e9b5fc8 100644
--- a/backend/box/box.go
+++ b/backend/box/box.go
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ type Object struct {
 	size        int64     // size of the object
 	modTime     time.Time // modification time of the object
 	id          string    // ID of the object
+	publicLink  string    // Public Link for the object
 	sha1        string    // SHA-1 of the object content
 }
 
@@ -299,6 +300,7 @@ func NewFs(name, root string, m configmap.Mapper) (fs.Fs, error) {
 			}
 			return nil, err
 		}
+		f.features.Fill(&newF)
 		// return an error with an fs which points to the parent
 		return &newF, fs.ErrorIsFile
 	}
@@ -844,6 +846,46 @@ func (f *Fs) DirMove(src fs.Fs, srcRemote, dstRemote string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// PublicLink adds a "readable by anyone with link" permission on the given file or folder.
+func (f *Fs) PublicLink(remote string) (string, error) {
+	id, err := f.dirCache.FindDir(remote, false)
+	var opts rest.Opts
+	if err == nil {
+		fs.Debugf(f, "attempting to share directory '%s'", remote)
+
+		opts = rest.Opts{
+			Method:     "PUT",
+			Path:       "/folders/" + id,
+			Parameters: fieldsValue(),
+		}
+	} else {
+		fs.Debugf(f, "attempting to share single file '%s'", remote)
+		o, err := f.NewObject(remote)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+
+		if o.(*Object).publicLink != "" {
+			return o.(*Object).publicLink, nil
+		}
+
+		opts = rest.Opts{
+			Method:     "PUT",
+			Path:       "/files/" + o.(*Object).id,
+			Parameters: fieldsValue(),
+		}
+	}
+
+	shareLink := api.CreateSharedLink{}
+	var info api.Item
+	var resp *http.Response
+	err = f.pacer.Call(func() (bool, error) {
+		resp, err = f.srv.CallJSON(&opts, &shareLink, &info)
+		return shouldRetry(resp, err)
+	})
+	return info.SharedLink.URL, err
+}
+
 // DirCacheFlush resets the directory cache - used in testing as an
 // optional interface
 func (f *Fs) DirCacheFlush() {
@@ -908,6 +950,7 @@ func (o *Object) setMetaData(info *api.Item) (err error) {
 	o.sha1 = info.SHA1
 	o.modTime = info.ModTime()
 	o.id = info.ID
+	o.publicLink = info.SharedLink.URL
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -1087,6 +1130,7 @@ var (
 	_ fs.Mover           = (*Fs)(nil)
 	_ fs.DirMover        = (*Fs)(nil)
 	_ fs.DirCacheFlusher = (*Fs)(nil)
+	_ fs.PublicLinker    = (*Fs)(nil)
 	_ fs.Object          = (*Object)(nil)
 	_ fs.IDer            = (*Object)(nil)
 )
diff --git a/docs/content/overview.md b/docs/content/overview.md
index 85ea8e79b..7f24b58a5 100644
--- a/docs/content/overview.md
+++ b/docs/content/overview.md
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ operations more efficient.
 | Amazon Drive                 | Yes   | No   | Yes  | Yes     | No [#575](https://github.com/ncw/rclone/issues/575) | No  | No  | No [#2178](https://github.com/ncw/rclone/issues/2178) | No  |
 | Amazon S3                    | No    | Yes  | No   | No      | No      | Yes   | Yes          | No [#2178](https://github.com/ncw/rclone/issues/2178) | No  |
 | Backblaze B2                 | No    | No   | No   | No      | Yes     | Yes   | Yes          | No [#2178](https://github.com/ncw/rclone/issues/2178) | No  |
-| Box                          | Yes   | Yes  | Yes  | Yes     | No [#575](https://github.com/ncw/rclone/issues/575) | No  | Yes | No [#2178](https://github.com/ncw/rclone/issues/2178) | No  |
+| Box                          | Yes   | Yes  | Yes  | Yes     | No [#575](https://github.com/ncw/rclone/issues/575) | No  | Yes | Yes | No  |
 | Dropbox                      | Yes   | Yes  | Yes  | Yes     | No [#575](https://github.com/ncw/rclone/issues/575) | No  | Yes | Yes | Yes |
 | FTP                          | No    | No   | Yes  | Yes     | No      | No    | Yes          | No [#2178](https://github.com/ncw/rclone/issues/2178) | No  |
 | Google Cloud Storage         | Yes   | Yes  | No   | No      | No      | Yes   | Yes          | No [#2178](https://github.com/ncw/rclone/issues/2178) | No  |