diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/uploadList/UploadListFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/uploadList/UploadListFragment.kt
index b94de86606ce..c1de65f815f9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/uploadList/UploadListFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/uploadList/UploadListFragment.kt
@@ -253,7 +253,9 @@ class UploadListFragment :
             activity,
             preferences,
             userAccountManager,
-            uploadsStorageManager
+            uploadsStorageManager,
+            syncedFolderProvider,
+            backgroundJobManager
         ) { uploadListAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged() }
 
         activity.addMenuProvider(menuProvider, viewLifecycleOwner, Lifecycle.State.RESUMED)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/uploadList/UploadListMenuProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/uploadList/UploadListMenuProvider.kt
index da637f6bcf75..7f38dd621fed 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/uploadList/UploadListMenuProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/uploadList/UploadListMenuProvider.kt
@@ -12,18 +12,23 @@ import android.view.MenuInflater
 import android.view.MenuItem
 import androidx.core.view.MenuProvider
 import com.nextcloud.client.account.UserAccountManager
+import com.nextcloud.client.jobs.BackgroundJobManager
 import com.nextcloud.client.jobs.upload.AlbumFileUploadWorker
 import com.nextcloud.client.jobs.upload.FileUploadHelper
 import com.nextcloud.client.jobs.upload.FileUploadWorker
 import com.nextcloud.client.preferences.AppPreferences
 import com.owncloud.android.R
+import com.owncloud.android.datamodel.SyncedFolderProvider
 import com.owncloud.android.datamodel.UploadsStorageManager
+import com.owncloud.android.utils.FilesSyncHelper
 
 class UploadListMenuProvider(
     private val context: Context,
     private val preferences: AppPreferences,
     private val userAccountManager: UserAccountManager,
     private val uploadsStorageManager: UploadsStorageManager,
+    private val syncedFolderProvider: SyncedFolderProvider,
+    private val backgroundJobManager: BackgroundJobManager,
     private val onGlobalPauseToggled: () -> Unit
 ) : MenuProvider {
 
@@ -61,6 +66,12 @@ class UploadListMenuProvider(
         if (paused) {
             FileUploadWorker.pauseActiveUploads()
             AlbumFileUploadWorker.pauseActiveUploads()
+        } else {
+            FilesSyncHelper.startAutoUploadForEnabledSyncedFolders(
+                syncedFolderProvider,
+                backgroundJobManager,
+                overridePowerSaving = false
+            )
         }
 
         val uploadHelper = FileUploadHelper.instance()