diff --git a/sw/CppunitTest_sw_uwriter.mk b/sw/CppunitTest_sw_uwriter.mk
index d48edbf943b0..d15de2cc12bb 100644
--- a/sw/CppunitTest_sw_uwriter.mk
+++ b/sw/CppunitTest_sw_uwriter.mk
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ $(eval $(call gb_CppunitTest_use_externals,sw_uwriter,\
         md4c \
 ))
 
+$(eval $(call gb_CppunitTest_use_system_win32_libs,sw_uwriter,\
+    shlwapi \
+))
+
 $(eval $(call gb_CppunitTest_set_include,sw_uwriter,\
     -I$(SRCDIR)/sw/source/core/inc \
     -I$(SRCDIR)/sw/inc \
diff --git a/sw/Library_sw.mk b/sw/Library_sw.mk
index cd8f026352e0..42e26a455ddd 100644
--- a/sw/Library_sw.mk
+++ b/sw/Library_sw.mk
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Library_add_defs,sw,\
 	-DSWUI_DLL_NAME=\"$(call gb_Library_get_runtime_filename,$(call gb_Library__get_name,swui))\" \
 ))
 
+$(eval $(call gb_Library_use_system_win32_libs,sw,\
+    shlwapi \
+))
+
 $(eval $(call gb_Library_use_libraries,sw,\
     avmedia \
     basegfx \
diff --git a/sw/inc/strings.hrc b/sw/inc/strings.hrc
index 04763d6a3097..52d58d0d0f9a 100644
--- a/sw/inc/strings.hrc
+++ b/sw/inc/strings.hrc
@@ -889,6 +889,7 @@
 #define STR_NO_TABLE                            NC_("STR_NO_TABLE", "A table with no rows or no cells cannot be inserted")
 #define STR_TABLE_TOO_LARGE                     NC_("STR_TABLE_TOO_LARGE", "The table cannot be inserted because it is too large")
 #define STR_ERR_INSERT_GLOS                     NC_("STR_ERR_INSERT_GLOS", "AutoText could not be created.")
+#define STR_ERR_GLOS_NET_PATH_ACCESS            NC_("STR_ERR_GLOS_NET_PATH_ACCESS", "Access to network paths denied. Please check with Windows Explorer if authentication is required to access.")
 #define STR_CLPBRD_FORMAT_ERROR                 NC_("STR_CLPBRD_FORMAT_ERROR", "Requested clipboard format is not available.")
 #define STR_PRIVATETEXT                         NC_("STR_PRIVATETEXT", "%PRODUCTNAME %PRODUCTVERSION Text Document")
 #define STR_PRIVATEGRAPHIC                      NC_("STR_PRIVATEGRAPHIC", "Image (%PRODUCTNAME %PRODUCTVERSION Text Document)")
diff --git a/sw/source/uibase/inc/glosdoc.hxx b/sw/source/uibase/inc/glosdoc.hxx
index e2ece010b121..5fd001f9e4b1 100644
--- a/sw/source/uibase/inc/glosdoc.hxx
+++ b/sw/source/uibase/inc/glosdoc.hxx
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ typedef rtl::Reference<SwDocShell> SwDocShellRef;
 #endif
 #include <cppuhelper/weakref.hxx>
 
+#include <com/sun/star/ucb/IOErrorCode.hpp>
+
+#include <optional>
 #include <vector>
 #include <swdllapi.h>
 
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ class SW_DLLPUBLIC SwGlossaries
     UnoAutoTextEntries      m_aGlossaryEntries;
 
     OUString                m_aPath;
-    std::vector<OUString>   m_aInvalidPaths;
+    std::vector<std::pair<OUString, std::optional<css::ucb::IOErrorCode>>> m_aInvalidPaths;
     std::vector<OUString>   m_PathArr;
     std::vector<OUString>   m_GlosArr;
     bool                m_bError;
diff --git a/sw/source/uibase/misc/glosdoc.cxx b/sw/source/uibase/misc/glosdoc.cxx
index 2ca96274ba90..57858c67baf9 100644
--- a/sw/source/uibase/misc/glosdoc.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/uibase/misc/glosdoc.cxx
@@ -21,15 +21,22 @@
 #include <string_view>
 
 #include <com/sun/star/container/XNamed.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/ucb/InteractiveIOException.hpp>
+
+#include <comphelper/diagnose_ex.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/processfactory.hxx>
 #include <comphelper/servicehelper.hxx>
 
 #include <unotools/transliterationwrapper.hxx>
 
 #include <vcl/errinf.hxx>
+#include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
+#include <vcl/weld/MessageDialog.hxx>
 #include <osl/diagnose.h>
 #include <rtl/character.hxx>
 #include <svl/urihelper.hxx>
 #include <svl/fstathelper.hxx>
+#include <ucbhelper/content.hxx>
 #include <unotools/pathoptions.hxx>
 #include <unotools/tempfile.hxx>
 #include <o3tl/string_view.hxx>
@@ -40,9 +47,15 @@
 
 #include <unoatxt.hxx>
 #include <swerror.h>
+#include <strings.hrc>
 
 #include <memory>
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <o3tl/char16_t2wchar_t.hxx>
+#include <shlwapi.h>
+#endif
+
 using namespace ::com::sun::star;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
 
@@ -358,7 +371,7 @@ void SwGlossaries::UpdateGlosPath(bool bFull)
     m_PathArr.clear();
 
     std::vector<OUString> aDirArr;
-    std::vector<OUString> aInvalidPaths;
+    decltype(m_aInvalidPaths) aInvalidPaths;
     if (!m_aPath.isEmpty())
     {
         sal_Int32 nIndex = 0;
@@ -374,10 +387,30 @@ void SwGlossaries::UpdateGlosPath(bool bFull)
                 continue;
             }
             aDirArr.push_back(sPth);
-            if( !FStatHelper::IsFolder( sPth ) )
-                aInvalidPaths.push_back(sPth);
-            else
-                m_PathArr.push_back(sPth);
+            try
+            {
+                ::ucbhelper::Content content{sPth,
+                    uno::Reference<ucb::XCommandEnvironment>{},
+                    ::comphelper::getProcessComponentContext()};
+                if (content.isFolder())
+                {
+                    m_PathArr.push_back(sPth);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    aInvalidPaths.push_back({sPth, {}});
+                }
+            }
+            catch (ucb::InteractiveIOException const& e)
+            {
+                TOOLS_INFO_EXCEPTION("sw.ui", "AutoText path IO Exception: ");
+                aInvalidPaths.emplace_back(sPth, e.Code);
+            }
+            catch (...)
+            {
+                TOOLS_INFO_EXCEPTION("sw.ui", "AutoText path Exception: ");
+                aInvalidPaths.push_back({sPth, {}});
+            }
         }
         while (nIndex>=0);
     }
@@ -389,11 +422,9 @@ void SwGlossaries::UpdateGlosPath(bool bFull)
         if (bPathChanged || (m_aInvalidPaths != aInvalidPaths))
         {
             m_aInvalidPaths = std::move(aInvalidPaths);
-            // wrong path, that means AutoText directory doesn't exist
+            // AutoText directory not accessible or doesn't exist
+            ShowError();
 
-            ErrorHandler::HandleError( ErrCodeMsg(
-                                    ERR_AUTOPATH_ERROR, lcl_makePath(m_aInvalidPaths),
-                                    DialogMask::ButtonsOk | DialogMask::MessageError ) );
             m_bError = true;
         }
         else
@@ -411,8 +442,37 @@ void SwGlossaries::UpdateGlosPath(bool bFull)
 
 void SwGlossaries::ShowError()
 {
-    ErrCodeMsg nPathError(ERR_AUTOPATH_ERROR, lcl_makePath(m_aInvalidPaths), DialogMask::ButtonsOk );
-    ErrorHandler::HandleError( nPathError );
+    std::vector<OUString> netaccess;
+    std::vector<OUString> others;
+    for (auto const& it : m_aInvalidPaths)
+    {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+        OUString path;
+        if (it.second && *it.second == ucb::IOErrorCode_ACCESS_DENIED
+            && osl::FileBase::getSystemPathFromFileURL(it.first, path) == osl::FileBase::E_None
+            && PathIsNetworkPathW(o3tl::toW(path.getStr())) == TRUE)
+        {
+            netaccess.emplace_back(it.first);
+        }
+        else
+#endif
+        {
+            others.emplace_back(it.first);
+        }
+    }
+    if (!netaccess.empty())
+    {
+        std::unique_ptr<weld::MessageDialog> const xDialog{
+            Application::CreateMessageDialog(nullptr,
+                VclMessageType::Error, VclButtonsType::Close,
+                SwResId(STR_ERR_GLOS_NET_PATH_ACCESS) + u"\n\n" + lcl_makePath(netaccess))};
+        xDialog->run();
+    }
+    if (!others.empty())
+    {
+        ErrCodeMsg nPathError(ERR_AUTOPATH_ERROR, lcl_makePath(others), DialogMask::ButtonsOk);
+        ErrorHandler::HandleError( nPathError );
+    }
 }
 
 OUString SwGlossaries::GetExtension()