diff --git a/weed/command/filer.go b/weed/command/filer.go
index 9e305d192..5a5a458d4 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer.go
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ func init() {
 	filerWebDavOptions.tlsCertificate = cmdFiler.Flag.String("webdav.cert.file", "", "path to the TLS certificate file")
 	filerWebDavOptions.cacheDir = cmdFiler.Flag.String("webdav.cacheDir", os.TempDir(), "local cache directory for file chunks")
 	filerWebDavOptions.cacheSizeMB = cmdFiler.Flag.Int64("webdav.cacheCapacityMB", 0, "local cache capacity in MB")
+	filerWebDavOptions.filerRootPath = cmdFiler.Flag.String("webdav.filer.path", "/", "use this remote path from filer server")
 
 	// start iam on filer
 	filerStartIam = cmdFiler.Flag.Bool("iam", false, "whether to start IAM service")
diff --git a/weed/command/server.go b/weed/command/server.go
index 47367450e..f66f95182 100644
--- a/weed/command/server.go
+++ b/weed/command/server.go
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ func init() {
 	webdavOptions.tlsCertificate = cmdServer.Flag.String("webdav.cert.file", "", "path to the TLS certificate file")
 	webdavOptions.cacheDir = cmdServer.Flag.String("webdav.cacheDir", os.TempDir(), "local cache directory for file chunks")
 	webdavOptions.cacheSizeMB = cmdServer.Flag.Int64("webdav.cacheCapacityMB", 0, "local cache capacity in MB")
+	webdavOptions.filerRootPath = cmdServer.Flag.String("webdav.filer.path", "/", "use this remote path from filer server")
 
 	mqBrokerOptions.port = cmdServer.Flag.Int("mq.broker.port", 17777, "message queue broker gRPC listen port")