diff --git a/weed/security/jwt.go b/weed/security/jwt.go
index d859e9ea8..abea0198d 100644
--- a/weed/security/jwt.go
+++ b/weed/security/jwt.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ type SeaweedFileIdClaims struct {
 // Right now, it only contains the standard claims; but this might be extended later
 // for more fine-grained permissions.
 type SeaweedFilerClaims struct {
+	AllowedPrefixes []string `json:"allowed_prefixes,omitempty"`
+	AllowedMethods  []string `json:"allowed_methods,omitempty"`
 	jwt.RegisteredClaims
 }
 
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ func GenJwtForFilerServer(signingKey SigningKey, expiresAfterSec int) EncodedJwt
 	}
 
 	claims := SeaweedFilerClaims{
-		jwt.RegisteredClaims{},
+		RegisteredClaims: jwt.RegisteredClaims{},
 	}
 	if expiresAfterSec > 0 {
 		claims.ExpiresAt = jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now().Add(time.Second * time.Duration(expiresAfterSec)))
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_jwt_test.go b/weed/server/filer_jwt_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..565289b8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/server/filer_jwt_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+package weed_server
+
+import (
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/security"
+)
+
+func TestFilerServer_maybeCheckJwtAuthorization_Scoped(t *testing.T) {
+	signingKey := "secret"
+	filerGuard := security.NewGuard(nil, signingKey, 0, signingKey, 0)
+	fs := &FilerServer{
+		filerGuard: filerGuard,
+	}
+
+	// Helper to generate token
+	genToken := func(allowedPrefixes []string, allowedMethods []string) string {
+		claims := security.SeaweedFilerClaims{
+			AllowedPrefixes: allowedPrefixes,
+			AllowedMethods:  allowedMethods,
+			RegisteredClaims: jwt.RegisteredClaims{
+				ExpiresAt: jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now().Add(1 * time.Hour)),
+			},
+		}
+		token := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwt.SigningMethodHS256, claims)
+		str, _ := token.SignedString([]byte(signingKey))
+		return str
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name             string
+		token            string
+		method           string
+		path             string
+		isWrite          bool
+		expectAuthorized bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:             "no restrictions",
+			token:            genToken(nil, nil),
+			method:           "GET",
+			path:             "/data/test",
+			isWrite:          false,
+			expectAuthorized: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "allowed prefix match",
+			token:            genToken([]string{"/data"}, nil),
+			method:           "GET",
+			path:             "/data/test",
+			isWrite:          false,
+			expectAuthorized: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "allowed prefix mismatch",
+			token:            genToken([]string{"/private"}, nil),
+			method:           "GET",
+			path:             "/data/test",
+			isWrite:          false,
+			expectAuthorized: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "allowed method match",
+			token:            genToken(nil, []string{"GET"}),
+			method:           "GET",
+			path:             "/data/test",
+			isWrite:          false,
+			expectAuthorized: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "allowed method mismatch",
+			token:            genToken(nil, []string{"POST"}),
+			method:           "GET",
+			path:             "/data/test",
+			isWrite:          false,
+			expectAuthorized: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "both match",
+			token:            genToken([]string{"/data"}, []string{"GET"}),
+			method:           "GET",
+			path:             "/data/test",
+			isWrite:          false,
+			expectAuthorized: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "prefix match, method mismatch",
+			token:            genToken([]string{"/data"}, []string{"POST"}),
+			method:           "GET",
+			path:             "/data/test",
+			isWrite:          false,
+			expectAuthorized: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "multiple prefixes match",
+			token:            genToken([]string{"/other", "/data"}, nil),
+			method:           "GET",
+			path:             "/data/test",
+			isWrite:          false,
+			expectAuthorized: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			req := httptest.NewRequest(tt.method, tt.path, nil)
+			req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+tt.token)
+			if authorized := fs.maybeCheckJwtAuthorization(req, tt.isWrite); authorized != tt.expectAuthorized {
+				t.Errorf("expected authorized=%v, got %v", tt.expectAuthorized, authorized)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers.go b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers.go
index 57d675740..d7214ccaa 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers.go
@@ -242,9 +242,38 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) maybeCheckJwtAuthorization(r *http.Request, isWrite bool)
 	if !token.Valid {
 		glog.V(1).Infof("jwt invalid from %s: %v", r.RemoteAddr, tokenStr)
 		return false
-	} else {
-		return true
 	}
+
+	if claims, ok := token.Claims.(*security.SeaweedFilerClaims); ok {
+		if len(claims.AllowedPrefixes) > 0 {
+			hasPrefix := false
+			for _, prefix := range claims.AllowedPrefixes {
+				if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, prefix) {
+					hasPrefix = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if !hasPrefix {
+				glog.V(1).Infof("jwt path not allowed from %s: %v", r.RemoteAddr, r.URL.Path)
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		if len(claims.AllowedMethods) > 0 {
+			hasMethod := false
+			for _, method := range claims.AllowedMethods {
+				if method == r.Method {
+					hasMethod = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if !hasMethod {
+				glog.V(1).Infof("jwt method not allowed from %s: %v", r.RemoteAddr, r.Method)
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
 }
 
 func (fs *FilerServer) filerHealthzHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {