diff --git a/weed/command/mount.go b/weed/command/mount.go
index 6a7856546..8d026feac 100644
--- a/weed/command/mount.go
+++ b/weed/command/mount.go
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 package command
 
 type MountOptions struct {
-	filer            *string
-	filerGrpcPort    *int
-	dir              *string
-	collection       *string
-	replication      *string
-	ttlSec           *int
-	chunkSizeLimitMB *int
-	dataCenter       *string
+	filer              *string
+	filerGrpcPort      *int
+	filerMountRootPath *string
+	dir                *string
+	collection         *string
+	replication        *string
+	ttlSec             *int
+	chunkSizeLimitMB   *int
+	dataCenter         *string
 }
 
 var (
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ func init() {
 	cmdMount.Run = runMount // break init cycle
 	mountOptions.filer = cmdMount.Flag.String("filer", "localhost:8888", "weed filer location")
 	mountOptions.filerGrpcPort = cmdMount.Flag.Int("filer.grpc.port", 0, "filer grpc server listen port, default to http port + 10000")
+	mountOptions.filerMountRootPath = cmdMount.Flag.String("filer.path", "/", "mount this remote path from filer server")
 	mountOptions.dir = cmdMount.Flag.String("dir", ".", "mount weed filer to this directory")
 	mountOptions.collection = cmdMount.Flag.String("collection", "", "collection to create the files")
 	mountOptions.replication = cmdMount.Flag.String("replication", "000", "replication to create to files")
diff --git a/weed/command/mount_std.go b/weed/command/mount_std.go
index 05ed2a02a..4905df986 100644
--- a/weed/command/mount_std.go
+++ b/weed/command/mount_std.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func runMount(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 	filerAddress := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", hostnameAndPort[0], filerGrpcPort)
 
 	err = fs.Serve(c, filesys.NewSeaweedFileSystem(
-		filerAddress, *mountOptions.collection, *mountOptions.replication, int32(*mountOptions.ttlSec),
+		filerAddress, *mountOptions.filerMountRootPath, *mountOptions.collection, *mountOptions.replication, int32(*mountOptions.ttlSec),
 		*mountOptions.chunkSizeLimitMB, *mountOptions.dataCenter))
 	if err != nil {
 		fuse.Unmount(*mountOptions.dir)
diff --git a/weed/filesys/wfs.go b/weed/filesys/wfs.go
index 56b69a8ac..2f885d0af 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/wfs.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/wfs.go
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ import (
 	"bazil.org/fuse"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 type WFS struct {
 	filerGrpcAddress          string
+	filerMountRootPath        string
 	listDirectoryEntriesCache *ccache.Cache
 	collection                string
 	replication               string
@@ -26,9 +28,13 @@ type WFS struct {
 	pathToHandleLock  sync.Mutex
 }
 
-func NewSeaweedFileSystem(filerGrpcAddress string, collection string, replication string, ttlSec int32, chunkSizeLimitMB int, dataCenter string) *WFS {
+func NewSeaweedFileSystem(filerGrpcAddress string, filerMountRootPath string, collection string, replication string, ttlSec int32, chunkSizeLimitMB int, dataCenter string) *WFS {
+	if filerMountRootPath != "/" && strings.HasSuffix(filerMountRootPath, "/") {
+		filerMountRootPath = filerMountRootPath[0:len(filerMountRootPath)-1]
+	}
 	return &WFS{
 		filerGrpcAddress:          filerGrpcAddress,
+		filerMountRootPath:        filerMountRootPath,
 		listDirectoryEntriesCache: ccache.New(ccache.Configure().MaxSize(6000).ItemsToPrune(100)),
 		collection:                collection,
 		replication:               replication,
@@ -40,7 +46,7 @@ func NewSeaweedFileSystem(filerGrpcAddress string, collection string, replicatio
 }
 
 func (wfs *WFS) Root() (fs.Node, error) {
-	return &Dir{Path: "/", wfs: wfs}, nil
+	return &Dir{Path: wfs.filerMountRootPath, wfs: wfs}, nil
 }
 
 func (wfs *WFS) withFilerClient(fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {