diff --git a/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go b/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go
index 0168fc718..6fbd5b3e7 100644
--- a/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ type PosixDriver struct {
 	UserLayout          string `yaml:"user_layout" env:"STORAGE_USERS_POSIX_USER_LAYOUT" desc:"Template string for the user storage layout in the user directory."`
 	ProjectLayout       string `yaml:"project_layout" env:"STORAGE_USERS_POSIX_PROJECT_LAYOUT" desc:"Template string for the project spaces storage layout."`
 	PermissionsEndpoint string `yaml:"permissions_endpoint" env:"STORAGE_USERS_PERMISSION_ENDPOINT;STORAGE_USERS_POSIX_PERMISSIONS_ENDPOINT" desc:"Endpoint of the permissions service. The endpoints can differ for 'ocis', 'posix' and 's3ng'."`
+
+	WatchType string `yaml:"watch_type" env:"STORAGE_USERS_POSIX_WATCH_TYPE" desc:"Type of the watcher to use for getting notified about changes to the filesystem. Currently available options are 'inotifywait' (default) and 'gpfsfileauditlogging'."`
+	WatchPath string `yaml:"watch_path" env:"STORAGE_USERS_POSIX_WATCH_PATH" desc:"Path to the watch directory/file. Only applies to the 'gpfsfileauditlogling' watcher, in which case it is the path of the file audit log file."`
 }
 
 // Events combines the configuration options for the event bus.
diff --git a/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/drivers.go b/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/drivers.go
index 03a045f1a..bf313b53d 100644
--- a/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/drivers.go
+++ b/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/drivers.go
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ func Posix(cfg *config.Config) map[string]interface{} {
 		"permissionssvc_tls_mode": cfg.Commons.GRPCClientTLS.Mode,
 		"treetime_accounting":     true,
 		"treesize_accounting":     true,
+
+		"watch_type": cfg.Drivers.Posix.WatchType,
+		"watch_path": cfg.Drivers.Posix.WatchPath,
 	}
 }