diff --git a/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go b/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go
index aa7ef42fb..0168fc718 100644
--- a/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ type PosixDriver struct {
 	// Root is the absolute path to the location of the data
 	Root                string `yaml:"root" env:"STORAGE_USERS_POSIX_ROOT" desc:"The directory where the filesystem storage will store its data. If not defined, the root directory derives from $OCIS_BASE_DATA_PATH:/storage/owncloud."`
 	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'."`
 }
 
diff --git a/services/storage-users/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go b/services/storage-users/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
index 07eea0f1e..04017bc61 100644
--- a/services/storage-users/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
+++ b/services/storage-users/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() *config.Config {
 			},
 			Posix: config.PosixDriver{
 				UserLayout:          "users/{{.User.Username}}",
+				ProjectLayout:       "projects/{{.SpaceId}}",
 				PermissionsEndpoint: "com.owncloud.api.settings",
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/drivers.go b/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/drivers.go
index e51016961..03a045f1a 100644
--- a/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/drivers.go
+++ b/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/drivers.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ func Posix(cfg *config.Config) map[string]interface{} {
 	return map[string]interface{}{
 		"root":                    cfg.Drivers.Posix.Root,
 		"user_layout":             cfg.Drivers.Posix.UserLayout,
+		"project_layout":          cfg.Drivers.Posix.ProjectLayout,
 		"permissionssvc":          cfg.Drivers.Posix.PermissionsEndpoint,
 		"permissionssvc_tls_mode": cfg.Commons.GRPCClientTLS.Mode,
 		"treetime_accounting":     true,