diff --git a/weed/command/server.go b/weed/command/server.go
index 485dea7ac..3796a5785 100644
--- a/weed/command/server.go
+++ b/weed/command/server.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ func init() {
 	filerOptions.redirectOnRead = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("filer.redirectOnRead", false, "whether proxy or redirect to volume server during file GET request")
 	filerOptions.disableDirListing = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("filer.disableDirListing", false, "turn off directory listing")
 	filerOptions.maxMB = cmdServer.Flag.Int("filer.maxMB", 32, "split files larger than the limit")
+	filerOptions.dirListingLimit = cmdServer.Flag.Int("filer.dirListLimit", 1000, "limit sub dir listing size")
 }
 
 func runServer(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {