diff --git a/weed/command/filer.go b/weed/command/filer.go
index e258b695d..c18925006 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type FilerOptions struct {
 	enableNotification      *bool
 	disableHttp             *bool
 	cipher                  *bool
+	peers                   *string
 
 	// default leveldb directory, used in "weed server" mode
 	defaultLevelDbDirectory *string
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ func init() {
 	f.dataCenter = cmdFiler.Flag.String("dataCenter", "", "prefer to write to volumes in this data center")
 	f.disableHttp = cmdFiler.Flag.Bool("disableHttp", false, "disable http request, only gRpc operations are allowed")
 	f.cipher = cmdFiler.Flag.Bool("encryptVolumeData", false, "encrypt data on volume servers")
+	f.peers = cmdFiler.Flag.String("peers", "", "all filers sharing the same filer store in comma separated ip:port list")
 }
 
 var cmdFiler = &Command{
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ func (fo *FilerOptions) startFiler() {
 		Host:               *fo.ip,
 		Port:               uint32(*fo.port),
 		Cipher:             *fo.cipher,
+		Filers:             strings.Split(*fo.peers, ","),
 	})
 	if nfs_err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Filer startup error: %v", nfs_err)
diff --git a/weed/command/server.go b/weed/command/server.go
index 53e08845c..443f041c5 100644
--- a/weed/command/server.go
+++ b/weed/command/server.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ func init() {
 	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")
 	filerOptions.cipher = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("filer.encryptVolumeData", false, "encrypt data on volume servers")
+	filerOptions.peers = cmdServer.Flag.String("filer.peers", "", "all filers sharing the same filer store in comma separated ip:port list")
 
 	serverOptions.v.port = cmdServer.Flag.Int("volume.port", 8080, "volume server http listen port")
 	serverOptions.v.publicPort = cmdServer.Flag.Int("volume.port.public", 0, "volume server public port")
diff --git a/weed/filer2/filer.go b/weed/filer2/filer.go
index 769ff4fac..06c997f36 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/filer.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/filer.go
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ func (f *Filer) SetStore(store FilerStore) {
 	f.store = NewFilerStoreWrapper(store)
 }
 
+func (f *Filer) GetStore() (store FilerStore) {
+	return f.store
+}
+
 func (f *Filer) DisableDirectoryCache() {
 	f.directoryCache = nil
 }
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server.go b/weed/server/filer_server.go
index 6baf8f1b8..c6c16d0c2 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -86,9 +87,17 @@ func NewFilerServer(defaultMux, readonlyMux *http.ServeMux, option *FilerOption)
 	fs.filer = filer2.NewFiler(option.Masters, fs.grpcDialOption, option.Host, option.Port, option.Collection, option.DefaultReplication, func() {
 		fs.listenersCond.Broadcast()
 	})
-	fs.metaAggregator = filer2.NewMetaAggregator(append(option.Filers, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", option.Host, option.Port)), fs.grpcDialOption)
 	fs.filer.Cipher = option.Cipher
 
+	// set peers
+	if strings.HasPrefix(fs.filer.GetStore().GetName(), "leveldb") && len(option.Filers) > 0 {
+		glog.Fatal("filers using separate leveldb stores should not configure peers!")
+	}
+	if len(option.Filers) == 0 {
+		option.Filers = append(option.Filers, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", option.Host, option.Port)
+	}
+	fs.metaAggregator = filer2.NewMetaAggregator(option.Filers, fs.grpcDialOption)
+
 	maybeStartMetrics(fs, option)
 
 	go fs.filer.KeepConnectedToMaster()