diff --git a/weed/command/filer.go b/weed/command/filer.go
index 633c25cac..7f665cec8 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package command
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -19,9 +20,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	f              FilerOptions
-	filerStartS3   *bool
-	filerS3Options S3Options
+	f                  FilerOptions
+	filerStartS3       *bool
+	filerS3Options     S3Options
+	filerStartWebDav   *bool
+	filerWebDavOptions WebDavOption
 )
 
 type FilerOptions struct {
@@ -75,6 +78,15 @@ func init() {
 	filerS3Options.tlsCertificate = cmdFiler.Flag.String("s3.cert.file", "", "path to the TLS certificate file")
 	filerS3Options.config = cmdFiler.Flag.String("s3.config", "", "path to the config file")
 	filerS3Options.allowEmptyFolder = cmdFiler.Flag.Bool("s3.allowEmptyFolder", false, "allow empty folders")
+
+	// start webdav on filer
+	filerStartWebDav = cmdFiler.Flag.Bool("webdav", false, "whether to start webdav gateway")
+	filerWebDavOptions.port = cmdFiler.Flag.Int("webdav.port", 7333, "webdav server http listen port")
+	filerWebDavOptions.collection = cmdFiler.Flag.String("webdav.collection", "", "collection to create the files")
+	filerWebDavOptions.tlsPrivateKey = cmdFiler.Flag.String("webdav.key.file", "", "path to the TLS private key file")
+	filerWebDavOptions.tlsCertificate = cmdFiler.Flag.String("webdav.cert.file", "", "path to the TLS certificate file")
+	filerWebDavOptions.cacheDir = cmdFiler.Flag.String("webdav.cacheDir", os.TempDir(), "local cache directory for file chunks")
+	filerWebDavOptions.cacheSizeMB = cmdFiler.Flag.Int64("webdav.cacheCapacityMB", 1000, "local cache capacity in MB")
 }
 
 var cmdFiler = &Command{
@@ -114,6 +126,15 @@ func runFiler(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 		}()
 	}
 
+	if *filerStartWebDav {
+		filerAddress := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", *f.ip, *f.port)
+		filerWebDavOptions.filer = &filerAddress
+		go func() {
+			time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+			filerWebDavOptions.startWebDav()
+		}()
+	}
+
 	f.startFiler()
 
 	return true
diff --git a/weed/command/server.go b/weed/command/server.go
index 9976db2ea..206de34d1 100644
--- a/weed/command/server.go
+++ b/weed/command/server.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var (
 	masterOptions    MasterOptions
 	filerOptions     FilerOptions
 	s3Options        S3Options
+	webdavOptions    WebDavOption
 	msgBrokerOptions MessageBrokerOptions
 )
 
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ var (
 	isStartingVolumeServer = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("volume", true, "whether to start volume server")
 	isStartingFiler        = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("filer", false, "whether to start filer")
 	isStartingS3           = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("s3", false, "whether to start S3 gateway")
+	isStartingWebDav       = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("webdav", false, "whether to start WebDAV gateway")
 	isStartingMsgBroker    = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("msgBroker", false, "whether to start message broker")
 
 	serverWhiteList []string
@@ -116,6 +118,13 @@ func init() {
 	s3Options.config = cmdServer.Flag.String("s3.config", "", "path to the config file")
 	s3Options.allowEmptyFolder = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("s3.allowEmptyFolder", false, "allow empty folders")
 
+	webdavOptions.port = cmdServer.Flag.Int("webdav.port", 7333, "webdav server http listen port")
+	webdavOptions.collection = cmdServer.Flag.String("webdav.collection", "", "collection to create the files")
+	webdavOptions.tlsPrivateKey = cmdServer.Flag.String("webdav.key.file", "", "path to the TLS private key file")
+	webdavOptions.tlsCertificate = cmdServer.Flag.String("webdav.cert.file", "", "path to the TLS certificate file")
+	webdavOptions.cacheDir = cmdServer.Flag.String("webdav.cacheDir", os.TempDir(), "local cache directory for file chunks")
+	webdavOptions.cacheSizeMB = cmdServer.Flag.Int64("webdav.cacheCapacityMB", 1000, "local cache capacity in MB")
+
 	msgBrokerOptions.port = cmdServer.Flag.Int("msgBroker.port", 17777, "broker gRPC listen port")
 
 }
@@ -137,6 +146,9 @@ func runServer(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 	if *isStartingS3 {
 		*isStartingFiler = true
 	}
+	if *isStartingWebDav {
+		*isStartingFiler = true
+	}
 	if *isStartingMsgBroker {
 		*isStartingFiler = true
 	}
@@ -171,6 +183,7 @@ func runServer(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 
 	filerAddress := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", *serverIp, *filerOptions.port)
 	s3Options.filer = &filerAddress
+	webdavOptions.filer = &filerAddress
 	msgBrokerOptions.filer = &filerAddress
 
 	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(runtime.NumCPU())
@@ -212,6 +225,15 @@ func runServer(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 		}()
 	}
 
+	if *isStartingWebDav {
+		go func() {
+			time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+
+			webdavOptions.startWebDav()
+
+		}()
+	}
+
 	if *isStartingMsgBroker {
 		go func() {
 			time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
diff --git a/weed/server/webdav_server.go b/weed/server/webdav_server.go
index 1afb71aee..ec9798997 100644
--- a/weed/server/webdav_server.go
+++ b/weed/server/webdav_server.go
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ func NewWebDavFileSystem(option *WebDavOption) (webdav.FileSystem, error) {
 	cacheUniqueId := util.Md5String([]byte("webdav" + option.FilerGrpcAddress + util.Version()))[0:8]
 	cacheDir := path.Join(option.CacheDir, cacheUniqueId)
 
+	os.MkdirAll(cacheDir, os.FileMode(0755))
 	chunkCache := chunk_cache.NewTieredChunkCache(256, cacheDir, option.CacheSizeMB, 1024*1024)
 	return &WebDavFileSystem{
 		option:     option,