diff --git a/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go b/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go
index 6fbd5b3e7c..61ed7c8428 100644
--- a/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -195,8 +195,9 @@ type PosixDriver struct {
 	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."`
+	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."`
+	WatchFolderKafkaBrokers string `yaml:"watch_folder_kafka_hosts" env:"STORAGE_USERS_POSIX_WATCH_FOLDER_KAFKA_BROKERS" desc:"Comma-separate list of kafka brokers to connect to to read the watchfolder events from."`
 }
 
 // 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 ca46854d5a..0bfd065200 100644
--- a/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/drivers.go
+++ b/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/drivers.go
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ func Posix(cfg *config.Config) map[string]interface{} {
 			"cache_auth_password":       cfg.IDCache.AuthPassword,
 		},
 
-		"watch_type": cfg.Drivers.Posix.WatchType,
-		"watch_path": cfg.Drivers.Posix.WatchPath,
+		"watch_type":                 cfg.Drivers.Posix.WatchType,
+		"watch_path":                 cfg.Drivers.Posix.WatchPath,
+		"watch_folder_kafka_brokers": cfg.Drivers.Posix.WatchFolderKafkaBrokers,
 	}
 }