diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 6725438616..0f330f7eec 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ type Asset struct {
 
 // Phoenix defines the available phoenic configuration.
 type Phoenix struct {
-	Path string
+	Path      string
+	Namespace string
 }
 
 // Config combines all available configuration parts.
diff --git a/pkg/flagset/flagset.go b/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
index 48a68a9979..9c1567dc68 100644
--- a/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
+++ b/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
@@ -141,5 +141,12 @@ func ServerWithConfig(cfg *config.Config) []cli.Flag {
 			EnvVar:      "PHOENIX_WEB_CONFIG",
 			Destination: &cfg.Phoenix.Path,
 		},
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:        "http-namespace",
+			Value:       "com.owncloud",
+			Usage:       "Set the base namespace for the http namespace",
+			EnvVar:      "PHOENIX_NAMESPACE",
+			Destination: &cfg.Phoenix.Namespace,
+		},
 	}
 }