diff --git a/guacamole-ext/src/main/resources/org/apache/guacamole/protocols/rdp.json b/guacamole-ext/src/main/resources/org/apache/guacamole/protocols/rdp.json
index ada63d553..700bc392d 100644
--- a/guacamole-ext/src/main/resources/org/apache/guacamole/protocols/rdp.json
+++ b/guacamole-ext/src/main/resources/org/apache/guacamole/protocols/rdp.json
@@ -315,6 +315,10 @@
                     "name"  : "sftp-passphrase",
                     "type"  : "PASSWORD"
                 },
+                {
+                    "name"  : "sftp-root-directory",
+                    "type"  : "TEXT"
+                },
                 {
                     "name"  : "sftp-directory",
                     "type"  : "TEXT"
diff --git a/guacamole-ext/src/main/resources/org/apache/guacamole/protocols/ssh.json b/guacamole-ext/src/main/resources/org/apache/guacamole/protocols/ssh.json
index b3e81b7f4..5bc3070bb 100644
--- a/guacamole-ext/src/main/resources/org/apache/guacamole/protocols/ssh.json
+++ b/guacamole-ext/src/main/resources/org/apache/guacamole/protocols/ssh.json
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@
                     "name"    : "enable-sftp",
                     "type"    : "BOOLEAN",
                     "options" : [ "true" ]
+                },
+                {
+                    "name"  : "sftp-root-directory",
+                    "type"  : "TEXT"
                 }
             ]
         }
diff --git a/guacamole-ext/src/main/resources/org/apache/guacamole/protocols/vnc.json b/guacamole-ext/src/main/resources/org/apache/guacamole/protocols/vnc.json
index 270d60300..379c8ce87 100644
--- a/guacamole-ext/src/main/resources/org/apache/guacamole/protocols/vnc.json
+++ b/guacamole-ext/src/main/resources/org/apache/guacamole/protocols/vnc.json
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@
                     "name"  : "sftp-passphrase",
                     "type"  : "PASSWORD"
                 },
+                {
+                    "name"  : "sftp-root-directory",
+                    "type"  : "TEXT"
+                },
                 {
                     "name"  : "sftp-directory",
                     "type"  : "TEXT"
diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/webapp/translations/en.json b/guacamole/src/main/webapp/translations/en.json
index 7a72655cc..0fa792989 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/webapp/translations/en.json
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/webapp/translations/en.json
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@
         "FIELD_HEADER_SFTP_PASSWORD"              : "Password:",
         "FIELD_HEADER_SFTP_PORT"                  : "Port:",
         "FIELD_HEADER_SFTP_PRIVATE_KEY"           : "Private key:",
+        "FIELD_HEADER_SFTP_ROOT_DIRECTORY"        : "File browser root directory:",
         "FIELD_HEADER_SFTP_USERNAME"              : "Username:",
         "FIELD_HEADER_STATIC_CHANNELS" : "Static channel names:",
         "FIELD_HEADER_USERNAME"        : "Username:",
@@ -428,6 +429,7 @@
         "FIELD_HEADER_RECORDING_NAME" : "Recording name:",
         "FIELD_HEADER_RECORDING_PATH" : "Recording path:",
         "FIELD_HEADER_SERVER_ALIVE_INTERVAL" : "Server keepalive interval:",
+        "FIELD_HEADER_SFTP_ROOT_DIRECTORY"   : "File browser root directory:",
         "FIELD_HEADER_TYPESCRIPT_NAME" : "Typescript name:",
         "FIELD_HEADER_TYPESCRIPT_PATH" : "Typescript path:",
 
@@ -539,6 +541,7 @@
         "FIELD_HEADER_SFTP_PASSWORD"              : "Password:",
         "FIELD_HEADER_SFTP_PORT"                  : "Port:",
         "FIELD_HEADER_SFTP_PRIVATE_KEY"           : "Private key:",
+        "FIELD_HEADER_SFTP_ROOT_DIRECTORY"        : "File browser root directory:",
         "FIELD_HEADER_SFTP_USERNAME"              : "Username:",
         "FIELD_HEADER_SWAP_RED_BLUE"    : "Swap red/blue components:",