diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/js/wizard/wizardTabAdvanced.js b/apps/user_ldap/js/wizard/wizardTabAdvanced.js
index 9302104b1f..1545147f64 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/js/wizard/wizardTabAdvanced.js
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/js/wizard/wizardTabAdvanced.js
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ OCA = OCA || {};
 				home_folder_naming_rule: {
 					$element: $('#home_folder_naming_rule'),
 					setMethod: 'setHomeFolderAttribute'
-				}
+				},
+				ldap_ext_storage_home_attribute: {
+					$element: $('#ldap_ext_storage_home_attribute'),
+					setMethod: 'setExternalStorageHomeAttribute'
+				},
 			};
 			this.setManagedItems(items);
 		},
@@ -326,6 +330,15 @@ OCA = OCA || {};
 			this.setElementValue(this.managedItems.ldap_email_attr.$element, attribute);
 		},
 
+		/**
+		 * sets the external storage home attribute
+		 *
+		 * @param {string} attribute
+		 */
+		setExternalStorageHomeAttribute: function(attribute) {
+			this.setElementValue(this.managedItems.ldap_ext_storage_home_attribute.$element, attribute);
+		},
+
 		/**
 		 * sets the quota attribute
 		 *
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/templates/settings.php b/apps/user_ldap/templates/settings.php
index 6d69d0aeb1..7c41363c63 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/templates/settings.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/templates/settings.php
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ style('user_ldap', 'settings');
 				<p><label for="ldap_quota_def"><?php p($l->t('Quota Default'));?></label><input type="text" id="ldap_quota_def" name="ldap_quota_def" data-default="<?php p($_['ldap_quota_def_default']); ?>" title="<?php p($l->t('Override default quota for LDAP users who do not have a quota set in the Quota Field.'));?>" /></p>
 				<p><label for="ldap_email_attr"><?php p($l->t('Email Field'));?></label><input type="text" id="ldap_email_attr" name="ldap_email_attr" data-default="<?php p($_['ldap_email_attr_default']); ?>" title="<?php p($l->t('Set the user\'s email from their LDAP attribute. Leave it empty for default behaviour.'));?>" /></p>
 				<p><label for="home_folder_naming_rule"><?php p($l->t('User Home Folder Naming Rule'));?></label><input type="text" id="home_folder_naming_rule" name="home_folder_naming_rule" title="<?php p($l->t('Leave empty for user name (default). Otherwise, specify an LDAP/AD attribute.'));?>" data-default="<?php p($_['home_folder_naming_rule_default']); ?>" /></p>
+				<p><label for="ldap_ext_storage_home_attribute"> <?php p($l->t('"$home" Placeholder Field')); ?></label><input type="text" id="ldap_ext_storage_home_attribute" name="ldap_ext_storage_home_attribute" title="<?php p($l->t('$home in an external storage configuration will replaced with the value of the specified attribute')); ?>" data-default="<?php p($_['ldap_ext_storage_home_attribute_default']); ?>"></p>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 		<?php print_unescaped($_['settingControls']); ?>