diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-synapse/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-synapse/defaults/main.yml
index 1a9b18a7..ca8a095c 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-synapse/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-synapse/defaults/main.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ matrix_synapse_ext_path: "{{ matrix_synapse_base_path }}/ext"
 
 matrix_synapse_ext_s3_storage_provider_base_path: "{{ matrix_synapse_base_path }}/ext/s3-storage-provider"
 matrix_synapse_ext_s3_storage_provider_bin_path: "{{ matrix_synapse_ext_s3_storage_provider_base_path }}/bin"
+matrix_synapse_ext_s3_storage_provider_data_path: "{{ matrix_synapse_ext_s3_storage_provider_base_path }}/data"
 
 matrix_synapse_container_client_api_port: 8008
 
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-synapse/tasks/setup_install.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-synapse/tasks/setup_install.yml
index d1ef7ed4..921df753 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-synapse/tasks/setup_install.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-synapse/tasks/setup_install.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
     - {path: "{{ matrix_synapse_ext_s3_storage_provider_base_path }}", when: "{{ matrix_synapse_ext_synapse_s3_storage_provider_enabled }}"}
     - {path: "{{ matrix_synapse_ext_s3_storage_provider_bin_path }}", when: "{{ matrix_synapse_ext_synapse_s3_storage_provider_enabled }}"}
+    - {path: "{{ matrix_synapse_ext_s3_storage_provider_data_path }}", when: "{{ matrix_synapse_ext_synapse_s3_storage_provider_enabled }}"}
 
     # We handle matrix_synapse_media_store_path elsewhere (in ./synapse/setup_install.yml),
     # because if it's using Goofys and it's already mounted (from before),