diff --git a/other/java/client/src/main/proto/filer.proto b/other/java/client/src/main/proto/filer.proto
index 281c36c3f..74611d485 100644
--- a/other/java/client/src/main/proto/filer.proto
+++ b/other/java/client/src/main/proto/filer.proto
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ message FilerConf {
         bool worm = 14;
         uint64 worm_grace_period_seconds = 15;
         uint64 worm_retention_time_seconds = 16;
+        bool inode_index = 17;
     }
     repeated PathConf locations = 2;
 }
diff --git a/weed/pb/filer.proto b/weed/pb/filer.proto
index 281c36c3f..74611d485 100644
--- a/weed/pb/filer.proto
+++ b/weed/pb/filer.proto
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ message FilerConf {
         bool worm = 14;
         uint64 worm_grace_period_seconds = 15;
         uint64 worm_retention_time_seconds = 16;
+        bool inode_index = 17;
     }
     repeated PathConf locations = 2;
 }
diff --git a/weed/pb/filer_pb/filer.pb.go b/weed/pb/filer_pb/filer.pb.go
index 928f9d420..450cfd29e 100644
--- a/weed/pb/filer_pb/filer.pb.go
+++ b/weed/pb/filer_pb/filer.pb.go
@@ -6645,6 +6645,7 @@ type FilerConf_PathConf struct {
 	Worm                     bool                   `protobuf:"varint,14,opt,name=worm,proto3" json:"worm,omitempty"`
 	WormGracePeriodSeconds   uint64                 `protobuf:"varint,15,opt,name=worm_grace_period_seconds,json=wormGracePeriodSeconds,proto3" json:"worm_grace_period_seconds,omitempty"`
 	WormRetentionTimeSeconds uint64                 `protobuf:"varint,16,opt,name=worm_retention_time_seconds,json=wormRetentionTimeSeconds,proto3" json:"worm_retention_time_seconds,omitempty"`
+	InodeIndex               bool                   `protobuf:"varint,17,opt,name=inode_index,json=inodeIndex,proto3" json:"inode_index,omitempty"`
 	unknownFields            protoimpl.UnknownFields
 	sizeCache                protoimpl.SizeCache
 }
@@ -6791,6 +6792,13 @@ func (x *FilerConf_PathConf) GetWormRetentionTimeSeconds() uint64 {
 	return 0
 }
 
+func (x *FilerConf_PathConf) GetInodeIndex() bool {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.InodeIndex
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 var File_filer_proto protoreflect.FileDescriptor
 
 const file_filer_proto_rawDesc = "" +
@@ -7253,10 +7261,10 @@ const file_filer_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"\x03key\x18\x01 \x01(\fR\x03key\x12\x14\n" +
 	"\x05value\x18\x02 \x01(\fR\x05value\"%\n" +
 	"\rKvPutResponse\x12\x14\n" +
-	"\x05error\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x05error\"\xb2\x05\n" +
+	"\x05error\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x05error\"\xd3\x05\n" +
 	"\tFilerConf\x12\x18\n" +
 	"\aversion\x18\x01 \x01(\x05R\aversion\x12:\n" +
-	"\tlocations\x18\x02 \x03(\v2\x1c.filer_pb.FilerConf.PathConfR\tlocations\x1a\xce\x04\n" +
+	"\tlocations\x18\x02 \x03(\v2\x1c.filer_pb.FilerConf.PathConfR\tlocations\x1a\xef\x04\n" +
 	"\bPathConf\x12'\n" +
 	"\x0flocation_prefix\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x0elocationPrefix\x12\x1e\n" +
 	"\n" +
@@ -7277,7 +7285,9 @@ const file_filer_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"\x16disable_chunk_deletion\x18\r \x01(\bR\x14disableChunkDeletion\x12\x12\n" +
 	"\x04worm\x18\x0e \x01(\bR\x04worm\x129\n" +
 	"\x19worm_grace_period_seconds\x18\x0f \x01(\x04R\x16wormGracePeriodSeconds\x12=\n" +
-	"\x1bworm_retention_time_seconds\x18\x10 \x01(\x04R\x18wormRetentionTimeSeconds\"\xba\x01\n" +
+	"\x1bworm_retention_time_seconds\x18\x10 \x01(\x04R\x18wormRetentionTimeSeconds\x12\x1f\n" +
+	"\vinode_index\x18\x11 \x01(\bR\n" +
+	"inodeIndex\"\xba\x01\n" +
 	"&CacheRemoteObjectToLocalClusterRequest\x12\x1c\n" +
 	"\tdirectory\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\tdirectory\x12\x12\n" +
 	"\x04name\x18\x02 \x01(\tR\x04name\x12+\n" +