diff --git a/PVE/Storage.pm b/PVE/Storage.pm
index 386945a..cdb8f31 100755
--- a/PVE/Storage.pm
+++ b/PVE/Storage.pm
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ my $default_config = {
         server => 1,
         export => 1,
         options => 0,
-	content => [ { images => 1, iso => 1, backup => 1},
+	content => [ { images => 1, rootdir => 1, iso => 1, backup => 1},
 		     { images => 1 }],
 	format => [ { raw => 1, qcow2 => 1, vmdk => 1 } , 'raw' ],
     },
@@ -726,6 +726,13 @@ sub get_image_dir {
     return $vmid ? "$path/images/$vmid" : "$path/images";
 }
 
+sub get_private_dir {
+    my ($cfg, $storeid, $vmid) = @_;
+
+    my $path = $cfg->{ids}->{$storeid}->{path};
+    return $vmid ? "$path/private/$vmid" : "$path/private";
+}
+
 sub get_iso_dir {
     my ($cfg, $storeid) = @_;