diff --git a/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go b/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go
index 8bdd9e1e30..cdf7e6643b 100644
--- a/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -91,10 +91,16 @@ type Drivers struct {
 	Local LocalDriver `yaml:",omitempty"` // not supported by the oCIS product, therefore not part of docs
 }
 
+// AsyncPropagatorOptions configures the async propagator
+type AsyncPropagatorOptions struct {
+	PropagationDelay time.Duration `yaml:"propagation_delay" env:"STORAGE_USERS_ASYNC_PROPAGATOR_PROPAGATION_DELAY" desc:"The delay between a change to tree and the start of the according treesize and treetime propagation."`
+}
+
 // OCISDriver is the storage driver configuration when using 'ocis' storage driver
 type OCISDriver struct {
-	MetadataBackend string `yaml:"metadata_backend" env:"OCIS_DECOMPOSEDFS_METADATA_BACKEND;STORAGE_USERS_OCIS_METADATA_BACKEND" desc:"The backend to use for storing metadata. Supported values are 'messagepack' and 'xattrs'. The setting 'messagepack' uses a dedicated file to store file metadata while 'xattrs' uses extended attributes to store file metadata. Defaults to 'messagepack'."`
-	Propagator      string `yaml:"propagator" env:"OCIS_DECOMPOSEDFS_PROPAGATOR;STORAGE_USERS_OCIS_PROPAGATOR" desc:"The propagator used for decomposedfs. At the moment, only 'sync' is fully supported, 'async' is available as an experimental option."`
+	MetadataBackend        string                 `yaml:"metadata_backend" env:"OCIS_DECOMPOSEDFS_METADATA_BACKEND;STORAGE_USERS_OCIS_METADATA_BACKEND" desc:"The backend to use for storing metadata. Supported values are 'messagepack' and 'xattrs'. The setting 'messagepack' uses a dedicated file to store file metadata while 'xattrs' uses extended attributes to store file metadata. Defaults to 'messagepack'."`
+	Propagator             string                 `yaml:"propagator" env:"OCIS_DECOMPOSEDFS_PROPAGATOR;STORAGE_USERS_OCIS_PROPAGATOR" desc:"The propagator used for decomposedfs. At the moment, only 'sync' is fully supported, 'async' is available as an experimental option."`
+	AsyncPropagatorOptions AsyncPropagatorOptions `yaml:"async_propagator_options"`
 	// Root is the absolute path to the location of the data
 	Root                string `yaml:"root" env:"STORAGE_USERS_OCIS_ROOT" desc:"The directory where the filesystem storage will store blobs and metadata. If not defined, the root directory derives from $OCIS_BASE_DATA_PATH:/storage/users."`
 	UserLayout          string `yaml:"user_layout" env:"STORAGE_USERS_OCIS_USER_LAYOUT" desc:"Template string for the user storage layout in the user directory."`
@@ -116,8 +122,9 @@ type OCISDriver struct {
 
 // S3NGDriver is the storage driver configuration when using 's3ng' storage driver
 type S3NGDriver struct {
-	MetadataBackend string `yaml:"metadata_backend" env:"STORAGE_USERS_S3NG_METADATA_BACKEND" desc:"The backend to use for storing metadata. Supported values are 'xattrs' and 'messagepack'. The setting 'xattrs' uses extended attributes to store file metadata while 'messagepack' uses a dedicated file to store file metadata. Defaults to 'xattrs'."`
-	Propagator      string `yaml:"propagator" env:"OCIS_DECOMPOSEDFS_PROPAGATOR;STORAGE_USERS_S3NG_PROPAGATOR" desc:"The propagator used for decomposedfs. At the moment, only 'sync' is fully supported, 'async' is available as an experimental option."`
+	MetadataBackend        string                 `yaml:"metadata_backend" env:"STORAGE_USERS_S3NG_METADATA_BACKEND" desc:"The backend to use for storing metadata. Supported values are 'xattrs' and 'messagepack'. The setting 'xattrs' uses extended attributes to store file metadata while 'messagepack' uses a dedicated file to store file metadata. Defaults to 'xattrs'."`
+	Propagator             string                 `yaml:"propagator" env:"OCIS_DECOMPOSEDFS_PROPAGATOR;STORAGE_USERS_S3NG_PROPAGATOR" desc:"The propagator used for decomposedfs. At the moment, only 'sync' is fully supported, 'async' is available as an experimental option."`
+	AsyncPropagatorOptions AsyncPropagatorOptions `yaml:"async_propagator_options"`
 	// Root is the absolute path to the location of the data
 	Root                string `yaml:"root" env:"STORAGE_USERS_S3NG_ROOT" desc:"The directory where the filesystem storage will store metadata for blobs. If not defined, the root directory derives from $OCIS_BASE_DATA_PATH:/storage/users."`
 	UserLayout          string `yaml:"user_layout" env:"STORAGE_USERS_S3NG_USER_LAYOUT" desc:"Template string for the user storage layout in the user directory."`
diff --git a/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/drivers.go b/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/drivers.go
index 55620e979c..097f16250f 100644
--- a/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/drivers.go
+++ b/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/drivers.go
@@ -115,8 +115,11 @@ func OwnCloudSQL(cfg *config.Config) map[string]interface{} {
 // Ocis is the config mapping for the Ocis storage driver
 func Ocis(cfg *config.Config) map[string]interface{} {
 	return map[string]interface{}{
-		"metadata_backend":            cfg.Drivers.OCIS.MetadataBackend,
-		"propagator":                  cfg.Drivers.OCIS.Propagator,
+		"metadata_backend": cfg.Drivers.OCIS.MetadataBackend,
+		"propagator":       cfg.Drivers.OCIS.Propagator,
+		"async_propagator_options": map[string]interface{}{
+			"propagation_delay": cfg.Drivers.OCIS.AsyncPropagatorOptions.PropagationDelay,
+		},
 		"root":                        cfg.Drivers.OCIS.Root,
 		"user_layout":                 cfg.Drivers.OCIS.UserLayout,
 		"share_folder":                cfg.Drivers.OCIS.ShareFolder,
@@ -171,8 +174,11 @@ func Ocis(cfg *config.Config) map[string]interface{} {
 // OcisNoEvents is the config mapping for the ocis storage driver emitting no events
 func OcisNoEvents(cfg *config.Config) map[string]interface{} {
 	return map[string]interface{}{
-		"metadata_backend":            cfg.Drivers.OCIS.MetadataBackend,
-		"propagator":                  cfg.Drivers.OCIS.Propagator,
+		"metadata_backend": cfg.Drivers.OCIS.MetadataBackend,
+		"propagator":       cfg.Drivers.OCIS.Propagator,
+		"async_propagator_options": map[string]interface{}{
+			"propagation_delay": cfg.Drivers.OCIS.AsyncPropagatorOptions.PropagationDelay,
+		},
 		"root":                        cfg.Drivers.OCIS.Root,
 		"user_layout":                 cfg.Drivers.OCIS.UserLayout,
 		"share_folder":                cfg.Drivers.OCIS.ShareFolder,
@@ -226,8 +232,11 @@ func S3(cfg *config.Config) map[string]interface{} {
 // S3NG is the config mapping for the s3ng storage driver
 func S3NG(cfg *config.Config) map[string]interface{} {
 	return map[string]interface{}{
-		"metadata_backend":            cfg.Drivers.S3NG.MetadataBackend,
-		"propagator":                  cfg.Drivers.S3NG.Propagator,
+		"metadata_backend": cfg.Drivers.S3NG.MetadataBackend,
+		"propagator":       cfg.Drivers.S3NG.Propagator,
+		"async_propagator_options": map[string]interface{}{
+			"propagation_delay": cfg.Drivers.S3NG.AsyncPropagatorOptions.PropagationDelay,
+		},
 		"root":                        cfg.Drivers.S3NG.Root,
 		"user_layout":                 cfg.Drivers.S3NG.UserLayout,
 		"share_folder":                cfg.Drivers.S3NG.ShareFolder,
@@ -286,8 +295,11 @@ func S3NG(cfg *config.Config) map[string]interface{} {
 // S3NGNoEvents is the config mapping for the s3ng storage driver emitting no events
 func S3NGNoEvents(cfg *config.Config) map[string]interface{} {
 	return map[string]interface{}{
-		"metadata_backend":            cfg.Drivers.S3NG.MetadataBackend,
-		"propagator":                  cfg.Drivers.S3NG.Propagator,
+		"metadata_backend": cfg.Drivers.S3NG.MetadataBackend,
+		"propagator":       cfg.Drivers.S3NG.Propagator,
+		"async_propagator_options": map[string]interface{}{
+			"propagation_delay": cfg.Drivers.S3NG.AsyncPropagatorOptions.PropagationDelay,
+		},
 		"root":                        cfg.Drivers.S3NG.Root,
 		"user_layout":                 cfg.Drivers.S3NG.UserLayout,
 		"share_folder":                cfg.Drivers.S3NG.ShareFolder,