diff --git a/docs/content/swift.md b/docs/content/swift.md
index ecbce831c..3b7d21ed6 100644
--- a/docs/content/swift.md
+++ b/docs/content/swift.md
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
 auth> 1
 Tenant name - optional
 tenant>
+Storage URL - optional
+storage_url>
 Remote config
 --------------------
 [remote]
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ user = user_name
 key = password_or_api_key
 auth = https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0
 tenant =
+storage_url =
 --------------------
 y) Yes this is OK
 e) Edit this remote
diff --git a/swift/auth.go b/swift/auth.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1eecdbce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swift/auth.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package swift
+
+import "github.com/ncw/swift"
+
+// auth is an authenticator for swift
+type auth struct {
+	swift.Authenticator
+	storageURL string
+}
+
+// newAuth creates a swift authenticator wrapper to override the
+// StorageUrl method.
+func newAuth(Authenticator swift.Authenticator, storageURL string) *auth {
+	return &auth{
+		Authenticator: Authenticator,
+		storageURL:    storageURL,
+	}
+}
+
+// The public storage URL - set Internal to true to read
+// internal/service net URL
+func (a *auth) StorageUrl(Internal bool) string {
+	if a.storageURL != "" {
+		return a.storageURL
+	}
+	return a.Authenticator.StorageUrl(Internal)
+}
+
+// Check the interfaces are satisfied
+var _ swift.Authenticator = (*auth)(nil)
diff --git a/swift/swift.go b/swift/swift.go
index 3c6dbbaf3..89d803a83 100644
--- a/swift/swift.go
+++ b/swift/swift.go
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ func init() {
 		}, {
 			Name: "region",
 			Help: "Region name - optional",
+		}, {
+			Name: "storage_url",
+			Help: "Storage URL - optional",
 		},
 		},
 	})
@@ -176,6 +179,12 @@ func NewFsWithConnection(name, root string, c *swift.Connection) (fs.Fs, error)
 		segmentsContainer: container + "_segments",
 		root:              directory,
 	}
+	// StorageURL overloading
+	storageURL := fs.ConfigFile.MustValue(name, "storage_url")
+	if storageURL != "" {
+		f.c.StorageUrl = storageURL
+		f.c.Auth = newAuth(f.c.Auth, storageURL)
+	}
 	if f.root != "" {
 		f.root += "/"
 		// Check to see if the object exists - ignoring directory markers