diff --git a/app/views/settings/_dmsf_settings.erb b/app/views/settings/_dmsf_settings.erb
index 1094f4b9..822508b1 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/_dmsf_settings.erb
+++ b/app/views/settings/_dmsf_settings.erb
@@ -91,9 +91,22 @@
   (<%=l(:label_default)%>: <%=l(:select_option_activated)%>)
   <br/>
   <%= l(:note_webdav).html_safe %>
-
 </p>
 
+<% if @settings["dmsf_webdav"].nil? || !@settings["dmsf_webdav"].empty? %>
+<p>
+  <%=content_tag(:label, l(:label_webdav_strategy) + ":") %>
+  <%=select_tag("settings[dmsf_webdav_strategy]",
+                options_for_select([
+                                [l(:select_option_webdav_readonly), "WEBDAV_READ_ONLY"],
+                                [l(:select_option_webdav_readwrite), "WEBDAV_READ_WRITE"]],
+                                :selected => @settings["dmsf_webdav_strategy"])) %><br/>
+  (<%=l(:label_default)%>: <%=l(:select_option_webdav_readonly)%>)
+  <br/>
+  <%= l(:note_webdav_strategy).html_safe %>
+</p>
+<% end %>
+
 
 <hr />
 <% begin
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index b1b5f52d..e15f1a0c 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -203,4 +203,7 @@ en:
   :title_unlock_folder: "Unlock to allow changes for other members"
   :title_lock_folder: "Lock to prevent changes for other members"
 
-
+  :select_option_webdav_readonly: "Read-only"
+  :select_option_webdav_readwrite: "Read/Write"
+  :label_webdav_strategy: "Webdav strategy"
+  :note_webdav_strategy: "Enables the administrator to decide if webdav is a read-only or read-write platform for end users."
diff --git a/lib/redmine_dmsf/webdav/dmsf_resource.rb b/lib/redmine_dmsf/webdav/dmsf_resource.rb
index 08efc576..e9d48794 100644
--- a/lib/redmine_dmsf/webdav/dmsf_resource.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine_dmsf/webdav/dmsf_resource.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,21 @@ module RedmineDmsf
         @folder = false
       end
 
+      #Here we make sure our folder and file methods are not aliased - it should shave a few cycles off of processing
+      def setup
+        @skip_alias |= [ :folder, :file, :folder?, :file? ]
+      end
+      
+      # Here we hook into the fact that resources can have a pre-execution routine run for them
+      # Our sole job here is to ensure that any write functionality is restricted to relevent configuration
+      before do |resource, method_name|
+        #If our method is not one of the following, there is no point continuing.
+        if [ :put, :make_collection, :move, :copy, :delete, :lock, :unlock, :set_property ].include?(method_name)
+          webdav_setting = Setting.plugin_redmine_dmsf["dmsf_webdav_strategy"]
+          webdav_setting = "WEBDAV_READ_ONLY" if webdav_setting.nil?
+          raise BadGateway if webdav_setting == "WEBDAV_READ_ONLY"
+        end
+      end
 
       # Gather collection of objects that denote current entities child entities
       # Used for listing directories etc, implemented basic caching because otherwise
@@ -189,7 +204,7 @@ module RedmineDmsf
         end
         OK
       end
-
+      
       # Process incoming MKCOL request
       #
       # Create a DmsfFolder at location requested, only if parent is a folder (or root)
@@ -548,8 +563,6 @@ module RedmineDmsf
         %w(creationdate displayname getlastmodified getetag resourcetype getcontenttype getcontentlength supportedlock lockdiscovery)
       end
 
-
-
       private
       # Prepare file for download using Rack functionality:
       # Download (see RedmineDmsf::Webdav::Download) extends Rack::File to allow single-file