diff --git a/app/models/dmsf_folder.rb b/app/models/dmsf_folder.rb
index a0daa768..537cd027 100644
--- a/app/models/dmsf_folder.rb
+++ b/app/models/dmsf_folder.rb
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ class DmsfFolder < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.title = params[:dmsf_folder][:title].strip
     self.description = params[:dmsf_folder][:description].strip
     self.dmsf_folder_id = params[:parent_id].present? ? params[:parent_id] : params[:dmsf_folder][:dmsf_folder_id]
+    self.system = params[:dmsf_folder][:system].present?
     # Custom fields
     if params[:dmsf_folder][:custom_field_values].present?
       i = 0
diff --git a/extra/api/folder.xml b/extra/api/folder.xml
index fd0bef9c..262bfe8f 100644
--- a/extra/api/folder.xml
+++ b/extra/api/folder.xml
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
   <title>rest_api</title>
   <description>A folder created via REST API</description>
   <dmsf_folder_id/>
+  <system/>
 </dmsf_folder>