diff --git a/apps/files_external/appinfo/app.php b/apps/files_external/appinfo/app.php
index 8df0f3054c3..62fcdba583f 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/appinfo/app.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/appinfo/app.php
@@ -157,19 +157,6 @@ if (!OC_Util::runningOnWindows()) {
 	]);
 }
 
-OC_Mount_Config::registerBackend('\OC\Files\Storage\DAV', [
-	'backend' => 'WebDAV',
-	'priority' => 100,
-	'configuration' => [
-		'host' => (string)$l->t('URL'),
-		'user' => (string)$l->t('Username'),
-		'password' => '*'.$l->t('Password'),
-		'root' => '&'.$l->t('Remote subfolder'),
-		'secure' => '!'.$l->t('Secure https://'),
-	],
-	'has_dependencies' => true,
-]);
-
 OC_Mount_Config::registerBackend('\OC\Files\Storage\OwnCloud', [
 	'backend' => 'ownCloud',
 	'priority' => 100,
diff --git a/apps/files_external/appinfo/application.php b/apps/files_external/appinfo/application.php
index d930e8fc137..2a9618655bb 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/appinfo/application.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/appinfo/application.php
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class Application extends App {
 		$service->registerBackends([
 			$container->query('OCA\Files_External\Lib\Backend\Local'),
 			$container->query('OCA\Files_External\Lib\Backend\FTP'),
+			$container->query('OCA\Files_External\Lib\Backend\DAV'),
 		]);
 
 		if (!\OC_Util::runningOnWindows()) {
diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/backend/dav.php b/apps/files_external/lib/backend/dav.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5ae6d122588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/backend/dav.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @author Robin McCorkell <rmccorkell@owncloud.com>
+ *
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2015, ownCloud, Inc.
+ * @license AGPL-3.0
+ *
+ * This code is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OCA\Files_External\Lib\Backend;
+
+use \OCP\IL10N;
+use \OCA\Files_External\Lib\Backend\Backend;
+use \OCA\Files_External\Lib\DefinitionParameter;
+use \OCA\Files_External\Lib\Auth\AuthMechanism;
+use \OCA\Files_External\Service\BackendService;
+
+use \OCA\Files_External\Lib\Auth\Password\Password;
+
+class DAV extends Backend {
+
+	public function __construct(IL10N $l, Password $legacyAuth) {
+		$this
+			->setIdentifier('dav')
+			->addIdentifierAlias('\OC\Files\Storage\DAV') // legacy compat
+			->setStorageClass('\OC\Files\Storage\DAV')
+			->setText($l->t('WebDAV'))
+			->addParameters([
+				(new DefinitionParameter('host', $l->t('URL'))),
+				(new DefinitionParameter('root', $l->t('Remote subfolder')))
+					->setFlag(DefinitionParameter::FLAG_OPTIONAL),
+				(new DefinitionParameter('secure', $l->t('Secure https://')))
+					->setType(DefinitionParameter::VALUE_BOOLEAN),
+			])
+			->setDependencyCheck('\OC\Files\Storage\DAV::checkDependencies')
+			->addAuthScheme(AuthMechanism::SCHEME_PASSWORD)
+			->setLegacyAuthMechanism($legacyAuth)
+		;
+	}
+
+}