diff --git a/config.yml.example b/config.yml.example
index f0ed36d..5f65092 100644
--- a/config.yml.example
+++ b/config.yml.example
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ development: &defaults
   # redis:
   #   host: localhost
   #   port: 6379
+  # use_redis_dir_listing: true
 
 test:
   <<: *defaults
diff --git a/lib/remote_storage/swift.rb b/lib/remote_storage/swift.rb
index 2581ab5..80a8406 100644
--- a/lib/remote_storage/swift.rb
+++ b/lib/remote_storage/swift.rb
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ module RemoteStorage
     end
 
     def get_directory_listing(user, directory)
+      if settings.use_redis_dir_listing
+        get_directory_listing_from_redis(user, directory)
+      else
+        get_directory_listing_from_swift
+      end
+    end
+
+    def get_directory_listing_from_redis(user, directory)
       etag = redis.hget "rs_meta:#{user}:#{directory}/", "etag"
 
       none_match = (server.env["HTTP_IF_NONE_MATCH"] || "").split(",").map(&:strip)