diff --git a/scripts/check_dir_permission.sh b/scripts/check_dir_permission.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17599939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check_dir_permission.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# script to change permission of file
+
+# File variable to store location
+
+FILE="$1"
+
+if [[ ! -e "${FILE}" ]]; then
+    #  creating directory...
+    mkdir -p "${FILE}"
+    # write permission of other and group of file
+    chmod 770 "${FILE}"
+    chown -R bluecherry:bluecherry "${FILE}"
+elif [[ ! -d "${FILE}" ]]; then
+    echo "FILE already exists but is not a directory"
+fi
+
+# find out if file has write permission or not
+#[ -w $FILE ] && W="Write = yes" || W="Write = No"
+[ -w $FILE ] && W=w || W='-'
+
+# find out if file has excute permission or not
+[ -x $FILE ] && X=x || X='-'
+
+# find out if file has read permission or not
+[ -r $FILE ] && R=r || R='-'
+
+#echo "$FILE permissions"
+echo "-$W$R$X"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/www/ajax/storagecheck.php b/www/ajax/storagecheck.php
index 1f29f4e1..8f6303bf 100644
--- a/www/ajax/storagecheck.php
+++ b/www/ajax/storagecheck.php
@@ -29,11 +29,15 @@ private function initProc()
     // path -- path to storage dir, type -- new or existing, existing are not checked for existing files
     public function directory_status($path, $type = '')
     {
-    	#if file 
-    	if (!file_exists($path)){
-    		return array('F', str_replace('%PATH%', $path, DIR_DOES_NOT_EXIST_OR_NOT_READABLE));
-    	}
+        $dir = shell_exec("sudo /usr/share/bluecherry/scripts/check_dir_permission.sh $path");
 
+        if (!file_exists($path)){
+            return array('F', str_replace('%PATH%', $path, DIR_DOES_NOT_EXIST_OR_NOT_READABLE));
+        }
+
+        if(!substr_count($dir, '-wrx')){
+            return array('F', str_replace('%PATH%', $path, DIR_NOT_WRITABLE));
+        }
         $file_group = posix_getgrgid(filegroup($path));
         $allowed_group = array('bluecherry', 'www-data');
         if ((!isset($file_group['name'])) || (isset($file_group['name']) && (!in_array($file_group['name'], $allowed_group)))) {
@@ -45,13 +49,17 @@ public function directory_status($path, $type = '')
             return array('F', str_replace('%PATH%', $path, DIR_NOT_READABLE));
         }
 
+        if (!is_writable($path)) {
+            return array('F', str_replace('%PATH%', $path, DIR_NOT_WRITABLE));
+        }
+
         if (!is_readable($path)) {
             return array('F', str_replace('%PATH%', $path, DIR_NOT_READABLE));
         }
 
-    	if ($type == 'new'){
-    		return (count(scandir($path)) == 2) ? array('OK', DIR_OK) : array('INFO', str_replace('%PATH%', $path, DIR_NOT_EMPTY));
-    	}
+        if ($type == 'new'){
+            return (count(scandir($path)) == 2) ? array('OK', DIR_OK) : array('INFO', str_replace('%PATH%', $path, DIR_NOT_EMPTY));
+        }
 
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/www/lib/lang.php b/www/lib/lang.php
index 0d54d2fc..a0560005 100644
--- a/www/lib/lang.php
+++ b/www/lib/lang.php
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@
 define('STORAGE_INFO_MESSAGE', 'Please note that if you add a new storage location, you need to make sure that: <br /> - folder exists <br /> - folder is empty <br /> - folder belongs to user bluecherry, group bluecherry.');
 define('DIR_DOES_NOT_EXIST_OR_NOT_READABLE', 'Server could not open the specified directory "<b>%PATH%</b>". See Note 2.
 	');
+define('DIR_NOT_WRITABLE', 'Specified directory "<b>%PATH%</b>" exists, but is not writable See Note 2.');
 define('DIR_NOT_READABLE', 'Specified directory "<b>%PATH%</b>" exists, but is not readable. See Note 2.
 	');
 define('DIR_NOT_EMPTY', 'Specified directory is not empty, all contents will be deleted after it is added.');