diff --git a/bridge/config/config.go b/bridge/config/config.go
index 1627adc2..351e6cad 100644
--- a/bridge/config/config.go
+++ b/bridge/config/config.go
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/spf13/viper"
-	prefixed "github.com/x-cray/logrus-prefixed-formatter"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	prefixed "github.com/x-cray/logrus-prefixed-formatter"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ type Protocol struct {
 	MediaDownloadSize      int    // all protocols
 	MediaServerDownload    string
 	MediaServerUpload      string
+	MediaDownloadPath      string     // Basically MediaServerUpload, but instead of uploading it, just write it to a file on the same server.
 	MessageDelay           int        // IRC, time in millisecond to wait between messages
 	MessageFormat          string     // telegram
 	MessageLength          int        // IRC, max length of a message allowed
diff --git a/gateway/gateway.go b/gateway/gateway.go
index eb5bbe92..b926912a 100644
--- a/gateway/gateway.go
+++ b/gateway/gateway.go
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ package gateway
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+
 	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge"
 	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/api"
 	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/config"
@@ -18,16 +22,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/telegram"
 	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/xmpp"
 	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/zulip"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	//	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"crypto/sha1"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
-	"github.com/peterhellberg/emojilib"
-	"net/http"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/peterhellberg/emojilib"
 )
 
 type Gateway struct {
@@ -411,46 +415,83 @@ func (gw *Gateway) modifyMessage(msg *config.Message) {
 	}
 }
 
+// handleFiles uploads or places all files on the given msg to the MediaServer and
+// adds the new URL of the file on the MediaServer onto the given msg.
 func (gw *Gateway) handleFiles(msg *config.Message) {
 	reg := regexp.MustCompile("[^a-zA-Z0-9]+")
-	// if we don't have a attachfield or we don't have a mediaserver configured return
-	if msg.Extra == nil || gw.Config.General.MediaServerUpload == "" {
+
+	// If we don't have a attachfield or we don't have a mediaserver configured return
+	if msg.Extra == nil || (gw.Config.General.MediaServerUpload == "" && gw.Config.General.MediaDownloadPath == "") {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// if we actually have files, start uploading them to the mediaserver
-	if len(msg.Extra["file"]) > 0 {
-		client := &http.Client{
-			Timeout: time.Second * 5,
-		}
-		for i, f := range msg.Extra["file"] {
-			fi := f.(config.FileInfo)
-			ext := filepath.Ext(fi.Name)
-			fi.Name = fi.Name[0 : len(fi.Name)-len(ext)]
-			fi.Name = reg.ReplaceAllString(fi.Name, "_")
-			fi.Name = fi.Name + ext
-			sha1sum := fmt.Sprintf("%x", sha1.Sum(*fi.Data))
-			reader := bytes.NewReader(*fi.Data)
+	// If we don't have files, nothing to upload.
+	if len(msg.Extra["file"]) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Timeout: time.Second * 5,
+	}
+
+	for i, f := range msg.Extra["file"] {
+		fi := f.(config.FileInfo)
+		ext := filepath.Ext(fi.Name)
+		fi.Name = fi.Name[0 : len(fi.Name)-len(ext)]
+		fi.Name = reg.ReplaceAllString(fi.Name, "_")
+		fi.Name = fi.Name + ext
+
+		sha1sum := fmt.Sprintf("%x", sha1.Sum(*fi.Data))[:8]
+
+		if gw.Config.General.MediaServerUpload != "" {
+			// Use MediaServerUpload. Upload using a PUT HTTP request and basicauth.
+
 			url := gw.Config.General.MediaServerUpload + "/" + sha1sum + "/" + fi.Name
-			durl := gw.Config.General.MediaServerDownload + "/" + sha1sum + "/" + fi.Name
-			extra := msg.Extra["file"][i].(config.FileInfo)
-			extra.URL = durl
-			req, err := http.NewRequest("PUT", url, reader)
+
+			req, err := http.NewRequest("PUT", url, bytes.NewReader(*fi.Data))
 			if err != nil {
-				flog.Errorf("mediaserver upload failed: %#v", err)
+				flog.Errorf("mediaserver upload failed, could not create request: %#v", err)
 				continue
 			}
+
+			flog.Debugf("mediaserver upload url: %s", url)
+
 			req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "binary/octet-stream")
 			_, err = client.Do(req)
 			if err != nil {
-				flog.Errorf("mediaserver upload failed: %#v", err)
+				flog.Errorf("mediaserver upload failed, could not Do request: %#v", err)
+				continue
+			}
+		} else {
+			// Use MediaServerPath. Place the file on the current filesystem.
+
+			dir := gw.Config.General.MediaDownloadPath + "/" + sha1sum
+			err := os.Mkdir(dir, os.ModePerm)
+			if err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
+				flog.Errorf("mediaserver path failed, could not mkdir: %s %#v", err, err)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			path := dir + "/" + fi.Name
+			flog.Debugf("mediaserver path placing file: %s", path)
+
+			err = ioutil.WriteFile(path, *fi.Data, os.ModePerm)
+			if err != nil {
+				flog.Errorf("mediaserver path failed, could not writefile: %s %#v", err, err)
 				continue
 			}
-			flog.Debugf("mediaserver download URL = %s", durl)
-			// we uploaded the file successfully. Add the SHA
-			extra.SHA = sha1sum
-			msg.Extra["file"][i] = extra
 		}
+
+		// Download URL.
+		durl := gw.Config.General.MediaServerDownload + "/" + sha1sum + "/" + fi.Name
+
+		flog.Debugf("mediaserver download URL = %s", durl)
+
+		// We uploaded/placed the file successfully. Add the SHA and URL.
+		extra := msg.Extra["file"][i].(config.FileInfo)
+		extra.URL = durl
+		extra.SHA = sha1sum
+		msg.Extra["file"][i] = extra
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/matterbridge.go b/matterbridge.go
index f05a745b..df138028 100644
--- a/matterbridge.go
+++ b/matterbridge.go
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/bridge/config"
 	"github.com/42wim/matterbridge/gateway"
 	"github.com/google/gops/agent"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	prefixed "github.com/x-cray/logrus-prefixed-formatter"
-	"os"
-	"strings"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/matterbridge.toml.sample b/matterbridge.toml.sample
index 6f81baf6..1bc4f3b4 100644
--- a/matterbridge.toml.sample
+++ b/matterbridge.toml.sample
@@ -1306,10 +1306,13 @@ RemoteNickFormat="[{PROTOCOL}] <{NICK}> "
 StripNick=false
 
 
-#MediaServerUpload and MediaServerDownload are used for uploading images/files/video to
-#a remote "mediaserver" (a webserver like caddy for example).
-#When configured images/files uploaded on bridges like mattermost,slack, telegram will be downloaded
-#and uploaded again to MediaServerUpload URL
+#MediaServerUpload (or MediaDownloadPath) and MediaServerDownload are used for uploading
+#images/files/video to a remote "mediaserver" (a webserver like caddy for example).
+#When configured images/files uploaded on bridges like mattermost, slack, telegram will be
+#downloaded and uploaded again to MediaServerUpload URL
+#MediaDownloadPath is the filesystem path where the media file will be placed, instead of uploaded,
+#for if Matterbridge has write access to the directory your webserver is serving.
+#It is an alternative to MediaServerUpload.
 #The MediaServerDownload will be used so that bridges without native uploading support:
 #gitter, irc and xmpp will be shown links to the files on MediaServerDownload
 #
@@ -1317,6 +1320,8 @@ StripNick=false
 #OPTIONAL (default empty)
 MediaServerUpload="https://user:pass@yourserver.com/upload"
 #OPTIONAL (default empty)
+MediaDownloadPath="/srv/http/yourserver.com/public/download"
+#OPTIONAL (default empty)
 MediaServerDownload="https://youserver.com/download"
 
 #MediaDownloadSize is the maximum size of attachments, videos, images