diff --git a/packages/node_modules/node-red/red.js b/packages/node_modules/node-red/red.js
index 72f8a4169..5bb81e8bd 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/node-red/red.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/node-red/red.js
@@ -316,10 +316,10 @@ httpsPromise.then(function(startupHttps) {
             } else {
                 continue;
             }
-            sp.subRoot = formatRoot(sp.root);
+            sp.subRoot = formatRoot(sp.root || "/");
             sp.root = formatRoot(path.posix.join(settings.httpStaticRoot,sp.subRoot));
         }
-        settings.httpStatic = sanitised.length ? sanitised : false;    
+        settings.httpStatic = sanitised.length ? sanitised : false;
     }
 
     // if we got a port from command line, use it (even if 0)
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ httpsPromise.then(function(startupHttps) {
             const sp = settings.httpStatic[si];
             const filePath = sp.path;
             const thisRoot = sp.root || "/";
+            const options = sp.options;
             if(appUseMem[filePath + "::" + thisRoot]) {
                 continue;// this path and root already registered!
             }
@@ -434,7 +435,7 @@ httpsPromise.then(function(startupHttps) {
             if (settings.httpStaticAuth) {
                 app.use(thisRoot, basicAuthMiddleware(settings.httpStaticAuth.user, settings.httpStaticAuth.pass));
             }
-            app.use(thisRoot, express.static(filePath));
+            app.use(thisRoot, express.static(filePath, options));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/node-red/settings.js b/packages/node_modules/node-red/settings.js
index ef76f8680..218baa92d 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/node-red/settings.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/node-red/settings.js
@@ -223,10 +223,15 @@ module.exports = {
      * to move httpAdminRoot
      */
     //httpStatic: '/home/nol/node-red-static/', //single static source
-    /* OR multiple static sources can be created using an array of objects... */
+    /**
+     *  OR multiple static sources can be created using an array of objects...
+     *  Each object can also contain an options object for further configuration.
+     *  See https://expressjs.com/en/api.html#express.static for available options.
+     */
     //httpStatic: [
     //    {path: '/home/nol/pics/',    root: "/img/"},
     //    {path: '/home/nol/reports/', root: "/doc/"},
+    //    {path: '/home/nol/videos/',  root: "/vid/", options: {maxAge: '1d'}}
     //],
 
     /**
@@ -431,7 +436,7 @@ module.exports = {
                 enabled: true
             }
         },
-        
+
     },
 
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