diff --git a/src/mounts.js b/src/mounts.js
index 7395e7cff..1399d8087 100644
--- a/src/mounts.js
+++ b/src/mounts.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const assert = require('assert'),
     ejs = require('ejs'),
     fs = require('fs'),
     path = require('path'),
+    paths = require('./paths.js'),
     safe = require('safetydance'),
     shell = require('./shell.js');
 
@@ -39,6 +40,13 @@ function validateMountOptions(type, options) {
         if (typeof options.host !== 'string') return new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'host is not a string');
         if (typeof options.remoteDir !== 'string') return new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'remoteDir is not a string');
         return null;
+    case 'sshfs':
+        if (typeof options.user !== 'string') return new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'user is not a string');
+        if (typeof options.privateKey !== 'string') return new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'privateKey is not a string');
+        if (typeof options.port !== 'number') return new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'port is not a number');
+        if (typeof options.host !== 'string') return new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'host is not a string');
+        if (typeof options.remoteDir !== 'string') return new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'remoteDir is not a string');
+        return null;
     case 'ext4':
         if (typeof options.diskPath !== 'string') return new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'diskPath is not a string');
         return null;
@@ -72,9 +80,15 @@ async function writeMountFile(volume) {
         options = 'discard,defaults,noatime';
         break;
     case 'sshfs':
-        // type = 'sshfs';
-        // What={{ USER }}@{{ HOST }}:{{ REMOTE DIR }}
-        // Options=_netdev,allow_other,IdentityFile=/home/{{ MY LOCAL USER WITH SSH KEY IN ITS HOME DIRECTORY }}/.ssh/id_rsa,reconnect,x-systemd.automount,uid=1000,gid=1000
+        const keyFilePath = path.join(paths.SSHFS_KEYS_DIR, `id_rsa_${mountOptions.host}`);
+
+        safe.fs.mkdirSync(paths.SSHFS_KEYS_DIR);
+        if (!safe.fs.writeFileSync(keyFilePath, mountOptions.privateKey, { mode: 0o600 })) throw new BoxError(BoxError.FS_ERROR, safe.error);
+
+        type = 'fuse.sshfs';
+        what= `${mountOptions.user}@${mountOptions.host}:${mountOptions.remoteDir}`;
+        options = `defaults,allow_other,port=${mountOptions.port},IdentityFile=${keyFilePath},reconnect,uid=yellowtent,gid=yellowtent`;
+        break;
     }
 
     const mountFileContents = ejs.render(SYSTEMD_MOUNT_EJS, { name, what, where: hostPath, options, type });
diff --git a/src/paths.js b/src/paths.js
index 8ceff2c71..d6074fd17 100644
--- a/src/paths.js
+++ b/src/paths.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     FEATURES_INFO_FILE: path.join(baseDir(), 'platformdata/features-info.json'),
     PROXY_AUTH_TOKEN_SECRET_FILE: path.join(baseDir(), 'platformdata/proxy-auth-token-secret'),
     VERSION_FILE: path.join(baseDir(), 'platformdata/VERSION'),
+    SSHFS_KEYS_DIR: path.join(baseDir(), 'platformdata/sshfs'),
     SFTP_KEYS_DIR: path.join(baseDir(), 'platformdata/sftp/ssh'),
     SFTP_PUBLIC_KEY_FILE: path.join(baseDir(), 'platformdata/sftp/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub'),
     SFTP_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE: path.join(baseDir(), 'platformdata/sftp/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key'),