diff --git a/drivers/dropbox/driver.go b/drivers/dropbox/driver.go
index 95148b94e96..9b1717b04d9 100644
--- a/drivers/dropbox/driver.go
+++ b/drivers/dropbox/driver.go
@@ -45,7 +45,25 @@ func (d *Dropbox) Init(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if result != query {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to check user: %s", string(res))
 	}
-	return nil
+	d.RootNamespaceId, err = d.GetRootNamespaceId(ctx)
+
+	return err
+}
+
+func (d *Dropbox) GetRootNamespaceId(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	res, err := d.request("/2/users/get_current_account", http.MethodPost, func(req *resty.Request) {
+		req.SetBody(nil)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	var currentAccountResp CurrentAccountResp
+	err = utils.Json.Unmarshal(res, &currentAccountResp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	rootNamespaceId := currentAccountResp.RootInfo.RootNamespaceId
+	return rootNamespaceId, nil
 }
 
 func (d *Dropbox) Drop(ctx context.Context) error {
diff --git a/drivers/dropbox/meta.go b/drivers/dropbox/meta.go
index 07ab44695c1..6e7bc014790 100644
--- a/drivers/dropbox/meta.go
+++ b/drivers/dropbox/meta.go
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ type Addition struct {
 	ClientID      string `json:"client_id" required:"false" help:"Keep it empty if you don't have one"`
 	ClientSecret  string `json:"client_secret" required:"false" help:"Keep it empty if you don't have one"`
 
-	AccessToken string
+	AccessToken     string
+	RootNamespaceId string
 }
 
 var config = driver.Config{
diff --git a/drivers/dropbox/types.go b/drivers/dropbox/types.go
index 7ddbb9683c1..f2ec4cb7e7d 100644
--- a/drivers/dropbox/types.go
+++ b/drivers/dropbox/types.go
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ type RefreshTokenErrorResp struct {
 	ErrorDescription string `json:"error_description"`
 }
 
+type CurrentAccountResp struct {
+	RootInfo struct {
+		RootNamespaceId string `json:"root_namespace_id"`
+		HomeNamespaceId string `json:"home_namespace_id"`
+	} `json:"root_info"`
+}
+
 type File struct {
 	Tag            string    `json:".tag"`
 	Name           string    `json:"name"`
diff --git a/drivers/dropbox/util.go b/drivers/dropbox/util.go
index 14a5c6c6fc6..5065f08d394 100644
--- a/drivers/dropbox/util.go
+++ b/drivers/dropbox/util.go
@@ -46,12 +46,22 @@ func (d *Dropbox) refreshToken() error {
 func (d *Dropbox) request(uri, method string, callback base.ReqCallback, retry ...bool) ([]byte, error) {
 	req := base.RestyClient.R()
 	req.SetHeader("Authorization", "Bearer "+d.AccessToken)
-	if method == http.MethodPost {
-		req.SetHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	if d.RootNamespaceId != "" {
+		apiPathRootJson, err := utils.Json.MarshalToString(map[string]interface{}{
+			".tag": "root",
+			"root": d.RootNamespaceId,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		req.SetHeader("Dropbox-API-Path-Root", apiPathRootJson)
 	}
 	if callback != nil {
 		callback(req)
 	}
+	if method == http.MethodPost && req.Body != nil {
+		req.SetHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	}
 	var e ErrorResp
 	req.SetError(&e)
 	res, err := req.Execute(method, d.base+uri)