diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/space-type-from-request.md b/changelog/unreleased/space-type-from-request.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a788991395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/space-type-from-request.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Enhancement: Use space Type from request
+
+In the decomposedfs we now use the space type from the request when creating a new space.
+
+https://github.com/cs3org/reva/issues/2134
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/spaces.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/spaces.go
index b312ea6854..7bc82296c6 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/spaces.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/spaces.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (fs *Decomposedfs) CreateStorageSpace(ctx context.Context, req *provider.Cr
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	err = fs.createStorageSpace(ctx, "project", n.ID)
+	err = fs.createStorageSpace(ctx, req.Type, n.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}