diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/filelock-duration-factor-config.md b/changelog/unreleased/filelock-duration-factor-config.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..173c3901f27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/filelock-duration-factor-config.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Bugfix: decomposedfs increase filelock duration factor
+
+We made the file lock duration per lock cycle for decomposedfs configurable and increased it to make locks work on top of NFS.
+
+https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/pull/5130
+https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/issues/5024
diff --git a/services/storage-system/pkg/config/config.go b/services/storage-system/pkg/config/config.go
index 65366cdc8ab..dbb6d932045 100644
--- a/services/storage-system/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/services/storage-system/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -75,4 +75,7 @@ type Drivers struct {
 type OCISDriver struct {
 	// Root is the absolute path to the location of the data
 	Root string `yaml:"root" env:"STORAGE_SYSTEM_OCIS_ROOT" desc:"Path for the directory where the STORAGE-SYSTEM service stores it's persistent data."`
+
+	MaxAcquireLockCycles    int `yaml:"max_acquire_lock_cycles" env:"STORAGE_SYSTEM_OCIS_MAX_ACQUIRE_LOCK_CYCLES" desc:"When trying to lock files, ocis will try this amount of times to acquire the lock before failing. After each try it will wait for an increasing amount of time. Values of 0 or below will be ignored and the default value of 20 will be used."`
+	LockCycleDurationFactor int `yaml:"lock_cycle_duration_factor" env:"STORAGE_SYSTEM_OCIS_LOCK_CYCLE_DURATION_FACTOR" desc:"When trying to lock files, ocis will multiply the cycle with this factor and use it as a millisecond timeout. Values of 0 or below will be ignored and the default value of 30 will be used."`
 }
diff --git a/services/storage-system/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go b/services/storage-system/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
index 9b420bdbfc1..f8f3d4b0939 100644
--- a/services/storage-system/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
+++ b/services/storage-system/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ func DefaultConfig() *config.Config {
 		Driver:        "ocis",
 		Drivers: config.Drivers{
 			OCIS: config.OCISDriver{
-				Root: filepath.Join(defaults.BaseDataPath(), "storage", "metadata"),
+				Root:                    filepath.Join(defaults.BaseDataPath(), "storage", "metadata"),
+				MaxAcquireLockCycles:    20,
+				LockCycleDurationFactor: 30,
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/services/storage-system/pkg/revaconfig/config.go b/services/storage-system/pkg/revaconfig/config.go
index 82b6a0ad3a9..c4e1e7d329a 100644
--- a/services/storage-system/pkg/revaconfig/config.go
+++ b/services/storage-system/pkg/revaconfig/config.go
@@ -153,11 +153,13 @@ func StorageSystemFromStruct(cfg *config.Config) map[string]interface{} {
 func metadataDrivers(cfg *config.Config) map[string]interface{} {
 	return map[string]interface{}{
 		"ocis": map[string]interface{}{
-			"root":                cfg.Drivers.OCIS.Root,
-			"user_layout":         "{{.Id.OpaqueId}}",
-			"treetime_accounting": false,
-			"treesize_accounting": false,
-			"permissionssvc":      cfg.GRPC.Addr,
+			"root":                       cfg.Drivers.OCIS.Root,
+			"user_layout":                "{{.Id.OpaqueId}}",
+			"treetime_accounting":        false,
+			"treesize_accounting":        false,
+			"permissionssvc":             cfg.GRPC.Addr,
+			"max_acquire_lock_cycles":    cfg.Drivers.OCIS.MaxAcquireLockCycles,
+			"lock_cycle_duration_factor": cfg.Drivers.OCIS.LockCycleDurationFactor,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go b/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go
index ad77c9fb657..2d847f821b3 100644
--- a/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -94,9 +94,10 @@ type OCISDriver struct {
 	// GeneralSpaceAliasTemplate contains the template used to construct
 	// the general space alias, eg: `{{.SpaceType}}/{{.SpaceName | replace " " "-" | lower}}`
 	GeneralSpaceAliasTemplate string `yaml:"generalspacealias_template" env:"STORAGE_USERS_OCIS_GENERAL_SPACE_ALIAS_TEMPLATE" desc:"Template string to construct general space aliases."`
-	//ShareFolder defines the name of the folder jailing all shares
-	ShareFolder          string `yaml:"share_folder" env:"STORAGE_USERS_OCIS_SHARE_FOLDER" desc:"Name of the folder jailing all shares."`
-	MaxAcquireLockCycles int    `yaml:"max_acquire_lock_cycles" env:"STORAGE_USERS_OCIS_MAX_ACQUIRE_LOCK_CYCLES" desc:"When trying to lock files, ocis will try this amount of times to acquire the lock before failing. After each try it will wait for an increasing amount of time. Values of 0 or below will be ignored and the default value of 25 will be used"`
+	// ShareFolder defines the name of the folder jailing all shares
+	ShareFolder             string `yaml:"share_folder" env:"STORAGE_USERS_OCIS_SHARE_FOLDER" desc:"Name of the folder jailing all shares."`
+	MaxAcquireLockCycles    int    `yaml:"max_acquire_lock_cycles" env:"STORAGE_USERS_OCIS_MAX_ACQUIRE_LOCK_CYCLES" desc:"When trying to lock files, ocis will try this amount of times to acquire the lock before failing. After each try it will wait for an increasing amount of time. Values of 0 or below will be ignored and the default value of 20 will be used."`
+	LockCycleDurationFactor int    `yaml:"lock_cycle_duration_factor" env:"STORAGE_USERS_OCIS_LOCK_CYCLE_DURATION_FACTOR" desc:"When trying to lock files, ocis will multiply the cycle with this factor and use it as a millisecond timeout. Values of 0 or below will be ignored and the default value of 30 will be used."`
 }
 
 type S3NGDriver struct {
@@ -116,7 +117,9 @@ type S3NGDriver struct {
 	// the general space alias, eg: `{{.SpaceType}}/{{.SpaceName | replace " " "-" | lower}}`
 	GeneralSpaceAliasTemplate string `yaml:"generalspacealias_template" env:"STORAGE_USERS_S3NG_GENERAL_SPACE_ALIAS_TEMPLATE" desc:"Template string to construct general space aliases."`
 	//ShareFolder defines the name of the folder jailing all shares
-	ShareFolder string `yaml:"share_folder" env:"STORAGE_USERS_S3NG_SHARE_FOLDER" desc:"Name of the folder jailing all shares."`
+	ShareFolder             string `yaml:"share_folder" env:"STORAGE_USERS_S3NG_SHARE_FOLDER" desc:"Name of the folder jailing all shares."`
+	MaxAcquireLockCycles    int    `yaml:"max_acquire_lock_cycles" env:"STORAGE_USERS_S3NG_MAX_ACQUIRE_LOCK_CYCLES" desc:"When trying to lock files, ocis will try this amount of times to acquire the lock before failing. After each try it will wait for an increasing amount of time. Values of 0 or below will be ignored and the default value of 20 will be used."`
+	LockCycleDurationFactor int    `yaml:"lock_cycle_duration_factor" env:"STORAGE_USERS_S3NG_LOCK_CYCLE_DURATION_FACTOR" desc:"When trying to lock files, ocis will multiply the cycle with this factor and use it as a millisecond timeout. Values of 0 or below will be ignored and the default value of 30 will be used."`
 }
 
 type OwnCloudSQLDriver struct {
diff --git a/services/storage-users/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go b/services/storage-users/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
index 8cef442bdd9..999627402bb 100644
--- a/services/storage-users/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
+++ b/services/storage-users/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ func DefaultConfig() *config.Config {
 				PersonalSpaceAliasTemplate: "{{.SpaceType}}/{{.User.Username | lower}}",
 				GeneralSpaceAliasTemplate:  "{{.SpaceType}}/{{.SpaceName | replace \" \" \"-\" | lower}}",
 				PermissionsEndpoint:        "127.0.0.1:9191",
+				MaxAcquireLockCycles:       20,
+				LockCycleDurationFactor:    30,
 			},
 			OCIS: config.OCISDriver{
 				Root:                       filepath.Join(defaults.BaseDataPath(), "storage", "users"),
@@ -70,7 +72,8 @@ func DefaultConfig() *config.Config {
 				PersonalSpaceAliasTemplate: "{{.SpaceType}}/{{.User.Username | lower}}",
 				GeneralSpaceAliasTemplate:  "{{.SpaceType}}/{{.SpaceName | replace \" \" \"-\" | lower}}",
 				PermissionsEndpoint:        "127.0.0.1:9191",
-				MaxAcquireLockCycles:       25,
+				MaxAcquireLockCycles:       20,
+				LockCycleDurationFactor:    30,
 			},
 		},
 		Events: config.Events{
diff --git a/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/user.go b/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/user.go
index 0c53f8951ab..61d54e64900 100644
--- a/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/user.go
+++ b/services/storage-users/pkg/revaconfig/user.go
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ func UserDrivers(cfg *config.Config) map[string]interface{} {
 			"permissionssvc":              cfg.Drivers.OCIS.PermissionsEndpoint,
 			"permissionssvc_tls_mode":     cfg.Commons.GRPCClientTLS.Mode,
 			"max_acquire_lock_cycles":     cfg.Drivers.OCIS.MaxAcquireLockCycles,
+			"lock_cycle_duration_factor":  cfg.Drivers.OCIS.LockCycleDurationFactor,
 		},
 		"s3": map[string]interface{}{
 			"enable_home": false,
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@ func UserDrivers(cfg *config.Config) map[string]interface{} {
 			"s3.secret_key":               cfg.Drivers.S3NG.SecretKey,
 			"s3.endpoint":                 cfg.Drivers.S3NG.Endpoint,
 			"s3.bucket":                   cfg.Drivers.S3NG.Bucket,
-			"max_acquire_lock_cycles":     cfg.Drivers.OCIS.MaxAcquireLockCycles,
+			"max_acquire_lock_cycles":     cfg.Drivers.S3NG.MaxAcquireLockCycles,
+			"lock_cycle_duration_factor":  cfg.Drivers.S3NG.LockCycleDurationFactor,
 		},
 	}
 }