diff --git a/src/cmd/src/metasrv.rs b/src/cmd/src/metasrv.rs
index 0eb5b52701..1de1e60099 100644
--- a/src/cmd/src/metasrv.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/src/metasrv.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ struct StartCommand {
     http_timeout: Option<u64>,
     #[clap(long, default_value = "GREPTIMEDB_METASRV")]
     env_prefix: String,
+    /// The working home directory of this metasrv instance.
+    #[clap(long)]
+    data_home: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl StartCommand {
@@ -152,6 +155,10 @@ impl StartCommand {
             opts.http.timeout = Duration::from_secs(http_timeout);
         }
 
+        if let Some(data_home) = &self.data_home {
+            opts.data_home = data_home.clone();
+        }
+
         // Disable dashboard in metasrv.
         opts.http.disable_dashboard = true;
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/src/standalone.rs b/src/cmd/src/standalone.rs
index 5483c6c747..8e7a568551 100644
--- a/src/cmd/src/standalone.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/src/standalone.rs
@@ -227,6 +227,9 @@ struct StartCommand {
     user_provider: Option<String>,
     #[clap(long, default_value = "GREPTIMEDB_STANDALONE")]
     env_prefix: String,
+    /// The working home directory of this standalone instance.
+    #[clap(long)]
+    data_home: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl StartCommand {
@@ -257,6 +260,10 @@ impl StartCommand {
             opts.http.addr = addr.clone()
         }
 
+        if let Some(data_home) = &self.data_home {
+            opts.storage.data_home = data_home.clone();
+        }
+
         if let Some(addr) = &self.rpc_addr {
             // frontend grpc addr conflict with datanode default grpc addr
             let datanode_grpc_addr = DatanodeOptions::default().rpc_addr;