diff --git a/riocli/apply/manifests/project.yaml b/riocli/apply/manifests/project.yaml
index e3cacac6..520b0251 100644
--- a/riocli/apply/manifests/project.yaml
+++ b/riocli/apply/manifests/project.yaml
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ spec:
       proxyInterface: "eth0"
       registrySecret: "quay"
       registryURL: "https://quay.io"
+      dataDirectory: "/opt/rapyuta/volumes/"
diff --git a/riocli/jsonschema/schemas/project-schema.yaml b/riocli/jsonschema/schemas/project-schema.yaml
index a1e180ef..be80a9f7 100644
--- a/riocli/jsonschema/schemas/project-schema.yaml
+++ b/riocli/jsonschema/schemas/project-schema.yaml
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ definitions:
                     type: string
                   registryURL:
                     type: string
+                  dataDirectory:
+                    type: string
+                    default: "/opt/rapyuta/volumes/docker-cache/"
                 required:
                   - proxyDevice
                   - proxyInterface
diff --git a/riocli/project/features/dockercache.py b/riocli/project/features/dockercache.py
index ed36f406..682685bf 100644
--- a/riocli/project/features/dockercache.py
+++ b/riocli/project/features/dockercache.py
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@
     default=(),
     help="Name of the secret for upstream docker registry",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--data-directory",
+    type=click.STRING,
+    default="/opt/rapyuta/volumes/docker-cache/",
+    help="Registry data directory path",
+)
 @name_to_guid
 @with_spinner(text="Updating DockerCache state...")
 def dockercache(
@@ -62,6 +68,7 @@ def dockercache(
     proxy_interface: str,
     registry_url: str,
     registry_secret: str,
+    data_directory: str,
     spinner=None,
 ) -> None:
     """
@@ -74,7 +81,8 @@ def dockercache(
             --proxy-device edge01 \\
             --proxy-interface eth0 \\
             --registry-url https://quay.io \\
-            --registry-secret quay
+            --registry-secret quay \\
+            --data-directory "/tmp/rapyuta/volumes"
     """
     client = new_v2_client(with_project=False)
 
@@ -91,6 +99,7 @@ def dockercache(
         "proxyInterface": proxy_interface,
         "registryURL": registry_url,
         "registrySecret": registry_secret,
+        "dataDirectory": data_directory,
     }
 
     is_enabled = project["spec"]["features"]["dockerCache"].get("enabled", False)