diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index e9948540f..e6be1d82e 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/minio/minio/cmd/logger"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/quick"
@@ -101,6 +102,25 @@ func (sys *ConfigSys) Load(objAPI ObjectLayer) error {
 	return sys.Init(objAPI)
 }
 
+// WatchConfigNASDisk - watches nas disk on periodic basis.
+func (sys *ConfigSys) WatchConfigNASDisk(objAPI ObjectLayer) {
+	configInterval := globalRefreshIAMInterval
+	watchDisk := func() {
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(configInterval)
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-GlobalServiceDoneCh:
+				return
+			case <-ticker.C:
+				loadConfig(objAPI)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// Refresh configSys in background for NAS gateway.
+	go watchDisk()
+}
+
 // Init - initializes config system from config.json.
 func (sys *ConfigSys) Init(objAPI ObjectLayer) error {
 	if objAPI == nil {
diff --git a/cmd/gateway-main.go b/cmd/gateway-main.go
index 67ca141f4..c17dcd30d 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway-main.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway-main.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func StartGateway(ctx *cli.Context, gw Gateway) {
 		registerSTSRouter(router)
 	}
 
-	enableConfigOps := globalEtcdClient != nil && gatewayName == "nas"
+	enableConfigOps := gatewayName == "nas"
 	enableIAMOps := globalEtcdClient != nil
 
 	// Enable IAM admin APIs if etcd is enabled, if not just enable basic
@@ -236,6 +236,10 @@ func StartGateway(ctx *cli.Context, gw Gateway) {
 
 		// Load globalServerConfig from etcd
 		logger.LogIf(context.Background(), globalConfigSys.Init(newObject))
+
+		// Start watching disk for reloading config, this
+		// is only enabled for "NAS" gateway.
+		globalConfigSys.WatchConfigNASDisk(newObject)
 	}
 
 	// Load logger subsystem