diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js
index ea19cebd9f..be8f957961 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ var et2_htmlarea = (function(){ "use strict"; return et2_inputWidget.extend([et2
 			'type':'boolean',
 			'description': 'Have the toolbar expanded (visible)'
 		},
-		'base_href': {
+		'base_href': {	// seems not to be used anymore
 			'name': 'Image base path',
 			'default': et2_no_init,
 			'type': 'string',
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ var et2_htmlarea = (function(){ "use strict"; return et2_inputWidget.extend([et2
 		},
 		imageUpload: {
 			name: "imageUpload",
-			description: "Url to upload images dragged in or id of link_to widget to it's vfs upload",
+			description: "Url to upload images dragged in or id of link_to widget to it's vfs upload. Can also be just a name for which content array contains a path to upload the picture.",
 			type: "string",
 			default: null
 		}
diff --git a/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Vfs.php b/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Vfs.php
index 10f46a64c7..f471dd4950 100644
--- a/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Vfs.php
+++ b/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Vfs.php
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ class Vfs extends File
 		else
 		{
 			$data = self::$request->content[$widget_id];
-			$path = self::store_file($path = self::get_vfs_path($data['to_app'].':'.$data['to_id']).'/', $_FILES['upload']);
+			$path = self::store_file($path = (!is_array($data) && $data[0] == '/' ? $data :
+				self::get_vfs_path($data['to_app'].':'.$data['to_id'])).'/', $_FILES['upload']);
 
 			// store temp. vfs-path like links to be able to move it to correct location after entry is stored
 			if (!$data['to_id'] || is_array($data['to_id']))