diff --git a/kubernetes/apps/default/syncthing/templates/pvc.yaml b/kubernetes/apps/default/syncthing/templates/pvc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fbacce0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/apps/default/syncthing/templates/pvc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# yamllint disable rule:line-length
+---
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yannh/kubernetes-json-schema/master/master-standalone/persistentvolumeclaim.json
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+apiVersion: v1
+metadata:
+  name: syncthing-nas
+  annotations:
+    nfs.io/storage-path: syncthing
+spec:
+  storageClassName: nfs-client-kubernetes
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 1Mi  # doesn't matter for NFS
+# yamllint enable rule:line-length
diff --git a/kubernetes/apps/default/syncthing/values.yaml b/kubernetes/apps/default/syncthing/values.yaml
index 28ac28350..b94111ff4 100644
--- a/kubernetes/apps/default/syncthing/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/apps/default/syncthing/values.yaml
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ app-template:
       existingClaim: syncthing-data
       globalMounts:
         - path: "/data"
+    external-nas:
+      type: persistentVolumeClaim
+      existingClaim: syncthing-nas
+      globalMounts:
+        - path: "/external/nas"
     external-paperless-consume:
       type: persistentVolumeClaim
       existingClaim: paperless-ngx-consume