diff --git a/dataproxy/service.go b/dataproxy/service.go
index a62d37b43..05b364daf 100644
--- a/dataproxy/service.go
+++ b/dataproxy/service.go
@@ -77,10 +77,16 @@ func (s Service) CreateUploadLocation(ctx context.Context, req *service.CreateUp
 	}
 
 	md5 := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(req.ContentMd5)
-	urlSafeMd5 := base32.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(req.ContentMd5)
 
+	var prefix string
+	if len(req.FilenameRoot) > 0 {
+		prefix = req.FilenameRoot
+	} else {
+		// url safe base32 encoding
+		prefix = base32.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(req.ContentMd5)
+	}
 	storagePath, err := createStorageLocation(ctx, s.dataStore, s.cfg.Upload,
-		req.Project, req.Domain, urlSafeMd5, req.Filename)
+		req.Project, req.Domain, prefix, req.Filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.NewFlyteAdminErrorf(codes.Internal, "failed to create shardedStorageLocation, Error: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 46ef4b0de..388c650f3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cloudevents/sdk-go/v2 v2.8.0
 	github.com/coreos/go-oidc v2.2.1+incompatible
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v4.12.0+incompatible
-	github.com/flyteorg/flyteidl v1.5.7
+	github.com/flyteorg/flyteidl v1.5.11
 	github.com/flyteorg/flyteplugins v1.0.56
 	github.com/flyteorg/flytepropeller v1.1.87
 	github.com/flyteorg/flytestdlib v1.0.15
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 255fa8893..dedb61115 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -314,6 +314,10 @@ github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.1 h1:lvB5Jl89CsZtGIWuTcDM1E/vkVs49/Ml7JJe07l8S
 github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.1/go.mod h1:m8KPJKqk1gH5J9DgRY2ASl2lWCfGKXixSwevea8zH2U=
 github.com/flyteorg/flyteidl v1.5.7 h1:voAxMMFsKOseNFSlCyRGlpegqtQXtJjyxgsQzZg4tts=
 github.com/flyteorg/flyteidl v1.5.7/go.mod h1:EtE/muM2lHHgBabjYcxqe9TWeJSL0kXwbI0RgVwI4Og=
+github.com/flyteorg/flyteidl v1.5.11-0.20230615182642-01c711f0a4d7 h1:lDqtfcevqPPwcCwHxoUpFs0JiQ7U1nEMMrMNy8p8Iko=
+github.com/flyteorg/flyteidl v1.5.11-0.20230615182642-01c711f0a4d7/go.mod h1:EtE/muM2lHHgBabjYcxqe9TWeJSL0kXwbI0RgVwI4Og=
+github.com/flyteorg/flyteidl v1.5.11 h1:Xcb17YqNstl+dHQsK+o0Ac+1l1U154wXivg28O3C5l0=
+github.com/flyteorg/flyteidl v1.5.11/go.mod h1:EtE/muM2lHHgBabjYcxqe9TWeJSL0kXwbI0RgVwI4Og=
 github.com/flyteorg/flyteplugins v1.0.56 h1:kBTDgTpdSi7wcptk4cMwz5vfh1MU82VaUMMboe1InXw=
 github.com/flyteorg/flyteplugins v1.0.56/go.mod h1:aFCKSn8TPzxSAILIiogHtUnHlUCN9+y6Vf+r9R4KZDU=
 github.com/flyteorg/flytepropeller v1.1.87 h1:Px7ASDjrWyeVrUb15qXmhw9QK7xPcFjL5Yetr2P6iGM=