diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/DropboxApi.credentials.ts b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/DropboxApi.credentials.ts
index ff7ca863d2..e17de90fff 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/DropboxApi.credentials.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/DropboxApi.credentials.ts
@@ -14,5 +14,21 @@ export class DropboxApi implements ICredentialType {
 			type: 'string' as NodePropertyTypes,
 			default: '',
 		},
+		{
+			displayName: 'APP Access Type',
+			name: 'accessType',
+			type: 'options' as NodePropertyTypes,
+			options: [
+				{
+					name: 'App Folder',
+					value: 'folder',
+				},
+				{
+					name: 'Full Dropbox',
+					value: 'full',
+				},
+			],
+			default: 'full',
+		},
 	];
 }
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/DropboxOAuth2Api.credentials.ts b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/DropboxOAuth2Api.credentials.ts
index 81c84d92aa..c1515cd6f5 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/DropboxOAuth2Api.credentials.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/DropboxOAuth2Api.credentials.ts
@@ -50,5 +50,21 @@ export class DropboxOAuth2Api implements ICredentialType {
 			type: 'hidden' as NodePropertyTypes,
 			default: 'header',
 		},
+		{
+			displayName: 'APP Access Type',
+			name: 'accessType',
+			type: 'options' as NodePropertyTypes,
+			options: [
+				{
+					name: 'App Folder',
+					value: 'folder',
+				},
+				{
+					name: 'Full Dropbox',
+					value: 'full',
+				},
+			],
+			default: 'full',
+		},
 	];
 }
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Dropbox/Dropbox.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Dropbox/Dropbox.node.ts
index 5f4e219652..4421be2d4f 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Dropbox/Dropbox.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Dropbox/Dropbox.node.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 import {
 	dropboxApiRequest,
 	dropboxpiRequestAllItems,
+	getCredentials,
 	getRootDirectory,
 	simplify,
 } from './GenericFunctions';
@@ -793,15 +794,20 @@ export class Dropbox implements INodeType {
 		let headers: IDataObject = {};
 		let simple = false;
 
-		// get the root directory to set it as the default search folder
-		const { root_info: { root_namespace_id } } = await getRootDirectory.call(this);
 
-		headers = {
-			'dropbox-api-path-root': JSON.stringify({
-				'.tag': 'root',
-				'root': root_namespace_id,
-			}),
-		};
+		const { accessType } = getCredentials.call(this);
+
+		if (accessType === 'full') {
+			// get the root directory to set it as the default for all operations
+			const { root_info: { root_namespace_id } } = await getRootDirectory.call(this);
+
+			headers = {
+				'dropbox-api-path-root': JSON.stringify({
+					'.tag': 'root',
+					'root': root_namespace_id,
+				}),
+			};
+		}
 
 		for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
 			body = {};
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Dropbox/GenericFunctions.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Dropbox/GenericFunctions.ts
index 66533c4c01..ca7e4829bb 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Dropbox/GenericFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Dropbox/GenericFunctions.ts
@@ -114,4 +114,12 @@ export function simplify(data: IDataObject[]) {
 	return results;
 }
 
+export function getCredentials(this: IExecuteFunctions) {
+	const authenticationMethod = this.getNodeParameter('authentication', 0) as string;
+	if (authenticationMethod === 'accessToken') {
+		return this.getCredentials('dropboxApi') as IDataObject;
+	} else {
+		return this.getCredentials('dropboxOAuth2Api') as IDataObject;
+	}
+}