diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index af31679..1e7153d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@
     },
     "jupyterlab": {
         "extension": true,
-        "outputDir": "jupyterlab-filesystem-access/labextension"
+        "outputDir": "jupyterlab-filesystem-access/labextension",
+        "schemaDir": "schema"
     },
     "eslintConfig": {
         "extends": [
diff --git a/schema/plugin.json b/schema/plugin.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..396dd60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/plugin.json
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+{
+  "title": "File System Access Widget",
+  "description": "File Browser widget settings.",
+  "jupyter.lab.toolbars": {
+    "FileSystemAccess": [{ "name": "open-folder", "rank": 0 }]
+  },
+  "jupyter.lab.transform": true,
+  "properties": {
+    "toolbar": {
+      "title": "File System Access browser toolbar items",
+      "description": "Note: To disable a toolbar item,\ncopy it to User Preferences and add the\n\"disabled\" key. The following example will disable the uploader button:\n{\n  \"toolbar\": [\n    {\n      \"name\": \"uploader\",\n      \"disabled\": true\n    }\n  ]\n}\n\nToolbar description:",
+      "items": {
+        "$ref": "#/definitions/toolbarItem"
+      },
+      "type": "array",
+      "default": []
+    }
+  },
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "type": "object",
+  "definitions": {
+    "toolbarItem": {
+      "properties": {
+        "name": {
+          "title": "Unique name",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "args": {
+          "title": "Command arguments",
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "command": {
+          "title": "Command id",
+          "type": "string",
+          "default": ""
+        },
+        "disabled": {
+          "title": "Whether the item is ignored or not",
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false
+        },
+        "icon": {
+          "title": "Item icon id",
+          "description": "If defined, it will override the command icon",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "label": {
+          "title": "Item label",
+          "description": "If defined, it will override the command label",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "type": {
+          "title": "Item type",
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": ["command", "spacer"]
+        },
+        "rank": {
+          "title": "Item rank",
+          "type": "number",
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "default": 50
+        }
+      },
+      "required": ["name"],
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "type": "object"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 3264376..8d217c3 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -3,29 +3,45 @@ import {
   JupyterFrontEndPlugin
 } from '@jupyterlab/application';
 
-import { ToolbarButton } from '@jupyterlab/apputils';
+import {
+  createToolbarFactory,
+  setToolbar,
+  IToolbarWidgetRegistry,
+  ToolbarButton
+} from '@jupyterlab/apputils';
+
+import { IFileBrowserFactory, FileBrowser } from '@jupyterlab/filebrowser';
 
-import { IFileBrowserFactory } from '@jupyterlab/filebrowser';
+import { ISettingRegistry } from '@jupyterlab/settingregistry';
 
-import { ITranslator } from '@jupyterlab/translation';
+import { ITranslator, nullTranslator } from '@jupyterlab/translation';
 
 import { listIcon, folderIcon } from '@jupyterlab/ui-components';
 
 import { FileSystemDrive } from './drive';
 
+/**
+ * The file browser factory
+ */
+const FILE_BROWSER_FACTORY = 'FileSystemAccess';
+
 /**
  * Initialization data for the jupyterlab-filesystem-access extension.
  */
 const plugin: JupyterFrontEndPlugin<void> = {
   id: 'jupyterlab-filesystem-access:plugin',
   requires: [IFileBrowserFactory, ITranslator],
+  optional: [ISettingRegistry, IToolbarWidgetRegistry],
   autoStart: true,
   activate: (
     app: JupyterFrontEnd,
     browser: IFileBrowserFactory,
-    translator: ITranslator
+    translator: ITranslator,
+    settingRegistry: ISettingRegistry | null,
+    toolbarRegistry: IToolbarWidgetRegistry | null
   ) => {
-    if (!window.showDirectoryPicker) {
+    const showDirectoryPicker = window.showDirectoryPicker;
+    if (!showDirectoryPicker) {
       // bail if the browser does not support the File System API
       console.warn(
         'The File System Access API is not supported in this browser.'
@@ -49,24 +65,47 @@ const plugin: JupyterFrontEndPlugin<void> = {
     widget.title.caption = trans.__('Local File System');
     widget.title.icon = listIcon;
 
-    const openDirectoryButton = new ToolbarButton({
-      icon: folderIcon,
-      onClick: async () => {
-        const directoryHandle = await window.showDirectoryPicker();
-
-        if (directoryHandle) {
-          drive.rootHandle = directoryHandle;
+    const toolbar = widget.toolbar;
+    toolbar.id = 'jp-filesystem-toolbar';
+
+    if (toolbarRegistry && settingRegistry) {
+      // Set toolbar
+      setToolbar(
+        toolbar,
+        createToolbarFactory(
+          toolbarRegistry,
+          settingRegistry,
+          FILE_BROWSER_FACTORY,
+          plugin.id,
+          translator ?? nullTranslator
+        ),
+        toolbar
+      );
 
-          // Go to root directory
-          widget.model.cd('/');
+      toolbarRegistry.addFactory(
+        FILE_BROWSER_FACTORY,
+        'open-folder',
+        (browser: FileBrowser) => {
+          const openDirectoryButton = new ToolbarButton({
+            icon: folderIcon,
+            onClick: async () => {
+              const directoryHandle = await showDirectoryPicker();
+
+              if (directoryHandle) {
+                drive.rootHandle = directoryHandle;
+
+                // Go to root directory
+                widget.model.cd('/');
+              }
+            },
+            tooltip: trans.__('Open a new folder')
+          });
+          return openDirectoryButton;
         }
-      },
-      tooltip: trans.__('Open a new folder')
-    });
-
-    widget.toolbar.insertItem(0, 'open-directory', openDirectoryButton);
+      );
+    }
 
-    app.shell.add(widget, 'left');
+    app.shell.add(widget, 'left', { type: 'FileSystemAccess' });
   }
 };