diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/attach-file/attach-file-cloud-widget.component.spec.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/attach-file/attach-file-cloud-widget.component.spec.ts
index 262450d1bb..c6c85ea4c1 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/attach-file/attach-file-cloud-widget.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/attach-file/attach-file-cloud-widget.component.spec.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ import {
     FormFieldTypes,
     FormFieldMetadata,
     FormService,
-    DownloadService
+    DownloadService,
+    AppConfigService
 } from '@alfresco/adf-core';
 import { ProcessServiceCloudTestingModule } from '../../../../testing/process-service-cloud.testing.module';
 import { CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ describe('AttachFileCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
     let fixture: ComponentFixture<AttachFileCloudWidgetComponent>;
     let element: HTMLInputElement;
     let contentCloudNodeSelectorService: ContentCloudNodeSelectorService;
+    let appConfigService: AppConfigService;
     let processCloudContentService: ProcessCloudContentService;
     let formService: FormService;
     let downloadService: DownloadService;
@@ -173,6 +175,9 @@ describe('AttachFileCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
         contentCloudNodeSelectorService = TestBed.inject(
             ContentCloudNodeSelectorService
         );
+        appConfigService = TestBed.inject(
+            AppConfigService
+        );
         formService = TestBed.inject(FormService);
     }));
 
@@ -389,6 +394,21 @@ describe('AttachFileCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
             expect(openUploadFileDialogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('-root-', 'multiple', true);
         });
 
+        it('should return the application name in case -appname- placeholder is present', async() => {
+            appConfigService.config = Object.assign(appConfigService.config, {
+                'alfresco-deployed-apps': [
+                    {
+                      'name': 'fakeapp'
+                    }
+                  ]
+            });
+            expect(widget.replaceAppNameAliasWithValue('/myfiles/-appname-/folder')).toBe('/myfiles/fakeapp/folder');
+        });
+
+        it('should return the same value in case -appname- placeholder is NOT present', async() => {
+            expect(widget.replaceAppNameAliasWithValue('/myfiles/fakepath/folder')).toBe('/myfiles/fakepath/folder');
+        });
+
         describe('FilesSource', () => {
 
             it('should be able to set myFiles folderId as rootNodeId if fileSource set only to content', async () => {
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/attach-file/attach-file-cloud-widget.component.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/attach-file/attach-file-cloud-widget.component.ts
index 24e70b3135..61d0cf368e 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/attach-file/attach-file-cloud-widget.component.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/attach-file/attach-file-cloud-widget.component.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ import {
   ThumbnailService,
   NotificationService,
   FormValues,
-  ContentLinkModel
+  ContentLinkModel,
+  AppConfigService
 } from '@alfresco/adf-core';
 import { Node, RelatedContentRepresentation } from '@alfresco/js-api';
 import { ContentCloudNodeSelectorService } from '../../../services/content-cloud-node-selector.service';
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export class AttachFileCloudWidgetComponent extends UploadCloudWidgetComponent i
 
     static MY_FILES_FOLDER_ID = '-my-';
     static ROOT_FOLDER_ID = '-root-';
+    static APP_NAME = '-appname-';
     static VALID_ALIAS = [AttachFileCloudWidgetComponent.ROOT_FOLDER_ID, AttachFileCloudWidgetComponent.MY_FILES_FOLDER_ID, '-shared-'];
 
     typeId = 'AttachFileCloudWidgetComponent';
@@ -64,7 +66,8 @@ export class AttachFileCloudWidgetComponent extends UploadCloudWidgetComponent i
         thumbnails: ThumbnailService,
         processCloudContentService: ProcessCloudContentService,
         notificationService: NotificationService,
-        private contentNodeSelectorService: ContentCloudNodeSelectorService
+        private contentNodeSelectorService: ContentCloudNodeSelectorService,
+        private appConfigService: AppConfigService
     ) {
         super(formService, thumbnails, processCloudContentService, notificationService, logger);
     }
@@ -85,6 +88,18 @@ export class AttachFileCloudWidgetComponent extends UploadCloudWidgetComponent i
         this.removeFile(file);
     }
 
+    fetchAppNameFromAppConfig(): string {
+        return this.appConfigService.get('alfresco-deployed-apps')[0]?.name;
+    }
+
+    replaceAppNameAliasWithValue(path: string): string {
+        if (path?.match(AttachFileCloudWidgetComponent.APP_NAME)) {
+            const appName = this.fetchAppNameFromAppConfig();
+            return path.replace(AttachFileCloudWidgetComponent.APP_NAME, appName);
+        }
+        return path;
+    }
+
     async openSelectDialog() {
         const selectedMode = this.field.params.multiple ? 'multiple' : 'single';
 
@@ -92,6 +107,7 @@ export class AttachFileCloudWidgetComponent extends UploadCloudWidgetComponent i
             const destinationFolderPath = this.getAliasAndRelativePathFromDestinationFolderPath(this.field.params.fileSource.destinationFolderPath);
             const opts = { relativePath: destinationFolderPath.path };
 
+            destinationFolderPath.path = this.replaceAppNameAliasWithValue(destinationFolderPath.path);
             const nodeId = await this.contentNodeSelectorService.fetchNodeIdFromRelativePath(destinationFolderPath.alias, opts);
             this.rootNodeId = nodeId ? nodeId : destinationFolderPath.alias;
         }