diff --git a/plugins/storage/volume/storpool/README.md b/plugins/storage/volume/storpool/README.md
index 030abd72d1f..77522344b52 100644
--- a/plugins/storage/volume/storpool/README.md
+++ b/plugins/storage/volume/storpool/README.md
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ SP_API_HTTP - address of StorPool Api
 SP_AUTH_TOKEN - StorPool's token
 SP_TEMPLATE - name of StorPool's template
 
+> **NOTE:** You can use the alternative format option for the URL - storpool://{SP_AUTH_TOKEN}@{SP_API_HTTP}:{SP_API_HTTP_PORT}/{SP_TEMPLATE}
+
 Storage Tags: If left blank, the StorPool storage plugin will use the pool name to create a corresponding storage tag.
 This storage tag may be used later, when defining service or disk offerings.
 
diff --git a/plugins/storage/volume/storpool/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/util/StorPoolUtil.java b/plugins/storage/volume/storpool/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/util/StorPoolUtil.java
index 3a428efe5a1..e176d67c12d 100644
--- a/plugins/storage/volume/storpool/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/util/StorPoolUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/storage/volume/storpool/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/util/StorPoolUtil.java
@@ -172,6 +172,12 @@ public class StorPoolUtil {
         private String templateName;
 
         public SpConnectionDesc(String url) {
+            try {
+                extractUriParams(url);
+                return;
+            } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+                log.debug("[ignore] the uri is not valid");
+            }
             String[] urlSplit = url.split(";");
             if (urlSplit.length == 1 && !urlSplit[0].contains("=")) {
                 this.templateName = url;
@@ -240,6 +246,16 @@ public class StorPoolUtil {
             }
         }
 
+        private void extractUriParams(String url) throws URISyntaxException {
+            URI uri = new URI(url);
+            if (!StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme(), "storpool")) {
+                throw new CloudRuntimeException("The scheme is invalid. The URL should be with a format storpool://{SP_AUTH_TOKEN}@{SP_API_HTTP}:{SP_API_HTTP_PORT}/{SP_TEMPLATE}");
+            }
+            hostPort = uri.getHost() + ":" + uri.getPort();
+            authToken = uri.getUserInfo();
+            templateName = uri.getPath().replace("/", "");
+        }
+
         public SpConnectionDesc(String host, String authToken2, String templateName2) {
             this.hostPort = host;
             this.authToken = authToken2;