diff --git a/modules/storages/config/routes.rb b/modules/storages/config/routes.rb
index ccd604f102..0617772f3c 100644
--- a/modules/storages/config/routes.rb
+++ b/modules/storages/config/routes.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,31 @@
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is an open source project management software.
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2022 the OpenProject GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
+#++
+
 OpenProject::Application.routes.draw do
   scope 'admin/settings' do
     resources :storages, controller: 'storages/admin/storages'
diff --git a/modules/storages/lib/open_project/storages/engine.rb b/modules/storages/lib/open_project/storages/engine.rb
index 9a3c5e7e54..18d15356ff 100644
--- a/modules/storages/lib/open_project/storages/engine.rb
+++ b/modules/storages/lib/open_project/storages/engine.rb
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ module OpenProject::Storages
            parent: :settings
     end
 
+    patch_with_namespace :Principals, :ReplaceReferencesService
+
     # This hook is executed when the module is loaded.
     config.to_prepare do
       # We have a bunch of filters defined within the module. Here we register the filters.
diff --git a/modules/storages/lib/open_project/storages/patches/replace_references_service_patch.rb b/modules/storages/lib/open_project/storages/patches/replace_references_service_patch.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f8e8238d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/storages/lib/open_project/storages/patches/replace_references_service_patch.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+module OpenProject::Storages::Patches::ReplaceReferencesServicePatch
+  def self.included(base) # :nodoc:
+    base.prepend InstanceMethods
+  end
+
+  module InstanceMethods
+    private
+
+    def rewrite_active_models(from, to)
+      super
+      rewrite_creator(from, to)
+    end
+
+    def rewrite_creator(from, to)
+      [::Storages::Storage,
+       ::Storages::ProjectStorage,
+       ::Storages::FileLink].each do |klass|
+        klass.where(creator_id: from.id).update_all(creator_id: to.id)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/modules/storages/spec/services/principals/replace_references_service_call_integration_spec.rb b/modules/storages/spec/services/principals/replace_references_service_call_integration_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb374ac5c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/storages/spec/services/principals/replace_references_service_call_integration_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is an open source project management software.
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2022 the OpenProject GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
+#++
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Principals::ReplaceReferencesService, '#call', type: :model do
+  shared_let(:principal) { create(:user) }
+  shared_let(:to_principal) { create :user }
+
+  subject(:service_call) { instance.call(from: principal, to: to_principal) }
+
+  let(:instance) do
+    described_class.new
+  end
+
+  shared_examples 'replaces the creator' do
+    before do
+      model
+    end
+
+    it 'is successful' do
+      expect(service_call)
+        .to be_success
+    end
+
+    it 'replaces principal with to_principal' do
+      service_call
+      model.reload
+
+      expect(model.creator).to eql to_principal
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with Storage' do
+    it_behaves_like 'replaces the creator' do
+      let(:model) { create(:storage, creator: principal) }
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with ProjectStorage' do
+    it_behaves_like 'replaces the creator' do
+      let(:model) { create(:project_storage, creator: principal) }
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with FileLink' do
+    it_behaves_like 'replaces the creator' do
+      let(:work_package) { create(:work_package) }
+      let(:model) { create(:file_link, creator: principal, container: work_package) }
+    end
+  end
+end