diff --git a/e2e/rbd.go b/e2e/rbd.go
index 18f082278..ada2f2454 100644
--- a/e2e/rbd.go
+++ b/e2e/rbd.go
@@ -629,6 +629,38 @@ var _ = Describe("RBD", func() {
 				}
 			})
 
+			By("create a PVC and bind it to an app using rbd-nbd mounter with encryption", func() {
+				err := deleteResource(rbdExamplePath + "storageclass.yaml")
+				if err != nil {
+					e2elog.Failf("failed to delete storageclass with error %v", err)
+				}
+				// Storage class with rbd-nbd mounter
+				err = createRBDStorageClass(
+					f.ClientSet,
+					f,
+					defaultSCName,
+					nil,
+					map[string]string{"mounter": "rbd-nbd", "encrypted": "true"},
+					deletePolicy)
+				if err != nil {
+					e2elog.Failf("failed to create storageclass with error %v", err)
+				}
+				err = validateEncryptedPVCAndAppBinding(pvcPath, appPath, noKMS, f)
+				if err != nil {
+					e2elog.Failf("failed to validate encrypted pvc with error %v", err)
+				}
+				// validate created backend rbd images
+				validateRBDImageCount(f, 0, defaultRBDPool)
+				err = deleteResource(rbdExamplePath + "storageclass.yaml")
+				if err != nil {
+					e2elog.Failf("failed to delete storageclass with error %v", err)
+				}
+				err = createRBDStorageClass(f.ClientSet, f, defaultSCName, nil, nil, deletePolicy)
+				if err != nil {
+					e2elog.Failf("failed to create storageclass with error %v", err)
+				}
+			})
+
 			By("create a PVC and bind it to an app with encrypted RBD volume", func() {
 				err := deleteResource(rbdExamplePath + "storageclass.yaml")
 				if err != nil {