diff --git a/internal/rbd/clone.go b/internal/rbd/clone.go
index 712a57c2f..41efa2584 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/clone.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/clone.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/k8s"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
 
 	librbd "github.com/ceph/go-ceph/rbd"
@@ -206,6 +207,13 @@ func (rv *rbdVolume) doSnapClone(ctx context.Context, parentVol *rbdVolume) erro
 		}
 	}()
 
+	err = tempClone.unsetAllMetadata(k8s.GetVolumeMetadataKeys())
+	if err != nil {
+		log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to unset volume metadata on temp clone image %q: %v", tempClone, err)
+
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// create snap of temp clone from temporary cloned image
 	// create final clone
 	// delete snap of temp clone