diff --git a/internal/csi-addons/rbd/encryptionkeyrotation.go b/internal/csi-addons/rbd/encryptionkeyrotation.go
index 0d7a09d78..ac9a3f9d5 100644
--- a/internal/csi-addons/rbd/encryptionkeyrotation.go
+++ b/internal/csi-addons/rbd/encryptionkeyrotation.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd"
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func (ekrs *EncryptionKeyRotationServer) EncryptionKeyRotate(
 	rbdVol, err := mgr.GetVolumeByID(ctx, volID)
 	if err != nil {
 		switch {
-		case errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound):
+		case errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound):
 			err = status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "volume ID %s not found", volID)
 		case errors.Is(err, util.ErrPoolNotFound):
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to get backend volume for %s: %v", volID, err)
diff --git a/internal/csi-addons/rbd/reclaimspace.go b/internal/csi-addons/rbd/reclaimspace.go
index 79ba578a8..c1acee2e5 100644
--- a/internal/csi-addons/rbd/reclaimspace.go
+++ b/internal/csi-addons/rbd/reclaimspace.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	csicommon "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/csi-common"
 	rbdutil "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd"
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ func (rscs *ReclaimSpaceControllerServer) ControllerReclaimSpace(
 	defer rbdVol.Destroy(ctx)
 
 	err = rbdVol.Sparsify(ctx)
-	if errors.Is(err, rbdutil.ErrImageInUse) {
+	if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageInUse) {
 		// FIXME: https://github.com/csi-addons/kubernetes-csi-addons/issues/406.
 		// treat sparsify call as no-op if volume is in use.
 		log.DebugLog(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("volume with ID %q is in use, skipping sparsify operation", volumeID))
diff --git a/internal/csi-addons/rbd/replication.go b/internal/csi-addons/rbd/replication.go
index 3925fdbcf..ad7d8e948 100644
--- a/internal/csi-addons/rbd/replication.go
+++ b/internal/csi-addons/rbd/replication.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	csicommon "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/csi-common"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd"
 	corerbd "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd"
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/types"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
@@ -651,7 +652,7 @@ func (rs *ReplicationServer) ResyncVolume(ctx context.Context,
 	sts, err := mirror.GetGlobalMirroringStatus(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		// the image gets recreated after issuing resync
-		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound) {
+		if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) {
 			// caller retries till RBD syncs an initial version of the image to
 			// report its status in the resync call. Ideally, this line will not
 			// be executed as the error would get returned due to getMirroringInfo
@@ -785,13 +786,13 @@ func getGRPCError(err error) error {
 	}
 
 	errorStatusMap := map[error]codes.Code{
-		util.ErrImageNotFound:         codes.NotFound,
-		util.ErrPoolNotFound:          codes.NotFound,
-		corerbd.ErrInvalidArgument:    codes.InvalidArgument,
-		corerbd.ErrFlattenInProgress:  codes.Aborted,
-		corerbd.ErrAborted:            codes.Aborted,
-		corerbd.ErrFailedPrecondition: codes.FailedPrecondition,
-		corerbd.ErrUnavailable:        codes.Unavailable,
+		rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound:      codes.NotFound,
+		util.ErrPoolNotFound:            codes.NotFound,
+		rbderrors.ErrInvalidArgument:    codes.InvalidArgument,
+		rbderrors.ErrFlattenInProgress:  codes.Aborted,
+		rbderrors.ErrAborted:            codes.Aborted,
+		rbderrors.ErrFailedPrecondition: codes.FailedPrecondition,
+		rbderrors.ErrUnavailable:        codes.Unavailable,
 	}
 
 	for e, code := range errorStatusMap {
@@ -835,7 +836,7 @@ func (rs *ReplicationServer) GetVolumeReplicationInfo(ctx context.Context,
 		log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to get volume with id %q: %v", volumeID, err)
 
 		switch {
-		case errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound):
+		case errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound):
 			err = status.Error(codes.NotFound, err.Error())
 		case errors.Is(err, util.ErrPoolNotFound):
 			err = status.Error(codes.NotFound, err.Error())
@@ -872,7 +873,7 @@ func (rs *ReplicationServer) GetVolumeReplicationInfo(ctx context.Context,
 	if err != nil {
 		log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to get status for mirror %q: %v", mirror, err)
 
-		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound) {
+		if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) {
 			return nil, status.Error(codes.Aborted, err.Error())
 		}
 
@@ -895,7 +896,7 @@ func (rs *ReplicationServer) GetVolumeReplicationInfo(ctx context.Context,
 	if err != nil {
 		log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to parse last sync info from %q: %v", description, err)
 
-		if errors.Is(err, corerbd.ErrLastSyncTimeNotFound) {
+		if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrLastSyncTimeNotFound) {
 			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "failed to get last sync info: %v", err)
 		}
 
@@ -924,12 +925,12 @@ func getLastSyncInfo(ctx context.Context, description string) (*replication.GetV
 	var response replication.GetVolumeReplicationInfoResponse
 
 	if description == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty description: %w", corerbd.ErrLastSyncTimeNotFound)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty description: %w", rbderrors.ErrLastSyncTimeNotFound)
 	}
 	log.DebugLog(ctx, "description: %s", description)
 	splittedString := strings.SplitN(description, ",", 2)
 	if len(splittedString) == 1 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no snapshot details: %w", corerbd.ErrLastSyncTimeNotFound)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no snapshot details: %w", rbderrors.ErrLastSyncTimeNotFound)
 	}
 	type localStatus struct {
 		LocalSnapshotTime    int64  `json:"local_snapshot_timestamp"`
@@ -946,7 +947,7 @@ func getLastSyncInfo(ctx context.Context, description string) (*replication.GetV
 	// If the json unmarsal is successful but the local snapshot time is 0, we
 	// need to consider it as an error as the LastSyncTime is required.
 	if localSnapInfo.LocalSnapshotTime == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty local snapshot timestamp: %w", corerbd.ErrLastSyncTimeNotFound)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty local snapshot timestamp: %w", rbderrors.ErrLastSyncTimeNotFound)
 	}
 	if localSnapInfo.LastSnapshotDuration != nil {
 		// converts localSnapshotDuration of type int64 to string format with
diff --git a/internal/csi-addons/rbd/replication_test.go b/internal/csi-addons/rbd/replication_test.go
index 799844251..3a105dbf4 100644
--- a/internal/csi-addons/rbd/replication_test.go
+++ b/internal/csi-addons/rbd/replication_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	corerbd "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd"
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/types"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 
@@ -450,7 +451,7 @@ func TestValidateLastSyncInfo(t *testing.T) {
 				LastSyncDuration: nil,
 				LastSyncBytes:    0,
 			},
-			expectedErr: corerbd.ErrLastSyncTimeNotFound.Error(),
+			expectedErr: rbderrors.ErrLastSyncTimeNotFound.Error(),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "description without last_snapshot_bytes",
@@ -472,7 +473,7 @@ func TestValidateLastSyncInfo(t *testing.T) {
 				LastSyncTime:     nil,
 				LastSyncBytes:    0,
 			},
-			expectedErr: corerbd.ErrLastSyncTimeNotFound.Error(),
+			expectedErr: rbderrors.ErrLastSyncTimeNotFound.Error(),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "description without last_snapshot_sync_seconds",
@@ -516,7 +517,7 @@ func TestValidateLastSyncInfo(t *testing.T) {
 				LastSyncTime:     nil,
 				LastSyncBytes:    0,
 			},
-			expectedErr: corerbd.ErrLastSyncTimeNotFound.Error(),
+			expectedErr: rbderrors.ErrLastSyncTimeNotFound.Error(),
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
@@ -567,23 +568,23 @@ func TestGetGRPCError(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name:        "InvalidArgument",
-			err:         corerbd.ErrInvalidArgument,
-			expectedErr: status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, corerbd.ErrInvalidArgument.Error()),
+			err:         rbderrors.ErrInvalidArgument,
+			expectedErr: status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, rbderrors.ErrInvalidArgument.Error()),
 		},
 		{
 			name:        "Aborted",
-			err:         corerbd.ErrAborted,
-			expectedErr: status.Error(codes.Aborted, corerbd.ErrAborted.Error()),
+			err:         rbderrors.ErrAborted,
+			expectedErr: status.Error(codes.Aborted, rbderrors.ErrAborted.Error()),
 		},
 		{
 			name:        "FailedPrecondition",
-			err:         corerbd.ErrFailedPrecondition,
-			expectedErr: status.Error(codes.FailedPrecondition, corerbd.ErrFailedPrecondition.Error()),
+			err:         rbderrors.ErrFailedPrecondition,
+			expectedErr: status.Error(codes.FailedPrecondition, rbderrors.ErrFailedPrecondition.Error()),
 		},
 		{
 			name:        "Unavailable",
-			err:         corerbd.ErrUnavailable,
-			expectedErr: status.Error(codes.Unavailable, corerbd.ErrUnavailable.Error()),
+			err:         rbderrors.ErrUnavailable,
+			expectedErr: status.Error(codes.Unavailable, rbderrors.ErrUnavailable.Error()),
 		},
 		{
 			name:        "InvalidError",
@@ -597,8 +598,8 @@ func TestGetGRPCError(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:        "ErrImageNotFound",
-			err:         util.ErrImageNotFound,
-			expectedErr: status.Error(codes.NotFound, util.ErrImageNotFound.Error()),
+			err:         rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound,
+			expectedErr: status.Error(codes.NotFound, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound.Error()),
 		},
 		{
 			name:        "ErrPoolNotFound",
diff --git a/internal/csi-addons/rbd/volumegroup.go b/internal/csi-addons/rbd/volumegroup.go
index 4727e548b..01ea6a39c 100644
--- a/internal/csi-addons/rbd/volumegroup.go
+++ b/internal/csi-addons/rbd/volumegroup.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd"
-	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/group"
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/types"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func (vs *VolumeGroupServer) DeleteVolumeGroup(
 	// resolve the volume group
 	vg, err := mgr.GetVolumeGroupByID(ctx, req.GetVolumeGroupId())
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, group.ErrRBDGroupNotFound) {
+		if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrGroupNotFound) {
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "VolumeGroup %q doesn't exists", req.GetVolumeGroupId())
 
 			return &volumegroup.DeleteVolumeGroupResponse{}, nil
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ func (vs *VolumeGroupServer) ControllerGetVolumeGroup(
 	// resolve the volume group
 	vg, err := mgr.GetVolumeGroupByID(ctx, req.GetVolumeGroupId())
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, group.ErrRBDGroupNotFound) {
+		if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrGroupNotFound) {
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "VolumeGroup %q doesn't exists", req.GetVolumeGroupId())
 
 			return nil, status.Errorf(
diff --git a/internal/rbd/clone.go b/internal/rbd/clone.go
index 5a14c417d..18131bace 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/clone.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/clone.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/k8s"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (rv *rbdVolume) checkCloneImage(ctx context.Context, parentVol *rbdVolume)
 	err := tempClone.checkSnapExists(snap)
 	if err != nil {
 		switch {
-		case errors.Is(err, ErrSnapNotFound):
+		case errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrSnapNotFound):
 			// as the snapshot is not present, create new snapshot, clone and
 			// don't delete the temporary snapshot
 			err = createRBDClone(ctx, tempClone, rv, snap, false)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (rv *rbdVolume) checkCloneImage(ctx context.Context, parentVol *rbdVolume)
 
 			return true, nil
 
-		case errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound):
+		case errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound):
 			// as the temp clone does not exist,check snapshot exists on parent volume
 			// snapshot name is same as temporary clone image
 			snap.RbdImageName = tempClone.RbdImageName
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (rv *rbdVolume) checkCloneImage(ctx context.Context, parentVol *rbdVolume)
 				// create new resources for a cleaner approach
 				err = parentVol.deleteSnapshot(ctx, snap)
 			}
-			if errors.Is(err, ErrSnapNotFound) {
+			if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrSnapNotFound) {
 				return false, nil
 			}
 
diff --git a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
index 9c454614e..ab30ecc7d 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	csicommon "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/csi-common"
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/k8s"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
@@ -316,10 +317,10 @@ func buildCreateVolumeResponse(
 // the input error types it expected to use only for CreateVolume as we need to
 // return different GRPC codes for different functions based on the input.
 func getGRPCErrorForCreateVolume(err error) error {
-	if errors.Is(err, ErrVolNameConflict) {
+	if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrVolNameConflict) {
 		return status.Error(codes.AlreadyExists, err.Error())
 	}
-	if errors.Is(err, ErrFlattenInProgress) {
+	if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrFlattenInProgress) {
 		return status.Error(codes.Aborted, err.Error())
 	}
 
@@ -434,7 +435,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) CreateVolume(
 
 	err = cs.createBackingImage(ctx, cr, req.GetSecrets(), rbdVol, parentVol, rbdSnap, req.GetParameters())
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, ErrFlattenInProgress) {
+		if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrFlattenInProgress) {
 			return nil, status.Error(codes.Aborted, err.Error())
 		}
 
@@ -592,7 +593,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) repairExistingVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.C
 func flattenTemporaryClonedImages(ctx context.Context, rbdVol *rbdVolume, cr *util.Credentials) error {
 	snapAndChildrenInfo, err := rbdVol.listSnapAndChildren()
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound) {
+		if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) {
 			return status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, err.Error())
 		}
 
@@ -855,7 +856,7 @@ func checkContentSource(
 		rbdSnap, err := genSnapFromSnapID(ctx, snapshotID, cr, req.GetSecrets())
 		if err != nil {
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to get backend snapshot for %s: %v", snapshotID, err)
-			if !errors.Is(err, ErrSnapNotFound) {
+			if !errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrSnapNotFound) {
 				return nil, nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 			}
 
@@ -875,7 +876,7 @@ func checkContentSource(
 		rbdvol, err := GenVolFromVolID(ctx, volID, cr, req.GetSecrets())
 		if err != nil {
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to get backend image for %s: %v", volID, err)
-			if !errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound) {
+			if !errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) {
 				return nil, nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 			}
 
@@ -915,7 +916,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) checkErrAndUndoReserve(
 		return &csi.DeleteVolumeResponse{}, nil
 	}
 
-	if errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound) {
+	if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) {
 		notFoundErr := rbdVol.ensureImageCleanup(ctx)
 		if notFoundErr != nil {
 			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "failed to cleanup image %q: %v", rbdVol, notFoundErr)
@@ -990,7 +991,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) DeleteVolume(
 			return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, pErr.Error())
 		}
 		pErr = deleteMigratedVolume(ctx, pmVolID, cr)
-		if pErr != nil && !errors.Is(pErr, util.ErrImageNotFound) {
+		if pErr != nil && !errors.Is(pErr, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) {
 			return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, pErr.Error())
 		}
 
@@ -1162,7 +1163,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) CreateSnapshot(
 	}()
 	if err != nil {
 		switch {
-		case errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound):
+		case errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound):
 			err = status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "source Volume ID %s not found", req.GetSourceVolumeId())
 		case errors.Is(err, util.ErrPoolNotFound):
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to get backend volume for %s: %v", req.GetSourceVolumeId(), err)
@@ -1231,7 +1232,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) CreateSnapshot(
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 	}
 	defer func() {
-		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, ErrFlattenInProgress) {
+		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrFlattenInProgress) {
 			errDefer := undoSnapReservation(ctx, rbdSnap, cr)
 			if errDefer != nil {
 				log.WarningLog(ctx, "failed undoing reservation of snapshot: %s %v", req.GetName(), errDefer)
@@ -1311,7 +1312,7 @@ func cloneFromSnapshot(
 	}
 
 	err = vol.flattenRbdImage(ctx, false, rbdHardMaxCloneDepth, rbdSoftMaxCloneDepth)
-	if errors.Is(err, ErrFlattenInProgress) {
+	if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrFlattenInProgress) {
 		// if flattening is in progress, return error and do not cleanup
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 	} else if err != nil {
@@ -1398,7 +1399,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) doSnapshotClone(
 
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
-			if !errors.Is(err, ErrFlattenInProgress) {
+			if !errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrFlattenInProgress) {
 				// cleanup clone and snapshot
 				errCleanUp := cleanUpSnapshot(ctx, cloneRbd, rbdSnap, cloneRbd)
 				if errCleanUp != nil {
@@ -1508,7 +1509,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) DeleteSnapshot(
 
 		// if the error is ErrImageNotFound, We need to cleanup the image from
 		// trash and remove the metadata in OMAP.
-		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound) {
+		if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) {
 			log.UsefulLog(ctx, "cleaning up leftovers of snapshot %s: %v", snapshotID, err)
 
 			err = cleanUpImageAndSnapReservation(ctx, rbdSnap, cr)
@@ -1611,7 +1612,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) ControllerExpandVolume(
 	rbdVol, err := genVolFromVolIDWithMigration(ctx, volID, cr, req.GetSecrets())
 	if err != nil {
 		switch {
-		case errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound):
+		case errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound):
 			err = status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "volume ID %s not found", volID)
 		case errors.Is(err, util.ErrPoolNotFound):
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to get backend volume for %s: %v", volID, err)
diff --git a/internal/rbd/diskusage.go b/internal/rbd/diskusage.go
index 9e97ad148..0b6b5af4c 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/diskusage.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/diskusage.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package rbd
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 )
 
 // Sparsify checks the size of the objects in the RBD image and calls
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ func (ri *rbdImage) Sparsify(_ context.Context) error {
 	}
 	if inUse {
 		// if the image is in use, we should not sparsify it, return ErrImageInUse.
-		return ErrImageInUse
+		return rbderrors.ErrImageInUse
 	}
 
 	image, err := ri.open()
diff --git a/internal/rbd/errors.go b/internal/rbd/errors/errors.go
similarity index 82%
rename from internal/rbd/errors.go
rename to internal/rbd/errors/errors.go
index 791319316..887496116 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/errors.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/errors/errors.go
@@ -14,11 +14,19 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package rbd
+package rbderrors
 
-import "errors"
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	librados "github.com/ceph/go-ceph/rados"
+	librbd "github.com/ceph/go-ceph/rbd"
+)
 
 var (
+	// ErrImageNotFound is returned when image name is not found in the cluster on the given pool and/or namespace.
+	ErrImageNotFound = errors.New("image not found")
 	// ErrSnapNotFound is returned when snap name passed is not found in the list of snapshots for the
 	// given image.
 	ErrSnapNotFound = errors.New("snapshot not found")
@@ -55,4 +63,8 @@ var (
 	ErrInvalidArgument = errors.New("invalid arguments provided")
 	// ErrImageInUse is returned when the image is in use.
 	ErrImageInUse = errors.New("image is in use")
+	// ErrGroupNotConnected is returned when the RBD group is not connected.
+	ErrGroupNotConnected = fmt.Errorf("%w: RBD group is not connected", librados.ErrNotConnected)
+	// ErrGroupNotFound is returned when group is not found in the cluster on the given pool and/or namespace.
+	ErrGroupNotFound = fmt.Errorf("%w: RBD group not found", librbd.ErrNotFound)
 )
diff --git a/internal/rbd/group/group_snapshot.go b/internal/rbd/group/group_snapshot.go
index 81daaf010..086c1784c 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/group/group_snapshot.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/group/group_snapshot.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/container-storage-interface/spec/lib/go/csi"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/types"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ func GetVolumeGroupSnapshot(
 
 	attrs, err := vgs.getVolumeGroupAttributes(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, ErrRBDGroupNotFound) {
+		if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrGroupNotFound) {
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "%v, returning empty volume group snapshot %q", vgs, err)
 
 			return vgs, err
diff --git a/internal/rbd/group/util.go b/internal/rbd/group/util.go
index bbdec576e..5e4c5599d 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/group/util.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/group/util.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ceph/go-ceph/rados"
 
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/journal"
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
 )
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ func (cvg *commonVolumeGroup) generateVolumeGroupFromMapping(
 					}
 					mcsiID.LocationID = mPID
 					err = cvg.generateVolumeGroup(mcsiID)
-					if util.ShouldRetryVolumeGeneration(err) {
+					if ShouldRetryVolumeGroupGeneration(err) {
 						continue
 					}
 
@@ -161,13 +162,13 @@ func (cvg *commonVolumeGroup) initCommonVolumeGroup(
 
 	err = cvg.generateVolumeGroup(csiID)
 	// If the error is not a retryable error, return from here.
-	if err != nil && !util.ShouldRetryVolumeGeneration(err) {
+	if err != nil && !ShouldRetryVolumeGroupGeneration(err) {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// If the error is a retryable error, we should try to get the cluster mapping
 	// and generate the volume group from the mapping.
-	if util.ShouldRetryVolumeGeneration(err) {
+	if ShouldRetryVolumeGroupGeneration(err) {
 		mapping, err := util.GetClusterMappingInfo(csiID.ClusterID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ func (cvg *commonVolumeGroup) getVolumeGroupAttributes(ctx context.Context) (*jo
 	if attrs.GroupName == "" {
 		log.ErrorLog(ctx, "volume group with id %v not found", cvg.id)
 
-		return nil, ErrRBDGroupNotFound
+		return nil, rbderrors.ErrGroupNotFound
 	}
 
 	cvg.requestName = attrs.RequestName
@@ -356,12 +357,12 @@ func (cvg *commonVolumeGroup) GetIOContext(ctx context.Context) (*rados.IOContex
 
 	conn, err := cvg.getConnection(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: failed to connect: %w", ErrRBDGroupNotConnected, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: failed to connect: %w", rbderrors.ErrGroupNotConnected, err)
 	}
 
 	ioctx, err := conn.GetIoctx(cvg.pool)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: failed to get IOContext: %w", ErrRBDGroupNotConnected, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: failed to get IOContext: %w", rbderrors.ErrGroupNotConnected, err)
 	}
 
 	if cvg.namespace != "" {
@@ -417,3 +418,28 @@ func (cvg *commonVolumeGroup) GetCreationTime(ctx context.Context) (*time.Time,
 
 	return cvg.creationTime, nil
 }
+
+// ShouldRetryVolumeGroupGeneration determines whether the process of finding or generating
+// volumegroups should continue based on the type of error encountered.
+//
+// It checks if the given error matches any of the following known errors:
+//   - ErrPoolNotFound: The rbd pool where the volumegroup/omap is expected doesn't exist.
+//   - ErrRBDGroupNotFound: The volumegroup doesn't exist in the rbd pool.
+//   - rados.ErrPermissionDenied: Permissions to access the pool is denied.
+//
+// If any of these errors are encountered, the function returns `true`, indicating
+// that the volumegroup search should continue because of known error. Otherwise, it
+// returns `false`, meaning the search should stop.
+//
+// This helper function is used in scenarios where multiple attempts may be made
+// to retrieve or generate volumegroup information, and we want to gracefully handle
+// specific failure cases while retrying for others.
+func ShouldRetryVolumeGroupGeneration(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false // No error, do not retry
+	}
+	// Continue searching for specific known errors
+	return (errors.Is(err, util.ErrPoolNotFound) ||
+		errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrGroupNotFound) ||
+		errors.Is(err, rados.ErrPermissionDenied))
+}
diff --git a/internal/util/errors_test.go b/internal/rbd/group/util_test.go
similarity index 78%
rename from internal/util/errors_test.go
rename to internal/rbd/group/util_test.go
index cdb106758..f0837a23e 100644
--- a/internal/util/errors_test.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/group/util_test.go
@@ -14,16 +14,19 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package util
+package group
 
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"testing"
 
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
+	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
+
 	"github.com/ceph/go-ceph/rados"
 )
 
-func Test_shouldRetryVolumeGeneration(t *testing.T) {
+func Test_shouldRetryVolumeGroupGeneration(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	type args struct {
 		err error
@@ -38,19 +41,14 @@ func Test_shouldRetryVolumeGeneration(t *testing.T) {
 			args: args{err: nil},
 			want: false, // No error, stop searching
 		},
-		{
-			name: "ErrKeyNotFound (continue searching)",
-			args: args{err: ErrKeyNotFound},
-			want: true, // Known error, continue searching
-		},
 		{
 			name: "ErrPoolNotFound (continue searching)",
-			args: args{err: ErrPoolNotFound},
+			args: args{err: util.ErrPoolNotFound},
 			want: true, // Known error, continue searching
 		},
 		{
-			name: "ErrImageNotFound (continue searching)",
-			args: args{err: ErrImageNotFound},
+			name: "ErrRBDGroupNotFound (continue searching)",
+			args: args{err: rbderrors.ErrGroupNotFound},
 			want: true, // Known error, continue searching
 		},
 		{
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ func Test_shouldRetryVolumeGeneration(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			if got := ShouldRetryVolumeGeneration(tt.args.err); got != tt.want {
+			if got := ShouldRetryVolumeGroupGeneration(tt.args.err); got != tt.want {
 				t.Errorf("ShouldRetryVolumeGeneration() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/internal/rbd/group/volume_group.go b/internal/rbd/group/volume_group.go
index e8414f3dd..5ec8acf9b 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/group/volume_group.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/group/volume_group.go
@@ -22,21 +22,16 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/ceph/go-ceph/rados"
-	librados "github.com/ceph/go-ceph/rados"
 	librbd "github.com/ceph/go-ceph/rbd"
 	"github.com/container-storage-interface/spec/lib/go/csi"
 	"github.com/csi-addons/spec/lib/go/volumegroup"
 
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/types"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
 )
 
-var (
-	ErrRBDGroupNotConnected = fmt.Errorf("%w: RBD group is not connected", librados.ErrNotConnected)
-	ErrRBDGroupNotFound     = fmt.Errorf("%w: RBD group not found", librbd.ErrNotFound)
-)
-
 // volumeGroup handles all requests for 'rbd group' operations.
 type volumeGroup struct {
 	commonVolumeGroup
@@ -77,7 +72,7 @@ func GetVolumeGroup(
 
 	attrs, err := vg.getVolumeGroupAttributes(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, ErrRBDGroupNotFound) {
+		if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrGroupNotFound) {
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "%v, returning empty volume group %q", vg, err)
 
 			return vg, err
diff --git a/internal/rbd/group_controllerserver.go b/internal/rbd/group_controllerserver.go
index a4b313ea7..2dc171b00 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/group_controllerserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/group_controllerserver.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
-	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/group"
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/types"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) DeleteVolumeGroupSnapshot(
 
 	groupSnapshot, err := mgr.GetVolumeGroupSnapshotByID(ctx, groupSnapshotID)
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, group.ErrRBDGroupNotFound) {
+		if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrGroupNotFound) {
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "VolumeGroupSnapshot %q doesn't exists", groupSnapshotID)
 
 			return &csi.DeleteVolumeGroupSnapshotResponse{}, nil
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) GetVolumeGroupSnapshot(
 
 	groupSnapshot, err := mgr.GetVolumeGroupSnapshotByID(ctx, groupSnapshotID)
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, group.ErrRBDGroupNotFound) {
+		if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrGroupNotFound) {
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "VolumeGroupSnapshot %q doesn't exists", groupSnapshotID)
 
 			return nil, status.Errorf(
diff --git a/internal/rbd/manager.go b/internal/rbd/manager.go
index f5b4204b2..c962c465e 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/manager.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/manager.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/journal"
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	rbd_group "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/group"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/types"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ func (mgr *rbdManager) GetVolumeByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (types.Volu
 	volume, err := GenVolFromVolID(ctx, id, creds, mgr.secrets)
 	if err != nil {
 		switch {
-		case errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound):
+		case errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound):
 			err = fmt.Errorf("volume %s not found: %w", id, err)
 
 			return nil, err
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ func (mgr *rbdManager) GetSnapshotByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (types.Sn
 	snapshot, err := genSnapFromSnapID(ctx, id, creds, mgr.secrets)
 	if err != nil {
 		switch {
-		case errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound):
+		case errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound):
 			err = fmt.Errorf("volume %s not found: %w", id, err)
 
 			return nil, err
@@ -467,7 +468,7 @@ func (mgr *rbdManager) CreateVolumeGroupSnapshot(
 
 			return vgs, nil
 		}
-	} else if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound) {
+	} else if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) {
 		// ErrImageNotFound can be returned if the VolumeGroupSnapshot
 		// could not be found. It is expected that it does not exist
 		// yet, in which case it will be created below.
@@ -537,7 +538,7 @@ func (mgr *rbdManager) RegenerateVolumeGroupJournal(
 
 	err = gi.DecomposeCSIID(groupID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("%w: error decoding volume group ID (%w) (%s)", ErrInvalidVolID, err, groupID)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("%w: error decoding volume group ID (%w) (%s)", rbderrors.ErrInvalidVolID, err, groupID)
 	}
 
 	monitors, clusterID, err = util.FetchMappedClusterIDAndMons(ctx, gi.ClusterID)
diff --git a/internal/rbd/migration.go b/internal/rbd/migration.go
index b7629251b..f357206fa 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/migration.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/migration.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"strings"
 
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
 )
@@ -39,13 +40,13 @@ func parseMigrationVolID(vh string) (*migrationVolID, error) {
 	handSlice := strings.Split(vh, migVolIDFieldSep)
 	if len(handSlice) < migVolIDTotalLength {
 		// its short of length in this case, so return error
-		return nil, ErrInvalidVolID
+		return nil, rbderrors.ErrInvalidVolID
 	}
 	// Store pool
 	poolHash := strings.Join(handSlice[migVolIDSplitLength:], migVolIDFieldSep)
 	poolByte, dErr := hex.DecodeString(poolHash)
 	if dErr != nil {
-		return nil, ErrMissingPoolNameInVolID
+		return nil, rbderrors.ErrMissingPoolNameInVolID
 	}
 	mh.poolName = string(poolByte)
 	// Parse migration mons( for clusterID) and image
@@ -62,13 +63,13 @@ func parseMigrationVolID(vh string) (*migrationVolID, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	if mh.imageName == "" {
-		return nil, ErrMissingImageNameInVolID
+		return nil, rbderrors.ErrMissingImageNameInVolID
 	}
 	if mh.poolName == "" {
-		return nil, ErrMissingPoolNameInVolID
+		return nil, rbderrors.ErrMissingPoolNameInVolID
 	}
 	if mh.clusterID == "" {
-		return nil, ErrDecodeClusterIDFromMonsInVolID
+		return nil, rbderrors.ErrDecodeClusterIDFromMonsInVolID
 	}
 
 	return mh, nil
diff --git a/internal/rbd/mirror.go b/internal/rbd/mirror.go
index e20927d01..67f79a1a5 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/mirror.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/mirror.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/types"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ func (rv *rbdVolume) HandleParentImageExistence(
 	if rv.ParentInTrash {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: failed to enable mirroring on image %q:"+
 			" parent is in trash",
-			ErrFailedPrecondition, rv)
+			rbderrors.ErrFailedPrecondition, rv)
 	}
 
 	parent, err := rv.getParent()
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ func (rv *rbdVolume) HandleParentImageExistence(
 	if parentMirroringInfo.GetState() != librbd.MirrorImageEnabled.String() {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: failed to enable mirroring on image %q: "+
 			"parent image %q is not enabled for mirroring",
-			ErrFailedPrecondition, rv, parent)
+			rbderrors.ErrFailedPrecondition, rv, parent)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ func (ri *rbdImage) Resync(_ context.Context) error {
 	// If we issued a resync, return a non-final error as image needs to be recreated
 	// locally. Caller retries till RBD syncs an initial version of the image to
 	// report its status in the resync request.
-	return fmt.Errorf("%w: awaiting initial resync due to split brain", ErrUnavailable)
+	return fmt.Errorf("%w: awaiting initial resync due to split brain", rbderrors.ErrUnavailable)
 }
 
 // GetGlobalMirroringStatus get the mirroring status of an image.
diff --git a/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go b/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go
index f2a3783a1..0b13f62bf 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/pkg/util/kernel"
 
 	csicommon "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/csi-common"
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/file"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/fscrypt"
@@ -1046,7 +1047,7 @@ func (ns *NodeServer) NodeUnstageVolume(
 		}
 
 		// If not mounted, and error is anything other than metadata file missing, it is an error
-		if !errors.Is(err, ErrMissingStash) {
+		if !errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrMissingStash) {
 			return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/rbd/rbd_journal.go b/internal/rbd/rbd_journal.go
index 0e7901f9b..aaa3ef389 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/rbd_journal.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/rbd_journal.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/pkg/util/crypto"
 
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/journal"
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/k8s"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
@@ -174,10 +175,10 @@ func checkSnapCloneExists(
 	// Fetch on-disk image attributes
 	err = vol.getImageInfo()
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound) {
+		if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) {
 			err = parentVol.deleteSnapshot(ctx, rbdSnap)
 			if err != nil {
-				if !errors.Is(err, ErrSnapNotFound) {
+				if !errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrSnapNotFound) {
 					log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to delete snapshot %s: %v", rbdSnap, err)
 
 					return false, err
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ func checkSnapCloneExists(
 
 	// check snapshot exists if not create it
 	err = vol.checkSnapExists(rbdSnap)
-	if errors.Is(err, ErrSnapNotFound) {
+	if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrSnapNotFound) {
 		// create snapshot
 		sErr := vol.createSnapshot(ctx, rbdSnap)
 		if sErr != nil {
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ func (rv *rbdVolume) Exists(ctx context.Context, parentVol *rbdVolume) (bool, er
 	// Fetch on-disk image attributes and compare against request
 	err = rv.getImageInfo()
 	switch {
-	case errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound) && parentVol != nil:
+	case errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) && parentVol != nil:
 		// Need to check cloned info here not on createvolume
 		found, cErr := rv.checkCloneImage(ctx, parentVol)
 		if cErr != nil {
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ func (rv *rbdVolume) Exists(ctx context.Context, parentVol *rbdVolume) (bool, er
 			return false, err
 		}
 
-	case errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound) && parentVol == nil:
+	case errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) && parentVol == nil:
 		// image not found, undo the reservation
 		err = j.UndoReservation(ctx, rv.JournalPool, rv.Pool, rv.RbdImageName, rv.RequestName)
 
@@ -332,7 +333,7 @@ func (rv *rbdVolume) Exists(ctx context.Context, parentVol *rbdVolume) (bool, er
 	// size checks
 	if rv.VolSize < requestSize {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("%w: image with the same name (%s) but with different size already exists",
-			ErrVolNameConflict, rv.RbdImageName)
+			rbderrors.ErrVolNameConflict, rv.RbdImageName)
 	}
 	// TODO: We should also ensure image features and format is the same
 
@@ -600,7 +601,7 @@ func RegenerateJournal(
 	err = vi.DecomposeCSIID(rbdVol.VolID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("%w: error decoding volume ID (%w) (%s)",
-			ErrInvalidVolID, err, rbdVol.VolID)
+			rbderrors.ErrInvalidVolID, err, rbdVol.VolID)
 	}
 
 	rbdVol.Owner = owner
diff --git a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
index 50baa57b4..13ac40c62 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/pkg/util/crypto"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/pkg/util/kernel"
 
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/types"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
@@ -537,7 +538,7 @@ func (ri *rbdImage) open() (*librbd.Image, error) {
 	image, err := librbd.OpenImage(ri.ioctx, ri.RbdImageName, librbd.NoSnapshot)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, librbd.ErrNotFound) {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("Failed as %w (internal %w)", util.ErrImageNotFound, err)
+			err = fmt.Errorf("Failed as %w (internal %w)", rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound, err)
 		}
 
 		return nil, err
@@ -555,7 +556,7 @@ func (ri *rbdImage) open() (*librbd.Image, error) {
 func (ri *rbdImage) isInUse() (bool, error) {
 	image, err := ri.open()
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound) || errors.Is(err, util.ErrPoolNotFound) {
+		if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) || errors.Is(err, util.ErrPoolNotFound) {
 			return false, err
 		}
 		// any error should assume something else is using the image
@@ -698,7 +699,7 @@ func (ri *rbdImage) Delete(ctx context.Context) error {
 	err = rbdImage.Trash(0)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, librbd.ErrNotFound) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Failed as %w (internal %w)", util.ErrImageNotFound, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("Failed as %w (internal %w)", rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound, err)
 		}
 
 		log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to delete rbd image: %s, error: %v", ri, err)
@@ -759,14 +760,14 @@ func (rv *rbdVolume) DeleteTempImage(ctx context.Context) error {
 	snap.RadosNamespace = rv.RadosNamespace
 	err := tempClone.deleteSnapshot(ctx, snap)
 	if err != nil {
-		if !errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound) && !errors.Is(err, ErrSnapNotFound) {
+		if !errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) && !errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrSnapNotFound) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete snapshot %q: %w", snap, err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	err = tempClone.Delete(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound) {
+		if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) {
 			return tempClone.ensureImageCleanup(ctx)
 		} else {
 			// return error if it is not ErrImageNotFound
@@ -805,7 +806,7 @@ func (ri *rbdImage) getCloneDepth(ctx context.Context) (uint, error) {
 			// if the parent image is moved to trash the name will be present
 			// in rbd image info but the image will be in trash, in that case
 			// return the found depth
-			if errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound) {
+			if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) {
 				return depth, nil
 			}
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to check depth on image %s: %s", &vol, err)
@@ -900,7 +901,7 @@ func (ri *rbdImage) flattenRbdImage(
 			return err
 		}
 		if forceFlatten || depth >= hardlimit {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%w: flatten is in progress for image %s", ErrFlattenInProgress, ri.RbdImageName)
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: flatten is in progress for image %s", rbderrors.ErrFlattenInProgress, ri.RbdImageName)
 		}
 		log.DebugLog(ctx, "successfully added task to flatten image %q", ri)
 	}
@@ -995,7 +996,7 @@ func (ri *rbdImage) checkImageChainHasFeature(ctx context.Context, feature uint6
 			// is in the trash, when we try to open the parent image to get its
 			// information it fails because it is already in trash. We should
 			// treat error as nil if the parent is not found.
-			if errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound) {
+			if errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) {
 				return false, nil
 			}
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to get image info for %s: %s", rbdImg.String(), err)
@@ -1233,6 +1234,33 @@ func generateVolumeFromVolumeID(
 	return rbdVol, err
 }
 
+// ShouldRetryVolumeGeneration determines whether the process of finding or generating
+// volumes should continue based on the type of error encountered.
+//
+// It checks if the given error matches any of the following known errors:
+//   - util.ErrKeyNotFound: The key required to locate the volume is missing in Rados omap.
+//   - util.ErrPoolNotFound: The rbd pool where the volume/omap is expected doesn't exist.
+//   - ErrImageNotFound: The image doesn't exist in the rbd pool.
+//   - rados.ErrPermissionDenied: Permissions to access the pool is denied.
+//
+// If any of these errors are encountered, the function returns `true`, indicating
+// that the volume search should continue because of known error. Otherwise, it
+// returns `false`, meaning the search should stop.
+//
+// This helper function is used in scenarios where multiple attempts may be made
+// to retrieve or generate volume information, and we want to gracefully handle
+// specific failure cases while retrying for others.
+func ShouldRetryVolumeGeneration(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false // No error, do not retry
+	}
+	// Continue searching for specific known errors
+	return (errors.Is(err, util.ErrKeyNotFound) ||
+		errors.Is(err, util.ErrPoolNotFound) ||
+		errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) ||
+		errors.Is(err, rados.ErrPermissionDenied))
+}
+
 // GenVolFromVolID generates a rbdVolume structure from the provided identifier, updating
 // the structure with elements from on-disk image metadata as well.
 func GenVolFromVolID(
@@ -1249,11 +1277,11 @@ func GenVolFromVolID(
 	err := vi.DecomposeCSIID(volumeID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return vol, fmt.Errorf("%w: error decoding volume ID (%w) (%s)",
-			ErrInvalidVolID, err, volumeID)
+			rbderrors.ErrInvalidVolID, err, volumeID)
 	}
 
 	vol, err = generateVolumeFromVolumeID(ctx, volumeID, vi, cr, secrets)
-	if !util.ShouldRetryVolumeGeneration(err) {
+	if !ShouldRetryVolumeGeneration(err) {
 		return vol, err
 	}
 
@@ -1264,7 +1292,7 @@ func GenVolFromVolID(
 	}
 	if mapping != nil {
 		rbdVol, vErr := generateVolumeFromMapping(ctx, mapping, volumeID, vi, cr, secrets)
-		if !util.ShouldRetryVolumeGeneration(vErr) {
+		if !ShouldRetryVolumeGeneration(vErr) {
 			return rbdVol, vErr
 		}
 	}
@@ -1317,7 +1345,7 @@ func generateVolumeFromMapping(
 					// Add mapping poolID to Identifier
 					nvi.LocationID = pID
 					vol, err = generateVolumeFromVolumeID(ctx, volumeID, nvi, cr, secrets)
-					if !util.ShouldRetryVolumeGeneration(err) {
+					if !ShouldRetryVolumeGeneration(err) {
 						return vol, err
 					}
 				}
@@ -1511,7 +1539,7 @@ func (ri *rbdImage) deleteSnapshot(ctx context.Context, pOpts *rbdSnapshot) erro
 	}
 	err = snap.Remove()
 	if errors.Is(err, librbd.ErrNotFound) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Failed as %w (internal %w)", ErrSnapNotFound, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed as %w (internal %w)", rbderrors.ErrSnapNotFound, err)
 	}
 
 	return err
@@ -1771,7 +1799,7 @@ func (ri *rbdImage) checkSnapExists(rbdSnap *rbdSnapshot) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("%w: snap %s not found", ErrSnapNotFound, rbdSnap)
+	return fmt.Errorf("%w: snap %s not found", rbderrors.ErrSnapNotFound, rbdSnap)
 }
 
 // rbdImageMetadataStash strongly typed JSON spec for stashed RBD image metadata.
@@ -1853,7 +1881,7 @@ func lookupRBDImageMetadataStash(metaDataPath string) (rbdImageMetadataStash, er
 			return imgMeta, fmt.Errorf("failed to read stashed JSON image metadata from path (%s): %w", fPath, err)
 		}
 
-		return imgMeta, fmt.Errorf("Failed as %w (internal %w)", ErrMissingStash, err)
+		return imgMeta, fmt.Errorf("Failed as %w (internal %w)", rbderrors.ErrMissingStash, err)
 	}
 
 	err = json.Unmarshal(encodedBytes, &imgMeta)
diff --git a/internal/rbd/rbd_util_test.go b/internal/rbd/rbd_util_test.go
index 905e97707..2375f2c4c 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/rbd_util_test.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/rbd_util_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
+	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
+
+	"github.com/ceph/go-ceph/rados"
 	librbd "github.com/ceph/go-ceph/rbd"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -387,3 +391,54 @@ func Test_checkValidImageFeatures(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_shouldRetryVolumeGeneration(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	type args struct {
+		err error
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		args args
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "No error (stop searching)",
+			args: args{err: nil},
+			want: false, // No error, stop searching
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ErrKeyNotFound (continue searching)",
+			args: args{err: util.ErrKeyNotFound},
+			want: true, // Known error, continue searching
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ErrPoolNotFound (continue searching)",
+			args: args{err: util.ErrPoolNotFound},
+			want: true, // Known error, continue searching
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ErrImageNotFound (continue searching)",
+			args: args{err: rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound},
+			want: true, // Known error, continue searching
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ErrPermissionDenied (continue searching)",
+			args: args{err: rados.ErrPermissionDenied},
+			want: true, // Known error, continue searching
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Different error (stop searching)",
+			args: args{err: errors.New("unknown error")},
+			want: false, // Unknown error, stop searching
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			if got := ShouldRetryVolumeGeneration(tt.args.err); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("ShouldRetryVolumeGeneration() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/rbd/replication.go b/internal/rbd/replication.go
index 624eabd33..e7046e179 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/replication.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/replication.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/types"
 
 	librbd "github.com/ceph/go-ceph/rbd"
@@ -70,14 +71,14 @@ func DisableVolumeReplication(mirror types.Mirror,
 
 		localStatus, err := sts.GetLocalSiteStatus()
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get local state: %w", ErrInvalidArgument)
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get local state: %w", rbderrors.ErrInvalidArgument)
 		}
 		if localStatus.IsUP() && localStatus.GetState() == librbd.MirrorImageStatusStateReplaying.String() {
 			return nil
 		}
 
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: secondary image status is up=%t and state=%s",
-			ErrInvalidArgument, localStatus.IsUP(), localStatus.GetState())
+			rbderrors.ErrInvalidArgument, localStatus.IsUP(), localStatus.GetState())
 	}
 	err := mirror.DisableMirroring(ctx, force)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ func DisableVolumeReplication(mirror types.Mirror,
 
 	// error out if the image is not in disabled state.
 	if info.GetState() != librbd.MirrorImageDisabled.String() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: image is in %q state, expected state %q", ErrAborted,
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: image is in %q state, expected state %q", rbderrors.ErrAborted,
 			info.GetState(), librbd.MirrorImageDisabled.String())
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/rbd/snapshot.go b/internal/rbd/snapshot.go
index 6493341b3..50e487b9c 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/snapshot.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/snapshot.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/container-storage-interface/spec/lib/go/csi"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 
+	rbderrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/errors"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/types"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ func cleanUpSnapshot(
 ) error {
 	err := parentVol.deleteSnapshot(ctx, rbdSnap)
 	if err != nil {
-		if !errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound) && !errors.Is(err, ErrSnapNotFound) {
+		if !errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) && !errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrSnapNotFound) {
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to delete snapshot %q: %v", rbdSnap, err)
 
 			return err
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ func cleanUpSnapshot(
 	if rbdVol != nil {
 		err := rbdVol.Delete(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
-			if !errors.Is(err, util.ErrImageNotFound) {
+			if !errors.Is(err, rbderrors.ErrImageNotFound) {
 				log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to delete rbd image %q with error: %v", rbdVol, err)
 
 				return err
diff --git a/internal/util/errors.go b/internal/util/errors.go
index 11a3f2964..ed821769a 100644
--- a/internal/util/errors.go
+++ b/internal/util/errors.go
@@ -16,15 +16,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package util
 
-import (
-	"errors"
-
-	"github.com/ceph/go-ceph/rados"
-)
+import "errors"
 
 var (
-	// ErrImageNotFound is returned when image name is not found in the cluster on the given pool and/or namespace.
-	ErrImageNotFound = errors.New("image not found")
 	// ErrKeyNotFound is returned when requested key in omap is not found.
 	ErrKeyNotFound = errors.New("key not found")
 	// ErrObjectExists is returned when named omap is already present in rados.
@@ -41,30 +35,3 @@ var (
 	// ErrMissingConfigForMonitor is returned when clusterID is not found for the mon.
 	ErrMissingConfigForMonitor = errors.New("missing configuration of cluster ID for monitor")
 )
-
-// ShouldRetryVolumeGeneration determines whether the process of finding or generating
-// volumes should continue based on the type of error encountered.
-//
-// It checks if the given error matches any of the following known errors:
-//   - util.ErrKeyNotFound: The key required to locate the volume is missing in Rados omap.
-//   - util.ErrPoolNotFound: The rbd pool where the volume/omap is expected doesn't exist.
-//   - ErrImageNotFound: The image doesn't exist in the rbd pool.
-//   - rados.ErrPermissionDenied: Permissions to access the pool is denied.
-//
-// If any of these errors are encountered, the function returns `true`, indicating
-// that the volume search should continue because of known error. Otherwise, it
-// returns `false`, meaning the search should stop.
-//
-// This helper function is used in scenarios where multiple attempts may be made
-// to retrieve or generate volume information, and we want to gracefully handle
-// specific failure cases while retrying for others.
-func ShouldRetryVolumeGeneration(err error) bool {
-	if err == nil {
-		return false // No error, do not retry
-	}
-	// Continue searching for specific known errors
-	return (errors.Is(err, ErrKeyNotFound) ||
-		errors.Is(err, ErrPoolNotFound) ||
-		errors.Is(err, ErrImageNotFound) ||
-		errors.Is(err, rados.ErrPermissionDenied))
-}