diff --git a/e2e/e2e_test.go b/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 338a776b6..40745d8b5 100644
--- a/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func init() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&deployNFS, "deploy-nfs", false, "deploy nfs csi driver")
 	flag.BoolVar(&testCephFS, "test-cephfs", true, "test cephFS csi driver")
 	flag.BoolVar(&testRBD, "test-rbd", true, "test rbd csi driver")
+	flag.BoolVar(&testRBDFSCrypt, "test-rbd-fscrypt", false, "test rbd csi driver fscrypt support")
 	flag.BoolVar(&testNBD, "test-nbd", false, "test rbd csi driver with rbd-nbd mounter")
 	flag.BoolVar(&testNFS, "test-nfs", false, "test nfs csi driver")
 	flag.BoolVar(&helmTest, "helm-test", false, "tests running on deployment via helm")
diff --git a/e2e/rbd.go b/e2e/rbd.go
index fc2feabdb..649fd5d93 100644
--- a/e2e/rbd.go
+++ b/e2e/rbd.go
@@ -241,6 +241,11 @@ func ByFileAndBlockEncryption(
 		callback(validateEncryptedPVCAndAppBinding, isBlockEncryptedPVC, util.EncryptionTypeBlock)
 	})
 	By(text+" (file)", func() {
+		if !testRBDFSCrypt {
+			e2elog.Logf("skipping RBD fscrypt file encryption test")
+
+			return
+		}
 		callback(validateEncryptedFilesystemAndAppBinding, isFileEncryptedPVC, util.EncryptionTypeFile)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/e2e/utils.go b/e2e/utils.go
index f844bfae6..4e259805f 100644
--- a/e2e/utils.go
+++ b/e2e/utils.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ var (
 	deployNFS        bool
 	testCephFS       bool
 	testRBD          bool
+	testRBDFSCrypt   bool
 	testNBD          bool
 	testNFS          bool
 	helmTest         bool