diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/README.md b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/README.md
index 2826d0536..31678e9ea 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/README.md
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/README.md
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ charts and their default values.
 | `provisioner.podSecurityPolicy.enabled`        | Specifies whether podSecurityPolicy is enabled                                                                                                       | `false`                                            |
 | `provisionerSocketFile`                        | The filename of the provisioner socket                                                                                                               | `csi-provisioner.sock`                             |
 | `pluginSocketFile`                             | The filename of the plugin socket                                                                                                                    | `csi.sock`                                         |
+| `readAffinity.enabled` | Enable read affinity for CephFS subvolumes. Recommended to set to true if running kernel 5.8 or newer. | `false` |
+| `readAffinity.crushLocationLabels` | Define which node labels to use as CRUSH location. This should correspond to the values set in the CRUSH map. For more information, click [here](https://github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/blob/v3.9.0/docs/deploy-rbd.md#read-affinity-using-crush-locations-for-rbd-volumes)| `[]` |
 | `kubeletDir`                                   | Kubelet working directory                                                                                                                            | `/var/lib/kubelet`                                 |
 | `driverName`                                   | Name of the csi-driver                                                                                                                               | `cephfs.csi.ceph.com`                              |
 | `configMapName`                                | Name of the configmap which contains cluster configuration                                                                                           | `ceph-csi-config`                                  |
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/nodeplugin-clusterrole.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/nodeplugin-clusterrole.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e425f1840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/nodeplugin-clusterrole.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{{- if .Values.rbac.create -}}
+kind: ClusterRole
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "ceph-csi-cephfs.nodeplugin.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    app: {{ include "ceph-csi-cephfs.name" . }}
+    chart: {{ include "ceph-csi-cephfs.chart" . }}
+    component: {{ .Values.nodeplugin.name }}
+    release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+    heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
+    {{- with .Values.commonLabels }}{{ toYaml . | trim | nindent 4 }}{{- end }}
+rules:
+{{- if and .Values.readAffinity .Values.readAffinity.enabled }}
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["nodes"]
+    verbs: ["get"]
+{{- end }}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/nodeplugin-clusterrolebinding.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/nodeplugin-clusterrolebinding.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd8d5787a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/nodeplugin-clusterrolebinding.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{{- if .Values.rbac.create -}}
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "ceph-csi-cephfs.nodeplugin.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    app: {{ include "ceph-csi-cephfs.name" . }}
+    chart: {{ include "ceph-csi-cephfs.chart" . }}
+    component: {{ .Values.nodeplugin.name }}
+    release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+    heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
+    {{- with .Values.commonLabels }}{{ toYaml . | trim | nindent 4 }}{{- end }}
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: {{ include "ceph-csi-cephfs.serviceAccountName.nodeplugin" . }}
+    namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+roleRef:
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: {{ include "ceph-csi-cephfs.nodeplugin.fullname" . }}
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/nodeplugin-daemonset.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/nodeplugin-daemonset.yaml
index d3a5b9df8..264e50ea9 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/nodeplugin-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/nodeplugin-daemonset.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ spec:
             - "--drivername=$(DRIVER_NAME)"
 {{- if .Values.nodeplugin.profiling.enabled }}
             - "--enableprofiling={{ .Values.nodeplugin.profiling.enabled }}"
+{{- end }}
+            - "--enable-read-affinity={{ and .Values.readAffinity .Values.readAffinity.enabled }}"
+{{- if and .Values.readAffinity .Values.readAffinity.enabled }}
+            - "--crush-location-labels={{ .Values.readAffinity.crushLocationLabels | join "," }}"
 {{- end }}
           env:
             - name: POD_IP
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml
index 552f58bb0..96336e4d4 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml
@@ -222,6 +222,17 @@ provisioner:
 
   affinity: {}
 
+# readAffinity:
+# Enable read affinity for CephFS subvolumes. Recommended to
+# set to true if running kernel 5.8 or newer.
+# enabled: false
+# Define which node labels to use as CRUSH location.
+# This should correspond to the values set in the CRUSH map.
+# NOTE: the value here serves as an example
+# crushLocationLabels:
+#   - topology.kubernetes.io/region
+#   - topology.kubernetes.io/zone
+
 # Mount the host /etc/selinux inside pods to support
 # selinux-enabled filesystems
 selinuxMount: true
diff --git a/scripts/install-helm.sh b/scripts/install-helm.sh
index fe4e5d35b..2fe6beebb 100755
--- a/scripts/install-helm.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-helm.sh
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ install_cephcsi_helm_charts() {
     fi
     # install ceph-csi-cephfs and ceph-csi-rbd charts
     # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-    "${HELM}" install --namespace ${NAMESPACE} --set provisioner.fullnameOverride=csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner --set nodeplugin.fullnameOverride=csi-cephfsplugin --set configMapName=ceph-csi-config --set provisioner.replicaCount=1 --set-json='commonLabels={"app.kubernetes.io/name": "ceph-csi-cephfs", "app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "helm"}' ${SET_SC_TEMPLATE_VALUES} ${CEPHFS_SECRET_TEMPLATE_VALUES} ${CEPHFS_CHART_NAME} "${SCRIPT_DIR}"/../charts/ceph-csi-cephfs
+    "${HELM}" install --namespace ${NAMESPACE} --set provisioner.fullnameOverride=csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner --set nodeplugin.fullnameOverride=csi-cephfsplugin --set configMapName=ceph-csi-config --set provisioner.replicaCount=1 --set-json='commonLabels={"app.kubernetes.io/name": "ceph-csi-cephfs", "app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "helm"}' ${SET_SC_TEMPLATE_VALUES} ${CEPHFS_SECRET_TEMPLATE_VALUES} ${CEPHFS_CHART_NAME} "${SCRIPT_DIR}"/../charts/ceph-csi-cephfs --set readAffinity.enabled=true --set readAffinity.crushLocationLabels="{${CRUSH_LOCATION_REGION_LABEL},${CRUSH_LOCATION_ZONE_LABEL}}"
     check_deployment_status app=ceph-csi-cephfs "${NAMESPACE}"
     check_daemonset_status app=ceph-csi-cephfs "${NAMESPACE}"