diff --git a/internal/rbd/clone.go b/internal/rbd/clone.go
index 3b91e47be..1fe0e42d8 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/clone.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/clone.go
@@ -181,6 +181,14 @@ func (rv *rbdVolume) createCloneFromImage(ctx context.Context, parentVol *rbdVol
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// expand the image if the requested size is greater than the current size
+	err = rv.expand()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to resize volume %s: %v", rv, err)
+
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
index 10acab35e..640079a54 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
@@ -408,6 +408,13 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) repairExistingVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.C
 				return nil, cleanupThickClone(ctx, parentVol, rbdVol, rbdSnap, cr)
 			}
 		}
+		// expand the image if the requested size is greater than the current size
+		err := rbdVol.expand()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to resize volume %s: %v", rbdVol, err)
+
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return buildCreateVolumeResponse(req, rbdVol), nil
diff --git a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
index eed7b7924..3b18c8e2c 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
@@ -1703,6 +1703,16 @@ func cleanupRBDImageMetadataStash(metaDataPath string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// expand checks if the requestedVolume size and the existing image size both
+// are same. If they are same, it returns nil else it resizes the image.
+func (rv *rbdVolume) expand() error {
+	if rv.RequestedVolSize == rv.VolSize {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return rv.resize(rv.RequestedVolSize)
+}
+
 // resize the given volume to new size.
 // updates Volsize of rbdVolume object to newSize in case of success.
 func (rv *rbdVolume) resize(newSize int64) error {