diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/README.md b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/README.md
index 604e8be53..18e57fea5 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/README.md
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/README.md
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ charts and their default values.
 | `provisioner.replicaCount`                     | Specifies the replicaCount                                                                                                                           | `3`                                                |
 | `provisioner.timeout`                          | GRPC timeout for waiting for creation or deletion of a volume                                                                                        | `60s`                                              |
 | `provisioner.priorityClassName`                | Set user created priorityclassName for csi provisioner pods. Default is `system-cluster-critical` which is less priority than `system-node-critical` | `system-cluster-critical`                          |
+| `provisioner.enableHostNetwork`                | Specifies whether hostNetwork is enabled for provisioner pod.                                                                                        | `false`                                            |
 | `provisioner.profiling.enabled`                | Specifies whether profiling should be enabled                                                                                                        | `false`                                            |
 | `provisioner.provisioner.image.repository`     | Specifies the csi-provisioner image repository URL                                                                                                   | `registry.k8s.io/sig-storage/csi-provisioner`      |
 | `provisioner.provisioner.image.tag`            | Specifies image tag                                                                                                                                  | `v3.1.0`                                           |
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
index 3c20609fe..5da7f1e73 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ spec:
               topologyKey: "kubernetes.io/hostname"
 {{- end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "ceph-csi-cephfs.serviceAccountName.provisioner" . }}
+      hostNetwork: {{ .Values.provisioner.enableHostNetwork }}
 {{- if .Values.provisioner.priorityClassName }}
       priorityClassName: {{ .Values.provisioner.priorityClassName }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml
index b21871a09..351e2d183 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ provisioner:
   # system-cluster-critical which is less priority than system-node-critical
   priorityClassName: system-cluster-critical
 
+  # enable hostnetwork for provisioner pod. default is false
+  # useful for deployments where the podNetwork has no access to ceph
+  enableHostNetwork: false
+
   httpMetrics:
     # Metrics only available for cephcsi/cephcsi => 1.2.0
     # Specifies whether http metrics should be exposed
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/README.md b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/README.md
index 9e5b413e6..234c570ca 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/README.md
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/README.md
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ charts and their default values.
 | `provisioner.clustername`                      | Cluster name to set on the RBD image                                                                                                                 | ""                                                 |
 | `provisioner.setmetadata`                      | Set metadata on volume                                                                                                                               | `true`                                             |
 | `provisioner.priorityClassName`                | Set user created priorityclassName for csi provisioner pods. Default is `system-cluster-critical` which is less priority than `system-node-critical` | `system-cluster-critical`                          |
+| `provisioner.enableHostNetwork`                | Specifies whether hostNetwork is enabled for provisioner pod.                                                                                        | `false`                                            |
 | `provisioner.profiling.enabled`                | Specifies whether profiling should be enabled                                                                                                        | `false`                                            |
 | `provisioner.provisioner.image.repository`     | Specifies the csi-provisioner image repository URL                                                                                                   | `registry.k8s.io/sig-storage/csi-provisioner`           |
 | `provisioner.provisioner.image.tag`            | Specifies image tag                                                                                                                                  | `canary`                                           |
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
index 540b8add8..3738c3a06 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ spec:
               topologyKey: "kubernetes.io/hostname"
 {{- end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "ceph-csi-rbd.serviceAccountName.provisioner" . }}
+      hostNetwork: {{ .Values.provisioner.enableHostNetwork }}
 {{- if .Values.provisioner.priorityClassName }}
       priorityClassName: {{ .Values.provisioner.priorityClassName }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/values.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/values.yaml
index 8c67572e6..8b3970570 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/values.yaml
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ provisioner:
   # system-cluster-critical which is less priority than system-node-critical
   priorityClassName: system-cluster-critical
 
+  # enable hostnetwork for provisioner pod. default is false
+  # useful for deployments where the podNetwork has no access to ceph
+  enableHostNetwork: false
+
   httpMetrics:
     # Metrics only available for cephcsi/cephcsi => 1.2.0
     # Specifies whether http metrics should be exposed