diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
index 16ddd5d1a..6d3c371cb 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ spec:
 {{- if .Values.provisioner.clustername }}
             - "--clustername={{ .Values.provisioner.clustername }}"
 {{- end }}
+            - "--setmetadata={{ .Values.provisioner.setmetadata }}"
           env:
             - name: POD_IP
               valueFrom:
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml
index 0ad9d5253..369674c68 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ provisioner:
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     resources: {}
 
+  # set metadata on volume
+  setmetadata: true
+
   resizer:
     name: resizer
     enabled: true
diff --git a/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml b/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml
index d6d2d1caa..bc2ae95e0 100644
--- a/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml
+++ b/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ spec:
             - "--drivername=cephfs.csi.ceph.com"
             - "--pidlimit=-1"
             - "--enableprofiling=false"
+            - "--setmetadata=true"
           env:
             - name: POD_IP
               valueFrom: