diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/README.md b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/README.md
index 165d2bf8f9f9..9c47c4a7fda3 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/README.md
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/README.md
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ charts and their default values.
 | `storageClass.pool`                            | Ceph pool into which the RBD image shall be created                                                                                                  | `replicapool`                                      |
 | `storageclass.imageFeatures`                   | Specifies RBD image features                                                                                                                         | `layering`                                         |
 | `storageclass.tryOtherMounters`                | Specifies whether to try other mounters in case if the current mounter fails to mount the rbd image for any reason                                   | `false`                                            |
+| `storageclass.mkfsOptions`                | Options to pass to the `mkfs` command while creating the filesystem on the RBD device                                   | `""`                                            |
 | `storageClass.mounter`                         | Specifies RBD mounter                                                                                                                                | `""`                                               |
 | `storageClass.cephLogDir`                      | ceph client log location, it is the target bindmount path used inside container                                                                      | `"/var/log/ceph"`                                  |
 | `storageClass.cephLogStrategy`                 | ceph client log strategy, available options `remove` or `compress` or `preserve`                                                                     | `"remove"`                                         |
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/storageclass.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/storageclass.yaml
index a559456aa2b8..8e7c983a719e 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/storageclass.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/storageclass.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ parameters:
 {{- if .Values.storageClass.tryOtherMounters }}
   tryOtherMounters: {{ .Values.storageClass.tryOtherMounters | quote}}
 {{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.storageClass.mkfsOptions }}
+  mkfsOptions: {{ .Values.storageClass.mkfsOptions }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.storageClass.mounter }}
   mounter: {{ .Values.storageClass.mounter }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/values.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/values.yaml
index 0d43b1671109..95350d41dc8f 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/values.yaml
@@ -336,6 +336,17 @@ storageClass:
   # should work with any mounter type.
   # tryOtherMounters: false
 
+  # (optional) Options to pass to the `mkfs` command while creating the
+  # filesystem on the RBD device. Check the man-page for the `mkfs` command
+  # for the filesystem for more details. When `mkfsOptions` is set here, the
+  # defaults will not be used, consider including them in this parameter.
+  #
+  # The default options depend on the csi.storage.k8s.io/fstype setting:
+  # - ext4: "-m0 -Enodiscard,lazy_itable_init=1,lazy_journal_init=1"
+  # - xfs: "-K"
+  #
+  # mkfsOptions: "-m0 -Ediscard -i1024"
+
   # (optional) uncomment the following to use rbd-nbd as mounter
   # on supported nodes
   # mounter: rbd-nbd