diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/dataset_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/dataset_types.go
index 91524bc89e1..efb95952e2d 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/dataset_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/dataset_types.go
@@ -123,15 +123,19 @@ type DataRestoreLocation struct {
 }
 
 // DatasetSpec defines the desired state of Dataset
+// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:rule="self.allowEmptyMounts == true || (has(self.mounts) && size(self.mounts) >= 1)",message="Mounts must have at least one item unless AllowEmptyMounts is true"
 type DatasetSpec struct {
 	// Mount Points to be mounted on cache runtime. <br>
 	// This field can be empty because some runtimes don't need to mount external storage (e.g.
 	// <a href="https://v6d.io/">Vineyard</a>).
-	// +kubebuilder:validation:MinItems=1
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:UniqueItems=false
 	// +optional
 	Mounts []Mount `json:"mounts,omitempty"`
 
+	// AllowEmptyMounts indicates whether Mounts can be empty
+	// +optional
+	AllowEmptyMounts bool `json:"allowEmptyMounts,omitempty"`
+
 	// The owner of the dataset
 	// +optional
 	Owner *User `json:"owner,omitempty"`
diff --git a/charts/fluid/fluid/crds/data.fluid.io_datasets.yaml b/charts/fluid/fluid/crds/data.fluid.io_datasets.yaml
index 7780e3e84a8..45036e4b5d3 100644
--- a/charts/fluid/fluid/crds/data.fluid.io_datasets.yaml
+++ b/charts/fluid/fluid/crds/data.fluid.io_datasets.yaml
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ spec:
                 items:
                   type: string
                 type: array
+              allowEmptyMounts:
+                description: AllowEmptyMounts indicates whether Mounts can be empty
+                type: boolean
               dataRestoreLocation:
                 description: DataRestoreLocation is the location to load data of dataset  been
                   backuped
@@ -159,7 +162,6 @@ spec:
                   required:
                   - mountPoint
                   type: object
-                minItems: 1
                 type: array
               nodeAffinity:
                 description: |-
@@ -378,6 +380,11 @@ spec:
                   type: object
                 type: array
             type: object
+            x-kubernetes-validations:
+            - message: Mounts must have at least one item unless AllowEmptyMounts
+                is true
+              rule: self.allowEmptyMounts == true || (has(self.mounts) && size(self.mounts)
+                >= 1)
           status:
             description: DatasetStatus defines the observed state of Dataset
             properties:
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/data.fluid.io_datasets.yaml b/config/crd/bases/data.fluid.io_datasets.yaml
index 7780e3e84a8..45036e4b5d3 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/data.fluid.io_datasets.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/data.fluid.io_datasets.yaml
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ spec:
                 items:
                   type: string
                 type: array
+              allowEmptyMounts:
+                description: AllowEmptyMounts indicates whether Mounts can be empty
+                type: boolean
               dataRestoreLocation:
                 description: DataRestoreLocation is the location to load data of dataset  been
                   backuped
@@ -159,7 +162,6 @@ spec:
                   required:
                   - mountPoint
                   type: object
-                minItems: 1
                 type: array
               nodeAffinity:
                 description: |-
@@ -378,6 +380,11 @@ spec:
                   type: object
                 type: array
             type: object
+            x-kubernetes-validations:
+            - message: Mounts must have at least one item unless AllowEmptyMounts
+                is true
+              rule: self.allowEmptyMounts == true || (has(self.mounts) && size(self.mounts)
+                >= 1)
           status:
             description: DatasetStatus defines the observed state of Dataset
             properties: