diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/local_volume_provisioner/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/local_volume_provisioner/tasks/main.yml
index 2359588b5..57994468c 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/local_volume_provisioner/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/local_volume_provisioner/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     state: directory
     owner: root
     group: root
-    mode: 0700
+    mode: "{{ local_volume_provisioner_directory_mode }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ item[0] }}"
   with_nested:
     - "{{ groups['k8s-cluster'] }}"
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0050-create_directories.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0050-create_directories.yml
index 2e2c46184..91230c9de 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0050-create_directories.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0050-create_directories.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     state: directory
     owner: root
     group: root
-    mode: 0700
+    mode: "{{ local_volume_provisioner_directory_mode }}"
   with_items: "{{ local_volume_provisioner_storage_classes.keys() | list }}"
   when:
     - inventory_hostname in groups['k8s-cluster']
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index 8a9478380..044ec27e8 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ registry_enabled: false
 metrics_server_enabled: false
 enable_network_policy: true
 local_volume_provisioner_enabled: "{{ local_volumes_enabled | default('false') }}"
+local_volume_provisioner_directory_mode: 0700
 persistent_volumes_enabled: false
 cephfs_provisioner_enabled: false
 rbd_provisioner_enabled: false