diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml
index 291e96e34..b7b821fab 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ containerd_registries_mirrors:
 
 containerd_max_container_log_line_size: -1
 
+containerd_ignore_image_defined_volumes: false
+
 # If enabled it will allow non root users to use port numbers <1024
 containerd_enable_unprivileged_ports: false
 # If enabled it will allow non root users to use icmp sockets
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2 b/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2
index 23e2d7b5b..d41319690 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ oom_score = {{ containerd_oom_score }}
 
 [plugins]
   [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri"]
+    ignore_image_defined_volumes = {{ containerd_ignore_image_defined_volumes }}
     sandbox_image = "{{ pod_infra_image_repo }}:{{ pod_infra_image_tag }}"
     max_container_log_line_size = {{ containerd_max_container_log_line_size }}
     enable_unprivileged_ports = {{ containerd_enable_unprivileged_ports | lower }}