diff --git a/charts/aws-efs-csi-driver/templates/controller-deployment.yaml b/charts/aws-efs-csi-driver/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
index 573e9e33f..1d047e792 100644
--- a/charts/aws-efs-csi-driver/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/aws-efs-csi-driver/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -180,7 +180,11 @@ spec:
           {{- end }}
       volumes:
         - name: socket-dir
+          {{- if .Values.controller.socketDirVolume }}
+          {{- toYaml .Values.controller.socketDirVolume | nindent 10 }}
+          {{- else }}
           emptyDir: {}
+          {{- end }}
         {{- with .Values.controller.volumes }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/aws-efs-csi-driver/values.yaml b/charts/aws-efs-csi-driver/values.yaml
index f8a09d135..2aae54366 100644
--- a/charts/aws-efs-csi-driver/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/aws-efs-csi-driver/values.yaml
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ controller:
   env: []
   volumes: []
   volumeMounts: []
+  socketDirVolume:
+    emptyDir: {}
   # Specifies whether a service account should be created
   serviceAccount:
     create: true