diff --git a/e2e/rbd.go b/e2e/rbd.go
index 26abed41c..f65030653 100644
--- a/e2e/rbd.go
+++ b/e2e/rbd.go
@@ -761,7 +761,35 @@ var _ = Describe("RBD", func() {
 			By("create a PVC-PVC clone and bind it to an app", func() {
 				// pvc clone is only supported from v1.16+
 				if k8sVersionGreaterEquals(f.ClientSet, 1, 16) {
-					validatePVCClone(defaultCloneCount, pvcPath, appPath, pvcSmartClonePath, appSmartClonePath, false, f)
+					validatePVCClone(defaultCloneCount, pvcPath, appPath, pvcSmartClonePath, appSmartClonePath, noPVCValidation, f)
+				}
+			})
+
+			By("create a thick-provisioned PVC-PVC clone and bind it to an app", func() {
+				// pvc clone is only supported from v1.16+
+				if !k8sVersionGreaterEquals(f.ClientSet, 1, 16) {
+					Skip("pvc clone is only supported from v1.16+")
+				}
+
+				err := deleteResource(rbdExamplePath + "storageclass.yaml")
+				if err != nil {
+					e2elog.Failf("failed to delete storageclass with error %v", err)
+				}
+				err = createRBDStorageClass(f.ClientSet, f, defaultSCName, nil, map[string]string{
+					"thickProvision": "true"}, deletePolicy)
+				if err != nil {
+					e2elog.Failf("failed to create storageclass with error %v", err)
+				}
+
+				validatePVCClone(1, pvcPath, appPath, pvcSmartClonePath, appSmartClonePath, isThickPVC, f)
+
+				err = deleteResource(rbdExamplePath + "storageclass.yaml")
+				if err != nil {
+					e2elog.Failf("failed to delete storageclass with error %v", err)
+				}
+				err = createRBDStorageClass(f.ClientSet, f, defaultSCName, nil, nil, deletePolicy)
+				if err != nil {
+					e2elog.Failf("failed to create storageclass with error %v", err)
 				}
 			})
 
@@ -813,7 +841,7 @@ var _ = Describe("RBD", func() {
 					e2elog.Failf("failed to create storageclass with error %v", err)
 				}
 
-				validatePVCClone(1, pvcPath, appPath, pvcSmartClonePath, appSmartClonePath, true, f)
+				validatePVCClone(1, pvcPath, appPath, pvcSmartClonePath, appSmartClonePath, isEncryptedPVC, f)
 
 				err = deleteResource(rbdExamplePath + "storageclass.yaml")
 				if err != nil {
@@ -838,7 +866,7 @@ var _ = Describe("RBD", func() {
 				}
 				// pvc clone is only supported from v1.16+
 				if v.Major > "1" || (v.Major == "1" && v.Minor >= "16") {
-					validatePVCClone(defaultCloneCount, rawPvcPath, rawAppPath, pvcBlockSmartClonePath, appBlockSmartClonePath, false, f)
+					validatePVCClone(defaultCloneCount, rawPvcPath, rawAppPath, pvcBlockSmartClonePath, appBlockSmartClonePath, noPVCValidation, f)
 				}
 			})
 			By("create/delete multiple PVCs and Apps", func() {
diff --git a/e2e/rbd_helper.go b/e2e/rbd_helper.go
index c917a77cd..483c73ad1 100644
--- a/e2e/rbd_helper.go
+++ b/e2e/rbd_helper.go
@@ -414,7 +414,13 @@ func validateEncryptedPVCAndAppBinding(pvcPath, appPath, kms string, f *framewor
 	return nil
 }
 
-func validateEncryptedPVC(f *framework.Framework, pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, app *v1.Pod) error {
+type validateFunc func(f *framework.Framework, pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, app *v1.Pod) error
+
+// noPVCValidation can be used to pass to validatePVCClone when no extra
+// validation of the PVC is needed.
+var noPVCValidation validateFunc = nil
+
+func isEncryptedPVC(f *framework.Framework, pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, app *v1.Pod) error {
 	imageData, err := getImageInfoFromPVC(pvc.Namespace, pvc.Name, f)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -424,6 +430,16 @@ func validateEncryptedPVC(f *framework.Framework, pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim,
 	return validateEncryptedImage(f, rbdImageSpec, app)
 }
 
+func isThickPVC(f *framework.Framework, pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, app *v1.Pod) error {
+	du, err := getRbdDu(f, pvc)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get allocations of RBD image: %w", err)
+	} else if du.UsedSize == 0 || du.UsedSize != du.ProvisionedSize {
+		return fmt.Errorf("backing RBD image is not thick-provisioned (%d/%d)", du.UsedSize, du.ProvisionedSize)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // validateEncryptedImage verifies that the RBD image is encrypted. The
 // following checks are performed:
 // - Metadata of the image should be set with the encryption state;
diff --git a/e2e/utils.go b/e2e/utils.go
index 65dfc3a17..a9ea9c350 100644
--- a/e2e/utils.go
+++ b/e2e/utils.go
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ func writeDataAndCalChecksum(app *v1.Pod, opt *metav1.ListOptions, f *framework.
 }
 
 // nolint:gocyclo,gocognit // reduce complexity
-func validatePVCClone(totalCount int, sourcePvcPath, sourceAppPath, clonePvcPath, clonePvcAppPath string, validateEncryption bool, f *framework.Framework) {
+func validatePVCClone(totalCount int, sourcePvcPath, sourceAppPath, clonePvcPath, clonePvcAppPath string, validatePVC validateFunc, f *framework.Framework) {
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	wgErrs := make([]error, totalCount)
 	chErrs := make([]error, totalCount)
@@ -598,8 +598,8 @@ func validatePVCClone(totalCount int, sourcePvcPath, sourceAppPath, clonePvcPath
 					e2elog.Logf("checksum didn't match. checksum=%s and checksumclone=%s", checkSum, checkSumClone)
 				}
 			}
-			if wgErrs[n] == nil && validateEncryption {
-				wgErrs[n] = validateEncryptedPVC(f, &p, &a)
+			if wgErrs[n] == nil && validatePVC != nil {
+				wgErrs[n] = validatePVC(f, &p, &a)
 			}
 			w.Done()
 		}(&wg, i, *pvcClone, *appClone)
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ func validatePVCSnapshot(totalCount int, pvcPath, appPath, snapshotPath, pvcClon
 				}
 			}
 			if wgErrs[n] == nil && kms != "" {
-				wgErrs[n] = validateEncryptedPVC(f, &p, &a)
+				wgErrs[n] = isEncryptedPVC(f, &p, &a)
 			}
 			w.Done()
 		}(&wg, i, *pvcClone, *appClone)