diff --git a/e2e/utils.go b/e2e/utils.go
index aa5b58a29..36c63ef57 100644
--- a/e2e/utils.go
+++ b/e2e/utils.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ const (
 	rbdProvisionerSecretName = "rook-csi-rbd-provisioner" // nolint: gosec
 
 	rookTolBoxPodLabel = "app=rook-ceph-tools"
+	rbdmountOptions    = "mountOptions"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -311,6 +312,12 @@ func createRBDStorageClass(c kubernetes.Interface, f *framework.Framework, scOpt
 		value := scv1.VolumeBindingWaitForFirstConsumer
 		sc.VolumeBindingMode = &value
 	}
+
+	// comma separated mount options
+	if opt, ok := scOptions[rbdmountOptions]; ok {
+		mOpt := strings.Split(opt, ",")
+		sc.MountOptions = append(sc.MountOptions, mOpt...)
+	}
 	_, err := c.StorageV1().StorageClasses().Create(context.TODO(), &sc, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	Expect(err).Should(BeNil())
 }