diff --git a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
index b977c4d49..b7d1e87c7 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) parseVolCreateRequest(ctx context.Context, req *csi.
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, "multi node access modes are only supported on rbd `block` type volumes")
 	}
 
+	if imageFeatures, ok := req.GetParameters()["imageFeatures"]; checkImageFeatures(imageFeatures, ok, true) {
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, "missing required parameter imageFeatures")
+	}
+
 	// if it's NOT SINGLE_NODE_WRITER and it's BLOCK we'll set the parameter to ignore the in-use checks
 	rbdVol, err := genVolFromVolumeOptions(ctx, req.GetParameters(), req.GetSecrets(), (isMultiNode && isBlock))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go b/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go
index 1f1ce673b..fbabe370f 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ func (ns *NodeServer) NodeStageVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.NodeStageVol
 		return &csi.NodeStageVolumeResponse{}, nil
 	}
 
+	// throw error when imageFeatures parameter is missing or empty
+	// for backward compatibility, ignore error for non-static volumes from older cephcsi version
+	if imageFeatures, ok := req.GetVolumeContext()["imageFeatures"]; checkImageFeatures(imageFeatures, ok, staticVol) {
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, "missing required parameter imageFeatures")
+	}
+
 	volOptions, err := genVolFromVolumeOptions(ctx, req.GetVolumeContext(), req.GetSecrets(), disableInUseChecks)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
diff --git a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
index a6cb3658a..60f52c59e 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
@@ -448,6 +448,13 @@ func (rv *rbdVolume) isInUse() (bool, error) {
 	return len(watchers) > defaultWatchers, nil
 }
 
+// checkImageFeatures check presence of imageFeatures parameter. It returns true when
+// there imageFeatures is missing or empty, skips missing parameter for non-static volumes
+// for backward compatibility.
+func checkImageFeatures(imageFeatures string, ok, static bool) bool {
+	return static && (!ok || imageFeatures == "")
+}
+
 // addRbdManagerTask adds a ceph manager task to execute command
 // asynchronously. If command is not found returns a bool set to false
 // example arg ["trash", "remove","pool/image"].