diff --git a/e2e/cephfs.go b/e2e/cephfs.go
index 2b3103a43..6abc9bfa4 100644
--- a/e2e/cephfs.go
+++ b/e2e/cephfs.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var (
 	cephfsNodePluginPSP   = "csi-nodeplugin-psp.yaml"
 	cephfsDeploymentName  = "csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner"
 	cephfsDeamonSetName   = "csi-cephfsplugin"
+	cephfsContainerName   = "csi-cephfsplugin"
 	cephfsDirPath         = "../deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/"
 	cephfsExamplePath     = "../examples/cephfs/"
 	subvolumegroup        = "e2e"
@@ -427,6 +428,23 @@ var _ = Describe("cephfs", func() {
 				}
 			})
 
+			By("Create PVC, bind it to an app, unmount volume and check app deletion", func() {
+				pvc, app, err := createPVCAndAppBinding(pvcPath, appPath, f, deployTimeout)
+				if err != nil {
+					e2elog.Failf("failed to create PVC or application with error %v", err)
+				}
+
+				err = unmountCephFSVolume(f, app.Name, pvc.Name)
+				if err != nil {
+					e2elog.Failf("failed to unmount volume with error %v", err)
+				}
+
+				err = deletePVCAndApp("", f, pvc, app)
+				if err != nil {
+					e2elog.Failf("failed to delete PVC or application with error %v", err)
+				}
+			})
+
 			By("create PVC, delete backing subvolume and check pv deletion", func() {
 				pvc, err := loadPVC(pvcPath)
 				if err != nil {
diff --git a/e2e/cephfs_helper.go b/e2e/cephfs_helper.go
index a9c1d7324..08ad01c32 100644
--- a/e2e/cephfs_helper.go
+++ b/e2e/cephfs_helper.go
@@ -101,6 +101,26 @@ func createCephfsSecret(f *framework.Framework, secretName, userName, userKey st
 	return err
 }
 
+// unmountCephFSVolume unmounts a cephFS volume mounted on a pod.
+func unmountCephFSVolume(f *framework.Framework, appName, pvcName string) error {
+	pod, err := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(f.UniqueName).Get(context.TODO(), appName, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		e2elog.Logf("Error occurred getting pod %s in namespace %s", appName, f.UniqueName)
+		return err
+	}
+	pvc, err := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(f.UniqueName).Get(context.TODO(), pvcName, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		e2elog.Logf("Error occurred getting PVC %s in namespace %s", pvcName, f.UniqueName)
+		return err
+	}
+	cmd := fmt.Sprintf("umount /var/lib/kubelet/pods/%s/volumes/kubernetes.io~csi/%s/mount", pod.UID, pvc.Spec.VolumeName)
+	_, stdErr, err := execCommandInDaemonsetPod(f, cmd, cephfsDeamonSetName, pod.Spec.NodeName, cephfsContainerName, cephCSINamespace)
+	if stdErr != "" {
+		e2elog.Logf("StdErr occurred: %s", stdErr)
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
 func deleteBackingCephFSVolume(f *framework.Framework, pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim) error {
 	imageData, err := getImageInfoFromPVC(pvc.Namespace, pvc.Name, f)
 	if err != nil {