diff --git a/e2e/README.md b/e2e/README.md
index 90e0620d4..3436aca6b 100644
--- a/e2e/README.md
+++ b/e2e/README.md
@@ -87,22 +87,23 @@ Thanks to [minikube](../scripts/minikube.sh) script for the handy `deploy-rook`
 In addition to standard go tests parameters, the following custom parameters
 are available while running tests:
 
-| flag              | description                                                                   |
-| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| deploy-timeout    | Timeout to wait for created kubernetes resources (default: 10 minutes)        |
-| deploy-cephfs     | Deploy cephFS CSI driver as part of E2E (default: true)                       |
-| deploy-rbd        | Deploy rbd CSI driver as part of E2E (default: true)                          |
-| test-cephfs       | Test cephFS CSI driver as part of E2E (default: true)                         |
-| upgrade-testing   | Perform upgrade testing (default: false)                                      |
-| upgrade-version   | Target version for upgrade testing (default: "v3.5.1")                        |
-| test-rbd          | Test rbd CSI driver as part of E2E (default: true)                            |
-| cephcsi-namespace | The namespace in which cephcsi driver will be created (default: "default")    |
-| rook-namespace    | The namespace in which rook operator is installed (default: "rook-ceph")      |
-| kubeconfig        | Path to kubeconfig containing embedded authinfo (default: $HOME/.kube/config) |
-| timeout           | Panic test binary after duration d (default 0, timeout disabled)              |
-| v                 | Verbose: print additional output                                              |
-| is-openshift      | Run in OpenShift compatibility mode, skips certain new feature tests          |
-| filesystem        | Name of the CephFS filesystem (default: "myfs")                               |
+| flag              | description                                                                                       |
+| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| deploy-timeout    | Timeout to wait for created kubernetes resources (default: 10 minutes)                            |
+| deploy-cephfs     | Deploy cephFS CSI driver as part of E2E (default: true)                                           |
+| deploy-rbd        | Deploy rbd CSI driver as part of E2E (default: true)                                              |
+| test-cephfs       | Test cephFS CSI driver as part of E2E (default: true)                                             |
+| upgrade-testing   | Perform upgrade testing (default: false)                                                          |
+| upgrade-version   | Target version for upgrade testing (default: "v3.5.1")                                            |
+| test-rbd          | Test rbd CSI driver as part of E2E (default: true)                                                |
+| cephcsi-namespace | The namespace in which cephcsi driver will be created (default: "default")                        |
+| rook-namespace    | The namespace in which rook operator is installed (default: "rook-ceph")                          |
+| kubeconfig        | Path to kubeconfig containing embedded authinfo (default: $HOME/.kube/config)                     |
+| timeout           | Panic test binary after duration d (default 0, timeout disabled)                                  |
+| v                 | Verbose: print additional output                                                                  |
+| is-openshift      | Run in OpenShift compatibility mode, skips certain new feature tests                              |
+| filesystem        | Name of the CephFS filesystem (default: "myfs")                                                   |
+| clusterid         | Use the Ceph cluster id in the StorageClasses and SnapshotClasses (default: `ceph fsid` detected) |
 
 ## E2E for snapshot
 
diff --git a/e2e/e2e_test.go b/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 9199430e2..fec5cc5cd 100644
--- a/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&rookNamespace, "rook-namespace", "rook-ceph", "namespace in which rook is deployed")
 	flag.BoolVar(&isOpenShift, "is-openshift", false, "disables certain checks on OpenShift")
 	flag.StringVar(&fileSystemName, "filesystem", "myfs", "CephFS filesystem to use")
+	flag.StringVar(&clusterID, "clusterid", "", "Ceph cluster ID to use (defaults to `ceph fsid` detection)")
 	setDefaultKubeconfig()
 
 	// Register framework flags, then handle flags
diff --git a/e2e/utils.go b/e2e/utils.go
index c7eb0a9b4..beab0c655 100644
--- a/e2e/utils.go
+++ b/e2e/utils.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ var (
 	radosNamespace   string
 	poll             = 2 * time.Second
 	isOpenShift      bool
+	clusterID        string
 )
 
 func getMons(ns string, c kubernetes.Interface) ([]string, error) {
@@ -122,6 +123,10 @@ func getMonsHash(mons string) string {
 }
 
 func getClusterID(f *framework.Framework) (string, error) {
+	if clusterID != "" {
+		return clusterID, nil
+	}
+
 	fsID, stdErr, err := execCommandInToolBoxPod(f, "ceph fsid", rookNamespace)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed getting clusterID through toolbox: %w", err)