diff --git a/e2e/rbd.go b/e2e/rbd.go
index 21136e9e1..fcc29a13f 100644
--- a/e2e/rbd.go
+++ b/e2e/rbd.go
@@ -234,6 +234,40 @@ var _ = Describe("RBD", func() {
 					Fail(err.Error())
 				}
 			})
+
+			By("Test unmount after nodeplugin restart", func() {
+				pvc, err := loadPVC(pvcPath)
+				if err != nil {
+					Fail(err.Error())
+				}
+				pvc.Namespace = f.UniqueName
+
+				app, err := loadApp(appPath)
+				if err != nil {
+					Fail(err.Error())
+				}
+				app.Namespace = f.UniqueName
+				err = createPVCAndApp("", f, pvc, app)
+				if err != nil {
+					Fail(err.Error())
+				}
+
+				// delete rbd nodeplugin pods
+				err = deletePodWithLabel("app=csi-rbdplugin")
+				if err != nil {
+					Fail(err.Error())
+				}
+				// wait for nodeplugin pods to come up
+				err = waitForDaemonSets(rbdDaemonsetName, namespace, f.ClientSet, deployTimeout)
+				if err != nil {
+					Fail(err.Error())
+				}
+
+				err = deletePVCAndApp("", f, pvc, app)
+				if err != nil {
+					Fail(err.Error())
+				}
+			})
 		})
 	})
 
diff --git a/e2e/utils.go b/e2e/utils.go
index 0a8f40462..045f3eb07 100644
--- a/e2e/utils.go
+++ b/e2e/utils.go
@@ -611,6 +611,13 @@ func validatePVCAndAppBinding(pvcPath, appPath string, f *framework.Framework) {
 		Fail(err.Error())
 	}
 }
+func deletePodWithLabel(label string) error {
+	_, err := framework.RunKubectl("delete", "po", "-l", label)
+	if err != nil {
+		e2elog.Logf("failed to delete pod %v", err)
+	}
+	return err
+}
 
 func validateNormalUserPVCAccess(pvcPath string, f *framework.Framework) {
 	pvc, err := loadPVC(pvcPath)