diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/driver_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/driver_types.go
index b562eeaa..af2c0607 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/driver_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/driver_types.go
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ type ControllerPluginResourcesSpec struct {
 }
 
 type ControllerPluginSpec struct {
+	// hostNetwork setting to be propagated to CSI controller plugin pods
+	HostNetwork *bool `json:"hostNetwork,omitempty"`
 	// Embedded common pods spec
 	PodCommonSpec `json:",inline"`
 
@@ -274,6 +276,7 @@ const (
 
 // DriverSpec defines the desired state of Driver
 type DriverSpec struct {
+
 	// Logging configuration for driver's pods
 	//+kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	Log *LogSpec `json:"log,omitempty"`
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index a8542df9..bb617807 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -437,6 +437,11 @@ func (in *ControllerPluginResourcesSpec) DeepCopy() *ControllerPluginResourcesSp
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *ControllerPluginSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *ControllerPluginSpec) {
 	*out = *in
+	if in.HostNetwork != nil {
+		in, out := &in.HostNetwork, &out.HostNetwork
+		*out = new(bool)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 	in.PodCommonSpec.DeepCopyInto(&out.PodCommonSpec)
 	if in.DeploymentStrategy != nil {
 		in, out := &in.DeploymentStrategy, &out.DeploymentStrategy
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/csi.ceph.io_drivers.yaml b/config/crd/bases/csi.ceph.io_drivers.yaml
index 7fe11209..6816ab66 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/csi.ceph.io_drivers.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/csi.ceph.io_drivers.yaml
@@ -1051,6 +1051,10 @@ spec:
                           Default is RollingUpdate.
                         type: string
                     type: object
+                  hostNetwork:
+                    description: hostNetwork setting to be propagated to CSI controller
+                      plugin pods
+                    type: boolean
                   imagePullPolicy:
                     description: To indicate the image pull policy to be applied to
                       all the containers in the csi driver pods.
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/csi.ceph.io_operatorconfigs.yaml b/config/crd/bases/csi.ceph.io_operatorconfigs.yaml
index 9e4884a3..fde8ebcc 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/csi.ceph.io_operatorconfigs.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/csi.ceph.io_operatorconfigs.yaml
@@ -1060,6 +1060,10 @@ spec:
                               "RollingUpdate". Default is RollingUpdate.
                             type: string
                         type: object
+                      hostNetwork:
+                        description: hostNetwork setting to be propagated to CSI controller
+                          plugin pods
+                        type: boolean
                       imagePullPolicy:
                         description: To indicate the image pull policy to be applied
                           to all the containers in the csi driver pods.
diff --git a/internal/controller/driver_controller.go b/internal/controller/driver_controller.go
index e5a1ac1e..82d62402 100644
--- a/internal/controller/driver_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/driver_controller.go
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ func (r *driverReconcile) reconcileControllerPluginDeployment() error {
 			Strategy: ptr.Deref(pluginSpec.DeploymentStrategy, defaultDeploymentStrategy),
 			Template: corev1.PodTemplateSpec{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+
 					Labels: utils.Call(func() map[string]string {
 						podLabels := map[string]string{}
 						maps.Copy(podLabels, pluginSpec.Labels)
@@ -575,6 +576,7 @@ func (r *driverReconcile) reconcileControllerPluginDeployment() error {
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					ServiceAccountName: serviceAccountName,
 					PriorityClassName:  ptr.Deref(pluginSpec.PrioritylClassName, ""),
+					HostNetwork:        ptr.Deref(pluginSpec.HostNetwork, false),
 					Affinity:           getControllerPluginPodAffinity(pluginSpec, &appSelector),
 					Tolerations:        pluginSpec.Tolerations,
 					Containers: utils.Call(func() []corev1.Container {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/ceph/ceph-csi-operator/api/v1alpha1/driver_types.go b/vendor/github.com/ceph/ceph-csi-operator/api/v1alpha1/driver_types.go
index b562eeaa..af2c0607 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/ceph/ceph-csi-operator/api/v1alpha1/driver_types.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/ceph/ceph-csi-operator/api/v1alpha1/driver_types.go
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ type ControllerPluginResourcesSpec struct {
 }
 
 type ControllerPluginSpec struct {
+	// hostNetwork setting to be propagated to CSI controller plugin pods
+	HostNetwork *bool `json:"hostNetwork,omitempty"`
 	// Embedded common pods spec
 	PodCommonSpec `json:",inline"`
 
@@ -274,6 +276,7 @@ const (
 
 // DriverSpec defines the desired state of Driver
 type DriverSpec struct {
+
 	// Logging configuration for driver's pods
 	//+kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	Log *LogSpec `json:"log,omitempty"`
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/ceph/ceph-csi-operator/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/vendor/github.com/ceph/ceph-csi-operator/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index a8542df9..bb617807 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/ceph/ceph-csi-operator/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/ceph/ceph-csi-operator/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -437,6 +437,11 @@ func (in *ControllerPluginResourcesSpec) DeepCopy() *ControllerPluginResourcesSp
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *ControllerPluginSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *ControllerPluginSpec) {
 	*out = *in
+	if in.HostNetwork != nil {
+		in, out := &in.HostNetwork, &out.HostNetwork
+		*out = new(bool)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 	in.PodCommonSpec.DeepCopyInto(&out.PodCommonSpec)
 	if in.DeploymentStrategy != nil {
 		in, out := &in.DeploymentStrategy, &out.DeploymentStrategy