diff --git a/api/v1/sriovoperatorconfig_types.go b/api/v1/sriovoperatorconfig_types.go
index fc4fe4b64d..e1875140fd 100644
--- a/api/v1/sriovoperatorconfig_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/sriovoperatorconfig_types.go
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ type SriovOperatorConfigSpec struct {
 	// Default mode: daemon
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=daemon;systemd
 	ConfigurationMode ConfigurationModeType `json:"configurationMode,omitempty"`
+	// Flag to enable Container Device Interface mode for SR-IOV Network Device Plugin
+	UseCDI bool `json:"useCDI,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // SriovOperatorConfigStatus defines the observed state of SriovOperatorConfig
diff --git a/bindata/manifests/plugins/sriov-device-plugin.yaml b/bindata/manifests/plugins/sriov-device-plugin.yaml
index b36ae55cb5..be68398918 100644
--- a/bindata/manifests/plugins/sriov-device-plugin.yaml
+++ b/bindata/manifests/plugins/sriov-device-plugin.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ spec:
         - --log-level=10
         - --resource-prefix={{.ResourcePrefix}}
         - --config-file=/etc/pcidp/$(NODE_NAME)
+        {{- if .UseCDI }}
+        - --use-cdi
+        {{- end }}
         env:
         - name: NODE_NAME
           valueFrom:
@@ -65,6 +68,12 @@ spec:
           readOnly: true
         - name: device-info
           mountPath: /var/run/k8s.cni.cncf.io/devinfo/dp
+        {{- if .UseCDI }}
+        - name: dynamic-cdi
+          mountPath: /var/run/cdi
+        - name: host-config-volume
+          mountPath: /host/etc/pcidp/
+        {{- end }}
       volumes:
         - name: devicesock
           hostPath:
@@ -76,3 +85,13 @@ spec:
           hostPath:
             path: /var/run/k8s.cni.cncf.io/devinfo/dp
             type: DirectoryOrCreate
+        {{ - if .UseCDI }}
+        - name: dynamic-cdi
+          hostPath:
+            path: /var/run/cdi
+            type: DirectoryOrCreate
+        - name: host-config-volume
+          hostPath:
+            path: /etc/pcidp
+            type: DirectoryOrCreate
+        {{- end }}
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/sriovnetwork.openshift.io_sriovoperatorconfigs.yaml b/config/crd/bases/sriovnetwork.openshift.io_sriovoperatorconfigs.yaml
index e6864e5d06..1124d4e207 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/sriovnetwork.openshift.io_sriovoperatorconfigs.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/sriovnetwork.openshift.io_sriovoperatorconfigs.yaml
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ spec:
                 description: NodeSelector selects the nodes to be configured
                 type: object
               configurationMode:
-                description: Flag to enable the sriov-network-config-daemon to use
-                  a systemd mode instead of the regular method
+                description: 'Flag to enable the sriov-network-config-daemon to use
+                  a systemd service to configure SR-IOV devices on boot Default mode:
+                  daemon'
                 enum:
                 - daemon
                 - systemd
@@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ spec:
                 maximum: 2
                 minimum: 0
                 type: integer
+              useCDI:
+                description: Flag to enable Container Device Interface mode for SR-IOV
+                  Network Device Plugin
+                type: boolean
             type: object
           status:
             description: SriovOperatorConfigStatus defines the observed state of SriovOperatorConfig
diff --git a/controllers/sriovnetworknodepolicy_controller.go b/controllers/sriovnetworknodepolicy_controller.go
index 77c7f094d7..bb0b551b4d 100644
--- a/controllers/sriovnetworknodepolicy_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/sriovnetworknodepolicy_controller.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (r *SriovNetworkNodePolicyReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ct
 		return reconcile.Result{}, err
 	}
 	// Render and sync Daemon objects
-	if err = r.syncPluginDaemonObjs(ctx, defaultPolicy, policyList); err != nil {
+	if err = r.syncPluginDaemonObjs(ctx, defaultOpConf, defaultPolicy, policyList); err != nil {
 		return reconcile.Result{}, err
 	}
 	// Sync SriovNetworkNodeState objects
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ func (r *SriovNetworkNodePolicyReconciler) syncSriovNetworkNodeState(ctx context
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *SriovNetworkNodePolicyReconciler) syncPluginDaemonObjs(ctx context.Context, dp *sriovnetworkv1.SriovNetworkNodePolicy, pl *sriovnetworkv1.SriovNetworkNodePolicyList) error {
+func (r *SriovNetworkNodePolicyReconciler) syncPluginDaemonObjs(ctx context.Context, operatorConfig *sriovnetworkv1.SriovOperatorConfig, dp *sriovnetworkv1.SriovNetworkNodePolicy, pl *sriovnetworkv1.SriovNetworkNodePolicyList) error {
 	logger := log.Log.WithName("syncPluginDaemonObjs")
 	logger.Info("Start to sync sriov daemons objects")
 
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ func (r *SriovNetworkNodePolicyReconciler) syncPluginDaemonObjs(ctx context.Cont
 	data.Data["ReleaseVersion"] = os.Getenv("RELEASEVERSION")
 	data.Data["ResourcePrefix"] = os.Getenv("RESOURCE_PREFIX")
 	data.Data["ImagePullSecrets"] = GetImagePullSecrets()
+	data.Data["UseCDI"] = operatorConfig.Spec.UseCDI
 
 	objs, err := renderDsForCR(constants.PluginPath, &data)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/deployment/sriov-network-operator/crds/sriovnetwork.openshift.io_sriovoperatorconfigs.yaml b/deployment/sriov-network-operator/crds/sriovnetwork.openshift.io_sriovoperatorconfigs.yaml
index e6864e5d06..1124d4e207 100644
--- a/deployment/sriov-network-operator/crds/sriovnetwork.openshift.io_sriovoperatorconfigs.yaml
+++ b/deployment/sriov-network-operator/crds/sriovnetwork.openshift.io_sriovoperatorconfigs.yaml
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ spec:
                 description: NodeSelector selects the nodes to be configured
                 type: object
               configurationMode:
-                description: Flag to enable the sriov-network-config-daemon to use
-                  a systemd mode instead of the regular method
+                description: 'Flag to enable the sriov-network-config-daemon to use
+                  a systemd service to configure SR-IOV devices on boot Default mode:
+                  daemon'
                 enum:
                 - daemon
                 - systemd
@@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ spec:
                 maximum: 2
                 minimum: 0
                 type: integer
+              useCDI:
+                description: Flag to enable Container Device Interface mode for SR-IOV
+                  Network Device Plugin
+                type: boolean
             type: object
           status:
             description: SriovOperatorConfigStatus defines the observed state of SriovOperatorConfig