diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ae796f2d57..ec50213067f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Please refer to `smb.csi.k8s.io` [driver parameters](./docs/driver-parameters.md
  - [Set up a Samba Server on a Kubernetes cluster](./deploy/example/smb-provisioner/)
  - [Basic usage](./deploy/example/e2e_usage.md)
  - [Windows](./deploy/example/windows)
+ - [Volume cloning](./deploy/example/cloning)
 
 ### Troubleshooting
  - [CSI driver troubleshooting guide](./docs/csi-debug.md) 
diff --git a/deploy/example/cloning/README.md b/deploy/example/cloning/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9d721de3b6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/example/cloning/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Volume Cloning Example
+
+- supported from v1.11.0
+
+## Create a Source PVC
+
+```console
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-driver-smb/master/deploy/example/storageclass-smb.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-driver-smb/master/deploy/example/pvc-smb.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-driver-smb/master/deploy/example/nginx-pod-smb.yaml
+```
+
+### Check the Source PVC
+
+```console
+$ kubectl exec nginx-smb -- ls /mnt/smb
+outfile
+```
+
+## Create a PVC from an existing PVC
+>  Make sure application is not writing data to source smb share
+```console
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-driver-smb/master/deploy/example/cloning/pvc-smb-cloning.yaml
+```
+### Check the Creation Status
+
+```console
+$ kubectl describe pvc pvc-smb-cloning
+Name:          pvc-smb-cloning
+Namespace:     default
+StorageClass:  smb
+Status:        Bound
+Volume:        pvc-e48e8ace-578f-4031-8e1e-9343e75c2c05
+Labels:        <none>
+Annotations:   pv.kubernetes.io/bind-completed: yes
+               pv.kubernetes.io/bound-by-controller: yes
+               volume.beta.kubernetes.io/storage-provisioner: smb.csi.k8s.io
+               volume.kubernetes.io/storage-provisioner: smb.csi.k8s.io
+Finalizers:    [kubernetes.io/pvc-protection]
+Capacity:      10Gi
+Access Modes:  RWX
+VolumeMode:    Filesystem
+DataSource:
+  Kind:   PersistentVolumeClaim
+  Name:   pvc-smb
+Used By:  <none>
+Events:
+  Type    Reason                 Age   From                                                                                   Message
+  ----    ------                 ----  ----                                                                                   -------
+  Normal  ExternalProvisioning   12s   persistentvolume-controller                                                            waiting for a volume to be created, either by external provisioner "smb.csi.k8s.io" or manually created by system administrator
+  Normal  Provisioning           12s   smb.csi.k8s.io_aks-nodepool1-34988195-vmss000001_7eccface-64d7-4084-9b9c-edebdd7a6855  External provisioner is provisioning volume for claim "default/pvc-smb-cloning"
+  Normal  ProvisioningSucceeded  12s   smb.csi.k8s.io_aks-nodepool1-34988195-vmss000001_7eccface-64d7-4084-9b9c-edebdd7a6855  Successfully provisioned volume pvc-e48e8ace-578f-4031-8e1e-9343e75c2c05
+```
+
+## Restore the PVC into a Pod
+
+```console
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-driver-smb/master/deploy/example/cloning/nginx-pod-restored-cloning.yaml
+```
+
+### Check Sample Data
+
+```console
+$ kubectl exec nginx-smb-restored-cloning -- ls /mnt/smb
+outfile
+```
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diff --git a/deploy/example/cloning/nginx-pod-restored-cloning.yaml b/deploy/example/cloning/nginx-pod-restored-cloning.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2b9ad89376d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/example/cloning/nginx-pod-restored-cloning.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+kind: Pod
+apiVersion: v1
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-smb-restored-cloning
+spec:
+  containers:
+    - image: mcr.microsoft.com/oss/nginx/nginx:1.17.3-alpine
+      name: nginx-smb-restored-cloning
+      command:
+        - "/bin/sh"
+        - "-c"
+        - while true; do echo $(date) >> /mnt/smb/outfile; sleep 1; done
+      volumeMounts:
+        - name: smb01
+          mountPath: "/mnt/smb"
+  volumes:
+    - name: smb01
+      persistentVolumeClaim:
+        claimName: pvc-smb-cloning
diff --git a/deploy/example/pvc-volume-clone.yaml b/deploy/example/cloning/pvc-smb-cloning.yaml
similarity index 91%
rename from deploy/example/pvc-volume-clone.yaml
rename to deploy/example/cloning/pvc-smb-cloning.yaml
index a9b85a256be..266d878fbdb 100644
--- a/deploy/example/pvc-volume-clone.yaml
+++ b/deploy/example/cloning/pvc-smb-cloning.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
 metadata:
-  name: pvc-smb-clone
+  name: pvc-smb-cloning
   namespace: default
 spec:
   accessModes:
diff --git a/hack/verify-yamllint.sh b/hack/verify-yamllint.sh
index 324c7619e6c..69cbaaa6358 100755
--- a/hack/verify-yamllint.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-yamllint.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fi
 
 LOG=/tmp/yamllint.log
 
-for path in "deploy/*.yaml" "deploy/example/*.yaml" "deploy/example/windows/*.yaml" "deploy/example/smb-provisioner/*.yaml" "deploy/example/metrics/*.yaml"
+for path in "deploy/*.yaml" "deploy/example/*.yaml" "deploy/example/windows/*.yaml" "deploy/example/smb-provisioner/*.yaml" "deploy/example/metrics/*.yaml" "deploy/example/cloning/*.yaml"
 do
     echo "checking yamllint under path: $path ..."
     yamllint -f parsable $path | grep -v "line too long" > $LOG