diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index eee8ebd800..2136f5bc04 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ only rebuild images if their dependent files in their respective directories or
 1. Use `helm` to upgrade (or install) your local JupyterHub Helm chart.
 
    ```shell
-   helm upgrade --install jupyterhub ./jupyterhub --cleanup-on-fail --values dev-config.yaml
+   helm upgrade --install jupyterhub ./jupyterhub --cleanup-on-fail --values dev-config.yaml --values dev-config-local-chart-extra-config.yaml
    ```
 
    Note that `--cleanup-on-fail` is a very good practice to avoid `<resource name> already exist` errors in future upgrades following a failed upgrade.
diff --git a/dev-config-local-chart-extra-config.yaml b/dev-config-local-chart-extra-config.yaml
index ba5b301188..c0eeb14c7d 100644
--- a/dev-config-local-chart-extra-config.yaml
+++ b/dev-config-local-chart-extra-config.yaml
@@ -8,3 +8,14 @@
 # include this config and then pass --set hub.some-option=null to null it out
 # when it must not be passed, but that still triggers schema validation errors.
 #
+
+singleuser:
+  storage:
+    extraVolumes:
+      test-volume:
+        name: test-volume
+        emptyDir: {}
+    extraVolumeMounts:
+      test-volume-mount:
+        name: test-volume
+        mountPath: /test-volume
diff --git a/docs/source/jupyterhub/customizing/user-resources.md b/docs/source/jupyterhub/customizing/user-resources.md
index 9d05b785d3..43bb726b84 100644
--- a/docs/source/jupyterhub/customizing/user-resources.md
+++ b/docs/source/jupyterhub/customizing/user-resources.md
@@ -118,11 +118,13 @@ The following configuration will increase the SHM allocation by mounting a
 singleuser:
   storage:
     extraVolumes:
-      - name: shm-volume
+      shm-volume:
+        name: shm-volume
         emptyDir:
           medium: Memory
     extraVolumeMounts:
-      - name: shm-volume
+      shm-volume:
+        name: shm-volume
         mountPath: /dev/shm
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/source/jupyterhub/customizing/user-storage.md b/docs/source/jupyterhub/customizing/user-storage.md
index af10449922..65f389f419 100644
--- a/docs/source/jupyterhub/customizing/user-storage.md
+++ b/docs/source/jupyterhub/customizing/user-storage.md
@@ -235,11 +235,13 @@ pods:
 singleuser:
   storage:
     extraVolumes:
-      - name: jupyterhub-shared
+      jupyterhub-shared:
+        name: jupyterhub-shared
         persistentVolumeClaim:
           claimName: jupyterhub-shared-volume
     extraVolumeMounts:
-      - name: jupyterhub-shared
+      jupyterhub-shared:
+        name: jupyterhub-shared
         mountPath: /home/shared
 ```
 
diff --git a/jupyterhub/files/hub/jupyterhub_config.py b/jupyterhub/files/hub/jupyterhub_config.py
index ad742ed490..ac44fadd86 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/files/hub/jupyterhub_config.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/files/hub/jupyterhub_config.py
@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ def camelCaseify(s):
 if tolerations:
     c.KubeSpawner.tolerations = tolerations
 
+volumes = {}
+volume_mounts = {}
+
 # Configure dynamically provisioning pvc
 storage_type = get_config("singleuser.storage.type")
 if storage_type == "dynamic":
@@ -273,32 +276,35 @@ def camelCaseify(s):
     )
 
     # Add volumes to singleuser pods
-    c.KubeSpawner.volumes = [
-        {
+    volumes = {
+        volume_name_template: {
             "name": volume_name_template,
             "persistentVolumeClaim": {"claimName": "{pvc_name}"},
         }
-    ]
-    c.KubeSpawner.volume_mounts = [
-        {
+    }
+    volume_mounts = {
+        volume_name_template: {
             "mountPath": get_config("singleuser.storage.homeMountPath"),
             "name": volume_name_template,
             "subPath": get_config("singleuser.storage.dynamic.subPath"),
         }
-    ]
+    }
 elif storage_type == "static":
     pvc_claim_name = get_config("singleuser.storage.static.pvcName")
-    c.KubeSpawner.volumes = [
-        {"name": "home", "persistentVolumeClaim": {"claimName": pvc_claim_name}}
-    ]
+    volumes = {
+        "home": {
+            "name": "home",
+            "persistentVolumeClaim": {"claimName": pvc_claim_name},
+        }
+    }
 
-    c.KubeSpawner.volume_mounts = [
-        {
+    volume_mounts = {
+        "home": {
             "mountPath": get_config("singleuser.storage.homeMountPath"),
             "name": "home",
             "subPath": get_config("singleuser.storage.static.subPath"),
         }
-    ]
+    }
 
 # Inject singleuser.extraFiles as volumes and volumeMounts with data loaded from
 # the dedicated k8s Secret prepared to hold the extraFiles actual content.
@@ -323,24 +329,39 @@ def camelCaseify(s):
         "secretName": get_name("singleuser"),
         "items": items,
     }
-    c.KubeSpawner.volumes.append(volume)
+    volumes.update({volume["name"]: volume})
 
-    volume_mounts = []
-    for file_key, file_details in extra_files.items():
-        volume_mounts.append(
-            {
-                "mountPath": file_details["mountPath"],
-                "subPath": file_key,
-                "name": "files",
-            }
-        )
-    c.KubeSpawner.volume_mounts.extend(volume_mounts)
+    for idx, (file_key, file_details) in enumerate(extra_files.items()):
+        volume_mount = {
+            "mountPath": file_details["mountPath"],
+            "subPath": file_key,
+            "name": "files",
+        }
+        volume_mounts.update({f"{idx}-files": volume_mount})
 
 # Inject extraVolumes / extraVolumeMounts
-c.KubeSpawner.volumes.extend(get_config("singleuser.storage.extraVolumes", []))
-c.KubeSpawner.volume_mounts.extend(
-    get_config("singleuser.storage.extraVolumeMounts", [])
-)
+extra_volumes = get_config("singleuser.storage.extraVolumes", default={})
+if isinstance(extra_volumes, dict):
+    for key, volume in extra_volumes.items():
+        volumes.update({key: volume})
+elif isinstance(extra_volumes, list):
+    for volume in extra_volumes:
+        volumes.update({volume["name"]: volume})
+
+extra_volume_mounts = get_config("singleuser.storage.extraVolumeMounts", default={})
+if isinstance(extra_volume_mounts, dict):
+    for key, volume_mount in extra_volume_mounts.items():
+        volume_mounts.update({key: volume_mount})
+elif isinstance(extra_volume_mounts, list):
+    # If extraVolumeMounts is a list, we need to add them to the volume_mounts
+    # dictionary with a unique key.
+    # Since volume mount's name is not guaranteed to be unique, we use the index
+    # as part of the key.
+    for idx, volume_mount in enumerate(extra_volume_mounts):
+        volume_mounts.update({f"{idx}-{volume_mount['name']}": volume_mount})
+
+c.KubeSpawner.volumes = volumes
+c.KubeSpawner.volume_mounts = volume_mounts
 
 c.JupyterHub.services = []
 c.JupyterHub.load_roles = []
diff --git a/jupyterhub/values.schema.yaml b/jupyterhub/values.schema.yaml
index 9721ef84ea..32ad40eb5a 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/values.schema.yaml
+++ b/jupyterhub/values.schema.yaml
@@ -2418,8 +2418,29 @@ properties:
               Configures `KubeSpawner.storage_extra_labels`. Note that these
               labels are set on the PVC during creation only and won't be
               updated after creation.
-          extraVolumeMounts: *extraVolumeMounts-spec
-          extraVolumes: *extraVolumes-spec
+          extraVolumeMounts:
+            type: [object, array]
+            description: |
+              Injects extra volume mounts into `KubeSpawner.volume_mounts` dictionary.
+              Can be a dictionary or an array.
+              If it's an array, each item must be a volume mount configuration in k8s
+              native syntax. A combination of the volume name and its index is used as the key
+              in `KubeSpawner.volume_mounts` dictionary and the value is the volume mount
+              configuration.
+              If `extraVolumeMounts` is defined as a dictionary, the keys of the dictionary
+              can be any descriptive name for the volume mount and the value is the volume mount
+              configuration in k8s native syntax.
+          extraVolumes:
+            type: [object, array]
+            description: |
+              Injects extra volumes into `KubeSpawner.volumes` dictionary. Can be a dictionary
+              or an array.
+              If it's an array, each item must be volume configuration in k8s native
+              syntax. The name of the volume is used as the key in `KubeSpawner.volumes`
+              dictionary while the value is the volume configuration.
+              If `extraVolumes` is defined as a dictionary, the keys of the dictionary
+              can be any descriptive name for the volume and the value must be the volume
+              configuration in k8s native syntax.
           homeMountPath:
             type: string
             description: |
diff --git a/jupyterhub/values.yaml b/jupyterhub/values.yaml
index e4df1339b9..d4b5c559ab 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/values.yaml
+++ b/jupyterhub/values.yaml
@@ -404,8 +404,8 @@ singleuser:
   storage:
     type: dynamic
     extraLabels: {}
-    extraVolumes: []
-    extraVolumeMounts: []
+    extraVolumes: {}
+    extraVolumeMounts: {}
     static:
       pvcName:
       subPath: "{username}"
diff --git a/tests/test_spawn.py b/tests/test_spawn.py
index 86cd325da1..cc05af88f4 100644
--- a/tests/test_spawn.py
+++ b/tests/test_spawn.py
@@ -129,6 +129,22 @@ def test_spawn_basic(
         assert (
             c.returncode == 0
         ), "The singleuser.extraFiles configuration doesn't seem to have been honored!"
+
+        # check the extra volume and volume mount exists
+        c = subprocess.run(
+            [
+                "kubectl",
+                "exec",
+                pod_name,
+                "--",
+                "sh",
+                "-c",
+                "if [ ! -d /test-volume ]; then exit 1; fi",
+            ]
+        )
+        assert (
+            c.returncode == 0
+        ), "The singleuser.storage.extraVolumes and extraVolumeMounts configuration doesn't seem to have been honored!"
     finally:
         _delete_server(api_request, jupyter_user, request_data["test_timeout"])
 
diff --git a/tools/templates/lint-and-validate-values.yaml b/tools/templates/lint-and-validate-values.yaml
index 80f45b470d..0e9f85ae05 100644
--- a/tools/templates/lint-and-validate-values.yaml
+++ b/tools/templates/lint-and-validate-values.yaml
@@ -455,8 +455,8 @@ singleuser:
   storage:
     type: dynamic
     extraLabels: *labels
-    extraVolumes: []
-    extraVolumeMounts: []
+    extraVolumes: {}
+    extraVolumeMounts: {}
     static:
       pvcName:
       subPath: "{username}"