diff --git a/deploy/cr.yaml b/deploy/cr.yaml
index 78af79a94..94a08152d 100644
--- a/deploy/cr.yaml
+++ b/deploy/cr.yaml
@@ -130,6 +130,15 @@ spec:
 #        path: /data
 #        type: Directory
       persistentVolumeClaim:
+#        dataSource:
+#          apiGroup: ""
+#          kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+#          name: source-pvc
+#        dataSourceRef:
+#          apiGroup: ""
+#          kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+#          name: source-pvc
+#          namespace: default
 #        storageClassName: standard
 #        accessModes: [ "ReadWriteOnce" ]
         resources:
diff --git a/pkg/k8s/pvc.go b/pkg/k8s/pvc.go
index c2035d1c2..f6178ebaf 100644
--- a/pkg/k8s/pvc.go
+++ b/pkg/k8s/pvc.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ func PVC(name string, spec *apiv1alpha1.VolumeSpec) corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim
 			StorageClassName: spec.PersistentVolumeClaim.StorageClassName,
 			AccessModes:      spec.PersistentVolumeClaim.AccessModes,
 			Resources:        spec.PersistentVolumeClaim.Resources,
+			DataSource:       spec.PersistentVolumeClaim.DataSource,
+			DataSourceRef:    spec.PersistentVolumeClaim.DataSourceRef,
 		},
 	}
 }