diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 1da1345..2aceeb2 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -37,3 +37,9 @@ options:
     description: |
       Availability zone to use with Cinder CSI. This is passed through to the
       parameters.availability field of the csi-cinder-default StorageClass.
+
+  topology:
+    type: boolean
+    default: True
+    description: |
+      Whether to enable the Cinder CSI topology awareness
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/storage_manifests.py b/src/storage_manifests.py
index ec16599..5a6a724 100644
--- a/src/storage_manifests.py
+++ b/src/storage_manifests.py
@@ -66,9 +66,8 @@ def __call__(self) -> Optional[AnyResource]:
                 volumeBindingMode="WaitForFirstConsumer",
             )
         )
-
         if az := self.manifests.config.get("availability-zone"):
-            sc.parameters.availability = az
+            sc.parameters = dict(availability=az)
         return sc
 
 
@@ -105,6 +104,7 @@ def __init__(self, charm, charm_config, kube_control, integrator):
                 ConfigRegistry(self),
                 CreateStorageClass(self, "default"),  # creates csi-cinder-default
                 UpdateSecrets(self),  # update secrets
+                UpdateControllerPlugin(self),
             ],
         )
         self.integrator = integrator
@@ -142,3 +142,20 @@ def evaluate(self) -> Optional[str]:
             if not self.config.get(prop):
                 return f"Storage manifests waiting for definition of {prop}"
         return None
+
+
+class UpdateControllerPlugin(Patch):
+    """Update the controller args in Deployments."""
+
+    def __call__(self, obj):
+        """Update the controller args in Deployments."""
+        if not (obj.kind == "Deployment" and obj.metadata.name == "csi-cinder-controllerplugin"):
+            return
+
+        for container in obj.spec.template.spec.containers:
+            if container.name == "csi-provisioner":
+                for i, val in enumerate(container.args):
+                    if "feature-gates" in val.lower():
+                        topology = str(self.manifests.config.get("topology")).lower()
+                        container.args[i] = f"feature-gates=Topology={topology}"
+                        log.info("Configuring cinder topology awareness=%s", topology)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_charm.py b/tests/unit/test_charm.py
index b6c55af..8ef0308 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_charm.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_charm.py
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ def test_waits_for_kube_control(mock_create_kubeconfig, harness, caplog):
         "Creating storage class csi-cinder-default",
         "Setting secret for DaemonSet/csi-cinder-nodeplugin",
         "Setting secret for Deployment/csi-cinder-controllerplugin",
+        "Configuring cinder topology awareness=true",
     }
 
     caplog.clear()