diff --git a/cmd/hostpathplugin/main.go b/cmd/hostpathplugin/main.go
index 9dcbe7238..d13ad594e 100644
--- a/cmd/hostpathplugin/main.go
+++ b/cmd/hostpathplugin/main.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.Var(&cfg.AcceptedMutableParameterNames, "accepted-mutable-parameter-names", "Comma separated list of parameter names that can be modified on a persistent volume. This is only used when enable-controller-modify-volume is true. If unset, all parameters are mutable.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&cfg.DisableControllerExpansion, "disable-controller-expansion", false, "Disables Controller volume expansion capability.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&cfg.DisableNodeExpansion, "disable-node-expansion", false, "Disables Node volume expansion capability.")
+	flag.BoolVar(&cfg.EnableListSnapshots, "enable-list-snapshots", true, "Enables ControllerServiceCapability_RPC_LIST_SNAPSHOTS capability. Defaults to true.")
 	flag.Int64Var(&cfg.MaxVolumeExpansionSizeNode, "max-volume-size-node", 0, "Maximum allowed size of volume when expanded on the node. Defaults to same size as max-volume-size.")
 
 	flag.Int64Var(&cfg.AttachLimit, "attach-limit", 0, "Maximum number of attachable volumes on a node. Zero refers to no limit.")
diff --git a/pkg/hostpath/controllerserver.go b/pkg/hostpath/controllerserver.go
index 5dd570419..f1a309f78 100644
--- a/pkg/hostpath/controllerserver.go
+++ b/pkg/hostpath/controllerserver.go
@@ -877,7 +877,6 @@ func (hp *hostPath) getControllerServiceCapabilities() []*csi.ControllerServiceC
 			csi.ControllerServiceCapability_RPC_GET_VOLUME,
 			csi.ControllerServiceCapability_RPC_GET_CAPACITY,
 			csi.ControllerServiceCapability_RPC_CREATE_DELETE_SNAPSHOT,
-			csi.ControllerServiceCapability_RPC_LIST_SNAPSHOTS,
 			csi.ControllerServiceCapability_RPC_LIST_VOLUMES,
 			csi.ControllerServiceCapability_RPC_CLONE_VOLUME,
 			csi.ControllerServiceCapability_RPC_VOLUME_CONDITION,
@@ -892,6 +891,9 @@ func (hp *hostPath) getControllerServiceCapabilities() []*csi.ControllerServiceC
 		if hp.config.EnableControllerModifyVolume {
 			cl = append(cl, csi.ControllerServiceCapability_RPC_MODIFY_VOLUME)
 		}
+		if hp.config.EnableListSnapshots {
+			cl = append(cl, csi.ControllerServiceCapability_RPC_LIST_SNAPSHOTS)
+		}
 	}
 
 	var csc []*csi.ControllerServiceCapability
diff --git a/pkg/hostpath/hostpath.go b/pkg/hostpath/hostpath.go
index 4abeac774..c20c32c06 100644
--- a/pkg/hostpath/hostpath.go
+++ b/pkg/hostpath/hostpath.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	DisableNodeExpansion          bool
 	MaxVolumeExpansionSizeNode    int64
 	CheckVolumeLifecycle          bool
+	EnableListSnapshots           bool
 }
 
 var (